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My quote for the day.....
'Be comfortable with feeling uncomfortable and feel comfortable with feeling comfortable'.
It's a good thing to have moments of feeling comfortable, accept it and don't doom it in to a situation of 'this won't last', enjoy the good feeling.
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That's good advice. I do struggle a lot with "this won't last" feelings, especially lately.
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I too am very pleased your cat is better Carnation. On the pets and WC question, our black lab sits outside the door and whines. And with me being God's gift to dogs (in her eyes) I usually end up feeling rushed.
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Thank you fishman.
You must be doing something right poppy :)
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Got a text from a random number today and asked who it was - I guess someone I must have went on a couple of dates with several years ago. I didn’t really want to be pestered to go out, so I told him I had moved states, which worked okay - he asked me how I liked the new state and I said fine and figured that would be that. Until he hit me with a long text that he had gotten into legal trouble and that’s why he wanted to move. :scared15: I’m planning a noncommittal answer and then just ignoring after that, but I was already weirded out and now am trying not to be panicky. At least he thinks I live somewhere else.
It was such a lovely weekend otherwise. Hopefully some sleep and a new day will help me feel a bit better.
Hope everyone else had a nice weekend and that it’s continuing to warm up your way! Yesterday was very nice here; today was colder but I think it is supposed to be a nice week.
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That would put my defense mechanism up straight away poppy. It seems he is contacting you because he is in trouble and 'trouble' you don't need. You could always mention it to your mum and see what she says but I think you already know the answer. :winks:
I'm still going through my blip. Saturday was horrendous, I felt like I was on a pogo stick for most of the day and a tight squeezing feeling around the base of my skull. :scared15:
A bad bout of acid reflux as well which ended up with me being sick. Feel much better now.
Hay-fever in full swing but today is calm and sunny so I hope to get out in the garden. I'm a growing a lot of plants this year, hopefully save some pennies and get some satisfaction out of it.
Hope all is well with everyone else.
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To be honest, Carnation, I think he was looking for a date. I pretty much just said "that sounds rough" and plan to leave it at that. I may block him in a month or so but I'm concerned if I blocked him now he'd get upset and that panics me so I'll just try to quietly move on. I don't remember him at all, but there's probably a reason for that. People who can't take the subtle "please leave me alone" hints are really startling.
I'm sorry your blip continues. Hopefully being out in the garden will help - fresh air and putting your hands in the dirt is always calming. And I think taking care of something else, like plants, is a really good way to get out of my head and into thinking about something else. Are you growing any food plants, or all flowers?
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Food plants and flowers poppy.
So far, beans cabbage, lettuce and tomatoes.
Cosmos, antirrhinums and sunflowers.
I didn't do anything in the garden as it was quite cold today. But I did drive to the farm shop and on the way back we drove to the coast and shared a bag of chips. It had warmed up a bit by then. The sun was very warm.
I'm pleased I made the effort to go out despite anxiety I managed all of it. :yesyes:
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I do like farm shops. I find them expensive though but generally the quality is very good.
I bought a steak and stilton pie once. We were disappointed with the steak bit…couldn’t find any :D So I made my own. It went down very well, except for my youngest who studiously picked out every bit of cheese.
We had sunny weather yesterday, the sun is getting a little strength in it now. I really feel winter has gone and spring is here. Always gives me a lift. I envy you living near the sea, it must be lovely.
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It's definitely wintery my way today darksky, a feel factor of 3c. Not out of the woods yet.