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Dec 02, 2012, 02:58 AM
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"Mama said there'd be days like this," as the song goes, but I'm baffled when I have a really crappy day, where everything goes wrong. Point in fact: The other day, I woke up late (nothing unusual there), and things kept going wrong. I can't even remember them all, because my mind sort of blocked them out, now that I'm refreshed and showered and all the OCD crap is put aside. I still have some OCD issues bothering me, but I'm dealing. My big, white art pad fell on the floor--TWICE!!!--which is a problem for me. It had stayed on top of my books until I came home and accidentally bumped against it and there it went.
I visited my mom that day (she's in a physical rehab), and stayed a little past visiting hours (8:00 p.m.), and when I got to the door, the receptionist's area was dark and nobody was there, and, just as I expected, the door was locked (it had a sign saying the alarm was set, and to use the side door, or another door it indicated without saying exactly where it was). I started getting panicky, because I don't handle being locked in well. I went to the door I saw on the side, and it was dark and locked. I walked back up the hall, looking for nurses. I found an exit and pushed on the door. Locked. Now I'm getting upset. I found a couple of nurses and begged them to let me out. I tried not to show how panicky I was, because I wasn't in a full-blown panic attack where I go running and screaming and begging for help (thank god), but the nurse calmly walked with me down the hall. She grabbed a couple of hospital gowns or clothing and took it into a room. For a second, I thought she wasn't taking me to an exit, but she came right back and continued. Finally, she took me to one of the doors I had tried, and asked a male nurse if he could put in the code to open the doors. He did, and I was free!!! But, no, that's not enough drama. As soon as I get outside and I'm walking to my car, the trash liner bag I had that was filled with a bunch of my mom's junk mail (so she could go through it later) broke and all the mail landed on the ground. A woman behind me (I guess she stayed past the visiting hours, too) helped me pick it all up, and I finally got in my car and left. Other things went wrong, too. I'm surprised I didn't fall down, because I've noticed that seems to happen on days when things are going wrong for me, whether they start with a fall, or it's just part of the day. I can't get up if I fall, because I'm too fat and out-of-shape. It's embarrassing and I need to find a way to get some exercise before I die. But my question is, do any of you have days like this? When things just keep going wrong? It's almost astonishing to me, because I try to keep a frame of mind that, just because one thing (or two, or three) things went wrong, the rest of the day doesn't have to be like that. I try not to expect anything else to go wrong, and then it does. It gets harder and harder to tell myself to not expect anything else to go wrong, though, because it keeps happening! How come I never have a day when one good thing keeps happening after another? Is this just me?
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Dec 02, 2012, 08:15 AM
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i'm sorry you had such a bad day.
how are you feeling now? |
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Dec 02, 2012, 09:59 AM
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I reckon everybody has days like this. I know I sure do. At some point during that day I give up and stop fighting the bad luck. All I can do is look forward to the next day in hopes it won't be as bad.
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Dec 02, 2012, 10:30 AM
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Maven, I believe everyone has days like yours. It's where the saying "I should've stayed in bed" came from. Fof my own sanity I've learned to take the kind of attitude OutOfTune mentioned. Just accept it's going to be a crummy day and wait for it to end.
Sounds like yours was exceptionally rough. Congratulations for how you handled it. How are you doing now? |
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Dec 02, 2012, 11:19 AM
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Impressed with how you handled it. Hopefully things are going better now
 and the days ahead will better; how are you doing now?
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Dec 02, 2012, 02:16 PM
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Maven sorry for your terrible horrible no good very bad day. They have a childrens book by that name and I guess it must be a pretty universal thing for human beings. I've had cascading bad luck at times. I'm glad at least a couple people did help you and you were able to get out before it was full panic mode. I'm glad there was a lady to help you pick things up too. I hope things go much better today!
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Dec 02, 2012, 09:56 PM
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And ditto! I hope things are better now...
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