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Internal mothering

Internal mothering

Yesterday I felt so alone with my thoughts.

I found myself in a place I have experienced many times before.

Having worked so hard to resurface I had enjoyed a few months of feeling good enough and free of anxiety and low mood.

I noticed recently my mood had changed and that familiar lowness caught me off guard.

i think initially I pushed the feeling aside.

yesterday I was walking and found that inner voice gently saying you thought you had beaten this didn’t you and here we are again. It’s ok. I wanted to cry or rather that little part of me was momentarily tearful and I think acknowledging my own inner voice and the despair I felt deep down was heartbreaking.

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Hi @Puck ,

Thank you for sharing and welcome for joining this forum.

You are doing a good job in recognizing your feelings, thoughts and your innner voices. And it sounds like you have been staying so strong.

We hope that you will find the forums a great place to connect with other members and find the support and connection you deserve.

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@GardensHeart
Thank you for welcoming me.
I am unsure how to connect to anyone

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@Puck ,

You can look around the forums, and if you see someone's post you resonate with, comment with your thoughts or simply just some supportive comments.

Or if you feel like you are not ready to share too much, you can simply 'support' their posts, and just know you are not alone in this difficult time. 🙂

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thank you

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Hello @Puck

I just logged on. Sometimes it does take time to meet people on here. Some people stick to their own threads but there are also social threads.

I love you called this one Internal Mothering. Guess we all need to do it. I also have to walk life's journey knowing I can slip into despair and self doubt. It helps knowing it is a part of being human. I often use watery metaphors. Sometimes the seas are smoother than others.

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@Appleblossum
Thank you for your reply.

Internal mothering I know well and it is comforting to some degree however even though I am grandma myself it’s almost a longing at times like this I would love the arms of a grandma

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@Puck

Was doing gardening and paying bills.

if the @ Sign doesn’t light up with the hypertext blue, like mine did with your name, it will not show up in the notifications. Getting used to these things can take time.

I learned about metta… loving kindness meditation… a long time ago. It helped me calm myself and apply to myself the attitudes I tried to live my life with. It was a big shift to do that, as I was always digging deeper to find love, energy and understanding for the needs of all around me. It can be a common woman predicament, so often being in relationship, whether the previous generation or the younger ones.

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