Am Not Coping

@utopia I'm going to resist the desire to have you locked up for now!! lol Made me smile though!

Can see you sitting with your plants - talking to them, playing calming music and meditating with them - not sure whether that would help them to grow or want to get away from you!!!!! LOL

It really does sound like your boy is a great kid - you must have done something right!!!!

Think I might have my cheeky hat on today lol

Hi @Zoe7 @utopia @Pepsimax .... 😊💕

Have woken 4am with D3 clunking around inside .... she slept too much during the day yesterday and is probably hungry now. Teens can be a bit inconsiderate and rock-headed about listening ... lol @utopia .... I saw that eye-roll ....

I do feel for her though. She is the last to come through this flu, and yesterday and the night before she has suffered the muscle cramps that tail-end this thing.

Hopefulky I will go back to sleep for a bit. Just wanted to drop in and say hi. Good to see you @Zoe7.

Nibbling on some dry toast should help with the nausea a bit. There are some wheat biscuits with sesame seeds and salt that I swear by for my family. They are nutritious, so if you don't feel like eating much for a couple of days, they can keep you going. Salt helps your system cope with stress, aparently.

@Pepsimax I'm usually not too bad during the day - it's just the night times that are difficult. Hope your sister is ok - sucks when you have to wait so long. My GP is always running behind but it is ok because she gives such good care to everyone and she definitely spends a lot more time with me than is scheduled in - that's why I am usually last on her list each day! Hope you are having a good weekend so far.

@Faith-and-Hope hope D3 recovers from the end of this flu quickly. Hopefully you can get back to sleep for a few more hours. I did have some toast - didn't go down too well but made myself eat it! I think I am going to need to get some more sleep today also - know it isn't the best idea for sleeping tonight but just so exhausted and sick that it is getting really difficult to even just sit!

Sleep well @Faith-and-Hope talk later xxx

S2 clunking around inside now too ..... :face_with_rolling_eyes:

I hope you manage some more sleep too @Zoe7 .....

Yes and no in terms of helping with the nights .... no because it can keep you from sleeping some of the night hours, but yes because actually getting some sleep will help regulate your moods and thought cycles, and help you to be able to rest when you're not sleeping.

The rest of that exercise is to focus on your muscles in different parts of your body, starting with your eyeballs (someone had to tell me that .... not just your eye area, your eye balls themselves !) then moving from your toes to your feet, ankles, shins, calves, knees p, etc up to the top of your head.

Instructing your different sets of muscles to relax can really help to reduce the body tension that will be contributing to the headaches, but you have to be able to calm and regulate your breathing to be able to achieve it - not easy if you're feeling overwhelmed and panicky.

And keep revisiting your eyeballs cos it makes a huge difference to your overall body tension.