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

[Britt.f7]

I finally told my son I'm not going tonight to his game. He usually doesn't get to play when they play the harder teams. I did get to see him play last week. I just don't want to go by myself, to something I usually don't like to watch. But, as a mom of a football player, my times not watching are little. I will go next week. He wasn't thrilled but he understood. At least I hope he did.

 

[KP the nut]

I'm feeling very tired and my body is aching. I will sleep with my doggies tonight, they are such a comfort.

I'm feeling relieved as Hubby has just phoned to say that he has arrived at his hotel without incident (only 2 hours in immigration and then he sailed through customs).

Night night, see you tomorrow.

 

[Chincho]

I feeling anxious, and I can feel depression waiting to hit me any minute. Thank God the weekend is coming, because I know it's going to be a bad one.

 

[shadowchaser]

Fear
Panic
Alone
Regret

 

[Philippa]

Confused, a bit sad to realise I lost a friend but bewildered to also admit that she wasn't really a friend at all, so back to confusion from there?

I feel gutted still after having digested her tirade of bullshit and verbal attack but doing my best to not take on any of it as I know it is her stuff projected.

I feel a bit queasy in the stomach area and my head when I think about her words... Still unsure how to feel about my decision to cut her off?

I guess I'm feeling a bit blue right now. Didn't want it to go this way. Another woman trying to make me feel that my feelings aren't as important as hers are but at the same time trying to make me out to be the self-centred one! Another potentially wonderful friendship gone to the dogs!

 

[ms spock]

Feeling scared that my friend will find me too much.

Feeling reflectful.

Feeling sobered by my own character defects.

 

[amethist]

Feeling that my own issues are not being taken seriously.

 

[ms spock]

Confused, a bit sad to realise I lost a friend but bewildered to also admit that she wasn't really a friend at all, so back to confusion from there?

Can you take a break and some distance Phillipa? Can you not totally cut off but see that she is flawed and you are flawed and lower you expectations of her but enjoy the good stuff of her?

I feel gutted still after having digested her tirade of bullshit and verbal attack but doing my best to not take on any of it as I know it is her stuff projected.

You are able to see she is projecting her stuff on to you so you can manage that by perhaps taking a step back from her before she gets to this point of overwhelm?

I feel a bit queasy in the stomach area and my head when I think about her words... Still unsure how to feel about my decision to cut her off?

If you didn't have PTSD her hissy fit might not effect you the way it is, though she is being unreasonable towards you.

Another woman trying to make me feel that my feelings aren't as important as hers are but at the same time trying to make me out to be the self-centred one! Another potentially wonderful friendship gone to the dogs!

Can you take the good and not take on the bad?

Being friends with someone with PTSD is not easy so maybe she was overwhelmed by your feelings and was unable to manage these adequately. Maybe she just didn't feel heard by you. Maybe she was distressed by what you are going through and overreacted?

Please ignore if this is not helpful.

 

[KP the nut]

I'm feeling a little better today. It helped knowing that Hubby had arrived at his hotel safely.

I slept quite well, snuggled up with my dogs. They take it in turn to snuggle into my neck and I have my arm around them so I can stroke them. It is a comfort.

Physically I'm aching, especially my thighs and shoulders. Mentally, I feel weary but not as anxious as yesterday.

 

[ms spock]

my own issues are not being taken seriously.

That is not helpful. Sometimes that is quite painful.

 

[ms spock]

Feeling disconnected.

 

[therisa]

Am tired and stressed, after last night and this morning, trying to figure out, what is my next step, in my healing.