Taking charge of my well being!

Hi @Former-Member

Things sound rough. What's happening? Are you ok?

**virtual hugs**

Sending hugs @Former-Member. Here if you want to talk💜💐

Hi @Former-Member

This has to be the last post I answer and go back to bed - sleeping late might have a comfort value but a lot of the day can pass before I decide to motivate myself

You are right about War - there is a terrible sense of useless crime involved - and for my mother losing her father when she was just a child must have been terrible - the thread of all of that seems to run like a tune I can never get out of my head

But I am looking forward to going to Canberra to find out what I can about him

So both my grandfathers were in France when the Armistace of Versailles was signed too - and I will never know but I often wonder if my grandfather's knew each other - what a great story - neither of my parents were born then -

And thanks so much for your kind thoughts about my son - it is a lot easier this year -

Decadian

Hi @CherryBomb@Former-Member@Decadian

sorry, not much up to writing this morning. I think I'm still recovering from the session on Tuesday.

My other post it on the screen says: "You can never stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"

Perhaps I should stop trying to get up on that surfboard, try bodysurfing or just jump in the waves, I don't think I am ready to learn surfing.

Hope you all have a good day.

Hi @Former-Member. I have no advice to give but am thinking of you. I don't know you well enough but it seems like you have pretty good intuition. I think you need to find the best way you can to deal with everything. Is dropping a day or two of work a possibility. You are currently experiencing really bad surfing conditions, no one can surf in them and you are trying to learn. Be kind to yourself, you are trying so hard.😊💜

Hi Flower

Understanding ourselves is a live-long occupation - a lot of people don't even bother - and that surf can be so overwhelming - perhaps now is not the best time to start

How I hate winter!

I wish I could pull myself out of the SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder - it would be so great to just live and not be bothered by troublesome memories - the ones that sneak back in and make it hard

So I get what you are talking about -

What I do is give myself time - winter has to pass - I have memories of counting down the days to spring as long as I can remember - I think one of the problems most people have is winter - short days, cold weather, the blues

And you have yet to get over your session on Tuesday - thoses sessions can really wear us down - they are also the most useful sessions

Time will pass - and rather than worry about the time that seems to be wasted because things have been in a backwash for a while - wait until you feel the urge to start again - and rule a line across your memories and start again

But give yourself that time - don't be hard on yourself

Decadian

Hello all,

thank you for your messages.

I feel better since seeing the psychiatrist today.

I am really sorry, but I will take a break from the forums for a while. I will miss you all, I wish we could just meet in person and have coffee together.

Take care and I'll be in touch again some time. xoxox