We all need to be heard for a little while.

tea_lover

Pyxis wrote: »

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eyes bigger than tummy, Tea? :rotfl:

They were before I started! Now my tummy is bigger than everything!!

LostSoulForever

elsien wrote: »

I don't think my tendency to focus on the negative is anything to do with mental health - maybe more of either a character trait or learned behaviour for some reason. Although I do think being aware of it means that I'm more likely to give myself a slap once in a while and force myself to consider more positive stuff as well.
(Although my colleague who was constantly wittering on about turning negatives into positives used to completely drive me up the wall.)
I also think that on here people may be more likely to post the difficult stuff because it's a safe environment in which to do it, when there are things you just don't feel able to say in real life.)

Have to say that " negatives into positives" irritates me some what

In wasn't just in relation to this thread - it was more a generalisation as i know this is a place to come & talk about the negatives.

LostSoulForever

tea_lover wrote: »

They were before I started! Now my tummy is bigger than everything!!

I hope whatever you had was worth the extra bulge :rotfl:

Saying that i'm depressed enough to have a pizza tonight

elsien

You have to be depressed to have pizza??? What about chips?

LostSoulForever

elsien wrote: »

You have to be depressed to have pizza??? What about chips?

Well i don't but that;s normally why i end up ordering one :rotfl:

No chips - Garlic & Bread (it's the future)

mellymoo74

OH not sleeping mobility is incredibly poor.
Manage to talk him into going the hospital calls his auntie no answer so off we pop. Auntie and Sister and niece are there hospital discharging MIL stomach not operating due to cancer nothing they can do.
OH feeling worthless cos not told just luck we got there before she was discharged.
I am furious

lostinrates

Pyxis wrote: »

Way back in the thread, the old one, we had a chat about this, and some focus on the negative can actually be a survival strategy.

Obviously, in today's society, it depends to what lengths it is taken.

Edit. We decided that we're not worriers, we're warriors! Hahaha!

I would certainly rather plan for the worst.

However, I am someone who counts silver linings too. I do not believe the two are mutually exclusive. I feel in fact that if you plan for the worst PUSH for the best, and know when to quit pushing and recognise where a lemon has made lemonade you can stop a lot of mental turmoil yet still produce good results.

Waves_and_Smiles

Would someone like to have my brain for the weekend rent free? I really don't need it, I can handle a weekend quite happily without one. In fact if you give it a wash and send it back sparkling I'll pay you.

Penguin

Last nights dream was that I was terminally ill with ovarian cancer. The doctors were going to operate a little to relieve some pressure and I was wheeled down theatre, the drama theatre I keep dreaming about every night!

I woke up unable to fully switch off from my dream and had to ask WaSp if I had forgotten that I had cancer and spent most of the day crying my eyes out because it felt so real (thank you, psychosis). Plus the stupid voices picked up on it and are now telling me I have it. Let me add that there is no evidence that I have it at all, it is purely my mind choosing that subject.

End penguin.

What the heck is wrong with my mind? I am barely functioning right now, my thoughts are everywhere I am incredibly paranoid and now death paranoia seems to have joined it. This is so miserable. Inevitably psychosis is now becoming a factor, too because it is messing up my chemicals.

In contrast to the above when my mind isn't going loopy on me I am quite an optimistic person. Even back at the age of 13 I told my therapist that I knew one day someone would come along and save me. I do lean towards the positive which is what I think has kept me in one piece (can someone with MPD be in one piece?). It all goes to pot once I am anxious or depressed but my natural personality is optimistic.

JM, Lucee has now named you Auntie JM because she loves it when you mention her.

Pyxis

WaS...remember the Golden Lights? Remember they're TeamWaS.
All you have to do is hold onto us and we'll keep you grounded.
Remember, the voices are stupid idiots who know absolutely nothing.

Just hold onto us WaS.

jobbingmusician

And ha ha - I tried visualising your ovaries as really healthy, and saw them as little walnut shaped things with legs, bouncing happily around all over the place, so I'm sure they are fine

Think of yourself as being filled with lovely blue light, and if you have some turquoise or amethyst you could hold that against where your ovaries are (on the outside, natch) to send extra healthy strength.

Lucee, I am really happy to be Auntie JM! xxxx Keep up the good work looking after WaS and see what you can do to stamp on the nasty voices! :eek:

PS About MPD - might be a penguin. (A little one, I think.) I have NO IDEA whether it's a good idea to talk to the different personalities when someone has MPD. My gut tells me it is, though, for two reasons - I know that people who hear voices find it helpful when someone pays attention to the content of what the voices are saying, and also if Lucee likes me talking to her and it makes WaS happy, then I think it's good But if anyone knows differently, or would like to discuss this as a mental health issue, we could have a penguin discussion End penguin.