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Hello and hugs my @AlwaysMyself

How has your day been today

Thank you for your check-up

Had a quiet day feeling a bit yuk , so hoping to feel better soon 💕

*safe hugs @creative_writer * Low moods suck, eh. I know those thoughts - they plague me often too. I wish they'd obey me when I tell them to go away 😅 they're as disobedient as my dogs sometimes lol. It can be hard to balance the timing of delving into difficult topics eh. I hope you are able to make good space for it at the end of the year with your psych. 😊. Happy to help you hold on however I can until then. I don't have a diagnosis of OCD, but sometimes my thoughts have had OCD characteristics in their recurring intrusion - a psych gave me some meds sometimes used for OCD during one such time when I was much younger and they really helped (until the other side effects were an issue lol, but it was long enough for the meds to break the mental cycle pattern).

I'll join you in trying not to ruminate tonight lol. Trying to keep my head a bit above water too. Nothing "wrong" per se, no trigger, just a tired out mental mood I'm trying not to give attention to because as you note - ruminating feeds it.

Aw, hope you're feeling a bit better soon @Shaz51 *hugs*.

I had some extra nap time this morning which was good because I was so tired. Did a mini-shop for a few things, and went for a coffee - but go so tired at coffee even after just 1 hour I was feeling like falling asleep. 😴

Do you have any plans for tomorrow or the weekend? (other than the coffee chat threads that is!)

Very true @creative_writer - can only learn to manage thoughts.

I've been on SSRI/SNRI meds since I was 16. Thankfully I haven't had adverse effects whilst on them, but I do get withdraw effects if I forget to take a dose on my current ones. Not sure any more if they do much or not though, since I have been on this medication for over 10 years now. I will probably taper off the meds in the new year, because there is a treatment I would like to try but need to be off medication for it. Pretty sure I will get some annoying withdraw effects physically from tapering though - but I guess knowing that in advance can at least mean I know I may not be able to do things like driving or much walking.

9pm where I am (eastern half of aus), so bed time for me hopefully soon. Just waiting until I feel sleep enough to actually sleep. Often I am asleep before 9pm. But I think may be my brain is over-tired today and heading into its alter-ego --- insomnia.

Awake early again @creative_writer . 5 hours sleep. At least it’s cool atm so I could open up house.

Sorry to hear you are still on a low. They suck. I am missing my psychologist.

Ok enjoy your break. @creative_writer .