Weekly Prompt #7: How have you been feeling lately?
Hello everyone, I hope you are all being easy on yourself this week.
Last week we discussed What small moments brought a glimmer of light today? Thank you to all who participated and shared their thoughts for discussion. I enjoyed them. I hope you all did too. If you didn't share yours, please share them here and I look forward to reading and discussing them with you.
This week's prompt: How have you been feeling lately?
Today, I want us to get back to basics and share how you have been feeling lately? You know in all going every day, it is so harder to focus on your emotions and feelings but today I want us to take a moment and re-focus on how things are happening and how are we feeling about it?
Let's get started and share your thoughts with us.
I've been feeling panicky lately. I get *huuge* (for me) panic attacks, then my depression hits hard. I barely get anything done around the house. I let my husband down and so I feel even worse.
It is okay to let people down when you are panicked. Beating yourself up sets you up for a vicious cycle.
What kinds of things do you try to do when the panic happens?@Nevanthi18
I try to calm my breathing, do various techniques I've learned-the "54321", (now) hold my weighted stuffed animal. Sometimes, I've called the mental health hotline here in my city & they've helped. I'm going outside more when my dog wants out, especially now that I have my garden
@Nevanthi18 I'm sorry to hear how overwhelmed you have been feeling lately with these panic attacks and depression. The combination of these intense emotions on top of the challenges with your recent breakup have made things especially difficult. I noticed you mentioning feeling like you let your husband down - what else is contributing to that sense of disappointment in yourself?
Just depression and anxiety
Sending strength and peace.@CelestialXian
I feel like I've been going back and forth being okay then being sad again. I don't find joy in anything, I don't get excited anymore. Sometimes I wish I can just sleep for a long time so my thoughts and feelings would shut down. I'm having a hard time getting myself to take steps to feel better. I don't even know what can make me feel better now. It's like I wake up and just try to get through the day, but there's no life in me.
It can be so tough sometimes. What kinds of things are you doing to support yourself?@thoughtfulWater1836
I feel awful right now. I can't stop crying. My dog died very suddenly in a very scary way. I also said goodbye to my aunt who is dying too. Also have some health test results I'm waiting for on another family member.
It's just been a lot lately and it's finally all caught up with me and now the tears won't stop.
@BorahaeAndHappiness
I am so sorry to hear of your situation, i know anything i would be able to say now will not make you feel better. I hope you will manage to go through all this pain. If you need support you know there will be many listeners like me to hear you out. please take care <3
I feel right on the edge. And i am ready to go. I am in too much pain with no respite in sight. I am worn out, done, empty, finished. And i just need to be at peace now.
@sooty41 I'm sorry to hear you're feeling so overwhelmed and done right now. The pain and exhaustion you describe sounds truly difficult to bear. Feeling so worn out and empty can make it hard to find any peace.
Stressed, freaking therapy is grinding me so much. Wasn't it supposed to be a WELCOMING place sigh. Feels like a full-time job at this rate
@easyOak7689 That sounds like an exhausting and frustrating experience. Feeling stressed and worn down by therapy that is not meeting your needs is discouraging.
@ASilentObserver
Hi,
It's Nhr.
I really don't know how everything works but I feel sharing what I am feeling these days.
Actually the problem is I really don't know what I'm feeling and I'm trying to understand but I don't know how.
I need help and I can't even afford a therapist.😊
@Nhr49 welcome in <3 I am Obs. It sounds like you're in a difficult place right now without the support you need. Not knowing how to understand or make sense of your feelings can leave you feeling lost and alone. Focusing on what might help you feel more connected and less overwhelmed in this moment could be a first step.
Lately, I have been feeling so unloved and unwanted. My family has made me feel like I do not matter. I am so down.
@placidSquare9564 Feeling unloved and unwanted by those closest to you can make you question your own worth and leave you feeling hopeless. What aspects of reconnecting with your sense of self-worth and purpose might help lift your spirits, even just a little?
@ASilentObserver Sometimes, I like thinking about things that I learned to do on my own. It makes me feel proud of myself, so that's something.
@ASilentObserver I haven't been feeling the best. I thought I was doing better, but everything is going downhill again. I know people said that healing isn't linear, but I feel like things should be getting better after years, not worse. I'm lost and I need more help than I can get right now.
It is very much a roller coaster where lows always feel like the lowest you have been. But I bet if you look closely, you recover a bit more quickly from them. That doesn't make this moment any less discouraging, I know. Sending strength and peace. @yellowfuzzyblanket
