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[Former-Member]

“All things pass, even great pain”

[eudemonism]

Yea ok @Zoe7 try not to hook into any negative stuff which winds you up... Try to look forward to something positive in the future... -for myself... I'm realising that it's ok to feel the way i do... because yea... life is difficult, tough, stressful and full of traumas... It's getting on with the positive stuff that is hard... sometimes we need help and support to do this... -i don't want to be turning to unhelpful coping mechanisms for the rest of my life... -i really don't!... and trust me-I've developed a few of them... I've realized there's always something positive i can be doing for myself, on my own accord that is within my capabilities... -i don't wanna let all the difficulties, all the tough moments, all the stresses and all the traumas bring me down... -i am just going to  accept them, realise my part in them, acknowledge that i can't control or change them... not provoke them... and just do what i need to do...

[eudemonism]

@Former-Member what about the great pain I'm being caused bye the depot injection? It just keeps happening over and over and over again.. i wanna screw everyone of them up for what their doing to me. 

[Former-Member]

@eudemonism it must be so hard to have these horrible injections forced on you, and to have more than usual reactions causing you pain. It would seem never ending and I’m sorry if my post diminished you in any way. I gues I need to believe things pass (now or in the grave) to cope, tell myself ‘it’s not forever!  My bro2 has CTO injections too and is very bitter about it, says it’s killing him, which supports the gov conspiracy. There’s no telling him otherwise. When he’s medicated he seems less distressed / emotional / reactive and cleaner. But his house is still covered in foil & he still believes the the neighbours zap him every day :(. Everyone is different.

I know it’s not the same but I’ve recently had my antidepressant increased (double) and I hate how it slows me down and numbs everything. So understand a bit.  But at the same time I can now have a conversation without crying or snapping at people etc 

its a hard road, I don’t aD

chin up 🌸💕

[Sophia1]

Hello @eudemonism @Former-Member @Zoe7 @Bill16 @Bunniekins

How is everyone today?

I am having a quiet day...

have done some boring domestic stuff..

have been reading up on poetry for a while earlier...

my books are all in storage...cannot even remember how many poetry books that I have...

my cats are still not comfortable totally here...

they are very confused because they had a cat flap in the laundry door at our house...

in this rental house there is a sliding door and screen off of the family  room..

Both of them have bounced off of the screen trying to run back inside...

the screen has a darker ...very fine mesh..pretty flimsy actually...hard to see it during shady time of day..

they are disoriented if I close the back door when they are in the garden...

We have been here 6 weeks now..

Have just had a late lunch..going to have a rest now...watch a series that we have started watching..

Take care all

Sophia 

[Zoe7]

Had a busy day here @Sophia1 - lots of housework, some painting and a visit from my sister and her dog - that means I have to clean up Toby's toys again but that won't take long. Restng myself now and watching a tv series I recorded - so it seems our days are very similar. It is raining so is a great day to do things inside. Still a few things I want to get done housework wise but they can wait until later now.

Your cats must be confused the poor things but they aren't wandering away so that is a good thing. Hope they settle in a little more as time goes on.

[Bunniekins]

@Sophia1 Aww your poor kitty kats :(. My dad used to go crazy with our old orange tom who would sit outside the sliding door waitng to be let in and when dad would let him in the tom would turn around and sit quietly to go out again lol. It was so funny to watch. The cat obviously had a weird sense of humour . Hopefully your cats will get into the groove of their new house soon. 

I am about to do some exercises so will talk later. Have a nice afternoon Sophia1xxxx

[eudemonism]

Yea @Former-Member can you see the similarity between zapping and thoughts?
It's not good...
My situation is ever changing... years of initial illness and bad lifestyle... years of medication side effects, underlying illness doing damage... years of bad habits... addictions, poor lifestyle... the general decline which comes with age and time... the ups and downs of life...

[Former-Member]

It does catch up with us @Eude, my weight esp and we get angry with ourselves, and the way we treat ourself is the way we tend to treat others... self compassion is important. Punishment is counterproductive. Be kind to yourself, the rest will follow. Maybe... it’s hard to renew the mind / old habits. Maybe a bit each day.

[eudemonism]

Hi @Sophia1 it's sounds like you're reasonably stable and 'on top ' of what's happening to you and around you.
Give yourself credit for all the good stuff you're doing... i suppose your situation is a bit like mine... It's a battle of the mind 99.9% of the time... and i suppose it's better to battle ones own mind... then to try and change and control the outside world...