Candys Coping Thread

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Post by one out of none » Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:17 pm

Hi Candy, I hope program went well for you and you have a good day. Were any of the movies good? Take care.

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Post by Candy » Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:44 pm

I had a great day at program and a good talk with my therapist about how my weekend was and that I slip with SI,which I did last night. I just feel like a total failure with my behavior and I am angry with myself right now. My therapist told me not to be hard on myself,that is not easy,even when I have low self-esteem. And the movies were pretty good that we watchted last night. I am doing alright,just not happy with myself right now. Is there any books out that deal with SI that would help me out,if so please let me know. I am writing in my journal and it is helping me alot,and my boy-friend will be over later on. I will be alright and I will take care of myself.Thanks for the nice messages and you are weclome to Pm me anytime. I am going to watch t.v.,for awhile and finish writing in my journal. I will be ok. 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 » Mon Aug 27, 2007 11:59 pm

I took a nap for awhile,cause I was tired out. My boy-friend is here and we are watching t.v.,for awhile,I am not sure what we are going to do,if we are going out or not. My nurse is coming over to do my medication tomorrow and I also have cleaning to do around here. I am hanging in there and doing alright. I have not done any SI so far,that is great. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I am taking care of myself. 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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Post by Candy » Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:10 am

I am doing alright,my boy-friend went home to get some sleep. I am trying to get my thoughts off of SI and that is why I am on the bus right,now I feel safe here. I am watching t.v.,and relaxing. I already took my medication for the night. Where I did SI last night,is sore,so I am keeping it from getting infection which it is not,just sore right now. I am feeling alright,just hate it when my thoughts get like this. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing.I have cleaning to do tomorrow,then my nurse is coming over to do my medication,and the rest of the day is mine. I will be alright,just as long as I keep busy. I will be going to bed real soon,it helps me when my thoughts are bothering me.I am taking care of myself. I will be back on the bus sometime tomorrow :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 » Tue Aug 28, 2007 2:51 pm

I had a good night with my boy-friend,but I slip again with SI,and I do not know what is triggering it,and I am getting worried about it. I also posted on the other board about this. I did not sleep very good either. I am cleaning my apartment and I am going to take care of myself right now. My nurse will be over later to do my medication and I am going to focus on other things today. I am not feeling very good about myself right now,but I have to remember that slips do happen,it is not easy though. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I will be alright. be back 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 » Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:25 pm

I got my cleaning done,and my nurse came over and he did my medications for me,I took a nap cause I was tired. I also did some coloring and had dinner. My boy-friend will be over in a little while,and I am not sure what we are doing. I am doing alright,feeling better than I did this morning. I am hanging in there. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I will be just 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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Post by Candy » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:54 am

I am doing alright, I have been coloring and keeping myself busy tonight. My boy-friend and I are watching t.v.,and taking it easy. I have day treatment program tomorrow and I am looking forward to it. I just hope I can get through this night without doing any SI to myself,it has been hard on me lately,cause I have slip with SI three times so far,and I have been getting frustrated and angry with myself for slipping. I just take it one minute at a time,cause that is all I can do for myself. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I am going to watch t.v,and when my boy-friend leaves I will be going to bed. I just don't feel good about what I have done to myself with SI lately. I will be just fine. Not happy with myself that is all. I will be ok. I will be back on the bus sometime 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.

To find yourself,think of yourself first.

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Post by Candy » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:28 am

I am doing alright,and I just wanted to let everyone know that my boy-friend is sleeping over,cause he is worried about me,which makes me feel alot better. We are watching t.v.,and I will be going to bed real soon,already took my night medications. I feel alot better knowing that I will not be alone tonight. I have day treatment program tomorrow and I am looking forward to going. I did not write in my journal tonight,cause I was busy coloring,but I will write tomorrow. taking care of myself. Be back on 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 one out of none » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:01 pm

Hi Candy, I'm sorry things are so hard at the moment. Will you be able to talk about the slips with your therapist? I hope that today is a better day for you, keep taking care of yourself.

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Post by Candy » Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:18 pm

Thanks for the nice messages that you sent me. Yes, I am able to talk to my therapist about the slips that I had,she has been a great support for me. I am getting ready for program and I will be leaving soon. Afterwards I will be going with my boy-friend cause he has some places that he needs to go,so I do not know when I will be back on the bus,probably later on. I am doing alright,just feeling somewhat kind of anxious right now,do not know what is causing it,but once I get to program I will be alright. Just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I will be back on later. thanks again. 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 » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:57 pm

I just got home from program and I had a great day. My boy-friend is here and we will be leaving soon,cause we had some places to go. I am doing alright,hanging in there. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I will be alright. 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 » Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:25 am

I am doing alright,my boy-friend and I went out for awhile and we had a great time. I did not get a chance to write in my journal tonight,so I will make sure that I write in it tomorrow. I have not done any SI today,that is great. I am watching t.v.,and taking it easy. After my boy-friend leaves, I will be going to bed,cause I am really tired. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing.I am feeling pretty good,just tired out. I have day treatment program tomorrow,and I am looking forward to it. I will be off Moday,cause it is a holiday. I will be alright. I will be back on the bus sometime tomorrow evening. I am 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 » Thu Aug 30, 2007 4:43 am

I am doing alright.My boy-friend went home to get some sleep,and I will be doing the same thing. I already took my medication for the night,and I am getting tired. I am doing just fine. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I am looking forward to going to program tomorrow. I will get a good night sleep. taking care of myself. 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 » Thu Aug 30, 2007 1:04 pm

I had a great night sleep,without doing any SI either,that is great. I am getting ready for program and I am looking forward to it. When I get home,I have some stuff to do,like my banking and writing in my journal,before I take a nap. I am hanging in there and doing the best I can. I am going to have a :bcatsmile: great day,no matter what. I will be back on the bus later on. taking care of myself. :star:
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 Aug 31, 2007 12:49 am

I am doing alright. I had a great day at program and a good talk with my therapist.When I got home I wrote in my journal and then I took a nap,cause I was soo tired out.My boy-friend came over and we are watching t.v.,and taking it easy. I do not know if we are going out later,not sure yet. I have not done any SI so far,it has not been easy,but I am doing pretty good. I will have a good day tomorrow,I have banking to do and then my case-manager is coming over later on around 1pm. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I am feeling pretty good so far,just not a wake yet. taking care of myself.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 one out of none » Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:41 am

Hi Candy, you're doing great! I'm glad that program went well, and I hope you have a good day today.

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Post by Candy » Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:49 pm

Thanks for the nice messages. I had a great night sleep. I had a great day at program yesterday. I went to the bank and got my money taking care of.I have been coloring this morning and it has been helping me alot,to get my mind off my problems. I am going to lay down for awhile and take it easy. My case-manager will be over around 1pm. I am doing alright. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. 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 » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:36 pm

My case-manager came over and we had a great talk. Then I colored for awhile and got done with my picture,then I took a nap,cause I was tired. I made dinner,then I did the dishes. I am watching t.v., and taking it easy. My boy-friend will be over later on. I am hanging in there and doing the best I can. I did not do any SI today,that is great. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I am not sure what we are doing tonight,but I will find out when he gets here. I am feeling pretty good so far,just relaxing. 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 » Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:51 pm

I am doing alright,just feel kind of anxious,it came on a of sudden,I hate that, My boy-friend is here and we are going out to visit some friends in a little while,and I am not sure what time I will be home,it might be late. I will be just fine and I am taking care of myself. I have not done any SI either,which is very hard not to do someday.I am hanging in there and doing the best I can. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I wil be just fine. Be back on later or 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.

To find yourself,think of yourself first.

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Post by Candy » Sat Sep 01, 2007 5:20 am

I had a great night. My boy-friend and I went to visit some friends. We had a great time. We are watching t.v.,and after he leaves,I will be going to bed. I did not do any SI,tonight,that is great. I am doing alright. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I will be back on the bus sometime tomorrow. 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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