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05-11-2016 11:01 PM
05-11-2016 11:01 PM
Re: I'm really struggling atm (negative emotions & irritable)
Alcohol and pills are dangerous individually let alone together, triggers make a mess of us all and as time passes things can feel more and more bleak but it can't be can it
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05-11-2016 11:28 PM
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Re: I'm really struggling atm (negative emotions & irritable)
I struggle with this so much too (negative emotions)- I am finding it harder as I get older. I think before I used to roll with the punches a bit more.
Thanks for you advice @Appleblossom (reducing stress).
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05-11-2016 11:29 PM
05-11-2016 11:29 PM
Re: I'm really struggling atm (negative emotions & irritable)
I often have negative emotions and feel irritable. Probably every day. Some days are worse than others. In my case I think my body/mind doesn't cope well with stress, feel over tired and depressed.
Some days I can fight it and am able to do things, other days, like today, I'm in and out of bed.
I always shower, get dressed and put makeup on. And I always make sure that my home is clean and reasonably tidy. That helps me from feeling even worse. My bed doesn't always get made. 😂
On really bad days, I try to stay home and rest as much as possible and hope that the next day is better.
Sometimes it's not worth pushing ourselves too much. It's important to listen to our bodies and rest when we need to.
It is frustrating, I know oceangirl73, but you/we will get better, because we don't give up. 😙💕
Hi to @Maybloom and @Redraw 🌻🌼
I haven't met you yet. Nice to meet you. Sorry you're struggling as well. 😮
Hi to everyone else on here. 💕
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05-11-2016 11:35 PM
05-11-2016 11:35 PM
Re: I'm really struggling atm (negative emotions & irritable)
I need to make myself do some stretches so I feel like I've done something. 😊
Shower then bed. I'll be on later if it's not too late. 💗
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05-11-2016 11:40 PM
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06-11-2016 12:08 AM
06-11-2016 12:08 AM
Re: I'm really struggling atm (negative emotions & irritable)
When I got iut of hospital earlier this year - I thought - that's it. No more depression. I was wrong. It is a roller coaster ride. Sometimes that rolker coaster gets stuck in one position for a bit too long.
What helped me - was I stopped looking to be happy. I stopped trying to find where happiness was.
Instead - I focused on touch - on sensation. When I could finally get out of bed and have a shower - I took a long one and just stood under the spray of water - just feeling it on my body.
One day I had a bath. And I just focused on the sensation of my hands and feet floating in the water.
Another day I sat outside in my coat and scarf - but felt the sun shining and warming my skin, where it touched.
Then I started noticing that I wasn't feeling depressed when I felt these things. I wasn't feeling 'happy'. But for those brief moments - I felt calm. I felt content. So I focused on remembering those feelings.
Then when someone would pull out in front ofme on the road. Yes, iI'd be annoyed - but I no longer focused on that one small negative of my day. Instead I focused on thise 3 or 4 calm and content moments.
I think maybe this is how we train our brain.
And I do have moments of happiness some days. But most of the time - I'm simply content. And to me - tgat is perfect.
I hope this helps in some way
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06-11-2016 12:48 AM
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06-11-2016 08:20 AM
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06-11-2016 09:43 AM
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