Candys Coping Thread

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Post by Candy » Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:50 pm

I had a great night sleep. I have been cleaning my apartment,and I have a little more to do,before I am done. I already filled my medication container,cause my nurse is on vacation,so I did a great job.After I get done cleaning the rest of the day,I am going to do positive things for myself. I have not talked to my friends that are not mad at me and there is nothing I can do to change this.It does hurt cause I thought she was a real friend to me,and it does not look like it. I am going to enjoy my day and have a good day. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I will be just fine. I will be back on later :bcatsmile:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

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Post by Candy » Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:52 am

I had a great night. My boy-friend came over and we went shopping, visiting some friends,we had a nice time. We are watching t.v.,and taking it easy. After he leaves I will be going to bed,cause I am tired. I did not feel good earlier before he came,my stomach was soo upset,but now I feel alot better. I did not do any SI today,and that is great. I have day treatment program tomorrow,and I am looking forward to it. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I am doing alright and I am feeling pretty good. I am hanging in there and taking care of myself. I will be alright. I will be back on the bus tomorrow evening. :bcatsmile:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

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Post by Candy » Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:59 pm

I had a great night sleep,and I did not do any SI either. I had a great day at program and it went well. I am doing pretty good,just my stomach is bothering me. I am going to go lay down for awhile and take it easy,my boy-friend will be over later on. I am doing just fine. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I am taking care of myself. I am proud of myself for not doing any SI,but it is always on mind,but I keep using my coping skills. I will be alright. I will be back on the bus later :bcatsmile:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

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Post by Candy » Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:17 am

I had a great day so far. I took a nap for awhile and I wrote in my journal,which helped me alot,then I did some coloring. My boy-friend came over and we went out for awhile,now we are watching t.v.,for the rest of the night. I am feeling pretty good and I am hanging in there. I did not do any SI today,that is great. I have day treatment program tomorrow,then I will be off for the weekend. I am having a great night so far. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I am taking care of myself. be back on later :bcatsmile:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

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Post by Candy » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:29 am

I am doing alright. We are watching t..v,and taking it easy. After he leaves, I will be going to bed,cause I have to get up early to go to day treatment program. I have not done any SI today and that is great. I have not talked to my friend who is mad at me,and we might never talked again,I do not know. I do feel bad about the whole situation,but there is nothing I can do about it at this point. I am hanging in there and doing the best I can do. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I am going to be alright. I am going to have a great day tomorrow. I will be back on the bus tomorrow evening. taking care of myself :bcatsmile:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

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Post by Candy » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:41 pm

I had a great night sleep. I am getting ready for program,and I am looking forward to it. I hope everyone has a nice day! I did not do any SI last night,that is good. I will also being seeing my therapist as well. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing,and to say HI. :wavey: I will be alright. I will be back on the bus later on. :smilecolros:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

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Post by Candy » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:53 pm

I had a great day at program,and a great talk with my therapist. She helped me alot. I came home and took a nap,cause I was tired out.My boy-friend is here and I am not sure what we are going to be doing.I did not write in my journal today,but I will write in it tomorrow,it is my day off. I have not done any SI today,and that is great.I am hanging in there and doing the best I can. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I am not sure what we are going to be doing,but I will be back on sometime later. taking care of myself. :bcatsmile:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

To find yourself,think of yourself first.

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Post by Candy » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:48 am

I am doing alright. My boy-friend and I are going to sit back and watch a movie and take it easy. I have a good day tomorrow,my case-manager is coming over to visit and then I am going out with a friend for lunch. I have not done any SI so far and that is great. I am feeling alright,just my stomach is bothering me,but I will be alright. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. We went out to get cig,and came back here to take it easy. I am gong to have a great night. I will be back on the bus before I go to bed :bcatsmile:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

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Post by Candy » Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:56 am

I had a great time with my boy-friend,we watched some good movies. He went home to get some sleep and I will be going to bed real soon,not feeling well. I will be alright. I did not do any SI today at all,that is great. I hope I feel better tomorrow. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I am going to enjoy my day tomorrow,it is my day off,and I am going to get some rest. I am taking care of myself. I will be back on the bus tomorrow sometime :bcatsmile:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

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Post by Candy » Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:29 pm

I had a rough night sleep,cause I was not feeling well,but I am taking care of myself. I have some stuff to do around here,then my case-manager will be over around 1 pm and then after that my girl-friend and I are going out for lunch. I did not do any SI last night,and that is great. I will be alright. I am hanging in there and doing the best I can. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I am going to enjoy my day,and my boy-friend will be over later on. I will be back on later :bcatsmile:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

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Post by Candy » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:08 pm

I had a great day so far. My case-manager came over and we had a great talked. Then I went out for lunch with my girlfriend,and it was a nice time. I came home and did some coloring for awhile,I did not get a chance to write in my journal,but I will do so tomorrow. I am not sure what we are going to do later,either we are going to stay here and watch t.v.,or visit some friends. I did not do any SI today so far,that is great. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I am feeling pretty good,alot better than I was earlier. taking care of myself. I will be back on later sometime :bcatsmile:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

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Post by Candy » Sat Sep 15, 2007 5:28 am

I had a great time tonight. We went to visit some friends tonight. After my boy-friend leaves I will be going to bed. I am going to keep myself busy tomorrow,I am going to write in my journal and do other things that I want to do for myself. I did not do any SI and I am proud of myself for it. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I am doing alright and I feel pretty good so far. I am going to take care of myself as well. I will be back on the bus tomorrow sometime :bcatsmile:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

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Post by one out of none » Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:11 pm

Hi Candy, sorry I haven't been around much in the last few days. It is great that you're doing so well with the si. That's such an achievement and you're right to feel proud of yourself! Take care.

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Post by Candy » Sat Sep 15, 2007 1:36 pm

I am glad that you are back,missed you. I am doing alright this morning. I have things to do around the apartment that I wanted to get done. I am proud of myself for not doing any SI,it has not been easy for me.I try very not to think about slipping,the thoughts are always there.I try very hard to not think about anything negative and think about the positive,it is not easy though. I am going to have a good day and enjoy myself. You are weclome to PM if you like. I am going to be just fine. I will be back on the bus later on :bcatsmile:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

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Post by Candy » Sat Sep 15, 2007 8:43 pm

I had a great day so far. I washed the floors,then took a nap,did some coloring and wrote in my journal. Then I had dinner and did the dishes. I am watching t.v.,and waiting till my boy-friend gets here. I am doing alright and no SI at all. I do not know what we are going to do later,but we will decide later on. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I feel pretty good,and my moods are stable so far,just feel frustrated,do not know why I feel like this,but I will be alright. I am hanging in there and taking care of myself. Be back on later :bcatsmile:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

To find yourself,think of yourself first.

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Post by Candy » Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:32 pm

I am doing alright,just watching t.v.,with my boy-friend. I got everything done that I wanted to get done. I did not do any SI today and that is great.My boy-friend and I are going out around 7:30,to get out of the apartment for awhile,so I will probably not be on the bus till tomorrow. I am going to enjoy my evening with my boy-friend and have a great time. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing.I am feel pretty good,just have cramps,so I know what is coming,period. I am taking care of myself tonight and I will be just fine. I will be back on the bus tomorrow sometime :bcatsmile:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

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Post by Candy » Sun Sep 16, 2007 1:43 pm

I had a great time last night,but before we left to go to my friends apartment,I had a real bad panic attack,and I did not know what brought it on,I had to take another Xanax to help me. It was very scary for me,cause I felt like I was going to have a heart attack,but my boy-friend helped me get through it,and I am alright.We did have a great time at our friends apartment,and I did sleep real good. I am going to go and visit my mother for awhile,and come back here and do things that I want to do. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I will be fine. taking care of myself. Be back on later :bcatsmile:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

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Post by one out of none » Sun Sep 16, 2007 4:22 pm

Hey Candy, sorry you had a panic attack, I know they can be really scary. I always find breathing exercises and things like that to be helpful, and having someone nearby to help is good too. I'm glad you had a good time with your friends though and that you're taking care of yourself, that's great. Hope you have a nice day today!

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Post by Candy » Sun Sep 16, 2007 4:28 pm

I had a great visit with my mother,came home and did some coloring,I am going to watch t.v.and take it easy. My boy-friend will be over around 3pm,and we are going out for dinner,not sure where.Thanks for the nice messages that you sent me. I am doing alright. I hope you have a nice day also. I will be back on later :bcatsmile:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

To find yourself,think of yourself first.

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Post by Candy » Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:54 pm

I relaxed most of the day,I fell alseep cause I was sooo tired out,from taking the other Xanax ER. I only colored today,but I will write in my journal tomorrow. I have day treatment program tomorrow,and I am looking forward to going. My boy-friend is coming over pretty soon,and I know that we are going out to eat,I am not sure what we are going to do afterwards.. I am doing alright,feeling pretty good so far. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I am going to enjoy my day today,and I hope everyone else does. NO SI at all. That is great. I will be fine. I will be back on the bus later :bcatsmile:
I am in a dark place like a turtle afraid to deal with the pain that I do not want to feel,but eventually I will slowly face my pain,like the turtle when he comes out of his shell.

To find yourself,think of yourself first.

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