Far and Away

A goood-ish day is when he can come out to the kitchen and reheat or cook something basic, shower, change, maybe go to the local small supermarket or to a psych apt, or do some washing. So we have had a couple of weeks of those.

@Zoe7 @Snowie ..... 👋💕 @Emelia8

Just been ironing a bit then hon @Zoe7

At least got the kids uniforms ready for the week. The rest can wait.

Hoping S2 gets some much needed sleep @Faith-and-Hope and that he doesn't keep you up.

Those things may seem simple for some @Faith-and-Hope but we know how very hard they are with depression - the most basic of our fundamental needs are often not met because we just cannot find the energy or imetus to do them so it really is a major win for S2 when he can do those things 👍 Riding the wave of depression really is like the ocean - the tides come and go and we can sometimes get thrown back by the waves but occasionally there is calmer water and we can float, rest and wait for the next wave - all in the hope that each time we get just a little bit stronger to tackle what we are fced with.

It isn't easy @Zoe7 ..... but his previous recover got as far as attending classes more often than not, and completing some part-qualifications .... what soon2bX did when he left crashed all of that again, sending D3 into a tail-spn as well, because he knocked all of the moral boundaries they had been raised on for six along with it ...... if he had just left with integrity and some dignity they probably would not have gone under as badly as they did,

"Probably" doesn't really help though. It is what it is, and they just have to keep getting up and climbing up the ladder again. Some days will be more successful than others, but the general direction is recovery.

Niknik used to post a recover diagram ...... this wasn't it abut it was something similar.

He and D3 (when she is back) are in a different unit @Snowie, so he doesn't keep me up ..... D3 does sometimes though ..... she will ring me in the middle of the night if she has a panic attack, but I would rather she does, because that's when she needs support.

@Faith-and-Hope s2bx has a hell of a lot to answer for Hon ...but your kids are so very lucky to have you in their corner - in so many ways They will get there because they have the supports in place they need. Unfortunately in the process they will also question a lot of what they have believed in their lives but you will remain the one constant - and that really matters ...I cannot tell you just how much that matters

I really miss NikNik (and some others we have had leave here - Pebbles, Lunar, Rockpool, Lisajane (to name a few). I was just thinking about them yesterday and hoping life is good for all of them.

Sometimes we just have to do the bare minimum @Snowie so having the kids uniforms done is enough 👍 I have given up on doing anymore outside today - too tired myself now. Still have planning to do for the week so bathing Toby is my only job left to do today - but won't do that until after their dinner.

Yeah ..... they all cross my mind too @Zoe7 .... they have all left petals sprinkled across my life, little reminders of them that I encounter, and same, I hope life is treating them well.

Yep recovery is much like that @Faith-and-Hope

Good job with the uniforms @Snowie ..... 👍

I am still doing that most days - just putting the minimum together, "for now" stuff.