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Diva's rainy days...

Diva dear diva,

Are you there??? Are you okay?

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Working on the house

Oh! Yes. Thank you. I am fine too! So glad we are both so fine! :) ha ha

Wow Goofy. You are doing such an incredible job. I love that you have lined up so many wonderful activities. I'm not quite there yet. Planning a day is good for now. So you really show me that I can get there too, and I hope this doesn't sound cliche, but you really are inspiring. I'm glad you post so much. I think we all get so down that it can be hard to even do that.

How old is your sweet grandaughter??? And sorry, but what does the A/D center??? Alcohol drugs? Just checking so I'm on the same page.

How is the sleep going???? I hope I'm not pestering you about the sleep thing..... it just seems to be such a common thread for most of us. I don't know where you are in the country, but I hope you are sleeping peacefully. My kindergartner crawled into bed with me at 4am this morning to tell me about the happiest dream he's ever had. That was worth losing a little sleep over :) Precious.

Sweet dreams to everyone

deb

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Art Therapy for core beliefs?

Yes! Especially stream of consciousness writing. No punctuations, no censoring-- just writing the flow of your mind. The interesting thing about this form is that not only will you get stuff out, but after some time, you'll notice patterns. It works a lot like dream therapy. It just seems to work at a different level. The CBT daily tracker works much the same-- finding patterns.

And I've also read that you can use it in a different way-- the artist's way is a great book about developing our creative side. Stream of consciousness writing is encouraged everyday, but in that book, it's suggested that you don't read it. Just toss it. It's a tool meant to clear our minds of all of our chatter so that we can focus in. I like that approach too. Clears out the monkey mind that never seems to stop chattering.

Cool A! Thanks for checking in.

Deb

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Hi from Toronto

Jon Kabbat-Zin. Very COOL stuff Breezin! I wish the U.S. was a little more in tune with this kind of therapy.

I'm so glad you're joing us. There are wonderful people here and lots of support. Post as often as you can, and try and work the program (it's really good). The moderators are also so amazing and supportive.

You'll probably see parts of yourself in all of us. That's been my experience anyway. It has helped tremendously when I can't talk to anyone else, when I'm having trouble getting out of bed, but also when I have successes.

You are much welcomed.

deb

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Tough Afternoon

Hey A,

Where are you at with all of this now? It was a little while since you've written about it.

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Pristiq

Smiles here too :)

Thank you. We think very much alike.

I know that I have a genetic predisposition for depression, and I also know that I grew up with some difficult stuff. But I also know that I am no dummy, and that pain usually means that I need to take a look. Like a splinter in the foot that may take some doing to get out, depression is a little the same. Different because it's an illness I know I'll always have to deal with, but I dislike pain and will do whatever it takes to leave it behind.

The universe tells me that I've gone astray. Because I tend to be self-destructive I tend to not listen until I am hit hard on the head-- usually with illness or depression. Where I always seem to go astray is with overwork and burnout. The past three days I realized I had a set-back because I was grieving giving up my group therapy stuff-- but I know it's the right choice. I've worked 5 jobs at a time, and I figured I'm only working 2 now..... trying to justify overworking.

So much has changed since I started here. All gifts, all hard, and all learning experiences. Growth can be really painful, letting go of things we love that may not be the best for us is really hard.

I'm in a better space tonight. A five maybe. There is peace with my decision.

I also am working hard to follow my gut right now, and be present from moment to moment. I think I've made the right decisions so far...... who the heck knows. But things are starting to flow again.

thank you A.

deb

for 14 år siden 0 +0 / -0 102

Working on the house

Still having sleep issues here too.

You have done many things right if your son is a lawyer. :) Congrats mom. It made me smile to hear your story about how he did. I think my younger son may follow that same path. Seriously. He is so different from my 20 year-old son.

I loved hearing about your grandaughter. I'm not a grandmother yet, and have only had boys. I would kill to have a tea-party, talk about barbies, and have her sit still and not destroy things for 5 seconds. I came home today to my son heaving firewood into the river that runs by our house because it made a cool noise. His brother missed that cause he was in the bathroom at the time. Little boys just need those seconds to wreak havoc. He also (in that same time period), took a crayon and drew all over our fence.

I can't wait to be a grandmother. I hear from you and others that it is awesome.

Where are you on the depression scale now?

And do you have any advice on planting bare-root roses? I need to do that this weekend cause I'm going back to work. We have chickens but I'm not sure how to mix the poo poo into a good mixing mud for planting.

Okay then. Off to bed hopefully. Sleep has been hard lately.

Keep writing, okay?

deb

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Tough Afternoon

Again, we seem to be so much on the same path.

You sound so healthy A. You really are working with this depression in a way that is enhancing your life. You're seeing what works for you, and what doesn't. And yeah, I can't be bothered with petty anymore either. Things need to be straight-forward, real, and clear. Life is too short.

I'm also happy to hear that you're reconnecting with the friends that matter, and letting go with those that can't keep up with you.

Keep posting because your contributions here are helping people. Me included :) You're awesome.

My little one is calling so will write later after he's settled.

good job though.

deb

for 14 år siden 0 +0 / -0 102

List of Symptoms

Hey Ashley,

good thread. My current symptoms in order of severity are exhaustion, loss of interest in life, apathy, weird sleep patterns, loss of motivation, and short term memory problems. I think that's it, but I can't remember :)

deb

for 14 år siden 0 +0 / -0 102

Hello All !

Lance,

thanks so much for posting all of the positives in your life. I would think that it would easy to move on and not post when we are feeling better. So I want you to know that I appreciate your posts. Again, it gives hope and light. Rock on in your recovery!

deb

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