Seeking mutual support from carers

@outlander

sweets, dont stress! do you want to chat instead?

xx

Ok so heres a few stategies that I think might help you @Bella1978 i have alot more but will give you these as the basics for now

1. when feeling overwhelmed or anxious one thing that often helps is to just BREATHE! Walk away and take a good few slow deep breaths to regroup yourself.

3-3-3 METHOD

this one is quite simple.

Breathe is for 3 seconds, hold for 3 seconds, release for 3 seconds.

Keep repeating until you feel calmer. Count the seconds.

If you find its not deep enough then try 4 seconds with the same technique

2. exercise- I know you like your walks so when you feel abit overwhelmed just go for a short walk around the block, to the letter box and take that breather. Exercise helps to release abit of that built up nervous energy.

3. using the 5 senses- when feeling overwhelmed/anxious

name 5 things you can see

name 4 things you can fee

name 3 things you can hear

name 2 things you can smell

name 1 thing you can taste

@outlander

thanks sweetheart! i will definitely start using them xx

and thats a lvoeley song @Bella1978 and im ok now, it jsut frustrates me and ive kept my mouth shut for a while but i kinda just polielty popped lol. i enjoy our chats here too so am happy to talk about whatever. doesnt look like sleeps coming tongiht

wow dont mind me spelling! looks like my brains working faster than my fingers lol!

@outlander

im glad you liked the youtube vid - it is my fave vid - the friendship between the elephant and dog is beautiful and the whole video clip and song are awesome.

well, sometimes we need to vent. we often keep things bottled up inside and it will sometimes only take one small thing to push us over the edge and it all comes flying out! i am glad you are feeling a bit better now though luv.

im trying to talk to mum, she not interested though. she gets so consumed with what she is thinking she just shuts off and gets annoyed if i try chat. it is as though she is listening to something? i dont know ....

what you doing luv?

x

@outlander

omg it takes forever for pictures to come though! still waiting on the one you sent me

its a really nice video @Bella1978

she seems to be off in lala land. perhaps leave her for tongiht and let her know your there if you want to talk. thats all you can do ok 'you can lead a horse to water but you cant make them drink"

something to meantion to the psych tomorrow though.

im not doing alot, laying in bed chatting on here, to you. one of our late night chats.

i can see if i can find some art of mine if you like.

it can take a little while @Bella1978 i think the mods do switchovers about now as well so might be a litte slower.

@outlander

she definitely is in her own little world.

hehe do like i late night chats ... not so late for me though 😉

ooh yes please, send me a pic of your art before i go nite nite ... starting to get sleepy now lol ... old so and so i am hehe