Thank you so much

Torrent wrote:Cracked, sorry i won't be of much help. but i'm thinking of you and praying for you.
umm..i don't know have you tried yoga? but i heard its really relaxing, good for mental and physical, it will reset your mind back to its natural state. calm n focus. and it can decrease the stress you're having.
or, you can get a massage since you've been very tired of tidying.
anyway i believe it will pass. good luck for you.
Thank you so much Torrent - that is really helpful. I have a poster of yoga positions in my living room which I used to do a little, perhaps I should go back to it- not done it for years. Thank you very much for your good wishes <3
invicta wrote:Glad I could help!
I think I'll try the colouring books myself, sounds like something I'd enjoy. Thanks!
I'm sure you'll do just fine! Keep us posted on how you're doing.
The colouring in books are super fun

karmatib wrote:Could i suggest mindfulness meditation without sounding like a crunchy hippy? I have had great success with it and it is as simple as sitting for a half an hour a day in a quiet comfortable spot and focusing on your breath as it comes in and out through your nose. when a thought comes up, just make note that you noticed it (non-judgementally, its okay that you lost focus on the breath. that's how the mind works)then return to focusing on the breath. It takes some practice and it wont happen over night but you will start to learn to catch yourself before you go full mania. its almost like it primes your brain to focus on the actuality of things instead of letting your mind take control. A great book on the subject is called "mindfulness in plain english"
Also look into a person named Jon Kabat-Zinn. He was one of the forerunners in proving the science behind mindfullness meditation and has a center for stress reduction at the university of Massachusetts. heres a video of him speaking to an audience at Google. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwwKbM_vJc
Also through MRI's it has been shown that meditation physically changes the brain. im not a doctor but here is a good article explaining what happens.
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2 ... ter-brain/
Can you tell im trying to separate myself from the woo-woo spiritual mumbo-jumbo that is usually thought of when someone says meditation?
Good luck and feel free to PM me if you have any questions.
Thank you so much for your advice and the information. I am a little familiar with mindfulness from some elf help stuff I have done with DBT in the past but not very. I used to meditate when doing my A levels but have not for many many years. I think I will seriously look into this as I have found it helpful in the past - it is just the focus that I think will be tough atm but I will give it a go. Now the house is tidier I think that it will be easier to find a good place to do this as well. Thank you.
Oliveira wrote:Actually... I'd suggest tidying/cleaning but you're already doing itSo I guess other suggestions have to do.
Also, hugs.
Hehe - I am the QUEEN of cleaning

I have had to start some meds for my asthma which tend to elevate my mood on top of everything else (just back from Dr) so I need to seriously try to keep an eye on things
Huge hugs to you all
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