Any diagnosed germophobes or hoarders on this forum?

Thanks @NatureLover today was better. Sometimes I feel both physically and mentally unwell and they cross over in high anxiety.

It can be hard to start writing but sometimes prompts or questions can help - how am I feeling? what's happened? what's my posture or body language and what might it show to an observer? what memories/thought processes/wishes for the future come up? what would I tell myself? Once started, it might come up in fits and starts rather than in a set time, and be quite unstructured. Anyway, that's how I'd approach it if I could settle down to it again - I think it would help me so I looked into it a while back. But maybe your psychologist has other suggestions. When I did it decades ago my psychiatrist's only advice was "keep writing".

I was outside again for a bit today. I'm hoping to tackle the kitchen tomorrow.

Ĝood luck with work - I do hope you can get there tomorrow and enjoy your time there.

Thank you so much, @Eve7 ❤️ I miss you but I hope you can be home on Tuesday (tomorrow!) ... Sending hugs and 💛

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@Dimity wrote:

Thanks @NatureLover today was better. Sometimes I feel both physically and mentally unwell and they cross over in high anxiety.

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This sounds pretty awful @Dimity 😢

But I'm glad yesterday was a bit better. Hoping today is also better for you.

Your tips on the stream of consciousness writing are very useful, thanks. I will write them down on the page to get me started. I avoided it again yesterday 😣

Thanks...I'm planning on going to work today after missing a week. Hope I don't feel too fragile once there, just because of getting out into the rough'n'tumble world again.

It was a lovely day to get outside yesterday. Good luck with your kitchen today. Sending good wishes... 💚

I do so hope things worked out for you today @NatureLover, and you found your groove easily at work.

I gave up in the kitchen. A couple of weeks ago I delved into the cupboards and brought out some stuff I still haven't dealt with, so the bench is cluttered. I haven't progressed in the livingroom since my last helper left. Then there's the bedrooms. It's all the same old stuff, I haven't been buying extra. I just need to work through it all somehow.

Tomorrow I'm going out for a community group. I think it's only a once-off, but they expect you to commit to crafting for charity.

What do you have planned for tomorrow?

Thanks for your good wishes - I had a good day at work, was just tired afterwards as I'd had a week off.

Your house sounds like it's daunting you 😢🫂 I understand. Is there anything I can do to help?

The craft for charity group - do they expect you to do the crafting ongoing? By yourself at home? I hope you enjoy the socialising 🙂

Today is a nice day at home. I need to start the stream of consciousness writing. I'm not sure yet what to tackle in the house.

@Dimity

Just stopping by to say hi and to wish you a nice day @NatureLover

Hi @NatureLover

Yes the crafting is meant to be ongoing in our own time. They may set up a regular drop-in session to get together again. It was a pleasant way to spend the afternoon.

My psychologist has cancelled. So far I've had 1 consultation and 2 cancellations so it's not looking promising. I'll follow it up tomorrow.

I'm stuck at the moment re the house, as you would have noticed. Going out today was a welcome change.

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@Bow wrote:

Just stopping by to say hi and to wish you a nice day @NatureLover

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Thank you, @Bow ! Back atcha! 🙂

Glad you had a nice time at the crafting, @Dimity 🙂

I'm upset for you that your psychologist has cancelled again. How often are you meant to be seeing them?

I can empathise with being stuck on the house. I'm stuck on the house and the stream of consciousness writing.

I hope that today is a better day for you today, in that you can take care of yourself and maybe enjoy the day a little.

Hello @NatureLover

I hope you had a good day and maybe put pen to paper.

We haven't discussed frequency of appts actually... no plans in place re what we do or when. My fault, I'm not good at setting an agenda or negotiating outcomes. I feel very foggy, it's part of the problem.

I had a slow day tidying the kitchen a little. I found my cancelled concert tickets from Covid days in 2020. I've not resubscribed since then. Tomorrow I'll press on, there's some papers I want to find.