Yuck...woke up in a funk
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Yuck...woke up in a funk
I am so glad I have a meeting today. It is very hard to be a woman in recovery. That once a month deal really screws up a good way of thinking. My heart hurts and I don't know why, I had severe nightmares last night, I feel guilty for talking about my relationship with a friend and I don't know why. There is more I want to talk about but I have to get my daughter ready for school. I'm going to go to the meeting early. I'm just emotionally destroyed today.
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Hey Jennifer, nitemares can be real rough. Sometimes after I have one I have like nitemare inertia or something, like what ever mood it put me in I get stuck in. I found leaving bed after I have one, getting online and grabbing some tea helps. It changes the mindset, so my typical regime once I get online is to find a comedy video or something to try and make myself laugh. That typically does the trick.
I hope your morning meeting helps and you find some peace there. Well good day to you and wishing you the best Jennifer.
I hope your morning meeting helps and you find some peace there. Well good day to you and wishing you the best Jennifer.
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Originally Posted by countrygirl2014 
I am so glad I have a meeting today. It is very hard to be a woman in recovery. That once a month deal really screws up a good way of thinking. My heart hurts and I don't know why, I had severe nightmares last night, I feel guilty for talking about my relationship with a friend and I don't know why. There is more I want to talk about but I have to get my daughter ready for school. I'm going to go to the meeting early. I'm just emotionally destroyed today. Jennifer
I totally know what those down days feel like...it sucks because you feel like things are all of a sudden going in the wrong direction.
Like others said, stay strong and feel good about your sobriety and all the benefits it has to offer.
You can get through this!
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Ugh, so sorry to hear that, Jennifer - I so know what you mean about those freaking hormones messing with sobriety, I am not looking forward to that time! Glad that you have a meeting today and that you are able to go early. Keep on pushing through, you can do it
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Stay strong girl!
As a fellow woman in recovery I can totally relate to how you're feeling. Oh, those sweet mood swings, those emotions taking over...
When times get really though I keep repeating this mantra "this too shall pass". I'll say it a hundred times if I have to and it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy - the feeling passes.
As a fellow woman in recovery I can totally relate to how you're feeling. Oh, those sweet mood swings, those emotions taking over...
When times get really though I keep repeating this mantra "this too shall pass". I'll say it a hundred times if I have to and it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy - the feeling passes.
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I can empathize with you Jen, I too get depressed around that special time of the month and so I learned I was more apt to binge around that time as a result.
Its great that we can recognize these triggers and find better ways to cope with our funk. But, it sucks and I hate it so I understand how you feel.
When I start to feel that way, I make it a point to be as kind as possible to everyone I interact with. I find that making someone else's day brighter in turn makes mine brighter too.
Enjoy your meeting and hope you feel better soon.
Its great that we can recognize these triggers and find better ways to cope with our funk. But, it sucks and I hate it so I understand how you feel.
When I start to feel that way, I make it a point to be as kind as possible to everyone I interact with. I find that making someone else's day brighter in turn makes mine brighter too.
Enjoy your meeting and hope you feel better soon.
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Originally Posted by FeelingGreat
Well done Jennifer. Can you tell me about the owls in your avatar please? Are they owls?
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That's great CG. Thank you. I brake for raptors. I sometimes see them even in the City. They are Cool to watch and beautiful. And then you brought it down to earth with disgusting dead things and poop.
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Originally Posted by Ruby2
That's great CG. Thank you. I brake for raptors. I sometimes see them even in the City. They are Cool to watch and beautiful. And then you brought it down to earth with disgusting dead things and poop.
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