For anyone interested, here's an update on what's going on in my life right now.
This year I have the almost-too-good-to-be-true opportunity to spend Jan-Feb-Mar in the southern U.S.A.
My boyfriend and I will drive there, with me leaving home before Christmas. I feel incredibly lucky!
With the trip and the Christmas season there has been almost too much to do. I'm trying to pace myself, and for the most part it's working. I make a point of spending time with the people who are important to me, get myself out every day for a coffee or a meal with someone, or attend a group meeting. My walking has fallen by the wayside and I indulge too much in yummy treats, but I'm not after perfection here.
The usual anxiety sometimes wants to take over and likes to mess with my sleep, but when I stop, breathe, and look only at what's in front of me it passes. There have been a couple of times where I've felt uncomfortably low for a few hours, I accept it, sit/lie down, slow down, and comfort myself in whatever way I choose, and it passes. I try to trust that all will unfold the way it's meant to, and tell myself the important things will get done, and what doesn't get done can't be that important
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My laptop will be traveling with me so I'll definitely be reading and posting on the forum. I don't know why I miss you guys already, because it's not as though we even live in the same town, and nothing will change, but somehow I do
Anyway, the trip is still a few days away, depression has been in remission, and I will take the now and treasure it.
This year I have the almost-too-good-to-be-true opportunity to spend Jan-Feb-Mar in the southern U.S.A.
My boyfriend and I will drive there, with me leaving home before Christmas. I feel incredibly lucky! With the trip and the Christmas season there has been almost too much to do. I'm trying to pace myself, and for the most part it's working. I make a point of spending time with the people who are important to me, get myself out every day for a coffee or a meal with someone, or attend a group meeting. My walking has fallen by the wayside and I indulge too much in yummy treats, but I'm not after perfection here.
The usual anxiety sometimes wants to take over and likes to mess with my sleep, but when I stop, breathe, and look only at what's in front of me it passes. There have been a couple of times where I've felt uncomfortably low for a few hours, I accept it, sit/lie down, slow down, and comfort myself in whatever way I choose, and it passes. I try to trust that all will unfold the way it's meant to, and tell myself the important things will get done, and what doesn't get done can't be that important
. My laptop will be traveling with me so I'll definitely be reading and posting on the forum. I don't know why I miss you guys already, because it's not as though we even live in the same town, and nothing will change, but somehow I do
Anyway, the trip is still a few days away, depression has been in remission, and I will take the now and treasure it.
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