Traumatic Experiences Community Forums Daily CheckIn - Tuesday 21st February 2017
How are you all doing? Healing from traumatic experiences is hard going, its hard work and it can be very much a rollercoaster of a journey. Its important to always look after yourself and your needs and to take time out for you and practise some self care when needed. How have you been managing to show a little TLC to yourselves recently? This space is yours, to share whats happening in your world, to say Hi, to let us know if you need some extra support, to share the good days, bad days and inbetween days. This is a safe and supportive daily checkin space for our members.
I'm still really down and I kinda hate that. I feel very weak and needy. I would really like to just stay in bed all day, but, you know, I got bills to pay. This is a good week. I'm determined to see it that way because it really really is a good week and it's not fair that I'm still stuck feeling like crap. But I can't get stuck in a "it's not fair" mood, cuz I got a lot to do at work today. I also see my therapist today but I kinda don't want to and the fact that I feel that way makes me sad. I really like her, but I just can't talk about anything today. I'll just be a sobbing mess again and I just stopped that. My mind and body have yet to recover from the draining weekend/week I had. I'm so exhausted no amount of caffeine worked yesterday. But whatever. It's Tuesday now. It's not Monday. I get paid this week, I still have a balloon at my desk to tell me I'm amazing, and I don't care if I feel like crap still because this is a good week!
@BeeLeigh Positive self talk even when things are not where we wish them to be emotionally and psychologically can help a lot. Sometimes we need to remind ourselves of what is good when things are not feeling that way. We need to challenge ourselves to think about things differently and that balloon can be used to do just that. Having said that, Im sorry things are feeling tough for you Bee. Theres been a lot of pressure on you lately and its not surprizing that perhaps that has started to take its toll. Hopefully all the good things that will happen this week, along with our support, can help you get over this rocky and bumpy day. :)
@dancingRainbow45
I got flowers delivered at work with a card that says "We love and appreciate you" signed by my work 💝
@BeeLeigh Oh wow, what lovely team mates you have. So, so nice Bee, that must have put a smile on your face and warmed the heart a little :) See you are loved and appreciated by people around you even if you have a hard time sometimes loving yourself ;)
@dancingRainbow45
it really did!!! I had to go to some of my nursing homes today too, and we actually have good weather right now, so I got to drive around for a couple hours with my windows down and my music up and then I came back to the office and my flowers were hanging out with my balloon and I'm going to be happy I swear!