EvolutionHealth.care

Home
Main Forum
Anxiety
Coping with Setbacks
Lousy Day

Advanced Search Form

Lousy Day

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 180

Hi Ya Joe:

Once again you always find the right words, so much insight I can tell you too have been through a lot with this. But it sounds that you are coming out the other side stronger.

You know it's so easy to focus on the negative and yes you're right when you focus on that is just snowballs. The qualities in the person I would like to be are patient, easy going, non judgemental and of course how could I forget the most important one a person who can let go.

Well having defined the person I would like to be, today started out amazing with getting 100% on my Power Point presentation but started to decline. An argument with my mum we both said some things we wish we hadn't. Then when I was out for a walk I saw this lady looking at something on a person's lawn. I asked her what it was & she said it was an injured bird, I was accross the street at the time. I love animals & could not bare the fact that this poor soul might be in agony, so I didn't go across to see it but stuck around. She said it was breaking her heart, I said I felt the same way. She asked me what she could do and said she could call the Humane Society and if they couldn't come and pick it up they would tell her who could. Well to make a long story short, the lady called Animal Control and was arranging for them to come and pick up the bird when another lady and her dog came and she thought it would be better to move the bird into a rubbermaid container that was there. I thought she should have just left it there until the Animal Control people came. Well she left shortly after putting it in the container she left and the first lady and I were there. She was just about to give them the address of the property the bird was on & then she went to check on it. Our hearts sank, the bird was dead, she told Animal Control about it. Then she said to me that it was probably in a better place, she even said a little prayer for the soul. We both tried to do what we could for the poor little thing, I only hope it didn't suffer too long or too much.

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 123

Hey Caden,

Letting go is easier then it seems. Stop all thought processes, do something not related to the subject, whatever takes your focus really. It is a trait I worked at, that comes much more naturally now...my big helper was thought stopping. Which is exactly as it sounds, if you start thinking more and more about something and worrying, it's not like that will help, so I just focused on stopping my thoughts altogether.

The courses will be great, so long as I get out to challenge myself I'll be good.

I know what it feels like to want to chuck it all. I wanted to chuck so much, I felt like the woodchuck in that nursery rhyme "How much wood, could a woodchuck chuck..." Well, do you know what you love? What type of person you want to be, or traits you like in people? Work on the things you want, chuck the rest.

Easier said then done, but anything good is worth throwing your hope into.

Cheers!

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1693

Good luck CM!!

Let us know how it goes

Breanne, Bilingual Health Educator

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 180

Hi Ya Karen:

Good news to report I managed to avert a PA. My mum (who is just priceless) & I sat at our front door for an hour tonight, the time it usually takes for our walk. It was as close to the outdoors as I could get and with our really drafty door it was just like being outside. Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for asking about my presentation. I have completed it and saved it on my USB stick, I will be presenting it to the teacher this Wednesday. Wish me luck.

Thanks so much for being here for me, it really means a lot to me.

Take Care.

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 406

Cadenmccallum,

Sorry to hear that the last couple of days weren't so good and that the weather has hindered your nightly walk ritual. Perhaps you can use the indoor time to your advantage by practicing what you've learned in relaxation class. How did your powerpoint presentation go by the way?

Karen, Health Educator

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 180

Hi Ya Joe:

You say if it starts affecting you too much, you let go. I have never been able to do that, how do go about it? Does it come naturally or did you have to work really hard at it?

Good luck with your course, I'm sure you will do well.

Not a good couple of days panic, anger, depression. Just feel like chucking it all in.

To top it all it's really blustery and rainy outside so I don't think I will be able to get outside for my nightly walk. This will be the first time I haven't been able to go out since last winter. I can feel my throat tightening up just thinking about it.

Wish me luck in averting an attack.

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 538

HEy Caden,

Yes time sure flies! And ehy, I thinkl you are doing great! Oh and yeah PP is cool!

As for PA coming back, well it heppens but as Jow pointed it out, you are dealing with it so much better now. And it will just keep on getting better. so hang in there! This too shall pass! And congratulations on all your progress and all your successes :)

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 123

Hey Caden,

I know all too well the analytical ways, I figure if it gets to be too much and starts affecting me, let go. If it's important, I will no doubt have to deal with it again. Better to do it with a fresh mind then a burnt out crispy one!

PP is pretty cool, aint it? I deal with the whole office suite where I work, Access is my favorite and most hated one. It makes things so easy and controllable, but you have to really search to figure out how sometimes.

I'm about to go in to sign up for January classes soon, wish me luck!

Cheers,

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 180

Hi Ya Joe:

You are so right I gave up trying to analyze the cause last night. It must be that analytical Accounting nature of mine, it's ok for some things but not PA's. I will try to find better ways to deal with them if they re-surface.

And thank-you for pointing out that I am more able to overcome them, I hadn't thought of that.

Well right now I'm trying to finish my PowerPoint (PP) presentation for class tomorrow. I had never worked on PP before this so I basically taught myself and enjoying every minute of it.

I can't believe it but our 2nd semester is beginning Jan 8/09 & we had to sign up for our courses yesterday. Boy time really flies.

Take Care

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 123

Hey Caden,

You are at a point that I was at not too long ago, where PA's resurface and things begin a slow spiral back down. If you can't figure out what's causing them, then focus on dealing with them and overcoming them. There are a lot of things life throws your way that is unexplainable at the time, coping and dealing makes the outcome a bit brighter, and the lessons much stronger.

Glad you had a good day today...means your ability to overcome the PA's is getting much better! Congratulations on that!

Cheers!

Reading this thread:

today's top discussions:

This Month’s Leaders:

Most Supportive

Most Active

Most Loved

Lousy Day