Looking for accountability partners to motivate to get things done while depressed #3

Jan 03, 2019 at 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by FallDuskTrain

Tomorrow:
Go to work
Interview at 6:15pm
Grocery shopping
Clean house for guests on Friday

I hope everyone is doing well.

Good to see you, FallDuskTrain!

Jan 03, 2019 at 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mopey

I will let you all know how I do. Right now just looking at the pot causes me to feel overwhelmed.

You need an extra hug for this!

Good luck!

Jan 03, 2019 at 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Deilla

I did all three items on my list. I'm really glad. I'll relax the rest of the day.

CONGRATS!

Jan 03, 2019 at 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Mopey

Well, I got the items off the front porch and have the pot soaking, but am still not happy with myself. Why? Well, the front porch still looks VERY far from good, and my Id kept bugging me while I was doing the task, endlessly whining “when R we gonna get done so I can lie down???” 😑

What you have done is GREAT! One thing at the time ...

The best of luck when you feel well enough to continue the work!

Jan 03, 2019 at 04:04 PM

This has been quite a day!

I felt depressed and overwhelmed by intrusive thoughts. Then I found a good advice at Net compatible with Mindfulness. I hope my new tool for this part of my burdens can be: "Notice them. They are normal and OK. Just let them pass by while you (I) concentrate yourself (myself) on the task you (I) are already doing".

I have used the day to take care of myself (grocery, nutrition, filling in prepared schedules (printed), charted, wrote in a former diary and not to forget; gymnastics).

Plans for Friday:

- Try to be mindful during the day, use printed schedules and logging nutrition.

- 08:00 Up, stretch my body, thank God for the new day.
- 08:30 - 09:30 Breakfast and Light Bulb.
- Gymnastics
- Hygiene
- Set a time to call my doctor to have my eyes examined.
- Grocery and Pharmacy
- Lunch one hour
- Do the dishwashing (amount according to energy)

My very best wishes to each one of you!

Sunflower123 · Jan 04, 2019 at 06:51 AM

Plans for Friday:

1. Mom to doctor to set ankle.
2. Mom to doctor for check up.
3. Check out possibilities for IP for brother.
4. Attend meet up.
5. Journal.

Warm wishes to all.

Jan 04, 2019 at 09:08 AM

today:

hygiene (including shower)- yes.

breakfast (yes.)

laundry (no.)

check emails (no.)

trivia (no.)

tv (a little bit)

music (yes.)

forum (of course!)

creative writing (no.)

read (no.)

go shopping for groceries (planning to in like an hour)

find something for dinner (having ribbs)

Deilla · Jan 04, 2019 at 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Jennifer 1967

Plans for Friday:

1. Mom to doctor to set ankle.
2. Mom to doctor for check up.
3. Check out possibilities for IP for brother.
4. Attend meet up.
5. Journal.

Warm wishes to all.

I hope the doctor visits go well and that your mom recovers soon. (((Hugs))) to you. IP? Do you mean in-patient for your brother? I hope he is Okay.

Deilla · Jan 04, 2019 at 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Deilla

I did all three items on my list. I'm really glad. I'll relax the rest of the day. Tomorrow I will get a hair cut. That's my primary focus. I haven't been able to get one in months because of anxiety. At the moment I feel pretty positive about it.

Hope everyone is doing well!

I made it to my hair appointment. It took a lot of self coaching. I feel better after the hair cut. It's not exactly what I wanted but it's a step in the right direction. We'll see how I feel next month. Maybe I'll be brave about asking for what I want. Tomorrow I leave the house again and pick up meds. I will have to reward myself.

Jan 04, 2019 at 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Singer47

Plans for Friday:

- Try to be mindful during the day, use printed schedules and logging nutrition.

- 08:00 Up, stretch my body, thank God for the new day.
- 08:30 - 09:30 Breakfast and Light Bulb.
- Gymnastics
- Hygiene
- Set a time to call my doctor to have my eyes examined.
- Grocery and Pharmacy
- Lunch one hour
- Do the dishwashing (amount according to energy)

All done, but forgot the light bulb.

- Try to be mindful during the day, use printed schedules and logging nutrition.

Plans for Saturday:

- 08:00 Up, stretch my body, thank God for the new day.
- 08:30 - 09:30 Breakfast
- Hygiene
- Continue to do the dishwashing (amount according to energy)
- Try to do meaningful things after that ...

May you all have a meaningful weekend and do only what is possible for you exactly were you are in the here and now that is you!

Sunflower123 · Jan 04, 2019 at 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Deilla

I hope the doctor visits go well and that your mom recovers soon. (((Hugs))) to you. IP? Do you mean in-patient for your brother? I hope he is Okay.

Thank you. He has paranoid schizophrenia and needs to go IP. I’m working on making that happen.

Deilla · Jan 04, 2019 at 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Jennifer 1967

Thank you. He has paranoid schizophrenia and needs to go IP. I’m working on making that happen.

Okay, I hope everything works out well. You're busy taking care of others right now. Make sure to take time out for you too. (((Hugs)))

Sunflower123 · Jan 05, 2019 at 04:35 AM

Plans for Saturday:

1. Run errands for brother and mother.
2. Journal/affirmations/visualization/meditation.
3. Care for mom.
4. Straighten house.
5. Update vision board.
6. Pet care (and walk dog 15 minutes).
7. Make casserole for dinner.

Warm wishes to everyone.

Deilla · Jan 05, 2019 at 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Deilla

I made it to my hair appointment. It took a lot of self coaching. I feel better after the hair cut. It's not exactly what I wanted but it's a step in the right direction. We'll see how I feel next month. Maybe I'll be brave about asking for what I want. Tomorrow I leave the house again and pick up meds. I will have to reward myself.

I've been doing chores this morning. I've washed dishes and changed the sheets on my bed. I'm pretty tired now. That's all I'm going to do today. Tomorrow I will deal with meds.

Jan 05, 2019 at 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Singer47

Plans for Saturday:

- 08:00 Up, stretch my body, thank God for the new day.
- 08:30 - 09:30 Breakfast
- Hygiene
- Continue to do the dishwashing (amount according to energy)
- Try to do meaningful things after that ...

May you all have a meaningful weekend and do only what is possible for you exactly were you are in the here and now that is you!

My day has not been good so far. I have felt too depressed to do anything. I feel frustreted by not being able to plan properly because I don't know how depressed I will be the next day.

I want to try to do at least something this day according to my energy level

All the best!

Jan 05, 2019 at 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Jennifer 1967

He has paranoid schizophrenia and needs to go IP. I’m working on making that happen.

I am so sorry to hear that! You have a lot of burdens on your shoulders now!

Take care

Jan 05, 2019 at 11:42 AM

today:

hygiene (yes.)

breakfast (yes.)

check emails (no.)

tv (yes.)

music (yes.)

forum (yes.)

creative writing (no.)

reading (no.)

laundry (yes.)

find something for dinner (chicken)

Deilla · Jan 05, 2019 at 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Deilla

I've been doing chores this morning. I've washed dishes and changed the sheets on my bed. I'm pretty tired now. That's all I'm going to do today. Tomorrow I will deal with meds.

I ended up doing some more work:

1. Cleaned off my kitchen table.
2. Went thru my mail.
3. Did laundry.
4. Cooked red beans and rice.
5. Deposited two checks.
6. Cleaned off my bathroom counter.

I'm surprised at all the energy I had. This is a very productive day. It's time to relax now. Hope everyone is doing well!

Jan 06, 2019 at 06:33 AM

today:

hygiene (yes.)

breakfast (yes.)

drink something other than soda (so far just soda.)

forum (yes.)

laundry (yes.)

check emails (no.)

tv (no, I can't be bothered.)

music (ditto tv.)

creative writing (no.)

read (no.)

find something for dinner (I'm having roast lamb.)

Deilla · Jan 06, 2019 at 12:57 PM

I picked up my meds as planned. I also moved my computer, cleared my workspace, emptied the trash, shredded documents, cleaned out the fridge, cleaned the litter box and tidied my bathroom. I'm ordering groceries now and then I'm going back to bed. Tomorrow I will take out the trash.

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Sunflower123 Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jan 2015 Location: USA Posts: 26,557 (SuperPoster!) 9 95k hugs given	Jan 04, 2019 at 06:51 AM #146 Plans for Friday: 1. Mom to doctor to set ankle. 2. Mom to doctor for check up. 3. Check out possibilities for IP for brother. 4. Attend meet up. 5. Journal. Warm wishes to all.

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Jan 04, 2019 at 09:08 AM #147 today: hygiene (including shower)- yes. breakfast (yes.) laundry (no.) check emails (no.) trivia (no.) tv (a little bit) music (yes.) forum (of course!) creative writing (no.) read (no.) go shopping for groceries (planning to in like an hour) find something for dinner (having ribbs)

Sunflower123 Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jan 2015 Location: USA Posts: 26,557 (SuperPoster!) 9 95k hugs given	Jan 05, 2019 at 04:35 AM #153 Plans for Saturday: 1. Run errands for brother and mother. 2. Journal/affirmations/visualization/meditation. 3. Care for mom. 4. Straighten house. 5. Update vision board. 6. Pet care (and walk dog 15 minutes). 7. Make casserole for dinner. Warm wishes to everyone.

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Jan 05, 2019 at 11:42 AM #157 today: hygiene (yes.) breakfast (yes.) check emails (no.) tv (yes.) music (yes.) forum (yes.) creative writing (no.) reading (no.) laundry (yes.) find something for dinner (chicken)

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Jan 06, 2019 at 06:33 AM #159 today: hygiene (yes.) breakfast (yes.) drink something other than soda (so far just soda.) forum (yes.) laundry (yes.) check emails (no.) tv (no, I can't be bothered.) music (ditto tv.) creative writing (no.) read (no.) find something for dinner (I'm having roast lamb.)