Yesterday was hell. But so I got extra good sleep and remembered my dreams for the first time in a long stretch. I feel so much better. My therapist is talking to me about a person coming out to my home or meeting somewhere to check in with me once a week. I think I’d benefit from that. I’m laying with Coco and feeling relaxed to the max.
Grateful
What are you grateful for? What is going right for you today?
What a great option you have. That would be enormously helpful for anyone. You have a very good mental health clinic! Glad you can relax today. Cozy pic!😊🐕
Nothing is going right so far this morning so I'm grateful to have a few days to myself and grateful I can curl up and take a long nap.
See my pm
I'm looking at your photo. I think it's Coco? It's calming seeing him, and... is it your piggies we see? Aww...
I'm scared. This year I'm going downhill physically. I can't keep my balance much of the time. I'm very sick from how hot my house is most days. It makes me feel feverish and nauseous and shaky. I'm having heart trouble almost every day. This whole year, it's been a struggle not to cry all day.
One thing I've always found helpful is helping others through their fears or sorrows. Since I struggle with working through my own it seems to do just that. My psychiatrist wrote a (very short) book called "Forgive to Win" and its perspective that you can't forgive yourself mentally but when you forgive others it heals the self for perceived misgivings. So, what I'm saying is, when we help others, we help ourselves. My daughter will generally call me in the late evening when she's not with me and tell me, "Daddy, I'm scared." I tell her, "Tell me about it," and she'll explain that she's afraid of me or her mom dying or she's afraid of dying. We'll work through it by putting things into perspective and noting the irrationality of it. As for physical health, they seem to go hand in hand. As my mental health declined my physical health did too. The two things that tended to help me the most were consistently noting what I was grateful for and then writing notes of gratitude to the people who I am grateful for. I told them all that they meant to me and why and thanked them. I'm sorry if this isn't helpful. I just wanted to try to help.
I no so agree it feels great helping others it is healing. You are so helpful you really touched my heart too. How old is your daughter?
She'll be 13 in October! She deals with ADHD and anxiety. "Keep smiling. Keep shining...I'll be on your side forever more." -- Dionne Warwick "That's What Friends Are For" 😊
Thank you for reaching out.
I cried today a tiny bit. It was a relief. I’m so sorry about your balance being off. How long had that been going on? Can you get to bed and bathroom ok? What kind of heart trouble? Sounds like you could check in to an urgent care to be checked out. You could have someone take you? I’m praying for you. Reach out and receive help. It’s hard but we have to try to get others to help when it’s too much for us.
Ha yes that’s my Coco and my piggies lol!!!
Coco and piggies! Double fun! Wee wee wee...
It's great news to read you're doing better today. Maybe the med changes are letting you sleep better and start to remember dreams?
I didn't know therapists could send someone to check in with you. You must have the best therapist! It does sound helpful.
My balance has gotten much worse the last few weeks. I have to hold on to things so I don't tip over.
I have lots of tests scheduled. The doctor says whether or not I will be able to get any help depends on the results of the tests. I've looked up the diagnosis she said she suspects is responsible for the crippling foot pain, and there is no cure, only treatments for pain -- all of which I've tried, none of which worked.
(((((((((((((((((((((((((NBP))))))))))))))))))))))))❤️❤️Love Hope And the best for you I wish and pray beautiful soul. Keep writing keep hoping
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,
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And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.
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I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.
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-- Emily Dickinson
I know this one! Thank you!!!
How did you sleep? How’s Tara?
I'll message you.
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