I think of 5 things to be grateful for everyday and the worse I feel the more I need to think about gratitude and it does really help

Some people keep a gratitude journal

Today I had a friend visit

I had a nice walk with my pooch

It's a lovely breezy day today

I'm finishing up the laundry so my things will be clean and fresh

It can be small things or big things however if you're feeling grateful you don't feel nearly as bad

Big squishy hug.....xo

Thank you I will try to do. Willing to try new things

My own feelings are always mixed. That might be the main reason I worked so hard for so long to deny my feelings, altogether. One feeling leads to another and another and another and before I know it, the whole family picnic is brawling. No wonder I get headaches. . .

When I let it be okay to have more than feeling at a time, sometimes I can even enjoy the contrast. That accomplishment is easier some days than other. Works in progress. . .

Steele, many of us also find our emotions can shift quickly. With PTSD, we never know where the next trigger will come from. I also look to a quick gratitude list which includes the good things, as well as the many things I am not having to deal with. I have also learned to talk myself down by looking at whether the stuff I'm telling myself is really true, and even if it is true, it could be worse. Over the years, I have built a rather large toolbox to go to as needed. Comforting hugs

Hi Tough, i agree with all of these suggestions and use them too. One that i didnt see mentioned here is lifting someone else up. There is an abundance of people in the world struggling too so when im having mixed emotions or just struggling with triggers and stuff, i seek to find some one in need of being lifted up too. If I can help them to achieve this, wouldnt you know, imfind myself lifted up too. Triple hugs

Love the idea and I did it and it made me feel better to. Thank you all

Sure, with PTSD my emotional wires in my brain got crossed and then hardwired permanently that way. So for me there's rarely just one emotion going on, figuring out how I'm feeling because I have to unscramble emotional eggs, so to speak, is half the battle for me every day. We're with you.