Setbacks During Recovery

[KP the nut]

I guess i am in a setback now.

Hang in Jewel.

I'm in an up. Trying to enjoy it and mostly succeeding. It feels like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders. It is so long since I felt like this, it is a bit scary.

 

[Lucycat]

Hi KP I'm riding high too.
Just waiting for the next fall. But I really want to remember just how good this feels. I know it wont last but as long as I can remember that it is possible to feel good I know what to look forward to next time!

 

[KP the nut]

Hi KP I'm riding high too.
Just waiting for the next fall. But I really want to remember just how good this feels. I know it wont last but as long as I can remember that it is possible to feel good I know what to look forward to next time!

Spot on Lucy. I'm still up there or maybe it is the effects of a nice meal with wine shared with H at home

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I've written in my 'happy' book how I'm feeling

(((HUGS)))
KP

 

[Brontie]

I needed to read this one today. Exhausting and frustrating. Definitely. One minute you feel like you are on top of the world and the next it 's like someone dumped a tone of bricks on your head just to remind you that there is still work to be done. Having this kind of information helps me to deal positively with the setbacks, and it also reminds me of just how far I have come.

 

[jewel]

I don't k ow any of you but some how I feel connected to each of you. I think you are all amazing and brave people. Thank you for sharing you stories so candidly on this forum.
KP, I am finally on an up too. It too the doc giving me some meds and I decided I DO NOT wish to be medicated! I want to crawl out of this on my own. With the help of the forum and perseverance and my two ER visits in two months, I hit my rock bottom and I am finally crawling out...FOR TODAY.
I still feel shattered, fragile, broken, shaken, and basically a mess. But the difference is I am reaching out for help.

 

[KP the nut]

Spot on Lucy. I'm still up there
I've written in my 'happy' book how I'm feeling
KP

And what goes up must come down

. Too much happening to cope with. I just want to switch off.

 

[Froggie]

And what goes up must come down :(. Too much happening to cope with. I just want to switch off.

and will come back up again ((((KP)))) ... candle burning

 

[jewel]

(((((((KP))))))) sending you smiles to brighten your day.

 

[Maryann]

I am so glad to read this artical and other posts. This is what I needed to hear! I am in a set back, and was confused about how I got here along with many other things. It's good to know I'm in good company!

 

[Phaed]

It is helpful to remind yourself that to be in a setback, you need to have made some progress before. You have learned some skills and achieved some success, and you still have more that needs to be learned. Recovery lies on the other side of a setback, and you will never lose what you have already gained.

I think I have been having my first setback since I was ever doing well. Does that make sense? I found a good place and then was triggered and am now figuring out how to deal with this setback. This is a good reminder.

 

[KP the nut]

And back up. Feeling mentally and physically better

 

[AmyO]

This helped me understand quite a bit. As I am writing this please pardon any lapse in typing as I am full on in tears right now. You nailed it on the head when you say that it feels like you are back to square one. I have spent the last two years avoiding my problems in favor of helping the kids. Now I am getting counseling of my own, and I feel like I am paying for it because my two older boys have been triggered big time by the fact that my 6 year old has been repeated re-traumatized by issues outside the home.

I feel like all the strength has just been sucked out of me. I am lost and I don't know what to do.