Posted by llurpsienoodle on July 8, 2008, at 17:39:49
In reply to Re: whoa-- my vestibular system reads 'wonky' » llurpsienoodle, posted by Kath on July 8, 2008, at 15:22:13
> > See, I have just started a new job, and now I am working 7 days a week, full time. MONEY!!!
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> ******congrats - glad to hear it! Hope it doesn't mean you'll stop making your wonderful jewellry. ***\
HA! I quit my old job, so now I'm only working 3-4 days a week. YAY! for me!!!
> > Self-esteem wise, I've been doing a lot of positive visualizations and writing down first-person present tense affirmations every morning with my coffee. It seems to be helping, because my affirmations are coming true.
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> ****Wow - that's impressive. I'd like to know more about that; how long has it taken for them to come true? Are they all about yourself?**
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Things like "I like my job" and getting to work and having a good feeling. or "I'm going to get a frappucino, and h brings me a frappucino" lol OF COURSE they're all about myself! To the extent that I am a better person for mankind, the frappucino was a wise decision on the part of h.
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> > I'm trying to tell myself that this is a completely different situation, but the truth is that I can only innoculate myself so much with self-help and therapy buffers.
> *****I totally relate. I find my emotional reactions to even little things are WAY bigger than they 'should be' - bigger than is realistic. I hate it. Let me know if you find a solution please. I hope you have time to keep us in the loop as it feels comfortable.I like this comfy loop too. kind of like an elastic terry-cloth loop.
I do some CBT journalling when I feel really worried/anxious/angry/depressed.
I put my emotion in the left column, the intensity in the middle (I have a scale that is from 50 to 100. if it's not above a 50, I don't give a crap about the pain of journalling. Then I write down all my thoughts at that moment "I am a dumba*s, I am stupid, I hate my life, I am a big pimple, I shouldn't make so many errors, people hate me" etc. Then I apply little CBT labels to the thoughts to signify to my rational mind how distorted my thoughts are ("fortune telling" "catastrophizing" etc.)
I like smelly essential oils too
and cinnamon pastries.
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> Sorry I haven't been 'around'.
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> luv, kathKath, you are much missed- hope you've been having fun!
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