I vent on here. Or call a friend and hope they answer. It's hard to tell. I am in the midst of this right now. And I am try to pull out of it. I keep doing my daily stuff and follow whatever small of a routine I have. I have been able to sleep better and longer, so that has helped a bit. I watch whatever dumb movies are on tv hoping for a small laugh. Im doing a variety of things, but just can't seem to snap out of it right now. I wish I could!! I will gladly take any other suggestions!!

Gentle hugs,
Jenna

Sitting outside in the sunlight and getting fresh air sometimes helps:) Hope you can snap out of it soon Jenna, I know it's miserable.

i was really fighting it yesterday and i did all of the above and gave in to having a pity party which i thought would be a bitch and moan session, but was really uplifting. i did put on some upbeat music just to do one bit of housework.
look through old photos and trip down memory lane, play computer games, look for old movies - pretty creepy when TCM classics shows a movie i saw in the theater. burn incense or scented candles or boil cinnamon (anything that smells good). different things at different times. eating little bits of healthy food which is really hard for me to do, keeps my BS stable...
i wish there were a real answer for all the time!

I have no answers. The monster is winning here and I am out of energy to fight it.

Music used to help.

I try to go for a walk. I have a neighbor that I walk with in the evening and that helps snap me out of it. If I can't do that, watching one of my favorite old movies helps get my mind off things! Looking at old photo's is a great idea Serenity!

Honestly, I ususally go up to my bedroom and cry, and cry,........and cry some more. The pain......er "Monster" in my body NEVER lets up. I have to put up with it every second, of every day. When it feels like I just can't take it anymore, I have to let out my anger and frustration through tears, then I usually feel a bit better. Plus, my daughter always, without fail, comes up to me with open arms and gives me the biggest hug and kiss and tells me she loves me. :) That trumps tears anyday!

With summer heat on I go to the tub for a cool milk&honey bath. Burn a scented candle that is citrus for the energy and relax. I try to stay off computer because of my neck but i really miss my friends. Watching the television I DVR sometimes distracts me. I am unable to get in bed because of my neck. It is hard to find comfortable position. I wait until I can take muscle relaxant and pain med.....then pray for sleep.

I get up and do it again. I wish I could cry. I just can't anymore. Every once in awhile it hits hard and I do. The tears roll. The rest of the time I keep it inside. I wish I could travel and escape the pain. I do in my mind.

I wallow in it and pretty soon the monster within gets fed up with my self pity party and moves out for a bit!

hippy, i agree. i feel like i'm out of tears until the dam breaks and i sob.

blessed, there's nothing like a little child's hug. i wasn't blessed, but penny does come snuggle.

i smoke like a fiend, too, even though i've read the post about it and a million other things not helping.

I can't cry anymore either Hippy. Every great once in a blue moon the tears will come. But I can sure cry on the inside!!
I recently had one of those spells. I hate crying yet some how it can be healing.

Walking is one thing that really calms me. I also review a list of blessings I have written. Sometimes I try to distract myself with T.V., but that doesn't work so well. I can't cry much either. I wish I could.

I hug my monster. (After having ranted and raved at it, that is).
Love heals and love transforms, right?
So the best thing to do is to love it to death! lol
If I can't love the pain directly, I hug the frustration, I hug the anger, I hug the depression.
This is my new experiment.
I have tried to make it go away and it didn't.
I have tried to ignore it and it just got bigger.
So now I am trying to love it.
Not easy, I admit, but that's where I'm at. Attempting to accomplish the impossible is my middle name.

AMA I like this idea. Don't know if I can do it. I will try.

I go to the beach - I find the sea, the salt air and the rhythm of the waves really relaxes me and does make things better in my world.

In the worst of times with the beast ( pain and depression from losses)..
it's sometimes all I can do not to die.
Guess it's enough, because I'm still here.

When things are any vetter than that..I try to turn my attention away from sadness in any way that I can when I can.