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labelleizzy: (headwall)
Saturday, June 5th, 2021 06:42 am
Is the body informing the mind, or is the mind-heart tying the body up in pain?

It's like 6:38 in the morning. 2 hours before I usually get up.

And that was an awful dream.

My life was dreary, and it was my wedding day again, but I wasn't happy and I wasn't marrying Jeff, I was marrying someone so he could get his green card.

There were spiders and rotten ladder rungs in a space I was supposed to climb up into, then I was running away from work at the school I used to work at (where we'd run out of printer paper for the wedding programs) and as I was (literally) running to my home-in-the-dream to get more printer paper, I saw the other part of the wedding party we waiting at a door to the school? And I was going to be late?

And the substitute teacher who was going to take my class for the day was arrogant and awful, my classroom was shabby, even more than it was in real life...

And I woke up slow crying and afraid.

My body hurts.

IDK what my mind is doing, or how much truth is in the emotions of the dream, (shame and fear of being unloved, and the horror of being poor and useless, I think) but I do know things I can do to help my body hurt less.

As Jenroses on Tumblr says, after you pull out some of the forks that are stuck in you, sometimes you find more spoons. She calls that the Fork corollary to the Spoon Theory.

Tylenol, morning meds, maybe some coffee, and put some pants on and go for a walk.
labelleizzy: (strong)
Monday, December 10th, 2018 06:24 pm
Breathe, y'all
I’m not alone in feeling angry, anxious, sad, despairing. I’m not alone in feeling rage and worry.

First things first.

* Breathe. Sit up enough for a breath into your belly.

* check in with yourself. Are you hungry? Thirsty?

* fix breathing, hunger and thirst.

* have a shower/bath/clean up a little. Washcloth is fine if that’s what you’ve got energy for.

* are you warm enough/cool enough? If not, self care is about taking care of your body mind and heart. See if you can find a solution (warm socks, a spray bottle) (goes sheepishly to put on her own warm socks)

* now if you can do all those things, good job! *High five* from your Internet Big Sister (me)

Next

* try to Do A Thing. Doing Something helps you feel less despair & helplessness. Anything is better than nothing.

* ask for help/encouragement/a hug. Remember how much you like helping friends? They like helping too! We aren’t a bother, people who care about us want us to find comfort and to be happy. (Note to Self)

* reminder: it’s kinda a shitty world out there right now. We got to take care of ourselves (put your oxygen mask on first) so we can help others who need it. Self Care is a RADICAL ACT in a world that wants us to be small, roll over, and let the greedy bastards have All The World. SCREW THOSE GUYS.

Take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Keep fighting. I’m worth fighting for. You’re worth fighting for. We’re worth fighting for.

Keep going. I love you.

#your internet big sister #i love you #self care #self care isn't selfish #self compassion #keep calm and carry on
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originally posted to Tumblr Dec 6th, 2017