What Are You Feeling Today? Not Thinking, Rather Feeling! Can You Identify Yours?

[Privateer]

Agony. My right leg is completely out of commission today.

 

[intothelight]

(((Rain))) (((Privateer))) (((Hugs))) to all that need them.

I am afraid to step back into this thing called my "life" today. It feels like it is so full of hidden holes that keep tripping me up and I keep falling down. I am steady today, but afraid to make any steps forward fearing the fall. I found it so hard to pick myself up last week, and the last fall made me plummet much further than I wanted or expected to go.

Stepping out ever so cautiously and scanning the horizon for each and every trip wire.

 

[JustBe]

I am feeling anxious about my upcoming trip, thankful for the support I receive here on the forum, excited to be seeing my parents soon and terrified all at once. :confused:

 

[p-no]

(((MO)))

When are you going?

 

[SweetPeaandSunBird]

I am feeling anxious about my upcoming trip, thankful for the support I receive here on the forum, excited to be seeing my parents soon and terrified all at once. :confused:

I feel for you on that excited/terrified confused ball of emotion. My mother gave me a great many gifts but just as many problems. When I had my teeth removed to get the dentures in, I drove down to my parents' home for a visit; then, my mom and I drove back to my home for the oral surgery. I hadn't driven to their residence for over ten years (and certainly not alone for a 2-day trip one way, staying in motels by myself -- at least not since 1998).

But, one thing that I was able to process better after the trip is that my mother is actually two people and never the two shall meet. It made me realize that it makes perfect sense that I should be so conflicted about her. In a strange way that calmed down some of my doubts about myself.

Taking my dog with me on the trip helped tremendously. (Sadie and I had never had a road-trip together; she was a dream and loved it.)

Have you stored up some good ideas for how to cope when possible situations might arise?

 

[JustBe]

Thanks SP&SB;)

I think it will be helpful to think of my Mom as two people too. I usually try to tell myself that she is so different now and I have forgiven everything as she has said that she has forgiven me.

I'm going to go with Love in my heart and remember that I am no longer a child and try and control my emotions that get in the way.

 

[Privateer]

Feeling pretty damned lonely just now. I'm in a mess and really need company, but my wife is struggling today with her own problems.

She needs a better man than I.

 

[nimkekaa]

Tired, fustrated, ticked off that I had a nasty nightmare last night, craving some quiet nature time.

 

[Violet03]

Today I feel lost, hopeless, anxious, nervous, scared, and overwhelmed. I feel like I live on a roller coaster and I can't get off this horrible ride. One day I feel like there might be hope of having support and understanding in my life, and the next day I am reminded I don't have. I feel like men are more powerful and will always win no matter what. Men will always win every argument, fight (physically and verbally), and always have power and control over me. I feel worthless, powerless, and insignificant.

 

[Loloma]

Sad today. Life is not going the way I would have liked it.

Looks like I'll have to go to plan B. Find somewhere else to live and let other's shoulder their own responsibilities.

 

[SweetPeaandSunBird]

Eager and anxious. I think I made the right decision to allow myself the weekend to recharge and not touch the stack of papers and lesson-planning for this week. I say this because my thinking seems to be less foggy. So, as I try to get everything coordinated, my spirits are good.

Anxious, though, too. Once I step into the department the best laid plans are subject to strong winds of unforeseen chaos. Hold on to yer hats!:)

 

[SweetPeaandSunBird]

Sad today. Life is not going the way I would have liked it.

Looks like I'll have to go to plan B. Find somewhere else to live and let other's shoulder their own responsibilities.

That's a tough sadness and living elsewhere is such a bind. I'm impressed though with your resolve to consider a plan B.