27-03-2020, 10:48 AM
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A little bit of advice
I'd like to throw this out to you all, it may help some of us who are a bit vulnerable mentally right now.I'm not ashamed to admit this but I suffer from PTSD, as a result of something that happened when I was a kid, now during therapy you get lots of meds, and lots of advice, I used to get really down over stuff my therapist said I was setting myself up to fail, it went like this, some of you may recognise it.
I'd plan my tomorrow before going to bed, like this, 'I'm going to get up and wash the dishes, then hoover the house, wash the car, put out some washing, and prepare dinner' for example.
However if I got up and didn't feel too good, or I'd had a bad night, or something, not everything got done, then I'd feel like a failure. This is the advice I was given, it works, try it if you're in a similar situation.
before going to bed you say to yourself, ' right, in the morning I'm going to get up and wash the dishes, then if I feel like it, perhaps I'll hoover up, I may wash the car, but if it's raining, I could dust the lounge instead'
So long as you complete the first task you've won, anything else is a bonus, plus you have a fallback situation, it's a win win.
You go to bed and you think, 'well, I washed the dishes, and hoovered, ok I didn't wash the car, but it was raining, then again I did dust the lounge'
Instantly you begin to feel more positive about yourself, you only had one 'mission' to complete, but you completed several, you're a star!
If you're feeling a bit depressed, or just a bit down in general, please, try it, well it's either that or you come here and I bore you all to death with tales from my life. lol
27-03-2020, 12:59 PM
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Re: A little bit of advice
Originally Posted by Silver Tabby
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Excellent advice - thank you, Sparky!
27-03-2020, 01:43 PM
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Re: A little bit of advice
Sparky, thank you so much for your post, it's excellent advice.I hope you don't mind if I copy it and send it to my daughter.? My granddaughter suffers with PTSD from when she was a child, she is 19 now and still suffering so I hope my daughter will use your post to get your message over to my granddaughter.
27-03-2020, 02:55 PM
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Re: A little bit of advice
Great advice, Sparky !Sorry to hear you have PTSD, but I hope your coping mechanism helps you get out and about as much as possible. I found having a hobby helped when I had depression and music is always good therapy for me
Not quite the same thing, but you know what I mean ...Enjoy the sunshine too - vitamin D is a huge benefit to those who suffer these horrible conditions.
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