The Writing On The Wall

[doktorjohn]

I have written on my bedroom wall, "You will feel better again, remember!"

This is because I think I'm down for ever. I forget that it passes.

It might come back, but so do the good days.

john

[sarah jayne]

Its a good idea but i doubt my husband would be impressed if i did that in our newly decorated bedroom lol !
Sarah x

[doktorjohn]

But if, like me, you write it on a poster of Jennifer Anniston.....

Hey presto......happy hubby.

john

[sarah jayne]

hmm theres noway im having a poster of her perfect body in my bedroom, im self concious as it is lol but maybe a poster of a gorgeous man ;0)

[PanchoGoz]

Good grief you two.
Yes this is a great idea, in fact I have a memory box, where I have stored lots of pieces of paper from different happy points in my life, with the date and how I feel and what was happening, like "24/08/09, just bought goldfish."
Something thats PROVES that you can be happy is the best thing ever.

[Raindog]

I have some writing on my wall too, it says 'buy wallpaper fool'

[bellalew]

you lot are sooooo mad,ha,im thinking ov putting smileys all over my bedroom wall to remind me to, keep smiling, as youv made me do reading your posts,cheers guys .xxxx.

[daydreamer]

I got my memory/photo box out today, for the same reason you said Luna. I usually look through all the stuff and have good memories, but today it actually made me feel worse! sorry I know thats really negative, I was looking through all my stuff and it just made me teary. Everything that used to make me happy now makes me sad because I cant seem to feel happiness!

Anyway Im going to try your idea John, its good and its positive and it cant do me any harm. wishing you well

[unspoken]

That does sound like a good idea.

I have a few photos but mostly postcards on the wall. My best friend and I send each other postcards, often of animals. It makes me feel more relaxed to have them on the wall. I also have a load of gig tickets and festival wristbands stuck to the wall, so I can look at them and think about the great gigs I went to. But sometimes it does just make it more painful, thinking about all the stuff I got up to at university and how empty my life is now.

I am having a better week at the moment, feeling positive for the first time in about 8 or 9 months. I should write about how I am feeling now to keep myself going when I am feeling down, you are very right, we will feel happy again, we will feel down again too.

[doktorjohn]

My picture of Jennifer Aniston is a head shot and she has a Mona Lisa expression.
Neither smiling or frowning and I've drawn a speech bubble saying, "You will feel good again,
remember!"

I will know I wrote it when I felt better after a bad period of time.

- john