"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
Could you maybe skip the spin class if you're still not feeling well? Hope your afternoon is going okay!
How are you Leigh?
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
They charge you if you don't turn up or cancel in less than 24 hours! I might call them to see if I can cancel though because I do feel awful. How are you?
Oh that's rubbish :( I hope you do manage to cancel, you deserve a nice restful evening! Xx
I'm good thanks :) work is v v dull because we have too many staff on for once! Am going to a class at the gym after work, am looking forward to it :)
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
You are all doing wonderful things! I am impressed.
I am a ****. Mum met me for lunch today and spent the hour telling me I really need to stop being a hermit. She said she's tried being nice and it hasn't worked. I ****ing hate myself. I hate this. I hate that I have nothing to say the anyone and don't want to even try. I love my job so much but going out in the morning feels like the hardest thing in the world. My colleague has been off for over six months with depression and I want to do the same. I don't because I can't do that and I'm not depressed, but I spend so much time being anxious. I've been self-medicating and I know better and I can't tell anyone because I know better. ****. I'm fine. I don't know. I'm not dead and I definitely don't want to be dead, but this is not sustainable. I love my Mum and I know she wants the best for me and she told me today that is makes her really sad to think of of me in my room on my own. I so, so don't want to make her sad and the thought that I am almost kills me but I hate the outside. My room is safe and my duvet is safe and I just can't. I am a ****.
“Our defeats are softened and our victories are sweetened because we did it together.” - Toby Ziegler.
O Ducky, sorry I have no words tonight but you're not any of those things. You have no need to hate yourself. Sorry I can't come up with anything more helpful. *squishes*
Oh ducky. Huge cuddles. I'm so sorry you're feeling like this. I think you deserve to treat yourself with more compression. Being so hard on yourself will just make it even more difficult. I still think you manage incredibly well. Have you talked to your mum about how hard it is? Is there anything you could do together that would make it easier for you to get out a bit more? do you see your CPN anytime soon? Can you try to do something nice for yourself this evening? Sending lots of love your way.
How are you Sarah?
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
She's going to come to the gym with me. I just hate it. I'm so, so tired. Not just tired because I need sleep, but utterly exhausted by being how I am. I hate it. I don't know what to do. My CC called today but I was working. I've not spoken to her for a few weeks because I don't want to bother people. What can she do, anyway? She's lovely but she can't change anything. My Dr thinks this is it. I don't want it.
How was the gym? How is your evening?
“Our defeats are softened and our victories are sweetened because we did it together.” - Toby Ziegler.
Oh lovely. I think there's a difference between accepting that you have MH difficulties that are probably not going to just go away and thinking that it can't get better than this. You can feel better than this. Going to the gym with your mum sounds good. You wouldn't be bothering your CC, that's what she s there for. Xx
Gym was good. Class was fun, though I got really anxious at the end. I'm on my way home now, it's ****ing freezing! Oh and I did not get ID'd buying a bottle of wine which is woeful, clearly I look old! :p
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
Take small steps ducky. Like just standing at your door for 5-10 mins to walking to the end of your road and so on. You are doing amazingly and do you really want to be signed off long term? You are so much better than this!
Like Hannah has said, just because you were told you will have long term mental health problems doesn't mean it doesn't get better *nods* try not to let what your doctor said pull you back!
Glad you have got a plan in place xx
Yay for the class Hannah. Go you. Hope your journey home isn't too long and you warm up soon xx
Life can be beautiful if you let it.
Step back, breathe and take it in
I cancelled spin. Look at me being sensible! Going to attempt to sleep soon.
Sounds like that was a really difficult conversation with your Mum, Ducky. The others have said it all better than I can but I'm thinking of you. You're so cruel to yourself and you don't deserve to be - and the meaner you are to yourself, the less able you'll feel to get out and about and enjoy life.
Well done for cancelling spin Ali! How are you feeling?
How are you all?
Almond crescents sound good! Well, they would if I liked almonds :P
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
Thanks. You are all lovely. I've arranged to see my Aunt and the children on Saturday. My Aunt is going to come to mine and we are going to walk to hers together, so that might be ok. Need to try.
“Our defeats are softened and our victories are sweetened because we did it together.” - Toby Ziegler.
That sounds like a really good plan Ducky :) I hope it goes well. I also wanted to say, it's okay to take really small steps. You don't have to go to several classes at the gym etc if it feels too much. Maybe just add in one thing at a time <3
Haha, I think you have Dan! It might have been whisky! Or peanut butter :P
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
