How are you coping today?

downandlonely · Dec 08, 2018 at 10:16 AM

Actually got up early enough to brush my teeth and take a shower. I always eat breakfast and take my meds, but I can be lazy about personal hygiene except on the weekends.

Marylin · Dec 08, 2018 at 10:45 AM

I've been sleepy all day and I gave up trying and spent the afternoon asleep on the sofa.
I feel despondent today,slightly depressed,wanting company again,my solitude disturbs me sometimes.I wish I had someone at home to chat to.I'm not coping with the isolation very well.

randomer123 · Dec 08, 2018 at 02:26 PM

Fine, managed to what I needed to do. Struggling a bit with some silly negative daydreams, but trying to stop them or turn them positive.

Dec 09, 2018 at 05:05 AM

I really, really, really, hate gloves

I hate the feel of them, I hate the sound of them, and I hate that they remind me so much of abuse

I say this because I had a really bad flashback last night to one of my old abusers and he was wearing ****ing gloves

I know I'm ranting about it, but it really, really irks me- when it ends and i'm shaking- well, something was- and I'm pretty sure that my shoulders and legs left my body to have their own little disco on the edge of a ****ing snowstorm

it was a hard night for me, and hard for me to remember all that abuse. I know that I probably need to get ridd of all the gloves I can find and ****ing burn them

going to the bathroom at 1 A.M was the thing that saved me. realised where I was and started to relax a little. I'm safe, warm and okay

so far today is going so slow
it's 10 A.M, and ffeels even earlier. it's a weird feeling

Dec 10, 2018 at 01:05 AM

Very bad.

Dec 10, 2018 at 06:38 AM

in the words of next to normal, " it's just another day"

really nothing exciting happening.

feel a mixture of irritibillity and depression.

no more flashbacks which is a nice positive

watched the final of I'm a celebrity get me out of here last night and it was won by the football manager (which was good, I think he deserved it)

randomer123 · Dec 10, 2018 at 01:10 PM

Not very well, because of lack of sleep last night (noise). Got up late and had no energy. But I managed to get everything done, so I can actually breathe now.

Mopey · Dec 10, 2018 at 02:36 PM

Overwhelmed, as usual. Looking at my desk which looks like something out of "Buried Alive". Wanting to establish order but completely clueless as to where to begin. I know they say, "Just start somewhere", but WHERE????

Dec 11, 2018 at 05:46 AM

pain levels are terrible today- my back, my legs, my shoulders, all in a lot of pain.

food wise I feel like I need a real deecent meal.. yesterday I had garlic chicken kiev (which is okay, but I can not stand the smell of garlic!), and I had prawn crackers- which are okay, but none of it was really filling for me. for breakfast today I had bacon, again, nice, but barely much of it.

sleep wise.. I've just not been getting any, not even an hour- it's tough, but also my body is used to it, and because I don't get the signals to my brain to relax... well, yeah

mood wise I guess I'm okay, unmotivated to really do much, but otherwise good

randomer123 · Dec 11, 2018 at 11:24 AM

Much better than yesterday.

randomer123 · Dec 12, 2018 at 08:15 AM

Not well at all. Getting up late was bad enough and I haven't been able to handle the other things that have happened today, which most of them wouldn't have been an issue if I'd gotten up at a decent time.

Borderline69 · Dec 12, 2018 at 09:02 AM

I get up everyday as say, I got this. Life is about choices and I chose to be positive and happy even though I have bad days. Today is not one of them, thankfully.

Dec 12, 2018 at 09:43 AM

this morning, I felt the physical age of 107

my back was hurting so much, and I was bent over in pain. more than one time I thought I was going to just " go over", my legs were starting to go too and even before breakfast I had to sit down because the pain was just too much- needless to say I felt very very irritable

my breakfast smelled amazing,, but smells arn't always reliable- it didn't taste as good as it smelled (it was nice, but nothing special), maybe because I as still in pain and couldn't properly enjoy it

then checked my emails and watched recess: the movie (I found it was on, and I rememberd watching recess in the 90's,) it was a nice memory- so that killed an hour

and then I have done nothing for the rest of the day, accept for posting here and listening to the christmas music- still in pain too, (not as much as earlier but still a lot)

mood's good and depression is low

randomer123 · Dec 12, 2018 at 01:34 PM

Calmed down from before. Though as always I'm dreading "bedtime" though I don't even know what that is anymore.

Dec 13, 2018 at 05:49 AM

my positive today is that I tried a candycain for the first time

in all these years i've actually never had one. it tasted good, like a stick of rock from the seaside. I've also sorted my shopping list now, so tomorrow I'll work on ordering it all

I'm not feeling anything special, I'm just going through them otions- of getting breakfast, having a drink, listening to music, doing what ever else I need to do to get through the day.. I don't feel great but don't feel terrible either

just getting by and doing what I need to do

Marylin · Dec 13, 2018 at 05:19 PM

Not too good today,I feel like giving up,but I am not going to.

Dec 14, 2018 at 04:10 PM

honestly I fdeel like ****

most of it's down to the fact I had my shower and that never lifts my mood- just makes me feel gross (seeing my body and stuff just freaks me), and honestly my mood's not been great either.
I've had this " what ever" attitude for the past few days. I did my food shopping today because I had too, but that's all I did- I sat in my bedroom, curtains closed, listening to teacup travels (classical music cd)

you know when your mood's not great when you don't even want light in your room

Marylin · Dec 15, 2018 at 08:33 PM

Yes,today I handled everything well!

Ford Puma · Dec 16, 2018 at 06:35 AM

How an I feeling today... OOO you know yourself... a bit of this and a bit of that... and i suppose a bit of the other thing

In all seriousness, I am doing fine. That in spite of my alter-ego who is trying to depress me.

katydid777 · Dec 16, 2018 at 06:41 AM

It is still very early here, but so far I am coping.

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downandlonely Legendary Member Since Mar 2018 Location: United States Posts: 10,760 (SuperPoster!) 6 10.6k hugs given	Dec 08, 2018 at 10:16 AM #361 Actually got up early enough to brush my teeth and take a shower. I always eat breakfast and take my meds, but I can be lazy about personal hygiene except on the weekends.

Marylin Grand Magnate Member Since Feb 2015 Location: England,UK Posts: 3,017 9 863 hugs given	Dec 08, 2018 at 10:45 AM #362 I've been sleepy all day and I gave up trying and spent the afternoon asleep on the sofa. I feel despondent today,slightly depressed,wanting company again,my solitude disturbs me sometimes.I wish I had someone at home to chat to.I'm not coping with the isolation very well.

randomer123 Grand Member Member Since Aug 2018 Location: Nowhere Posts: 838 5 4 hugs given	Dec 08, 2018 at 02:26 PM #363 Fine, managed to what I needed to do. Struggling a bit with some silly negative daydreams, but trying to stop them or turn them positive.

Anonymous57609 Guest Posts: n/a	Dec 10, 2018 at 01:05 AM #365 Very bad.

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Dec 10, 2018 at 06:38 AM #366 in the words of next to normal, " it's just another day" really nothing exciting happening. feel a mixture of irritibillity and depression. no more flashbacks which is a nice positive watched the final of I'm a celebrity get me out of here last night and it was won by the football manager (which was good, I think he deserved it)

randomer123 Grand Member Member Since Aug 2018 Location: Nowhere Posts: 838 5 4 hugs given	Dec 10, 2018 at 01:10 PM #367 Not very well, because of lack of sleep last night (noise). Got up late and had no energy. But I managed to get everything done, so I can actually breathe now.

Mopey Magnate Member Since Oct 2018 Location: California Posts: 2,025 5 1,520 hugs given	Dec 10, 2018 at 02:36 PM #368 Overwhelmed, as usual. Looking at my desk which looks like something out of "Buried Alive". Wanting to establish order but completely clueless as to where to begin. I know they say, "Just start somewhere", but WHERE????

randomer123 Grand Member Member Since Aug 2018 Location: Nowhere Posts: 838 5 4 hugs given	Dec 11, 2018 at 11:24 AM #370 Much better than yesterday.

randomer123 Grand Member Member Since Aug 2018 Location: Nowhere Posts: 838 5 4 hugs given	Dec 12, 2018 at 08:15 AM #371 Not well at all. Getting up late was bad enough and I haven't been able to handle the other things that have happened today, which most of them wouldn't have been an issue if I'd gotten up at a decent time.

Borderline69 Member Member Since Jul 2018 Location: Canada Posts: 96 5 1 hugs given	Dec 12, 2018 at 09:02 AM #372 I get up everyday as say, I got this. Life is about choices and I chose to be positive and happy even though I have bad days. Today is not one of them, thankfully.

randomer123 Grand Member Member Since Aug 2018 Location: Nowhere Posts: 838 5 4 hugs given	Dec 12, 2018 at 01:34 PM #374 Calmed down from before. Though as always I'm dreading "bedtime" though I don't even know what that is anymore.

Marylin Grand Magnate Member Since Feb 2015 Location: England,UK Posts: 3,017 9 863 hugs given	Dec 13, 2018 at 05:19 PM #376 Not too good today,I feel like giving up,but I am not going to.

Marylin Grand Magnate Member Since Feb 2015 Location: England,UK Posts: 3,017 9 863 hugs given	Dec 15, 2018 at 08:33 PM #378 Yes,today I handled everything well!

Ford Puma Grand Magnate Member Since May 2014 Location: Ireland Posts: 4,390 9 796 hugs given	Dec 16, 2018 at 06:35 AM #379 How an I feeling today... OOO you know yourself... a bit of this and a bit of that... and i suppose a bit of the other thing In all seriousness, I am doing fine. That in spite of my alter-ego who is trying to depress me. __________________ A daily dose of positive in a world going cuckoo Humour helps...

katydid777 Magnate Member Since Nov 2016 Location: georgia Posts: 2,137 7 10.2k hugs given	Dec 16, 2018 at 06:41 AM #380 It is still very early here, but so far I am coping.