[shovelhead]

Originally Posted by LucyD

Thanks, feeling a bit better, been taking half a riperdal about every 8 hours and then going to sleep for a few hours at a time. Seems to be helping some. I've just been very stressed. I appreciate the concern. I'm very alone in this world. I will pm you some time.

Hey anytime! U made me feel welcome here, that's for sure! Sleep can work wonders. Hopefully no nightmares & stuff like that. Stress is wicked when it hits full-blast. It's just awful. I used to have crippling OCD & I'm pretty sure I have PTSD. I hope u sleep well

[LucyD]

Originally Posted by shovelhead

Hey anytime! U made me feel welcome here, that's for sure! Sleep can work wonders. Hopefully no nightmares & stuff like that. Stress is wicked when it hits full-blast. It's just awful. I used to have crippling OCD & I'm pretty sure I have PTSD. I hope u sleep well

I still have bad ocd and ptsd. I slept so much yesterday that I stayed up all night doing laundry. Really needed to get that done. I had some very relaxing, pleasant sleep, thank you.

[LucyD]

Originally Posted by Blue_Bird

Have had a low mood the past couple days but it's starting to improve. It could be because I missed my morning meds for a few days in a row. My eating has actually been okay though. I'm beginning to work through my DBT for Bulimia book. I enjoy learning new coping skills, meditation, mindfulness stuff. I find it extremely helpful.

I bought a wax melter and have a ton of scented waxes, I've been using that and I really love it. It's super relaxing and it actually helps keeps my appetite from controlling me somehow. Aromatherapy seems to be very effective. I also bought a tea kettle and have been drinking some different teas, peppermint, berry herbal, Irish breakfast. The process of making it then sitting down with the warm drink and sipping it is relaxing and stress reducing. I can focus my mind on the taste/temp of the drink and health benefits of tea.

Ordered a worry stone. I used to have the exact one I ordered and I loved it so much. I lost it and spent like a year looking for it convinced it was somewhere in my apartment when I finally gave up and realized I had literally looked in every single possible space/cranny of this place and it was nowhere to be found. So I ordered another yesterday. It was my favorite, it is moss agate and very smooth, small. Perfect for me


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That workbook sounds wonderful! I wonder if it would help me, too. Glad you will get yourself another worrystone.

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