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What am I feeling? :cautious: A little annoyed and irritated and weepy :unsure: but I discussed it with my husband and that helped some (instead of the usual, keeping it all inside until I explode... so progress, I guess :confused:). Just a little tired, but I think I'll feel better after I...

@Kas_Can_Fly, I'm so sorry it's so bad right now. I know that feeling of trying to get the people around me to realize just how serious I am... and then they don't take me seriously. It's horrible! That's the thing with PTSD... to everyone else, it may seem like we're fine, but inside it's...

What am I feeling? :cautious: Okay, I guess. :) Got in exercise at the gym this morning, plus shopping, so that was fun. It's so weird to be okay-ish. I feel a little like Sisyphus, and I just happen to be at the top of the hill. :confused: Any minute now that boulder is going to be...

@Definitely..maybe, I'm totally grateful for school supply shopping, too! We were just stocking up for 2014 homeschooling this morning... y'know how there are those boxes of 64 and 96 Crayola crayons? I LOVE those! But my daughter loves markers... and now they have this giant box of 64...

I don't understand the weight loss thing... because I can do everything right and not lose a pound and then do everything wrong and drop 5 pounds overnight. I do not understand! I think for me what it comes down to... is that when my PTSD is well managed, I relax a lot more, and my body isn't...

Yeah, exactly, @Definitely..maybe... I have great walking paths around my house, but it's too snowy and icy at the moment. It's harder to get to the gym, but I did manage to make it there this morning, and I got in 35 minutes of walking and jogging. Yay me! I'm really liking this thread...

:D Did good yesterday... got cookies rolled and baked with the girls and we finished our Monopoly game that was sitting out for a few days. I only melted down a little at the end... it was late by time we finished, past my bedtime. There's never a game of Monopoly in our house without someone...

I actually think that all counts! :laugh: Snow shoveling is a lot more strenuous than walking or jogging. And I know hugging my Guinea pigs always cheers me up, they're hilarious. And there's something about walking around the mall that's always more fun than the track at the gym... but...

@Valariexx, I'm so sorry for the loss of your baby and this situation with your ex-finance. So sorry! I agree that you are a strong and caring person to be so concerned and understanding about your ex-finance. To me, it just sounds like he's totally overwhelmed. It's too much... untreated...

What am I feeling today? :cautious: Why is this still so hard? :confused: I'm feeling okay, I guess. :wideeyed: Everything is going along well enough... :eek: which only makes me nervous about what disaster is about to occur. ;) I hope everyone is having a good day today. :joyful...

I'm grateful for everyone and everything in my life. I'm really lucky. :joyful:

Yesterday was great, and I did everything I needed to do. :cool: Today... well, I needed to go out shopping and that got done, we just got home. :joyful: Other than that, there are a couple of family activities I want to do, but I'm trying to stay relaxed about it instead of being a crazy...

I was feeling too lazy to go to the gym today, but my husband and I spent a bunch of time walking around stores. I say that counts, too. LOL! :D Hope everyone is having a good day! EverOnly :cool:

Thanks! :cool: "Temporary sanity!" Too funny! :roflmao: :laugh: :roflmao:

@Britt.f7, great job! I do the same thing... I think maybe no... but then when I'm brave and say yes and just do it, I always feel so much better than if I had given in and stayed home. So I try to remember that the next time I have to decide, too. I'm so proud of you! :hug: What are my...

I'm grateful to be alive. Despite all the struggles and the heartache, the world is a magical place. :joyful:

Screw next year! Enjoy your decorations for as long as you like, that's what I say. ;) We had two trees this year... so we took one down and left the other one, the smaller one, up. :D I love the lights and the ornaments and everything. I might leave this tree up all year! LOL! :laugh...

@Tympre, I'm so sorry you're going through a difficult time (I've been there, too... :eek: and it'll probably happen again here soon enough). The only thing that helps me in moments like that is to remember that everything changes. It feels so horrible now, but it won't last, it won't. :hug...

@dkrose, I'm so sorry for everything you and your mother, sister and brother went through! You're so strong to have survived all that. Like @franciemarnie said, as you work to get better, you'll be able to feel more real and less like a robot. Our stories are different, but I relate to so...

That was me for the longest time. It's just practice. Giving yourself the opportunity to decide for yourself without letting other people influence you. I literally had to start with walking... I would go for a walk by myself and stop at each crossroads, like I was waiting for a family member...

Well... I got dressed in workout clothes and went over to the gym and did some jogging/walking. It was good. Thanks for the inspiration... all too often I put it off and then it doesn't happen. I was happy to get some exercise in. :cool:

I have so much trouble sleeping through the night. I often prefer to stay up late or wake up early... it just feels too scary and vulnerable to sleep when everyone else is asleep, too. But I have to be careful... too many late night hours and my sleep schedule flips and suddenly I'm sleeping...

@Mway123, I have so much anxiety about letting my kids out of my sight. This is because of my childhood abuse and because the younger of my two daughters almost died as a baby... at the time I was convinced if I just held her every minute in the hospital, she wouldn't die. That was 15 years...

I'm on board. I always feel so much better if I can just get a walk and some sunlight everyday. The weather has been really snowy and cold and icy lately though, so I've been walking around the track at the gym. There are a lot of windows onto the surrounding fields and it's relaxing, just...

@shimmerz, I have problems on my birthday, too. Too many memories. This year, for my 40th birthday, I told people to pretend like it wasn't even happening. That was better, even though I had a little bit of resentment when a couple people didn't send me birthday wishes (even though I told...