Surviving a desperate time.....

[micki76]

Y'all will never know how much I needed to read this.

Thank you!

[Karen]

When it involves anger (not grief or sadness) I have my surefire-for-me method. When I am stressed and angry, and cannot sleep because I am too worked up, I put my glasses back on, get a pencil or pen and a piece of paper, and make a list.

I make a list of things I hate. It always, always, always starts with "canned peas" even though I have not even encountered them for years. That's an all-abiding hate from childhood. It moves on from there, and includes anything that really annoys me, and eventually I even usually get down to what I am actually angry about, and by the end, I can relax and get to sleep.

[kitten645]

I agree with so many of these. I try to "live in an attitude of gratitude". When I think every thing is bad I try to stop and say...okay..do I have shoes on my feet? That's good..Do have clothes on my back? That's good..Do I have a roof over me? That's good. Do I have my cats that love me no matter what? That's good.
I take it from there and it helps me put my problems in perspective.

[moosmom]

I have a journal I write in. It's helped me alot along with the love of my friends, PT pals and family. Every year on my dad's anniversary, I write a letter to my Dad and seal it. I have 10 letters written to him that I've never opened.

[king2005]

- Talking to some of my friends about whats bothering me (I love my online friends).

- Hanging & talking to my buddy Joe. I don't know what it is with us, but we run to the other for comfort. It works great for us. When I was in that bad situation with Chad, he would invite me over until the wee hours of the night. We would hardly talk. We would just sit in the darkness of his room watching our cartoons. We don't have to talk to each other to get totally relaxed. Just being in the same room alone, or my car, its sooooo relaxing.

- Snuggling up to Digi my puppy makes all my worries go away. Just coming home to her puts me in the best of best moods. Going to sleep with her beside my bed allows me to sleep with no issues & I wake up to butt wiggles & loving. Its such an awesome feeling