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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 617811" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>Hi!</p><p>How I feel? Depends on the day. Some days quite well, some, not so. During acute crisis, like you are now, there have been moments, when just breathing in and out with some regularity has been a fitting goal for me. Nights, when four hours of sleep and only waking up three times a night for a nightmare has been considered a good night. Outside I tend to go 'stiff upper lip'-route.</p><p></p><p>I'm functioning. I make myself go to work every day. I do smile and act 'normal.' I do make all the household chores as usual. I have my own interests and pursuits and don't give them up. So my way to cope is mainly keep going and keeping busy. And running. I run a lot. Five to ten miles almost daily. When things were emotionally really bad for me last spring, I even took into the cleaning (I'm not a fan normally, especially not arranging closets), but you can bet that by the summer there was not uncleaned place in this house (and it is an old, big house.) I didn't dare to stop, because I wasn't sure if I would have gotten up again, if I would had just let myself get immersed to those feelings.</p><p></p><p>Right now we are not in an acute crisis (though I do have a bad gut feeling) and it is much easier to actually enjoy things.</p><p></p><p>But everyone copes differently. What works for one, may not work for others. And I'm first to admit my coping mechanisms are not always the healthiest ones. But I'm still standing.</p><p></p><p>I think that good universal advice would be to try to eat well, sleep well, exercise, try to do things that bring you joy or to make you forget bad things for the moment. Try to take care of sleep and eating patterns etc. And find someone outside of family and friends you can talk to (I would prefer a professionals because of professional confidentiality. Many like support groups too.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 617811, member: 14557"] Hi! How I feel? Depends on the day. Some days quite well, some, not so. During acute crisis, like you are now, there have been moments, when just breathing in and out with some regularity has been a fitting goal for me. Nights, when four hours of sleep and only waking up three times a night for a nightmare has been considered a good night. Outside I tend to go 'stiff upper lip'-route. I'm functioning. I make myself go to work every day. I do smile and act 'normal.' I do make all the household chores as usual. I have my own interests and pursuits and don't give them up. So my way to cope is mainly keep going and keeping busy. And running. I run a lot. Five to ten miles almost daily. When things were emotionally really bad for me last spring, I even took into the cleaning (I'm not a fan normally, especially not arranging closets), but you can bet that by the summer there was not uncleaned place in this house (and it is an old, big house.) I didn't dare to stop, because I wasn't sure if I would have gotten up again, if I would had just let myself get immersed to those feelings. Right now we are not in an acute crisis (though I do have a bad gut feeling) and it is much easier to actually enjoy things. But everyone copes differently. What works for one, may not work for others. And I'm first to admit my coping mechanisms are not always the healthiest ones. But I'm still standing. I think that good universal advice would be to try to eat well, sleep well, exercise, try to do things that bring you joy or to make you forget bad things for the moment. Try to take care of sleep and eating patterns etc. And find someone outside of family and friends you can talk to (I would prefer a professionals because of professional confidentiality. Many like support groups too.) [/QUOTE]
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