[Geranium]

Hi pea soup,
I mainly want to let you know I read your post and I'm sad it's so hard for you at the moment.

I won't say I know how you feel - as everyone's different - but just that I have experienced similar states myself (+ very recently.) A lot of what you have said sounds horribly familiar- about when emotional pain gets so unbearable it over-rides every other concern.

I'm aware that anything anyone says can sound a bit trite- but please don't give up yet - you are still in therapy, so you have some reason to think things might change.

One vaguely useful thing a mental health worker asked me was "what do you do to have a break from all this?" I've found that quite helpful in terms of making a conscious effort have an hour or so a day where I switch off from it as much as possible - (in my case that's usually reading or a good TV programme.) It doesn't take the situation away but it does put it into the background for a little bit, so part of the day is not so ****.

take care,
xx