How's Your Day Been? Each Day is Different, So Make Your Mark Daily

[cypher]

I had the day off from work. I sat at home doing nothing but staring out into the open space thinking of nothing- just blank.

 

[Marlene]

My youngest daughter and I painted the kitchen, dining room and kitchen cabinets today. I'm exhausted, but it was quite the feeling of accomplishment. I culdn't have done it without her and we had a great day of getting something that needed to be done together. My husband gets to put the cabinet doors and their hardware back on tomorrow.

For the longest I couldn't do anything like this. It was just too much. That we could do this, do it well and we have a good time...wow, good stuff.

Lisa

 

[fin]

Thankyou for this anthony

I am sorry I have quoted your entire post here, I needed to bring it forward for me and maybe others

Look, I thought the same thing when I was in the initial stages... wondering if my life was going to be a constant mess. For years I had to constantly fight myself from driving into a pole at high speed, or killing myself at any opportunity just so I didn't have to go through this my entire life. Then I did the PTSD course, where I learnt a hell of lot more information and tools from experts in the field, had some very shitty months after that, better for many months, triggered it again returning to Townsville, now better again and learnt another valuable lesson... don't return to Townsville.



Here's a big piece of advice for everyone with PTSD. There are three main types of people with PTSD:

1. Those who deny they have it, or it affects them;
2. Those who become workaholics, alcoholics, drugs, highly reliant on medications, etc to suppress it, but they know they have it;
3. Those who accept it, embrace it, work with it and not against it, and learn to control the symptoms and their lifestyle to suit it.

One and two will never see the other side of PTSD unti they change their thinking, lifestyle and attitude towards PTSD. Three is the only one that will ever see the other side of PTSD, back to some sort of normality. I know just from reading here, that most fall into #1 or #2, and a couple of people here are #3, myself included.

This all just reminded me of a very important piece of information I need to post here about the core root of [DLMURL="http://www.ptsdforum.org/thread218.html"]PTSD triggers[/DLMURL] for symptoms. I will start a new thread on that one though.

< updated with the link for vital information >

and just in case you didnt see what I had written above:

Thankyou for this anthony

I am sorry I have quoted your entire post here, I needed to bring it forward for me and maybe others

~fin

 

[Leda]

Today is not a very good day - maybe bacause it´s therapy-day again tomorrow. I have a good relation with my therapist, but we´re working on som heavy stuff, and I´m troubled with audible flashbacks if I dont keep myself busy.

 

[Leda]

This day has been relatively busy. I went to the vet with one of my cats this morning, she had to hav a check up - we are planning kittens. Then we had to do som serious shopping, before I cold sit down, relax and have a manicure. I know it does not sound much, but for me it is.

This evening I´ve been cooking dinners for the following tree days. - They will be even more busy.

 

[fin]

Today I have moments of surprise and good stuff... am tickled. It has been good and very very different.

whoop whoop
~fin

 

[fin]

Today has been another big one for me...this can work guys, this can work.

 

[Leda]

After two nigths filled with nigthmares and flashbacks I finally got some rest :) When I came home from work yesterday I slept for three hours. Then I went to bed early and slep soundly for another ten hours.

 

[disenchanted]

Started my diary here and feel like total crap. Not sleeping, wrestling with doctor and work to get FMLA and short term disability, worried about finances, waiting for meds to do their work, tired of being cold, horrible rash, tummy hurts, body aches, clenching teeth, trying to meditate, do calming things. Miss my dad so much.

 

[fin]

Leda; I am glad to be reading that you are catching up on some sleep, this stuff we are doing is really very tiring and recognising what your body needs is a good thing, and listing to your body and acting on what it needs is I believe really good for you.

disenchanted; some of what you are feeling is because you have started your diary, it will pass some. Well done for going for it.



I am writing this first before my day starts proper because maybe in some small way I can steer my day into being better. My days have been good recently and apart from yesterday which I could do nothing about, I am less afraid now than I have been, and this is good. Maybe starting here will help me to remain cool about it all.

My days are definitely changing big time and it is just the strangest thing.

~fin

 

[fin]

Today has been really pretty good, I am pleased to be able to say.

And anything good is a good thing and a blessing some. YAY!!

I feel tired but it is a good tired and hopefully will mean that I can sleep tonight. I caught up last night on sleep missed and that was good so...am smiling also...and it feels good to be smiling tonight.

My back aches though so a back massage right about now would be good - anyone?? Maybe we could trade - I do a pretty good back rub so...?

Good grief..that wasnt meant to sound quite like that...ok?

... sorry, as that just makes it sound worse now LOL...tired but laughing still

...but its cool, all cool, am cool and smiling no matter what right now. Well I hope so...but I'm not tempting anything at the moment because I know I'm still fragile - but cool so...yeah maybe I should sign out now- laughing!!

LOL whoop whoop!!

~fin

 

[fin]

Today has been the day that just keeps giving and giving....am loving today....it can only get better from here on out.

Good days you just can't beat them.

~fin