50's Plus Check-in - Mental Health Quotes - May 6-9 2019
May is mental health awareness month.
Questions:
- How are you doing?
- Please share a quote about mental health to show awareness for everyone. (How to upload a picture in a forum)
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@DanaMH
#spread awareness #fightagainststigma
@fancySummer52
So true
I am still me, even with menal illness.
@Lauren63
Very true
I am having a rough time feeling really tired, lonely and in a great deal of physical pain.
@bgdave
That is true for a lot of us.
I'm on the phone with my 83 year old mom who lost (misplaced) her wallet. She lives over 1000 miles away from me. She's a mess! I'm so glad that I had a good night's sleep so that I can cope with her anxiety. THANK YOU FATHER TIME!
@Lifer
That sounds hard being away from her since I do know that feeling since my mom is about 6 hours away from me and sleep is so important. Hopefully her anxiety doesn't get to bad that you can help her.
Hi all
So strange! A co-worker has been very cold to me lately and finally I thought to ask her about it, I asked her how can I apologize if I dont know what I did wrong.She said that I am a very negative person and that she has enough problems in her own life without dealing with that at work. This is why she puts her headsets on and blocks everyone out. She made reference to a time LAST YEAR where she felt I was speaking very negatively about someone. I told her well there's a side to everything. Did you ever think that the reason I was speaking about it was because I needed a friend to hear what I was dealing with? I told her it seems to me that it takes a lot more energy giving me attitude than just being civil, I admitted to her that I can be angry at times and acknowledge that I am working on that as everyone should. When I cleaned out the fridge in the office I tossed the items that noone claimed AFTER emailing them. Of course one of the items was hers and she said I should have washed out the dish and left it on top for someone to claim. When I did that she threw it on her desk. She said that I should ask what people want to do as a protocol. I shouldn't make up the rules. Fine I said next week I will ask if people are ok with this process but to think I'm going to wash peoples dishes is not on the table.In my opinion her attitude comes from other things than me. I was actually proud of myself for reaching out to her instead of letting anger fester.This might be what she needs. Again you can't please everyone and I hope she sees the response people give as to what should be done with the fridge issue.I think this is so ridiculous but in every job I have had this has happened at least once if anything I think the guilty oarties are just that feeling guilty. I FIND THIS SOMETHING NOT WORTH BICKERING ABOUT
@Dancersoul The work refrigerator - source of SO MANY troubles everywhere! I simply will not use the work fridge. I've used it once in six months and made sure my food was out of there before the end of the shift. I had a coworker complain because she could smell the hot sauce on my burrito when I was eating at my desk one day. I threw the hot-sauce covered paper plate in my trash bin and when I came back later, she'd taken out the garbage for me. I didn't know tobasco sauce could be so offensive - but hey she took out my garbage!
@helpfulDime8163
thank you for your response You helped me today!
@Dancersoul I agree with Dime...negotitating the work refrigerator can be difficult because it belongs to the community. For what it's worth, I'm becoming more aware of the coping skills that I have used all of these years to control my anxiety and panic. What I've learned is that I try to control situations in order to avoid possible anxiety attacks, even if it involves other people. And even if the situation isn't a "threat" to my mental and emotional well-being..controlling situations has simply become who I am. I recognize this now and am trying to expand on those coping skills because the old way simply doesnt promote a healthy, happy soul. Kudos to you for being a conscientious member of your work community.
@Lifer thank you you helped too I apprecate your response
@Lifer also do you find having to use these coping skills takes so much energy its exhausting
@Dancersoul Not exhausting because I'm not consistent enough. But I'd rather be exhausted than filled with anxiety!
@Dancersoul Such a good thing to realize...when people are being pissy it's rarely about you, but usually about something they are dealing with!!!
And no....you're no-one's dish washer. Each person is responsible for their own dishes for goodness sakes!
@Yaya2010
thank u you helped me today
"Worry is not preparation."
(This from someone what tossed and turned last night and only got 4 hours sleep - bleah...)
@MsBrownieBee
That is a good quote and sorry you didn't get much sleep.
Today Im not so great physically and mentally
Physically I had to contact the MD to see why I have been so dizzy but Im angry that someone at my job accused me of being negative which i work on everyday. This person who i took in confidence as a friend about a problem I was having said to me I cant be that for you I'm having too many issues with my family and I said you are talking about something that happened a year ago and using me as as a scapegoat for your emotions. Everyone tells me that they need their isues at the door and she said you see me I put my headsets on and ignore everyone because I need to be in my own world. I told her I understand that but she was nasty to me when she answers me and is very cold when I am a very psotive energetic person usually. So now i just dont talk to her at all I havent needed to so its ok so far but I hope she isnt trying to persuade afew cofriends against me, I dont think so because they are still ok with me. Everyone in the office will say that I am positive so this I find ridiculous