I have always liked this thread that Ashley started..This is what I want to get back to doing again..Looking for the positives in life and creating new ones...
So I am going to start out small today. This morning I am going to pamper myself with a long hot shower, wash and blow dry my hair,
brush my teeth etc. and have a healthy breakfast..and maybe go for a walk outside, weather permiting..
Taking it one small step at a time again. Please join in!!!
Red...
I was reading your post last night and hearing you say you felt happy and hopeful made my day..Your positive look on it is rubbing off on me too..I really do believe we will feel better in the days to come and as we start to feel better we will get healthy again.
I agree this disorder is so hard sometimes. If we just take it one day at a time and start out small..Like a nice shower in the morning and a lite breakfast..This is a start..and we can slowly build from there..
Also I want to let you know I am one of the ones here that can't and doesn't take meds except for Valium occasionally to help me sleep because the bad dreams won't let me sleep and cause me to panic while sleeping..
Anyway I want to let you know that there is real hope and that CBT really helps.It just takes time thats all..I am here again working on my issues and fine tuning myself so to speak..I find that I need a refresher from time to time..Just so that I don't slip back...I also read the sessions in their sister site "the depression center" thats where I started before I came here..One thing the program there talks about is pleasant activities and how important it is to have pleasant activities in your life..It can be as simple as taking a long shower or a nice soak in the tub for example..Or reading a chapter of a book or looking at a magazine...your get the idea..Just small steps..Slow and easy wins the race...You can come here and post your pleasant activities if that helps you..Thats what I did today..because it helps me with my positive thinking...
Well I go to go for now.. Get some coffee and get to that long hot shower I was talking about...
I found this cognitive triangle fascinating..Last night I did some research on line about it and also found a very good web site on cbt with worksheets..All for free too. Anyway I decided to give the triangle a try this morning.. (1.) I started out the morning thinking I am tired etc. etc. this is going to be a lousy day...(2.) Next I decided to post to the thread Accomplishments and other positive things...(3.) I took action on my positive goals for the day...(4.) I didn't have a healthy breakfast like planned, instead I had hot cinnamon rolls out of the oven..Hay nobody is perfect..LOL so I didn't let that ruin my day..I am still going to get out and do my walk today..and inside the crowded mall because of the rain..or maybe I'll take my umbrella and walk outdoors in the rain even better, so I am not going to panic, I am not having a lousy day, I am having a great day..
I think posting is like starting a conversation also..It is nice when people respond and it's ok if they don't too..Posting gives me a chance to open up and reading other peoples posts makes me think about how I feel and how others feel..It helps me to understand myself better..Posting does have its rewards thats for sure..I try to come up with one positive thought every day because it jumps starts me..If I can just come up with one positive thought and post it, that opens the door for more positive thoughts..This is my way of coming out of the darkness and into the light..and makes it a much better day for me...
Debora,
It's good to hear you were able to get a little done today..You are making the effort to get well and this is great.. In answer to some of your questions..I am post menopausal and have some other health issues related to it.. Yes I do get very tired and it takes me days to get my work done. I have slowed down over the last few years and I am getting better at accepting this..I don't like it but I decided it's really ok if it takes me longer to do what I want or have to do..I do have some problems with my short term memory now and my focus isn't as good as it used to be..Nothing major yet..I read on line that this is common for women that are post menopausal..it used to worry me until I took my first quilting class and talked to the other women there and they pretty much all say they have noticed these changes too..In fact they joke about it..So don't worry you are not losing your mind there are lots of us going through the changes that women go through as they age..and yes my hair looks terrible and I complain about it every day..To my partner..He says his mother felt the same way about her hair and now that I think about it my mother worried about her hair and wrinkles every day too...None of us like these changes thats for sure...But this does not mean we can not enjoy our lives. We just have to work a little harder at it..and rest when we need to.
Please excuse my spelling and grammar errors..I can't write as well as I used to...
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