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by Guest » Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:26 pm
Pecus:
That makes a lot of sense. As i read that I began to think about what it is that always gets me down.
And I realized that it is nearly always a fear of rejection. It is nearly always the fear that if I state my ideas or feelings on something or my thoughts, that I'm becoming vulnerable to rejection.
That nearly always leads to some heavy down feelings.
I realized that as I read Faith's reply
to your post.
Faith, I have quite a few fears simular to yours. Of course I live alone and don't
have as much contacts. But those fears are there. They are dormant a lot of time.
Recently I had a couple of down days.
I'd been receiving some negative political emails. I was so tired of them. So I confronted the sender as gently as I could and just mentioned that I didn't agree with those
negative emails and didn't want to receive them.
The person who sent them was someone I love dearly. And I began to really fear that I would be rejected . I knew that it didn't make sense. But I remained down until this person contacted me and didn't seem any different.
This is just an example.
I will maybe have "down days" at least every 10 days , the cause being the same.
But I can also feel anger if someone close to me
acts as if they think I am not as smart as they are. Now this is really silly.
But there you are.
But I am off the subject.
The thing is that your method of coping with these down days , Pecos, may work for me.
It sounds like it will.
During those down days, I may eat to console myself.
Monty'smom, I am thinking of you as you struggle thru' these depressed days. They are going to pass. I understand how you are feeling. I hope you feel better soon.
My best to all.
MaryJane