Hello @PeppyPatti @TAB @ENKELI @Captain24 @tyme - (I am still waiting 🧐 Tyme - no pun intended) Thankyou everyone for continuing thread.
I have been absent a few days. I was coasting - & then a tornado struck & dismantled my surroundings. Confidence, lust for life, .... I am sorting thru the wreckage.
It warms my heart to read your comments.
Our minds are very good at convincing us, that our thoughts are facts.
From my psych & I had written in my whiteboard for while,
A thought is only a thought, not a fact.
of course, I won't be trying to convince anyone, in the depths of despair that life is not shit.
Because, I understand that, in those moments - there is no convincing me, that I am capable or strong, or even have ANY control at all over outcomes.
This reminds me, a couple of days (years, seconds - I have lost track of reality) ago, I was in that place of all consuming despair.
A voice in my head, reminded me, that, "my own misery, is only one aspect of all the occurrences in that particular moment."
i.e life is still happening. Birds singing, sun shining, gentle breeze blowing, tv talking, people around the world going to work, looking after their babies, planets revolving, stars exploding ..
I guess it is like that old song,
'why do the birds, go on singing?'
It's kind of like a double edged sword, if you get my drift.
thus, the importance of this thread - for me
This is part of my recovery plan. And, I cannot do it alone, I need all of you.
I need to know that no matter how shit life gets, we are going to be ok - together. On the forums, In the World... Forums are was better x I love how kind everyone is on here, & honest, sharing, look after one another .... And I have tangible proof, written in my phone screen.
Good exists.
So, @Captain24 (24 is my number BTW) I wanted to say to you, in your thoughts, you are good at nothing !
In my thoughts, you contributed to this thread I started. Wow. To me, you are better at things than majority of people I have met in my life.
And, I want everyone to know, there is absolutely nothing wrong, with saying that 'I am not good at anything ...
Or, 'i am good at nothing' 🤔
I guess the question, I am curious about, is how does it make one feel?
...
to own oneself as being good at _______ & _______ & _______?
I feel better, if I own a specific title. Eg. I am good at guitar 🎸
Idc if it's 'true' . I am certainly not a trained musician. I only know a few chords & 1 stupid strum, that I do for every. Single. Song.
Compared to me, I am freaking brilliant at guitar👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
This makes ME feel good.
I am good at guitar.
Perhaps, I am good at nothing ....too?
Thanks heaps @ENKELI & @PeppyPatti for tagging so many peeps. I really hope to read more attributes from our awesome SANE family.
I love reading what other people are good at.
I do hope people continue to reply.
Did I already tag my very good friend @StuF & @Bunniekins
And zero pressure. I understand, (more than I'd like to), how it feels to not want to reply. Especially if I am in my swamp of despair 😥
Or, to reply, 'nothing' . That is self expression, & everyone is entitled to express how they feel. It is OK.
I love the photos @PeppyPatti ! Is this embroidery you have made? Puppy is adorable.
Thankyou.
Ok, that was long reply. I am going to have my cuppa & try to catch up on Tabalugas if I can.
Thankyou so much everyone
The End of The World- Skeeter Davis
(30 mill views - I don't think we are alone, or even the first. It sure does feel this way tho)
