[northbelle]

Good evening from Alaska
I would like to hear how you guys deal with confusion. From the time I opened my eyes this morning my mind can't stay focused on anything .
It took a miracle to make a good dinner tonight. Living by myself I neglect cooking... I cooked for a family for 30 years..so I guess its nice not to have to cook..but its important for my brain.
So hard to grab on to my thoughts..always trying to rain them in. Being alone with myself ..my minds like a bad neighborhood.
I feel so intolerant of others...I can be downright mean when other people attempt to take me "hostage" verbally..I don't verbally dump on others..and I won't be dumped on..I feel mean and selfish.. But my space is important to me.
It helped me focus just getting my feelings out there..appreciate you ! I will try to be more a part of here..been reading this forum for sometime .sending this off before I decide I am not worthy enough to post here..all the bull"%$& my brin tells me.
MDD and PTSD..major trauma in my life..in recovery from heroin addiction 14 years now....it took its toll..the lifestyle was so ugly..
Hope all are as well as you can be this moment..
Northbelle

[handheart]

Well its important to have a purpose in life and to work with pasion everyday for him as this will give you confidence also .Also try to find some things that makes you to feel grateful in your life

[Skeezyks]

Hello Northbelle: Well... since you wrote you cooked for a family for 30 years, I'm presuming you're a bit of an older person. The Skeezyks is as well.

I am pretty-much reclusive at this point in my life, although I am still married. (My wife's accomplishment... not mine.) I do wonder sometimes what kind of basket case I would be if I didn't have my spouse here to keep me more-or-less on track. Truth-be-told, I often wish I could simply be left completely alone 24 / 7. But I suspect that the reality of this kind of situation for me would in all probability be ugly.

I don't know about how I deal with confusion. I have intrusive thoughts that race through my mind from the time I get up in the morning until I fall asleep at night. I replied to another thread, here on PC, just a few minutes ago where I mentioned that I sometimes wonder if I may be developing dementia... or if my mental state is simply the lingering effects of a lifetime of depression, anxiety & fearfulness. I guess time will tell.

My wife & I have a dog we walk at least twice a day every day whatever the weather. (We live in a townhome & don't have a fenced yard.) I also do some walking meditation. I maintain pretty-much the same routine day-in & day-out. Plus I seldom go anywhere (except to walk the dog.) So one day, for me, is pretty-much just like all the rest. Oh... & the other thing is that I am mostly non-verbal. I just don't have much to say & very little urge to talk. In fact, this has been one of the more difficult things my wife has had to learn to live with. Anyway these are the sorts of things I would say are perhaps helping me to deal with confusion.

[JustJace2u]

I too am interested to see what other people do to help combat confusion. This is something I seem to struggle with more and more as I get older, and I'm not THAT old. It scares me to death sometimes when I can't remember something as simple as where my purse is or my ID badge that I need to get into the office where I work. I've found myself having to use a life planner to write almost everything down these days, otherwise I am likely to forget.