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The Reject Diaries
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The Reject Diaries

Permanent Linkby Living Well on Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:07 am

I'm not doing too well at generating new friends. I keep chipping away but without results. Am I really that bad a person? Like I can see a few faults that I keep working on, but I just don't understand the mass rejection issue I have. Chip, chip, chipping....

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A Time of Reflection

Permanent Linkby Living Well on Sat Oct 01, 2011 12:54 pm

I had a good day. I was happy with how the second discussion group went (itchy monkeys). I felt like we nutted out a bit more of what distress tolerance is and isn't. It's ironic, that no matter how much you apply this stuff to your life, it is just as much about getting used to the messiness that life is as it is cleaning it up. It's always tricky finding that middle point... of accepting our emotions, without getting overwhelmed by them and without numbing out. It's about cleaning out that junk room in manageable stages and filing stuff, throwing out other stuff and trying to sort things as best we can when or soon after they occur, and being comfy that something's take some time to unravel. So often we solutions with such clarity in others lives because it doesn't involve emotion. But emotion is what gives our lives richness and meaning and they are what helps keep us safe. We also aren't as likely to share the same wonky thoughts as the other; so we can see through the issue so clearly... if only we had that crystal clarity for ourselves. Sometimes I really wonder how much of our lives journey is actually about our ability to manage our emotions. In my old age (yeah yeah), looking back, it seems to have governed a hell of a lot of my life.

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It's all pee and giggles

Permanent Linkby Living Well on Tue Sep 27, 2011 3:53 am

Got my urine sent off to the lab today so they can get creative with antibiotics and see's what one manages to kill my uti, bladder infection and now kidney infection. The antibiotics I have taken over the previous 2 months haven't done as much as we have needed them to. So it will be good for them to target this infection in the lab first.

I'm happy the dbt information group is going so well. I must admit that I'm possibly not as relaxed about it as I could be. I know I don't have to put so much work into it, but I love the challenge - and I love the reward of a well run group. When it comes down to it, the individual benefit to me is getting to revise my dbt knowledge and getting to know it inside out; as well as getting to discuss skills with group participants. It's amazing how much I get to learn from the groups too.

I'm totally annoyed with the Seroquel turning me into a ravenous pig. My fat clothes don't fit me anymore and I exercise for an hour each day.

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Wonderful Weekend

Permanent Linkby Living Well on Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:47 am

Was proud of myself for facilitating the two coping groups yesty. It's great to help others if I can - and I get a lot out of discussing coping skills with others too.

Received some lovely warm pm's from this site yesterday - some were funny, some were heartfelt and all of them special.

Today I'm doing a mindfulness diary. Writing down my thoughts, feelings and actions within each hour as thoroughly as I can. It's not so much about what I am thinking, feeling and doing so much as actually being present in the moment. Recording it is a great reminder to keep in the moment. Mindfulness isn't something for all the time, but I just figure I could do with strengthening that skill - and weekends are easier to practice.

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Fabulous Friday

Permanent Linkby Living Well on Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:21 am

Aqua Aerobics

Luncheon

Let Down By A Friend - so bought myself an angel candle as a sweetner

Real Estate Rang to Say My Tenants Are Moving Out - Mortgage, no tenants, full rent, no flatmate - somethings have to be changed up.

I've been shopping and cleaning and doing all that functional type of stuff, that no one likes doing, but many are lucky enough not to know what it is like to struggle to get them done. :)

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