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Monday

Toughassteele
Toughassteele

Wake up from crying myself to sleep.  Head pounding feeling like crap.  Body hurting blessed I had a pretty good weekend. It was fun hanging out with my friend and her daughter.  It just hit some triggers like missing my kids and being alone. Yesterday went to lunch with a old friends basically like a sister that was awesome and she listened and her boys are going through it to so she understood.  But today I'm just not OK sad, Deppresed, lonely.  Done with this feeling. And I don't want the holidays here.  

arfie
arfie
Rocking you gently and crying with you, Toughass.

Such whiplash is one of my excuses for isolating. All too often fleeting social successes remind me of . . . Stuff I'd rather not be reminded of.

Can you pass the tissues?
Toughassteele
Toughassteele
Handing you seem tissues back. Big hug. I done like to be reminded of things that pain me or upset me or things in general. Thank you for being here.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
The letdown you describe after the uplift of having time with your old friend reminds me of a book I once read that had the title "After the Ecstasy, the Laundry." It meant after great things often comes the chore of living. The title stuck with me because what you describe as your Monday's happened to me, too. I guess that's why there are so many songs about Mondays. I hope you can make it ok into the week. I get not wanting the holidays to come.
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