shawty80

for no particular reason. i'm trying to stay focused on small tasks around my house, but everything is making me cry today. i'll think i'm done, and then BAM the waterworks get turned on again!!! ugh. it's frustrating, but i guess necessary.

anybody know any good jokes?

Learn2Live

No. But what are you crying about exactly, do you know?

Seren

Man goes to his doctor.

The doctor asks him "What seems to be the matter?"

The man replies "I'm a wigwam. I'm a teepee. I'm a wigwam. I'm a teepee....."

"Whoa", the doctor says. "Relax buddy. You're two tents!"

Florence

This is kind of silly, but hey.

Calming Manatee

Click on the button at the bottom of that page to rotate through the images (aka "Summon" another manatee.).

shawty80

i've been trying to figure that out all day. i can't pinpoint a specific thought or action that sparked the tears, they just started flowing. i think it's a mixture of sadness over the loss of the dream, still wanting answers to questions that are unanswerable (or have unfavorable answers), a feeling of helplessness and disappointment, stress over the upcoming school year, and frustration at myself for trying to *force* healing, instead of letting it progress naturally.

trying hard to let go and let god...

Learn2Live

Sounds like you need a bubble bath and a book to cuddle up to

Florence

@shawty, feel the feelings, don't avoid and plow through them.

@hydrogirl, hey! "Frayed knot" is the best PG joke of all time!

Seren

Yes, well, considering the nature of this forum, it might not be appropriate

Seren

Shawty

Sometimes, after breaking up with one bf in particular, I would find myself crying in the car on the way home for no particular reason. I promise, this will pass.

Florence

Hm, yeah. You're right. Okay, "two tents" is right up there.

Shadydeal

I think what your feeling is very normal with good days and bad days! It is a loss of a dream. It's sad and it's hard to try to understand. A friend told me....I know you want closure answers but you won't get them! Sometimes I think this tough...real tough! I also think when your involved w an A you put some much into it.....then rejection...it's just hard! Each day is getting better or at least today for me. I hope your days will ge better too!

Seren

Marx Brothers! How can you go wrong...."Lydia the Tattooed Lady"

Lydia the Tattooed Lady - YouTube

Seren

Perhaps a little "O Danny Boy" by the Muppets....Animal gets me every time

Danny Boy - YouTube

shawty80

i think i need to make "feel your feelings" my new mantra. i'm stubborn, though, and i'm sick of feeling like crap. one of the ladies at al-anon told me just to get the "poison" out, and i feel like i've done a little bit of that today. i need to turn my sadness into gratitude. these tears have GOT to be healing, after all.

i'd like to read "frayed knot." you've intrigued me.

Seren

Sent you a PM!

shawty80

thanks, hydro. i'm just feeling restless and impatient today. i've found myself focusing a lot on the past and trying to predict the future, today, and i know that i need to just remain in the present. i think that's where part of my frustration is coming from...not being able to appreciate the right now.

thanks for the videos, i loved them! i'm gonna be singing "lydia, oh lydia, that encyclopedia..." for the rest of the day. i don't think you can ever go wrong with the muppets, either. i'm a beaker girl myself. so cute!!!

shawty80

thank you, sassy. i really need to focus on this. it doesn't matter why it happened, and i know that i won't ever get answers that satisfy me. it is what it is, and i have to learn acceptance. i'm glad your days are getting better! i'm gonna keep plugging along! thank goodness for all of the amazing people on sr!!

hope you're staying cool.

Sanity2012

I was given permission to cry today by my therapist. And....I always do what I am told!