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At last, a nice dog walk in the sun! My dog and I both lingered on the walk. Lovely.

So glad you shared this. I have been so grey lately, but your post reminded me that just when I give up hope, the example of someone else can revive it.

(((support))) I've been terrible with money -- never had a lot, but never figured out how to temper my "emotionally compelled" purchases or rather saving for unforeseeable mishaps. I've slowly gotten better about sticking to budgets, but the stress of it all is panic that always has me worry...

Today has been frustrating, depressing (without any real provocation for those feelings besides it being grey outside and below freezing). I don't like it when my spirit feels broken or just absent. After work I took a nap, but it didn't seem to help. Luckily, I convinced myself to do some...

No dog walk, but I did do a yoga session (I owe my dog big time).

I'm thankful that I keep trudging on even when I worry I'm at my wit's end.

Reaching 3pm with total exhaustion -- I've been productive most of the last five days, and I hate hitting a road block like fatigue.

-- I love and commit myself to the unconventional, too. I walked Sadie again: 28F and damp, grey. Yoga's next.

That's huge news cindymolly! Kudos! I'm thankful that my office computer is not on the fritz like I had thought it was when I left the office yesterday.

I realize that I avoid naps when I don't need to (as if they mean I am being "lazy"); I realize that they are signs I need to replenish my energies, and that, almost every time after a nap I find myself less angry and self-critical -- thereby allowing me to be even more productive.

As a teen I was choked by my father in a rageful fit, ever since having anyone come at my face/throat region is literally a breath-taking experience. I avoided any dental appointment from the age of 18 to 43 years of age. Finally, I had to make an economical decision to have what was left of...

After I did an EMDR session about abuse that occurred in my childhood and adolescence, that jerking ("abreactions" I think I was told they are) affected me a lot in the beginning -- sometimes several on a daily basis. Now, I only have them occasionally -- once a month during really stressful...

I'm thankful that... I have some of the same students I had last semester -- they're funny, hardworking sweethearts -- and the new-to-me students volunteered some questions in class today; the chair of our department is as understanding as she is professional; the rain has not been so heavy as...

I'm very "light core," but I did get some yoga in.

Congrats!

I'm thankful that... I managed to stay positive and productive today; I washed my hair despite the cold temps today (my hot water heater needs to be replaced, so I dread washing my hair in the winter); the family of alley cats managed to make it through what appears to be the worst of below...

I'm doing better this winter with walking my dog. Last year I told her (Sadie, my sweet dog) that the deal was: a regular "long" walk if it's at least 35F WITH sun. Otherwise, the "long" walk would occur if the high reached the mid 40s (whether sunny or grey). Yesterday, we walked with a...

I'm thankful for... A new day that should be warmer than yesterday; that my pipes did not burst overnight; that my truck didn't break down during errands yesterday (she's an old gal that still keeps going)

This is such a tough side-effect of abuse. My story is similar to yours, and, in my case, things fell apart in a relationship that started so beautifully. I did go to therapy, but my husband at the time was a very shy man who could not get comfortable talking to a couple's therapist. That...

Coffee, turtleneck sweater, a sweet dog who knows how to pee quickly in light of today's wind chill.

I'm thankful for: a day of full sun despite the cold; that the stray cat family found and used the "insulated fort" on my front porch that I made for them yesterday and that they are now playing in my back yard (they still won't let me touch them, though); my boyfriend is feeling better; my...

I know this is untimely since both Xmas and New Year's have come and gone, but I appreciate this topic. I live states away from my family -- estranged for the most part besides pleasant, safe topics by phone. I'm 45 without children and in a state where I have no roots. My boyfriend is from...

izmo, thank you so much for posting this...and to all who replied. When I saw the word "Loser," I connected immediately. Also, that idea of the crash after a few successive and successful days is a hurtful quirk my boyfriend and I call "the DOOM factor." I've had PTSD since childhood which was...

Like others, I would try to figure out why he is so admantly refusing to ride the bus. Even if there is not a problem per se on the bus, the bus might serve as a symbol to something that is frigtening/bothering him at preschool. Is this behavior something new? Did he once accept riding the...

Absolutely! I don't live anywhere near my childhood, my college years, etc. I moved to a state that is very tight-knit and somewhat suspicious of "outlanders." Now in my forties, I find myself so incredibly isolated. Because I live in a college town, I make friends more easily with college...