Please post things that HELP you...
- Thread starter MBinMN
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ImNotMyIllness
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Great idea! I will post some methods that help me in the near future. 
neardeath
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I really haven't found anything that helps, but here are some of the things I force myself to do:
- keep up on household chores daily. When this goes out of balance, I go nuts.
- remember that worrying for days about an event takes more energy than doing it.
- read a daily meditation book for mental illness
- just me, but I love church and it's my lifeline. I go as often as possible.
- volunteer for some small project once or twice a month somewhere in the community
- attend a NAMI meeting at least once or twice a month
- stay hydrated, eat right, and try to get more exercise
- revisit or find new hobbies. Some of my favorites are astronomy, kayaking, x-c skiing,
fishing, hiking. I even made myself go rollerskating and almost killed myself.
- find "easy" events in the community to attend. Free planetarium, concerts, lectures.
I look for things that don't require a ton of interaction with people.
- See my therapist, because he's the only objective person in my life.
- Before I could do any of these things, I had to give up on the idea of suicide and decide
to live. I hate this world, but I'm going to stay. I have kids and a grandchild!
After 35 years I have given up on meds. This month, I haven't done many of these things at all, and I have suffered. I guess the effort is probably worth it, because even though I don't feel different, (things are still just as hard), I see myself differently and let up on the "I'm such a loser" self-talk.
- keep up on household chores daily. When this goes out of balance, I go nuts.
- remember that worrying for days about an event takes more energy than doing it.
- read a daily meditation book for mental illness
- just me, but I love church and it's my lifeline. I go as often as possible.
- volunteer for some small project once or twice a month somewhere in the community
- attend a NAMI meeting at least once or twice a month
- stay hydrated, eat right, and try to get more exercise
- revisit or find new hobbies. Some of my favorites are astronomy, kayaking, x-c skiing,
fishing, hiking. I even made myself go rollerskating and almost killed myself.
- find "easy" events in the community to attend. Free planetarium, concerts, lectures.
I look for things that don't require a ton of interaction with people.
- See my therapist, because he's the only objective person in my life.
- Before I could do any of these things, I had to give up on the idea of suicide and decide
to live. I hate this world, but I'm going to stay. I have kids and a grandchild!
After 35 years I have given up on meds. This month, I haven't done many of these things at all, and I have suffered. I guess the effort is probably worth it, because even though I don't feel different, (things are still just as hard), I see myself differently and let up on the "I'm such a loser" self-talk.