Goal of The Day-Challenging Your PTSD

[The Albatross]

Hmmm. Goal is to key in said questionnaire today and double back and do a time line as half of the questions are answered but are short on space and a couple of them are wrong. (Funny how my brain brings the wrong answers to me when I am sleeping.) Tried to pick up a clean copy but the office wasn't open this morning so I'll be taking the long way around this.

Key in all the assessment of sexual dysfunction initial interview questions... then create the time line as best as I can muster. THEN answer the durned questions. If I hadn't procrastinated on doing the uncomfortable thing, you know I'd be half way through already.

 

[billie]

To tell my Dr that I am okay today, and then to follow through with it using CBT on my thoughts in my diary. Also, have the assertiveness to tell the disability officer at uni that I am not ready to do more than one subject, and not to feel ashamed.

 

[ms spock]

Not to give into the feelings of hopelessness and helplessness.

 

[ms spock]

My intention today is to return the library books. To go and write this submission. To manage and regulate my emotions. I want to refute my irrational and distorted PTSD thinking 40% to 50% of the time. I want to consciously step out of the victim mentality that I carry with me, and I want to consciously step out of the the harshness of judgement that keeps me paralyzed. I don't have to be perfect.

 

[roaminggnome]

My goal for today was to drive without fear and I accomplished it.

 

[EverOnly358]

Today my goals are to leave my room, make lunch, rest and relax (all these nightmares and flashbacks are taking it outta me... I don't want to do what I always do... which is to just push through and keep going while I ignore how I'm actually feeling), run to Target later, make dinner and vege out on my own tonight (Wednesday night is the one night each week I have some time to myself). Wish me luck! :tup:

Let's see... I did have a pretty good day yesterday. I did leave my room, I made lunch, I rested, we went to Target... but I didn't make dinner. By dinner time I was totally out of it. Exhausted and scatterbrained, having trouble focusing. Not unusual given the flashbacks and other stuff coming up... but annoying none the less. But dinner was no big deal... Wednesday is "Breakfast Comes To Dinner" :happy: and my husband and the kids managed it all just fine. I was STARVING (again, so annoying) and had oatmeal with apples and some sausage and a smoothie... and was STILL hungry after, so I ate a granola bar. This starving stuff is getting on my nerves. It's like a feeling that comes up from my childhood... but since it's just a feeling (there's not always like a visual or audio flashback with it), it's hard to counter. It feels exactly like I'm starving, even though I know I'm not starving... I'm eating the same as always. I don't have much willpower on my best days... but this feeling is awful and overwhelming. And I've been downing water like crazy and that hasn't been helping either. I guess I just need to ride it out. :dead:

What are my goals for today? :cautious:

Get some exercise in. Make sure to stretch. Make sure everyone gets to play practice (my son's in the school play and my daughter likes to watch the rehearsals... but Thursday's are crazy hectic, it takes some juggling to make sure things stay on schedule). Run some errands tonight. Relax and watch Grey's Anatomy and Scandal later tonight, a couple of my favorite shows that are finally back after a long hiatus. :laugh:

 

[Deleted member 10686]

My goal of the week is to get out and walk my dog every day, even if it is just to the mail box. This is difficult because it cuts into my valuable sleep time while my son is at school.

 

[EverOnly358]

How did I do yesterday? :cautious:

Well, I did get exercise in... 70 minutes of walking at the track, plus a bunch of stretching. No problems with any aches or pains today. I made sure Thursday ran according to schedule... even though I had to put up with my daughter asking about 300 times, "Is it time to go to play practice yet?" :rolleyes: Hmmm. We ran lots of errands on Thursday night, there was lots of walking around. And then I did catch Grey's Anatomy and Scandal. Awesome! Good job! :laugh:

What are my goals for today? :cautious:

Well... my big goal was to go to the gym and finalize my gym membership this morning. It was a great big pain in the butt and totally stressed me out so much :arghh; (cannot be overstated), but I did it anyways! Yay me! :smug: I also got in almost an hour of working out. I would have stayed longer, but Friday is a hectic day on the ol' homeschooling schedule, and so much time was taken up with stupid forms and computer stuff and an ID card and all that... GAH! :shifty: I don't understand why it all has to be so complicated! But it's done now and I don't have to worry about it anymore. :geek:

In addition, today I want to make sure I rest and relax some... I don't want to run around so much that I exhaust myself completely. I also have about a zillion things on my to do list here at home. I'm trying to just do one thing at a time and not get too stressed out about things. :laugh: Hahaha! That's kinda laughable... I mean, it's so hard for me not to stress about the to do list and race to try to get it all done... but I am trying to be more like a normal person. :rolleyes:

Wow... that's a lot of lavender smileys. Purple is one of my two favorite colors. :geek:

 

[Britt.f7]

Today is to not crawl into a bed for a third time, unless it is actual time to go to bed. I did lay down twice today. I know I shouldn't. I want to lay down until my husband gets home. Not sure how to occupy my time. But I'm not going to. I'm going to find things on the computer to do. The bed is my safety. I really need to find a new safety.

 

[ms spock]

I need to manage being in chat in a more constructive way for myself.

I was trying to be in chat to welcome people and chat a little. But after someone coming and talking about good stuff they just dumped their stuff.

I wish that there were two chat rooms. But Anthony had that before and it wasn't worth the amount of money it cost and that is a reasonable consideration.

One for people to hang out and just chat silly and do disco dancing. Talk about positive stuff and achievements.

One chat room for people to talk about serious stuff and their problems.

I can see why chat becomes empty because people drop by, dump their stuff and then head off. Some people are fine. They ask if they can chat about stuff or they talk about it in a positive problem solving manner.

I wish there was an etiquette of asking if it was okay to discuss heavier stuff so I could leave chat.

I will need to be mindful of this and perhaps of other things to do to contribute to the forum. One day I will have a money and I will be able to donate money and that will be good.

 

[EverOnly358]

One for people to hang out and just chat silly and do disco dancing. Talk about positive stuff and achievements.

Yes, I kinda wish there were two chats as well! It's very hard and stressful to be supportive to people who are really struggling and are sharing in chat. I can only do a limited amount of that before it really takes it out of me. So, I completely get what you're saying! :hug:

What are my goals for today? :cautious:

Rest, rest, rest and relax. There's nothing that has to be done. It's Sunday, I can just vege out and take a day off. :wideeyed:

 

[ms spock]

@EverOnly358 but Anthony paid for chat rooms in the past and it was too expensive and they weren't used. So I just drop by there for a little bit and leave before the deep and meaningfuls occur.