I'm not sure if this is helpful or partially what you are saying but I heard something on 2 different podcasts recently that really reaonated with me and it instantly jumped out at me when i read this... if I'm way off base i digress..... what resonated with me was hearing that sometimes when we're working so hard in therapy or just on ourselves we end up almost driving ourselves "crazier" by putting all our energy into it, worrying too much that we have to fix every parts of us. When some are good enough left alone. So I'm not sure how much that applys here but maybe you've answered it yourself with your second to last paragraph... maybe you just need to take a break from yourself especially the hard parts.. tell them... not right now.. maybe you don't need to ACE your mental health. Maybe just accepting that taking meds, keeping therapy appts, and staying alive is enough. Without judgement of yourself and judging whether you're doing it right. You don't need to be perfect at mental health... no one is. Though our struggles are different you inspire me. Thank you for your vulnerability
So I was just talking about the following with anoth3er person whom is experiencing the same as you. A few years ago I came across an article (or video) about a ptsd study. Scientists traumatized a batch of lab rats. They kept half of them awake past their normal fall asleep time. The other half were allowed to fall asleep at their normal time. The scientists found that that the rats that they kept awake had zero signs of ptsd while the other rats had full on ptsd. This struck a cord with me because I have always stayed up way past my bedtime during unhappy and stressful times. Which for me these days is every night. This made me understand why I would do my best discoveries and best work when the world around me is sleeping. I feel at peace during this hour or four and I find my mind settles down considerably. I ruminate about things and to help understand them better and put them to bed (pun intended). Good, bad, indifferent. Also exercise, ie a mixture of weight training and sports always has kept me even keeled as well. Every little bit helps. Never give up...!
Please write about how you make the cranes. Every time you make something I always find it easier to to see how you do it than any you tube video. I love when you do crafts I’ve done very craft you’ve done on your blogs.
I'm not sure if this is helpful or partially what you are saying but I heard something on 2 different podcasts recently that really reaonated with me and it instantly jumped out at me when i read this... if I'm way off base i digress..... what resonated with me was hearing that sometimes when we're working so hard in therapy or just on ourselves we end up almost driving ourselves "crazier" by putting all our energy into it, worrying too much that we have to fix every parts of us. When some are good enough left alone. So I'm not sure how much that applys here but maybe you've answered it yourself with your second to last paragraph... maybe you just need to take a break from yourself especially the hard parts.. tell them... not right now.. maybe you don't need to ACE your mental health. Maybe just accepting that taking meds, keeping therapy appts, and staying alive is enough. Without judgement of yourself and judging whether you're doing it right. You don't need to be perfect at mental health... no one is. Though our struggles are different you inspire me. Thank you for your vulnerability
So I was just talking about the following with anoth3er person whom is experiencing the same as you. A few years ago I came across an article (or video) about a ptsd study. Scientists traumatized a batch of lab rats. They kept half of them awake past their normal fall asleep time. The other half were allowed to fall asleep at their normal time. The scientists found that that the rats that they kept awake had zero signs of ptsd while the other rats had full on ptsd. This struck a cord with me because I have always stayed up way past my bedtime during unhappy and stressful times. Which for me these days is every night. This made me understand why I would do my best discoveries and best work when the world around me is sleeping. I feel at peace during this hour or four and I find my mind settles down considerably. I ruminate about things and to help understand them better and put them to bed (pun intended). Good, bad, indifferent. Also exercise, ie a mixture of weight training and sports always has kept me even keeled as well. Every little bit helps. Never give up...!
Please write about how you make the cranes. Every time you make something I always find it easier to to see how you do it than any you tube video. I love when you do crafts I’ve done very craft you’ve done on your blogs.