@Birdofparadise8 have you got a fan? Get a bowl of ice or cold water and place it in front of the fan. The fan will circulate the cool air around your room. We used to do that when we first moved from Canberra to Geraldton (4 hours north of Perth where my fam is from) and were suffering a really hot summer. We were used to Canberra weather, it was terrible! Mum tried to buy an air conditioner and they had sold out so all we had was a fan. She'd put a bowl of cold water in front of it and it worked. Also, damp towels are good too.
That is bad, having to wait 1.5 hours just to get blood drawn.
No, don't dredge up the past, it won't help. Focus on the future.
My favourite psych gave me an exercise to do when I had bad thoughts - imagine a box. Imagine yourself putting those thoughts into the box and then locking it. I first imagined the box and what it looked like, what colour it was and the type of lock it had. Then I would picture myself physically picking up the bad thoughts, unlocking the box and putting them in the box, then locking it again and tucking the key away in a safe place.
It worked for me and I still try it when I am really sad.
Wish I knew what happened to that psych, she was the best. She is the one who gave me a hug when our sessions finished.
I know it's hard to imagine things will be better but they will be. For me I have my faith and that helps a lot. I don't know if there is something like faith that might help you? I'm not pushing here, there may be something like meditation or yoga or whatever that may help.
How do you feel when you finish a gym session? If it makes you feel good are you able to go more often?
