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mikey · 10-12-2011, 01:57 PM

Thank you both for your suggestions.

I do keep a journal and have been writing memories and thoughts down, but I notice that when I do so I tend to dwell on them too much and focus on all the bad things which have happened and the terrible way I was feeling, which I don't really want to do! I'm trying as hard as I can to stay positive as I'm determined never to end up back in the situation I was in. Although writing them down does get them 'out' of my head in that I don't feel like I have to hang on to them, if that makes sense.

I haven't really discussed it with my CPN so that's something I may do, actually. She might be able to offer some light on some of the things that happened (although she wasn't there).

Thanks for the link, Snow White. I learned some mindfulness techniques when I was in hospital and I'd forgotten about those a bit! This reminded me of them, and they are definitely a technique I can use to try to relax and stop thinking about what happened too much (especially when it stops me being able to sleep, for example).

10-12-2011, 01:57 PM	#6
mikey I'm a girl Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK I am currently:	Thank you both for your suggestions. I do keep a journal and have been writing memories and thoughts down, but I notice that when I do so I tend to dwell on them too much and focus on all the bad things which have happened and the terrible way I was feeling, which I don't really want to do! I'm trying as hard as I can to stay positive as I'm determined never to end up back in the situation I was in. Although writing them down does get them 'out' of my head in that I don't feel like I have to hang on to them, if that makes sense. I haven't really discussed it with my CPN so that's something I may do, actually. She might be able to offer some light on some of the things that happened (although she wasn't there). Thanks for the link, Snow White. I learned some mindfulness techniques when I was in hospital and I'd forgotten about those a bit! This reminded me of them, and they are definitely a technique I can use to try to relax and stop thinking about what happened too much (especially when it stops me being able to sleep, for example).
	There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who, when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: 'This glass is half full'. And then there are those who say: 'This glass is half empty'. The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: 'What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass! Terry Pratchett