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...just cannot get myself out of this stress mode.
I am stressing at everything. No tears, just stress, stress, stress and not sleeping, feel like I am being a butterfly right now not settling to anything or anywhere long enough to make any progress with anything.
Everything seems to be a really BIG effort... motivation and consequently just not getting anywhere at all.
AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Just needed to get that ALL OUT of my system......got to get myself out of this somehow. Suzannah
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Out of the ruin of my past I have found the fortress of myself and I know how to defend it.
Strive for WISDOM; Seek SERENITY; NEVER compromise your INTEGRITY.
hmmm....maybe that butterfly could take herself a nice bubble bath?? Taking a nice hot bath or shower always makes me feel better and clears my head for better thinking opportunities too!
Certainly will go do that now...I do not have a bath, however I have a WONDERFUL shower and I will see what happens. I feel near to tears with all that is going on right now and not able to settle.
Thank you David!
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Out of the ruin of my past I have found the fortress of myself and I know how to defend it.
Strive for WISDOM; Seek SERENITY; NEVER compromise your INTEGRITY.
Just sit quietly with yourself, my sponser gave me a pink crystal quartz, you can buy them at the store. try to find something that calms you, hold it in your hand. Try and connect with your higher power within you. If you havent purchased the "One Day at a time book" try and purchase it and read from it every day. Recite the Serenity prayer, till your calmer:
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference."
The Slogans of Al-Anon
Let Go and Let God Easy Does It Live and Let Live First Things First One Day at a Time Keep it Simple Think Listen and Learn
Go back to the First Step: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable.
Reminder: Just for today I will live through this one day only and not tackle all my problems at once. Those of the past need not concern me today: future ones can be faced as they arise."
More importantly , be good to yourself, Lovingly, Bettina
Is it going around? I too am having a hard time settling. Oddly enough it has very little to do with the A. Work is killing me. I do feel a bit better now that I talked to my boss. But I'm still upset!
Me thinks David might be right about the bubble bath or a long shower. I did last night resort to taking 1/2 dose of a sleep aide. The full dose would put me out like a light. With hubby camping for a few days maybe I should just chill out with a good book and a pint of chocolate sorbet for dinner. Sometimes doing the small things like that make life so much easier. I did treat myself last week to some new makeup (not that I'm a huge makeup person) and that lifted my spirits. It made me at least look like I wasn't under stress! Time to be extra good to ourselves. Love and blessings to you.
Live strong, Karilynn & Pipers Kitty
-- Edited by Karilynn at 16:00, 2008-06-26
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It's your life. Take no prisoners. You will have it your way.
I am sorry you are having such a hard time. I know what is like to just feel stressed beyond relief. I have had a month that I have been battling that.
However, last night I wrote out some resentments and got a lot off of my chest and it lifted some of that stress off of me. Maybe you can try that. I certainly couldn't hurt. I wrote about things I didn't even realize were bothering me.
And try as hard as you can to get your regular rest. I find that if I don't get enough sleep due to not being able to turn off my head, I'm so much worse off.
Just a few suggestions. I wish you all the best. Remember acceptance and surrender. Let go and let God.
Suzannah, I find when stressed that if I try to list the things that are bothering me, I can then try to prioritize them. Some things can then be put on the back burner and others can go in the I can't control it pile and you can make a plan for the immediate doables. Another thing that helps me sometimes is to fix something that I have been neglecting, like the messy fridge, or a pile of papers, or wash. It's instant gratification. I also don' t have a tub, just a great shower. I take the handheld, turn it on strong and massage my face. sounds crazy, but it feels good. Laura
Relaxing is one way to beat stress, and another is hard physical work. Best if it is not too picky, leaving time for abstract thought, instead this is a time for mowing the lawn, toting heavy boxes around, using the weedwhacker, scraping down and repainting the fence ..... just sweat those toxins out. And if every weed you whack should happen to have the face of your A, well.....
((( Suzannah))) We all accept worry is one of if not one of the most important causes of stress. We all accept that worry does not help us solve any of the minor or major problems that occur in our lives. Worry takes away all the things we enjoy, happiness, sernity,joy, ability to get a sound nights sleep, and I guess would make a butterfly uncertain where to settle!!! It serves no good purpose in our lives. Then if "Stress equals Worry" to you personially, I suggest you carry your worry and stress in your front pocket , and make sure there is a hole in the pocket. I hope you can remember or have a least heard of the old song "DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY". Four simple words. "DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY". I say those words over and over when I realize I am stressed, or worried, or have a problem in my life that I have absolutely no control over. (((Suzannah))) Smile everytime when you say those four words, and cut a hole in your front pocket. ((HUGS)) RLC
motivation and consequently just not getting anywhere at all.
...got to get myself out of this somehow.
With hubby camping for a few days maybe I should just chill out with a good book and a pint of chocolate sorbet for dinner. Sometimes doing the small things like that make life so much easier. I did treat myself last week to some new makeup (not that I'm a huge makeup person) and that lifted my spirits. It made me at least look like I wasn't under stress! Time to be extra good to ourselves. Love and blessings to you. 
