Posted by ClearSkies on August 19, 2007, at 7:35:59
In reply to Feeling isolated, and kinda trapped, posted by Racer on August 19, 2007, at 2:19:26
(((((Racer))))) Oh boy, do I know that feeling, Racer, and I'm sorry you've got it. I think that when you're vulnerable, it only takes a few hairline cracks in our safety shell before everything feels likes it's shattered and in pieces around us.
My therapist says that when I'm feeling overwhelmed like this that the best I can do is just breathe in and breathe out, and wait for the worst of the feelings to pass. My history has shown that as bad as I feel at any moment, I just am incapable of maintaining that feeling of awfulness for any length of time. Something will ease, somewhere, and you'll have a brighter spot in a day that won't feel quite so horrible as the day before did. How that for consolation? Life may suck right now but it can't stay this sucky for very long!! Now you can see why I never tried out for cheerleading in high school :-)
Maybe *not* looking at any of these painful subjects too closely will help. I know that when I'm generally in a bad place, everything feels that much worse, I think because I'm much less capable of seeing a good side to anything. My advice, worth as it is the ether it is writ upon, it to hang on. Be gentle with yourself. Soothe yourself the best you can (I wish I had your sofa to hug me back, too!). Distract yourself with the activities that bring you enjoyment. Call your therapist if you feel you need to, and maybe plan to have another conversation about your needs and expectations?
CS
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