In a bad mood today

It really really really can’t happen again @Paperdaisy they nearly broke me if it happens again I’ll drive my car off a bridge I cannot do that an 11th time

I don’t know but all the cases are going up and they are saying to wear masks and work from home again it looks like it might happen

I hear you @ArraDreaming but I'm hoping all the precautions are to avoid lockdowns. I really don't believe that would happen again but I have nothing concrete to base that on.

I can tend to catastrophize things before they have even happened but I have to remind myself to not keep repeating those patterns and remember what I've learnt from my psych and reading etc. Being anxious about something that hasn't happened yet is just exhausting and doesn't do anything to help. Being an anxious person myself I have read that being anxious about things that haven't happened before make us feel like we are doing something to help the situation (when really we aren't). What I can do, is exercise and work on other coping strategies that actually help me to manage my emotions and have a clearer picture in my head. I don't feel like I could do another lockdown but the reality is I survived the first two (in NSW) and if I really had to do it again, I would be able to cope. It wouldn't be easy, but I would. I hope that makes sense!

Thank you @Paperdaisy Yeah I get you. I once read that when you catastrophise or get anxious about sometibg beore it happens you put yourself through it twice (or even just once when i won’t even happen) m

i went for a walk on the river I have barely left the house since the weekend so it was nice to get out now that I am feeling well, it’s super sunny but very cold

it was 0 here this morning but “felt like” minus 2. Our house gets really cold we only have a heater in the lounge room so got up at 5 this morning to turn that on, saw a fox looking back at me through the kitchen window. It was cute but it took me a few seconds to work out what it was in the dark, and then to realise it was a fox not a dog. I didn’t even know we got foxes here.

Yes! That's what I was trying to say 😄 "just do anxiety once" was the phrase.

That walk on the river sounds really nice and glad you were able to do that for yourself. A walk and some sunshine can do wonders!

A fox! That is so cool. I wonder if there are some chickens around that it can smell..

@Paperdaisy yeah we’re all better now so nice to get out the walk was helpful to clear my head

Lots of people around here have chooks we are all on

big blocks would have been scoping our place out for sure I would look chooks here