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

[Changing4Best]

Excited, it's almost Kris Kringle Chat time!

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

I'm not exactly sure what I feel right now. I was in a good mood earlier. And then my mom gave me some news that kind of upset me. And then my thoughts started distorting a little bit. And then a friend of mine said something that I ended up taking personally. Now I feel kind of depressed and frustrated. I'm frustrated that one sentence made my emotions get weird and trigger my anxiety and my hypervigilance. It really bothers me that I can't seem to handle anything. I feel like everything just triggers something. And that triggers something else. It makes me feel like I just fail.

 

[KP the nut]

I'm feeling happy, mellow and content. I had a wonderful time in chat with the Kris Kringle opening. Thankk you to everyone who participated and especially my KK.

 

[Abstract]

It really bothers me that I can't seem to handle anything

I know that feeling Blackbird. I really resent when I react to something I don't want to.

Feeling very vulnerable and unprotected at present. I feel like I have stripped my strength away along with the improvements I have made with dissociation and self awareness etc. Not at all sure how I would cope if something difficult happened to me now.

 

[macca]

I am feeling very depressed and fearful. I'm going to have to find another job, or increase my hours, as our financial situation is really bad, yet I am fearful of working more hours or changing jobs right now.

 

[intothelight]

Find myself waffling somewhere between self-doubt and self-confidence. I've had a few days recently of feeling very confident and handling what life throws at me really well and even some really stressful situations without a symptoms flying to the surface. Then there are days when the old doubts and messages creep up and then I doubt myself and don't handle anything really well. To know that I am worthy and capable seems to be such key mindsets to just living. Finding consistency seems elusive, but something so worthwhile to strive for.

 

[KP the nut]

I'm feeling content. Hubby is in the garden and I've been pottering. I made another Christmas rag wreath and I have now glued the back. Once it is dry, I will take a photo and post it.

I feel I'm still on a high from last nights Kris Kringle chat. I'm looking forward to making Hubby and I a hot chocolate - Spanish Hot Choc, one of my gifts.

This may sound sad, but I'm excited that it is the 1st Dec. That means I get to open my advent card (@p-no Thanks) and light my advent candle.

 

[EverOnly358]

Well... my emotions have been a little all over the place this morning. I woke up all freaked out and upset and thinking about how broken and damaged I am. How stupid and ridiculous. I decided to just exercise as soon as I got up, as a way to combat that. It only worked so so.

Then I got out my laptop, and people had left really nice comments in my Trauma Diary, and I was able to really settle down. I just love this forum, because people really do understand.

So, first it was... Freaked out, upset, overwhelmed, miserable, hopeless :eek: :unsure:
Then it was... Determined, grateful (for music) :tup: :singing:
Later... Really grateful (for this forum), calm and happy (writing about my goals and what I'm grateful for really helps) :) :joyful:

This writing down what I'm feeling stuff has been really helpful. And I'm noticing that I am actually content or happy a lot more than I thought. I dwell too much on the bad stuff sometimes, and that makes me think everything is bad. But I'm coming to realize that's just not true.

 

[DharmaGirl]

I'm feeling jumpy. I haven't been sleeping the past 2 days.

 

[Britt.f7]

Hugs to all that need and want them.

With the gift opening yesterday, it almost feels like Christmas already. I'm feeling better then I have for days. Not active, but getting there. I guess what I feel is hope.

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

I feel stupid. I got very anxious and hypervigilant due to distorted thoughts that just kept getting bigger and bigger. And my thoughts distorted so much that it got very hard to stop them. I wound up getting so anxious I was shaking. And I ended up asking a friend of mine out of fear and anxiety based on distorted thoughts that if what I thought I was seeing was right or not. I hate doing that because it's so unfair to do to my friend. It's not my friends fault that I can't always tell the difference between what I see and what I think I see. I feel terrible.

 

[Miss_Understood]

Physically I'm very sick. Mentally I'm exhausted and nervous.