It happens to us all, your not alone, we are all here for you.
Sending a hug.
Debbie X
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Hi Griff,
Iām so sorry youāre having a bad time. Itās not nice when your emotions overtake you. I pm Shirley yesterday because I was not too good. Iām still feeling low today. I dislike eating on my own. I mentioned to Shirley that I had not seen you or Shirley post anything lately. I hope you feel better soon. Iām sure Shirley will be along soon to support you.x
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Oh Griff itās tough when that happens. I was watering the pots outside the front window looked in and picked my hand to wave at Chris and it hit me he wasnāt there. Tears heal tomorrow is another day ,have a plan for the day and remember Graham is always with you in your heart and soul xx
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Thank you all for your support, a friend came to my rescue and had a whisky and cried together. Iām away with the brownies tomorrow for a sleepover then walking a marathon on Sunday with my daughter. Love to all xx
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I understand you perfectly. Now itās summer, I often find myself alone in the evenings, as my son and daughter, both in their twenties, obviously go out with their friends. After all, didnāt we all do the same, at that age? I end up sitting in the living room in front of the TV, choosing any old film on Amazon Prime, eating junk comfort food.
. Hope your unusual heatwave is over, weāve probably got at least another month of ours over here in Italy. I remember when I lived in London, the highest temperature Iād ever experienced there was around 30 Celsius.
Wishing you all a peaceful day.
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My turn to feel off it this morning feeling weepy. My eldest has moved to Paris this week so wonāt see them till either late Sept or early Oct think the photos of them in their new home hit me this morning. I can usually shake those feelings off but itās not working today so will sit with it till it passes.
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@Solost That hit a chord - Iāve now got Amazon Prime, Netflix, Britbox and a firestick - and full box set of Soldier Soldier, LA Law Iām working through while eating cheese on toast and Fruit and Nut chocolate. But, Iām not denying myself anything which will make me feel better. Last night was the first back in the UK, and far harder than I thought it would be.
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Hi Shirley
Sorry that you are not feeling your best today and I can see why with your son and his family moving away. I hope as the day progresses you start to feel better.
Sending a hug.x
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Thank you Loobyloo
Thereās a lot going on for me at the moment that has triggered off and brought back to the fore Chrisās is last month etc. I will get through today and try and lay those feelings to rest before I go to bed. Volunteering tomorrow and Sunday so will keep my brain from over thinking x
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Hope today is a better day Shirley , Iām busy at brownie sleepover making sure once the brownies were asleep I kept the other guides awake with my snoring! Iām cook so will make sure I feed them well today.
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Thank you Griff. Yesterday got better as the day wore on. My cousin popped over and we went shopping and had a chat. Off to the musuem later to do my stint as a volunteer .Have fun today and donāt burn the toast x
Good mornimg . After a few good days and nights my friend anxiety is back and I feel tired and weepy this morning. Chrisās children have lost their mother to cancer over the weekend and it has brought back all the .feelings of loss and hurt of his passing. I feel for them losing both parents in the space of nine months but also know I have to look after myself too and step back. Thankfully they have family around them. Life is sā¦t sometimes.
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Oh Shirley, I was talking to someone who said two steps forward and one back. Iāve gone back too not felt right since my melt down last Thursday. I just think about what you said its the price we pay for love and the love me and Graham had was so special. Letās just know we will pick up soon because we are brave and can do this roller coaster called grief, we all have eachother. X
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Thank you Griff Yes it does feel like a roller coaster at times and I do shout out let me off but it is what it is. I stood out in the back garden on Sunday night and talked out loud to Chris telling him about what had happened and that I donāt know where I can get the energy from to support them. I couldnāt get the scanner to work so went to the library to use theirās which turned out to be broke too so felt like crying because if Chris was here there wouldnāt have been a problem. My nephew is coming tomorrow to sort it out .Weāll get there and I the bumps along the way will make us stronger x
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Perhaps anxiety and tears is our bodies way of telling us to slow down and take some time out to reflect on our past and take with us what we need to build a future our loved ones would want for us xxx
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Any tips with managimg early morning anxiety
I can usually shake it off during the day and manage to get off to sleep most nights but the 6am kick is not so easy to deal with so any advice/tips would be much appreciated S
You could try getting up straight away and going for a walk somewhere pleasant. Itās v quiet then. Maybe take a drink with you and if you only stay out for half an hour you will be starting a new day differently. Just a thought. I recognise those early morning panics, they can be really overwhelming. Xxxx
Thank you Nell . Someone else suggested that to will give it a try part of the anxiety is waking up in an empty bed in an empty house and adjusting to living on my own again .
Hi Shirley
I have that morning anxiety this morning. I find itās bad when Iāve got nothing planned like today. Iām here still sitting in my dressing gown trying to get the motivation to get ready.
Like someone suggested maybe getting up and going for a walk is an idea. Itās just hard to get yourself going sometimes isnāt it ?
Hope your day goes ok ? Xx
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Hi Shirley, have you got a radio or streaming music devise you could switch on straight away. Or do wordle or a crossword, sudoku. I find playing candy crush helps me. X
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