Feeling down today.

[raymond47]

Saw my CPN today and we both agreed I am improving and I have had some days feeling happy some days feeling ok and some days feeling down. Before I felt down most days and ok for a few days. I do feel I am getting better and agreed to see my CPN in 4 weeks, which is good and what I wanted, cos I know I need to manage more on my own. However rather than feeling an achievement I felt really miserable once I got home and although I was trying to watch my weight stuffed down a pile of chocolates.

Just feeling sorry for myself.

[Gambit62]

Try not to feel bad about the chocolates - there are a lot of worse things that you could do to yourself

Hope that tomorrow feels better for both of us

[Hidden]

Sorry you're feeling down today.

We all have bad days, I do hope tomorrow is much better.

[Photogeek]

Hi Raymond we all have those days, but at least you were able to

Talk about it here. You seem to be doing your best so cut yourself some slack

Here.

Hannah

[Jeffju]

I was like that a couple weeks ago and felt really worried that I was going backwards.

I think we all have these days now and again and so do 'normal' people.I think we get upset because we don't look at down days as being 'normal'.

You seem to be doing heaps to help yourself so acknowledge that and be kind to yourself.

And chocolate are a feel good food and so much about just after Christmas. It's very tempting.

I am back to walking to try and get those extra kilos off.

All the best. Julie xx

[Hidden]

Hello

Please do not worry these feelings are normal after mental illness and a loss of the CPN. Sometimes a lot of water has flowed under the bridge and a relationship of trust is going to end because you are coming to a programmed end of treatment. You in your own mind will be wondering how you are going to manage without that prop that has kept you on the straight and narrow. All things end now look toward the future, do not look back, the CPN will only withdraw when sure.

Good luck, where is my chocolate ??

BOB

[1darkangel]

We all have down days, I have just had some over the xmas and new year but I found it was much worse if I was thinking lots of negative thoughts about myself. I would have constant thoughts doubting myself, not being able to cope with every day life, I'm useless and so on. So explained this to my Therapist and she suggested to take myself away for a short while some where private to have a cry and let out my built up emotions which I try and do which does help.

[jules2105]

Hi Raymond

You are doing really well, don't beat yourself up for eating the chocolates we all need a treat sometimes

Jules x

[Hidden]

Hi Raymond, do you know if there are any local support groups run by MIND or Richmond Fellowship - they can be helpful on the journey to being well. I'm on day 3 in a row of feeling good and a bit scared because this is the first time I've felt this well in several years - don't want to curse it!

[raymond47 in reply to Hidden]

I know how you feel, to many good days make me panic that things will come crashing down so I kind of jinx myself. I will look and see if there is a local group. My CPN did say she would refer me to a recovery group, but not sure what that will be and she was kind of vague when I asked her.

[gardengnome]

well down, it must be scary though to have to manage more on your own,

sure the confidence will kick-in once the ''oh-my-god'' reaction goes down a bit.

I remember when i first got my very own house after years of sharing, sat on the stairs, going Oh-My-Gooooooood!

Scary to be on your own at first, sure you will have good news for the cpn next month.

Have you got a firm plan of how to handle hiccups in the next month?

[raymond47 in reply to gardengnome]

Not really. I'm supposed to be working on my self esteem and writing in my diary something I have achieved during the day. I do have my distraction techniques so I suppose that my plan is to use them if I can't cope. I do feel much better though and hope it won't be too difficult.