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

[shoulderblades]

Feeling meaningless. Purposeless. Unnecessary. Blah.

 

[Tanishq]

Feeling hurt.

 

[Spiderallis]

Already depressed when a fresh wave of sadness hit- I don't watch the local news so I didn't know who the homeless men were who were killed when someone ran them over with a car and kept going. A friend posted a photo and her memories of one of the men. Familiar faces like that are why I don't watch the news.

 

[Leah123]

Happy, peaceful!!!
I read the painful journals I wrote when I was 16-18. My life was even harder than I remember. Distance does soften memory, in my experience. I got to cry about it for an hour with my therapist, and felt supported. It's a wonderful thing, to have someone to trust to share the pain with. I'm feeling optimistic for the first time in quite a while.

(Of course... I am probably jinxing myself sharing all this, and if I never post again, you will all know a plane crashed into my house and killed me because I tempted fate by being happy. Ha.)

 

[KP the nut]

I'm feeling tired and ready for my bed. I've had a really nice day. For the first time since March, we haven't had workmen around the house so I was able to laze in bed reading my book with my hand resting on both dogs as they snoozed with me.

I'm sure having the house renovated and everywhere clean is helping me to relax - I love it.

 

[franciemarnie]

I feel so good! Yesterday I felt almost unbearably sad. This morning exhausted. After my work out, I emerged feeling like my soul had a bath. Work outs don't always have this effect tho it almost always makes me feel better. Supremely uncharacteristically content. I will feel this big time as long as it lasts.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Feeling sad today. I have to take the granddaughters home tomorrow.

 

[shoulderblades]

Feeling suddenly triggered. Just read an article written by a woman speaking of her account of almost being raped by two men. Her situation was so similar to what happened to me (though, I didn't escape like she did, I was raped) that it caused a sudden horrible intrusive memory and now I feel anxious and on edge. My chest feels tight and burny. Hard to breathe. Extremities have pins adn needles. Also feel really angry. f*ck, I hate patriarchy and how it teaches men that they're entitled to do and say whatever they want to women.

 

[Leah123]

Scared. Got triggered, in bed, in the middle of the night, something happened I won't detail. But reading those journals... it stirred up a lot I think. It's hard to be alone in the dark on nights like this, hard to not feel silly for being so scared. Am surrounded now with my favorite things, grounding things, my music, my dog, the lights on, the faint knowledge that I'm not in the past, I'm safe in my office, in my home, with the family I've created. Sigh... it just doesn't sink in very well in moments like this- hard to feel safe, but... I will get there.

 

[saffy]

A bit wound up. Morally disgusted. Went to charity shop this morning. Overheard the manager say she took home for a friend two large donated bags of really good baby clothes.

When I told of my disgust at this I was told to 'get lost' by a volunteer. That is one charity I will not be go back too.

I did complain to the area manager but still feel angry about it.

Anyway rant out.

Best wishes
Saffy :)

 

[CraftyCath]

It is disgusting Saffy, I don't know why these people do the job they do - control maybe? Huge :hug: to you.

I feel good today, still working through some big issues (self blame, accusation, paranoia) but I'm sure I will find answers soon.

Hugs to all.

 

[therisa]

This may be stranger, given my 3 and half hours of broken sleep, last night, but I am feeling very good, for change. Guess, my realizing that I have overcome my PTSD flashback, can do it, for girl :)