Am Not Coping

That’s very impressive @TAB

My day ended well thanks @Zoe7. A kind new friend invited me to catch up at her house after work. What’s interesting is I really could listen actively without comparing & doing negative self-talk (wow! That feels like a first but may not be repeated. She’s from same profession but seriously does have heaps & heaps more competencies than me including her own private practice). Anyway, I learnt more about her very troubled son & hope she benefitted from me caring & actively listening to her trauma). Hope your day was good @Zoe7?

Hi @Sam3 I hope your day went ok at work.

What sort of work do you do, if you feel comfortable saying on here. It’s ok if not.

I’m not sure I’ll be on here long. Took sleep med and hopefully it will work tonight.

If I don’t catch you tonight. Sleep well. 🌷🌸🌺😴

nighty night everyone 😴💜

Good on you re no smoking or drinking @TAB 💪👍

I hope it hasn’t been too tough.

Hang in there.

Night.

not doing it not as tough as doing it @Former-Member thanks nite

Hey @TAB that phrase of yours could be a great motto/meme as you keep up the fight! @Former-Member I’m hoping you’re sound asleep by now. FYI I’m in the health sector. I’m seeing my doctor tomorrow - feels like a waste of money sometimes with discussion focussed on medication & I rave about my negative beliefs & concerns. Does anyone else believe that appointments feel like Groundhog Day sometimes? I really need to empower myself & take control but I can’t actually be bothered 🤪 ...classic case of ‘learned helplessness’!

Sweet dreams all 🧠 <- that’s a brain that’s ideally switched off!

I guess so @Sam3

It sounds like you got something out of the visit with your new friend also @Sam3 We so often dismiss the positive things we do and actively listening to your friend is a positive thing. It is not always easy to do when our own heads are all over the place so very well done for being there for your friend and for contributing to the conversation in an active way.

I had a very productive day - washing, washing up, cleaned up some of the garage, cut Toby's toenails and cleaned up his toys and tidied the kitchen. Tomorrow I am planning on staying inside out of the heat and doing some more of my painting.

Been to the supermarket and done the rest of my shopping before the heat hits today. Need to unpack and put away what I haven't already done but that won't take long.

I am determined to clean off my dining room table today but still unsure of where I am going to put everything - there is a lot of school stuff that I just don't have room for. I might need to re-stack some things in the spare room to make room but that is a big job that will tke some time also. A bit stuck in where to put things until I can move my school stuff into an actual classroom.

Also wanting to get more painting done however that may be an afternoon job when it gets warmer and moving things is more uncomfortable in the heat (also a better light in the afternoon).

Toby is asleep so no bath yet (and no I won't wake my precious little fella lol 🐶)

I hope everyone passing thruogh has a good day and can stay cool

It is not great for muddled one to be going through what they are but it is good that you have a team in place to help - catching these things early is also a good thing as the behaviours and issues can be dealt with and muddle one can learn coping strategies early. Sorry to hear about the escalator incident - and that continues to be an issue - hoping with time that can all be handled by muddled one with less anxiety.

I have already done the supermarket run today and started to tidy up the dining room table. There are some things that will take time to sort out (mostly work stuff) so that will be my next big job after putting away the groceries.

I have a set of scissors that need to be cleaned as they are covered with plasticene from one of the classes I too - been putting that off because plasticene is not easy to clean off things - I use Jif (my magic cleaner). Funny story - the kids at school used to use Jif for all the cleaning (following my lead there) but used to call it the magic cleaner without any prompting from me. Every Friday I would take the shopping list off the whiteboard (the kids could add things that we were low on or run out of whenever they like) - Jif used to be always on the list so I would buy it in bulk when it was cheaper and keep a store of it at home. Suffice to say we had the cleanest desks and benches in the school lol @CheerBear

I had a quick message from friend last night but nothing to write home about. I do know he has been busy with painting 2 of his rooms so hasn't been online much. I have found myself looking forward to his messages though - not sure if that is a good thing or not - time will tell I suppose - just taking it as it comes (and totally scared also!!!)