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I am here, I can read what you are both doing.
Mental health is a journey that no one can predict. A Psychotherapist Called R.D Laing used to say that ..... on a graph.: on the wall : ....normal people have lives that are drawn or graphed that go up and down. People like Schizophrenics who he worked with have far more interesting lives because their lives on a life long graph would be drawn on a slant.
When I first started seeing Mr G, I took him to meet my Psychotherapist, someone I would see because my youngest son was suffering a brain tumour and my Mum is such a bad Mother. When I was going through the beginning of seeing Mr G, even my Psychotherapist, my most trusted 'Mother,' and someone who I LOVE would say to me.....'Are you SURE that this is the one for you? I mean, Mr G is a beautiful lovely highly intelligent man but he's gone to PRISON or he's gotten out of PRISON and he is using DRUGS....I would stare at her blankly and say......he will be fine. He loves me he will quit it all.
And he did.
I think that every situation is very different and if you look deep in your heart......you YOU GET the proper support and the proper SELF CARE..... you will work out your own life.
I certainly didnt get support from my family, Actually not at all. I got support from seeing a therapist.....a GP, a pastor, wherever I worked hard and found support, and either paid for it or worked HARD to get it.....is where I got it. I get self care support from my Silver Chain lady, After a long time of circling each other, we now meditate twice per week.
I have some friends I can tell whatever to. It took a lot of really hard work, they are definately not your usual type of people but I had to work hard and be very positive to have what I've got now.
I still work very hard for what I've got and I know how hard it is, lets do it together ........
This is a picture I drew for my Mum of her dog......
What a plus.
Keep on writing how you are self caring today.
Even a cup of tea alone in the kitchen is a plus.
When you have the cup of tea: perhaps you can look out the window and focus on say a tree or the soft wind and think of the breeze going past your home. If your mind wanders thats ok.
It's good to hear how you are living your days
YOu are also helping me, I remember how to selfcare by writing to you
Sending you cyber hugs @Faith-and-Hope
I hope you have a lovely dinner tonight and tomorrow is a better day 