How are you coping today?

Marylin · Oct 18, 2018 at 02:06 PM

My low self esteem manifested today. I guess I coped with it. I had fun seeing the show Benidorm at the theatre, famous faces and body confident actors. I felt old and unattractive. I have pain in my right arm when I move it, I think it is caused by my neck,herniated disc.

I cannot imagine anyone finding me attractive and wanting to be with me ever. And no one ever does find me attractive when out and about, fact, no one wants to be with a disabled woman who is fat and has a hump at the base of her neck and walks with a walking stick. I am not feeling sorry for myself, but I am sad about it. I am overwhelmed with feelings of inadequacy when I contemplate getting involved in a relationship. One for the therapist I think.

The thing is I cope too well with the limitations of my disability and the fact certain avenues and relationships are blocked to me cos of it. On the days I don't cope I cancel everything and hibernate.

Oct 19, 2018 at 08:40 AM

I took a shower today and feel absolutely gross.

my back is really stiff because of fibro pain and honestly, I wish I could unscrew it, throw it away, and screw on a new one.

I was meant to cook BBQ ribs for dinner, but since my overeating is 100 times worse than before, I just called someone up to deliver me a mcdonalds at dinner time. absolutely no will power....
again no sleep, making it another sleepless week.

some of my halloween decoeration arived today, so need to see about someone coming to set it up (probably next week)

raining

LiteraryLark · Oct 19, 2018 at 12:51 PM

I just woke up with iffy sleep. I went to bed earlier than usual, but I got up to pee a million times, and the arm I got my flu shot with was super sore since it's the arm I usually sleep on. I'd like to go back to sleep but unfortunately my cat threw up on my bed so my sheets are in the wash.

But after I "wake up", I have a few things in mind:

Eat mindfully, take my dog for a walk, bible studies, write letters, read a book, and maybe call a friend or two.

randomer123 · Oct 20, 2018 at 09:33 AM

Very well, because I've been allowed to sleep the last 3 nights. 3 nights in a row! And I've been feeling much better and had energy. I know it won't last but I'm enjoying it while I can. And I've had the energy to get all my housework done early so I can forget about it for the rest of the day.

There was something bothering me, something I did as a child that I'm still ashamed of but I wrote about that in another thread.

Oct 20, 2018 at 09:40 AM

Anxiety's up pretty high, trying to self soothe with disney music

Oct 20, 2018 at 04:41 PM

Not bad at all. Just here cooking up a storm and staying away from toxic people.

Oct 21, 2018 at 08:33 AM

with the acception of overeating issues and no sleep, pretty well I guess

yesterday I heard from my friend laura (who I'd not heard from in a while, so was nice to here from her), and I also had a falling out with someone else (well I say a falling out, it was more a miss understanding), but it's now all sorted- I'm still a bit bitter about it, and the fact this person's being a smartass, but what can you do

Oct 21, 2018 at 08:34 AM

what I really want is to download some new music to my computer

but I don't know what yet- seems all the songs I like and that I can think of I have

katydid777 · 11:51 AM

Not so good today. Way too much stress, and anxiety

cptsdwhoa · Oct 21, 2018 at 01:05 PM

Last night was terrible (withdrawal symptoms), but today is much better.

Oct 21, 2018 at 01:17 PM

their's quite a big hole in my michael jackson collection, so maybe some MJ I've decided

an hour or so before the next episode of butterfly

Marylin · Oct 21, 2018 at 04:19 PM

I have coped well today but felt a bit lonely,lost and emotional!

cptsdwhoa · Oct 22, 2018 at 09:24 AM

confused, just confused.

Oct 22, 2018 at 02:42 PM

can't really comment on today... I lost so much time today it's hard to remember things I did

I know I watched mr tumble, I know I had a less than average meal, and I know I didn't sleep

but I lost a lot of time otherwise so unsure of what else

Marylin · Oct 23, 2018 at 02:27 PM

Same as yesterday....see my post above!

MickeyCheeky · Oct 23, 2018 at 03:06 PM

I'm doing ok. Could be worse.

cptsdwhoa · Oct 24, 2018 at 10:12 AM

doing fairly well today

Marylin · Oct 24, 2018 at 07:12 PM

Today has been fantastic, I didn't just cope, I enjoyed myself and had a good time. It is days like today make life worth living.

made08 · Oct 24, 2018 at 08:41 PM

I have been okay. Been busy with my college classes

Oct 25, 2018 at 02:36 PM

I'm very unhappy.

my halloween decorations (the rest of them) arived in the mail today

I just.... expected better from it all- I had expectations of them and they wern't met. blah,.

apart from that I've been coping okay, I think, I lost some time in the afternoon and I've gotten nothing accomplished, but it's an average day- and given how bad I've been feeling lately I suppose their's at least some relief that today is not as bad as some others

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Anonymous32891 Guest Posts: n/a	Oct 20, 2018 at 09:40 AM #245 Anxiety's up pretty high, trying to self soothe with disney music

Anonymous45016 Guest Posts: n/a	Oct 20, 2018 at 04:41 PM #246 Not bad at all. Just here cooking up a storm and staying away from toxic people.

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Oct 21, 2018 at 08:34 AM #248 what I really want is to download some new music to my computer but I don't know what yet- seems all the songs I like and that I can think of I have

katydid777 Magnate Member Since Nov 2016 Location: georgia Posts: 2,137 7 10.2k hugs given	Oct 21, 2018 at 11:50 AM #249 Not so good today. Way too much stress, and anxiety Last edited by katydid777; Oct 21, 2018 at 11:51 AM.. Reason: I wanted to add more

cptsdwhoa Veteran Member Member Since Jul 2018 Location: Somewhere in the 1990s Posts: 748 5 441 hugs given	Oct 21, 2018 at 01:05 PM #250 Last night was terrible (withdrawal symptoms), but today is much better.

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Oct 21, 2018 at 01:17 PM #251 their's quite a big hole in my michael jackson collection, so maybe some MJ I've decided an hour or so before the next episode of butterfly

Marylin Grand Magnate Member Since Feb 2015 Location: England,UK Posts: 3,017 9 863 hugs given	Oct 21, 2018 at 04:19 PM #252 I have coped well today but felt a bit lonely,lost and emotional!

cptsdwhoa Veteran Member Member Since Jul 2018 Location: Somewhere in the 1990s Posts: 748 5 441 hugs given	Oct 22, 2018 at 09:24 AM #253 confused, just confused.

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Oct 22, 2018 at 02:42 PM #254 can't really comment on today... I lost so much time today it's hard to remember things I did I know I watched mr tumble, I know I had a less than average meal, and I know I didn't sleep but I lost a lot of time otherwise so unsure of what else

Marylin Grand Magnate Member Since Feb 2015 Location: England,UK Posts: 3,017 9 863 hugs given	Oct 23, 2018 at 02:27 PM #255 Same as yesterday....see my post above!

MickeyCheeky Legendary Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Italy Posts: 11,817 (SuperPoster!) 7 38.4k hugs given	Oct 23, 2018 at 03:06 PM #256 I'm doing ok. Could be worse.

cptsdwhoa Veteran Member Member Since Jul 2018 Location: Somewhere in the 1990s Posts: 748 5 441 hugs given	Oct 24, 2018 at 10:12 AM #257 doing fairly well today

Marylin Grand Magnate Member Since Feb 2015 Location: England,UK Posts: 3,017 9 863 hugs given	Oct 24, 2018 at 07:12 PM #258 Today has been fantastic, I didn't just cope, I enjoyed myself and had a good time. It is days like today make life worth living.

made08 Member Member Since Feb 2015 Location: United States Posts: 458 9 206 hugs given	Oct 24, 2018 at 08:41 PM #259 I have been okay. Been busy with my college classes