I wrote a nice note to an elderly lady who is a neighbor who doesn't have anyone in her life.
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I wrote a nice note to an elderly lady who is a neighbor who doesn't have anyone in her life.
Went to the movies.
Had a nice walk on the trail with my Sister!
Sundays are always the worst for me (going through a break up). It's hard to get out of bed and do anything. But I called an old friend I haven't spoken to in years and called my mother and also went on a little walk while listening music. Haven't eaten anything all day which makes me more anxious, but one day at a time.
Today is the first day in weeks I forced myself to stay up for more than a few hours without going back to bed to cope (not good at all)
I cooked something in a relaxed way without becoming stressed about it. Also, I woke up early and stayed awake all day, no naps, which is good, because it will make me go to sleep early tonight and wake up early tomorrow morning and feel more wide awake. Thank you for suggesting that we share something positive. It helps.
Wow, other people do this kind of thing? This is why I love this forum!Quote:
Originally Posted by salvator here
I've gone without a nap or even a lie down ALL DAY too (and I'm 800ks from home in a motel so way out of my comfort zone).
I am always so proud of myself when, on days off and nothing scheduled, I make myself go to sleep early, make myself wake up early (relatively), and then make myself stay up all day, no naps, no going back to bed to cope, etc. And then when I do go to sleep at night (early again), I sleep more soundly. Having said this, it is a huge thing to get me to stay awake all day. Sometimes I fall asleep on the couch in the afternoon for 1 hour. But, I try not to beat myself up too much about it. I'm always so grateful when I can put some structure into my life, even on "non productive" days (for lack of a better phrase).
I exposed myself to my trigger (loud rain and thunderstorms.) Basically I got anxious again and I got flashbacks of my first panic attack. I just let the anxiety be there, take over me, accepting it, and I felt like it couldn't stop me anymore. I fell asleep pretty fast even with the awfully loud rain and thunder. Which is unbelievable for me. So I successfully faced my trigger and didn't even get a panic attack. I'm pretty proud. :)
I'm proud of you, too. :) I'm learning to accept it and just let it be there and just float through it, too. Glad you successfully faced a trigger and I would be proud, too.