Am Not Coping

[Former-Member]

hello @Faith-and-Hope

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@Faith-and-Hope wrote:
Thanks @Owlunar .... you have some wonderful turns of phrase .... "waiting for the first show to fall" ..... that puts it into a nutshell rather well .....

No .... rather than strange, WH feel superior in his chosen way of life, like a poster-boy for making a successful lifestyle change from a disaster to the absolute ideal ..... like "everybody wants to be me .... !" is going through his head ..... "everyone except my wife who is jealous of and unsupportive of my success" ......

🤗💕 re the pink flowers ....

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I have followed your story sitting in the back row. I think that you have been working on keeping your family together overall; curtailing the egotistical whim of WH and his ongoing self care.

This is healthy from the point of view that you are not making excuses for him, you are not in denial, you are fully aware of what is going on with his journey.

I sense that you are very grounded and are a classic earth mother; your loving arms encircling all.

As you would say to others, I do hope that you are having as much care as everyone else in the family.

I say this to you as this is what I am having to say to myself in the now.

Please know that I mean this with the warmest of feelings as I believe that you give so much to others.

besides now that I know that you are canadian born........only joshing.

[Faith-and-Hope]

😄 @Former-Member .....

Have just responded to something re my own self-care on the "I'm back" thread ....

Thank you for voicing that ..... it is something I am very coscioys of, after suffering panic attacks a couple of years ago. That became a clear warning ....

[Former-Member]

hello @Faith-and-Hope

Panic attacks are so overwhelming  so good news that you have them under control

i went through a period and experienced different sensations... some were horrific. some hospitalised me

under control now and hopefully will not return

interesting because I measure my improvement sometimes and some days struggle to remember exactly what I have achieved. panic attacks is a huge achievement. I had forgotten. The human mind so easily forgets the positives when under pressure.

so thank you again and thank yourself too xxx

[Faith-and-Hope]

🤗💕 @Former-Member ...

[unknown]

oh wow thats alot of replies!

sorry i hope you dont mind me jumping in but i seen the topic title and wanted to pop in and say hello to you @Zoe7 im not sure of the full story but how are you going at the moment? and nice to meet you too ive only been here uh this is the second day now 🙂

hi everyone else that i have and havent met yet nice to meet you all 🙂 @Faith-and-Hope@Former-Member@Owlunar@CheerBear@utopia

[Shaz51]

Hello @unknown, you are very welcomed

[unknown]

hi @Shaz51 🙂 🙂 nice to meet you too, ive spoken to you on my other thread too 🙂

[Faith-and-Hope]

Hi @unknown ..... 😊

Welcome to the forums ......

[Zoe7]

Hi @Owlunar - at least your house is tidy lol - I so wish mine was 

It is so nice to hear from you

I hope your back is ok today and you are generally feeling well (as well as you can under the circumstances anyway!)

I actually watched today something I recorded last night - still a few minutes to go but I'll finish that later tonight.

Just unpacked a lot of stuff out of the car - that I picked up from school yesterday - and am presently chilling in front of the tv watching the football.

Sending you  love and hugs...

Zoe 

[Zoe7]

Hi @unknown - yes this thread has kinda got out of control lol

What started out as more of an apology from me soon became a place for me (and others) to come and talk about how I was struggling. Over time this thread has become more of a sanctuary for people who need a safe place to just BE. We have turned it into more of a social thread but where I can still ask for support when I am 'not coping' as well.

You are so welcome to be involved in this thread - either as a social outlet or to talk about anything you need to. I know others have already done this but I would also like to add a very big WELCOME to the forums to you 

I look forward to getting to know you more and if you have any questions please ask.

Zoe