Over-Doers Anonymous

Hello everyone.

I over did, hehe! I have been over doing it on the laptop this week and my eyes, neck and back get very sore.

Due to my health, extreme fatigue etc, I have to push myself to do everything. Lack of motivation as soon as I wake up and I hate it, because I hate to waste life and I like to achieve. Plus Im fussy and I like everything to be clean and tidy, but lack the energy. When I, on the occassion, actually have some motivation and energy I over do it and I try to do everything in the one day. Then I pay for it for a day or two or three.

I over did it the other day, I pushed myself to climb a huge mountain with my daughter. It was so high, I honestly didnt think Id make it to the top, but I dont like to give up once I start something. So we went right up to the top and I freaked out when I saw how dangerous it looked to get back down again. So my over doing it that day caused me to feel flat for days.

I am over doing it now, because I am raving on too much, haha! I will stop now. :

Did I get the right idea of th Over-doers anonymous post?

Thanks @Former-Member

I am often on during the day - and sometimes it is quiet - but it will be busy again over the weekend I guess

And I do find ways to fill my creative mind - just really reading what people are writing and working hard to find what the real problem is -

Yes - I have had ups and downs - literally - two flights in a plane - and my landing in Canberra in high winds was definitely up and down and sideways and people were startled from time to time when the plane dropped suddenly -

Oh I do like to ride the roller coaster - or the Big Dipper - the last time I did that I over-did - it was Cup Day and I used up all my tickets on the Big Dipper and I started a new job the next day and my spine gave me a hard time that day - luckily accountants get to sit down most of the day

But that was fun -

But I over-did it. I really did - so we can over-do so easily - even having the time of our lives we can over-do it

Ha-ng on though - this is the time of our lives - these are the Good Old Days

This thread might be my undoing

Decadian

Yes - @Former-Member

I wonder though - if this is your moment of truth for today anyway - your husband said "Go to bed" - not "Come to bed" ??

There's a world of different there [blush]

Decadian

Hi @Former-Member

I had to take a day off from the screen - sinus pressure - and this meant the TV as well - and generally unhappy at times - but not as bad as I have been other years

This site is so interesting - I have to limit my time too - but then I remember how my mother - who could be very standoffish - talking to her neighbour over the back fence and they would both encourage me to sing for lollies - the neighbour gave me lollies -

And I don't think that social media is that much different - but yes - we do have other things to do - and we can get caught up with the conversations

And it is encouraging to know that you are trying to keep contact with me and some others here - there was some talk of having a profile so that people could have an idea of who had what happening - and that their is a lot of cross contact with people having similar problems - or having had them in the past - and also - the young people - and I have to try and write differently for them - so it helps to know that there are young people and who they are

But then of course - we can over-do being on social media - what is it? Something is happening - there is an interesting converation - I find I can over-do there too - or on Facebook where I have contacts - and this is good for a person who is socially minded but a bit isolated at times - very isolated at times

We can over-do the isolation too - in fact - this is becoming very interesting - I had never seen the implications of over-doing in such a bright light before

I am hoping you are okay

Decadian

Definately @Former-Member

You have caught on really fast - in fact - when I started this I had no idea where it was going and just how many things can get to be over-doers do

Like you I have my health not being good - and I sit to long with the computer on my lap and yet still get a stiff neck - I try and break it up during the day

But I don't walk up mountains anymore - I remember the days - we walked up an dormant volcano in Victoria - that's when my kids were young - and we drove around and around over-doing it trying to find our way into this mountain sticking up out of the middle of the volcanic flat

So we over-did walking up the mountain - maybe it's the same mountain you and your daughter climbed - and all the way Son griped "Whenarewegunnamakeanendofthis - whenarewegunnamakeandendof this" - ah - already overdid it - but still - I wanted to see the view - and we got to the top and like you I saw this was not a safe place at all.

So we started down and Daughter started - "I'mtiredIwannabecarried - I'mtiredIwannabecarried"

Eugh - I forgot how kids can whine and it certainly overdoing the typing to put all those words into one sentence

But this is fun - I might overdo things by staying on the computer too long tonight

Decadian

I overdo most things ... I try and have restraint .. but not good at that

I overdo on the forums ... wuth music .. with reading ... with writing ... with trying to be a good lover ... wife ... mother ... sister ... forumite ...

At the moment I am close to overdoing the diaze ... trying to keep my insecuirty and agitation under control when I think people are being cruel to me. had a great choir practise yesterday ... but very not well.

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Hi @utopia@Former-Member@Appleblossom@Former-Member@Former-Member and anyone else I might have missed

We overdo on the strangest things - I had not thought about this - I thought this idea would draw water but I think I have enough info to start my own business here -

Thanks for jumping on board

@utopia

It is definitely over-doing the "being kind to others" idea to look after some else's 4 year old for a whole day while they look for work - or work - 3 hours at a time sounds fine - after a whole day with a bored and whiny child I would be ready for a padded room - just for the privacy there - and the peace and quiet - and having to wait until someone else opened the door.

And we have people over-doing shopping, needing restraint with things, and Face Book and Forums -

Yes!!! - if you feel as if you do too much of this it's over-doing I guess - but if we are enjoying ourselves then is it over-doing?

The idea would be to ask if what we are doing is at our detriment or someone else's

I think I over-did the typing - one of my arthritic fingers is having a say so - and I use all of my fingers typing -

What a wonderful response - I did not think this would happen but it is so great having people telling me that over-doers over-do much and under-doers also over-do on the under-doing

That's life

Decadian