Hi there nowinsituation
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Originally Posted by nowinsituation  .... I am feeling inexplicably hopeless and scared today. Inexplicable, as in I don’t know why… |
I dunno, from what you said in your post it sounds to me like you have a _lot_ of stress in your life right now. If _I_ had that much, I'd be having all kinds of emotions too.
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Originally Posted by nowinsituation .... Every day I resolve to deal with only that day (not “forever”) ... |
That's exactly what works for me when I get in those "stuck" feelings. Focus on just the one day I am in and not the whole rest of my life.
Something else that works for me is to do something _really small_ to brighten up just the _one_ day. Like I'll buy a small plant. Just one. Or I'll take _one minute_ to step outside my home and look at the sun shining in the trees, listen to the birds before I head off to work.
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Originally Posted by nowinsituation ....I wonder if I will ever really feel comfortable and secure. ... |
I do. Okay, so it took a couple counselors and a lot of 12 step recovery but most of the time I like my life. That's part of the "promises" that so many people talk about in meetings. There's a lot of people here on SR that post how their lives have gotten better, so I don't see why it can't happen for everybody.
You just keep hanging around here, nowinstituation, and we'll be your "cheerleaders". Little by little we're all getting our lives fixed up and find recovery, so you just keep coming back.
Mike