Traumatic Experiences Community Daily Check-In: Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th April
Hey Trauma Community :) im back sorry been away a bit
a short checkin this time
Questions
1. how are you feeling today?
2. anything good/bad you wish to share?
3. what is one thing you can do to help yourself feel better today?
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💎 how are you feeling today?
Wishing this pain would stop, a little overwhelmed with what I need to complete before Monday, but also really pleased with how the interviews I conducted on Friday went and looking forward to finishing them next week.
So I guess in feelings language, frustrated with the pain I'm in limiting me and with some people at work that spent a lot of our afternoon talking about how little power we had but then aruging about what we might actuallly be able to do, and really happy about my new responsibilities at work and how my friends have come together to help me think about this new role!
💎 anything good/bad you wish to share?
I've been sort of trying not to think about it because there are other good things going on at work for me but outside of work I'm actually really upset about something my therapist did.
She asked to reduce our meetings because of the way my benefits work, so I haven't seen her in three weeks to begin with, and I was supposed to see her on Monday but her offices called me to tell me that time wouldn't work with her schedule anymore (how can something have been scheduled over my appointment that's been set for three weeks?). I asked what her other availability was that week and the next and she only had two slots, both during hours I had to be at work. So now I have no appointment with her, and she never even followed up. Just her office secretary.
I don't feel like I should be so hurt because it's a business relationship but I am, and it's tinting my days with an ugly color.
💎 what is one thing you can do to help yourself feel better today?
Well I have one meeting this morning which I'm glad for because usually Saturdays are much more isolated than week days so I'll try to connect a little in that but I can also work to refocus on things I have control over. Finish the work I have to do before Monday so I feel a sense of mastery there.
@nordurnStar
awww I'm sorry to hear you're in pain and feeling overwhelmed with the short timeframe and what is needing completion I believe in you though if it was me id schedule my time with short breaks to lower that overwhelmingness but do what helps you.. At least finishing those interviews next week is exciting news though :)
what is your new role?
happy to hear about the good things and oh dear she doesn't seem to be acting professionally at all I can see why your upset I would be too with anger if left that long without an appointment with shorter times too. have you ever thought about a new therapist?
you have every right to be upset it's normal to feel the way you do you can not help how you feel if its any comfort at all I too would feel this way if my therapist did that to me
yayy i believe in you I hope you achieve all you need too
I don’t know how I’m feeling.. I hardly slept last night for unknown reasons. On top of lack of sleep I had a very very weird dream that I can’t make out what it was but very weird! Yes I can recall certain dreams to the last detail. I may be able to get a puppy to train with a professional for PTSD so I am little excited. It is a chocolate lab male. However if it’s gone before Monday I can still go look at other male puppies. (Yes I am shopping for a dog but I need it young to train for Service..). Today I have a goal of cleaning at least the kitchen. I was away for a week and my husband pretty much not literally destroyed the apartment while I was away almost 2 weeks ago. I have little to no energy to deal with it.
@Mmhuebnermmm
aww im sorry you hardly slept oh a weird dream about ? aww choc labs are great hope you find the right puppy for you :) di you get your cleaning goal achieved yesterday?
i understand lack of energy too cant be easy
@CaringBrit
just wanted to say welcome back. You've been missed around here
@crimsonLime6525 aww thanks lime ive missed you all too
1. how are you feeling today?
I'm feeling good.
2. anything good/bad you wish to share?
I feel like I've learned a lot about myself lately and it's been helpful to understand and reflect on some of my past experiences.
I still struggle with triggers, I'm trying to map it out more but sometimes there are unexpected ones. I'm still trying to figure out how to best manage them.
3. what is one thing you can do to help yourself feel better today?
Try to list out and understand my triggers a bit more to see where they're coming from
@purpleWheel873
good to hear
yayy thats awesom you've lernt lot reflection is a great thing to do
your doing your best you'll get there though I believe in you good luck on catching the unexpected ones
that's a great thing you can do you've got this
@CaringBrit
Hiya brit pawsome to see you, hope your doing pawsome today!
1. how are you feeling today?
Ima ok thanks
2. anything good/bad you wish to share?
In a few days I'll b eligible to apply to b a listener looking forward to that.
Having an issue with a friend.
3. what is one thing you can do to help yourself feel better today? Better sleep would be pawsome but not sure what I can do about that
Hang tough stay pawsome ur friend 🔥
@Fireskye13
thanks great to see you too I'm good thanks
good to her
yayyy that's awesome news fire
oh dear hope you work things out with them
I love this quote!
@placidAvocado2692 figured it could help someone posting this :) glad you love it
@CaringBrit
Glad you are back, missed seeing you around here.
@RedHawk6547 aww thanks how have you been ?
@CaringBrit
I've been doing better lately. I try to focus on the good parts of my day. I've been listening to a lot of music and writing. How are you?
1. how are you feeling today? Not too bad, pretty good actually.
2. anything good/bad you wish to share? I got to see my younger brother.
3. what is one thing you can do to help yourself feel better today? I took a nap and completely my to-do list
I am feeling alright. Feelings are indeed like waves, they come and go. Last night was another difficult moment with some sad, difficult memories surfacing. But there was a nice Listener here at 7Cups 👍🏻 who managed to make talk about pleasant things instead of staying stuck. Helping to see me the bright side so to say 😊. 2. I think I shared something nice in my first reply. 3. It’s understanding that in spite of the difficulties in my past, there are good, kind-hearted people in the world. Sometimes I lose sight of that. I need to remember this and remind myself of it.
1. I'm feeling very tired. And I just wanna sleep. I haven't got to face my trauma and my problems and actually talk about it all...I've been waiting since last valentines day to see a psychologist/therapist I believe. 2. I went to the park today and I get to listen to music and it was night so the air was fresh. 3. I need to learn to calm down in high stress situations and breathe.
I wish you find a psychologist/ therapist soon. It’s too difficult to find one though, it’s a struggle of its own but so worth it. I just wanted to give you a heads up to keep on going.