Working more on me!

[whatisis]

I know you know this, Mish but he can be unfaithful whether he's at your side or out of town! So, that useless thing said lol, what has helped you get through this type of anxiety in the past? What things can you do for you while he's away? When I go out with my camera I can spend hours thinking about nothing but what I'm going to shoot. What does that for you...besides the Packers ('cuz I know it isn't the Falcons lol).

[whatisis]

Mish, The thing I don't want to get caught up in is doing this just to support others. I feel selfish saying that but much of my life already is helping others. My job, my family, then there was SDA Lady. As my Mom says "it's time for you to take care of you for a change". So, we'll see tonight. I have a small group I attend on Friday's too with some great people. I don't want to start filling my nights with a ton of activity like I used to do. When I first separated I was gonna be the Million Dollar Divorced Man who could do anything, I was gonna have a life without AD's! I'd watched some of my friends emotionally crumble and that wasn't gonna be me! So I ran myself into the ground with activity and ended up with adrenal fatigue. So, after SDA Lady and all that stress, I'm trying to balance my life. So, we shall see whether Divorce Care is something I want and feel is useful for ME too. If I help someone along the way, all the better Thx for your comments on my pics. I greatly enjoy the excitement of taking them and sharing them.

[whatisis]

oops,the above was meant for my thread! You can read it twice then lol.

[mishka422]

LOL! Definitely not the Falcons. They are managing to blow leads in the last 2 minutes of virtually every darned game! It's so frustrating! The Pack hasn't been faring much better until they routed the Lions on Sunday. They've lost Clay Matthews for at least 4 weeks with a broken thumb so I'm losing hope really fast but I'll still cheer for the Green and Gold!

I'm not sure there is much that occupies my mind enough to keep me distracted. I don't really have any hobbies like that anymore. Hobbies tend to cost money (or at least the cost of gas) that I don't have so I refrain. I like to read though and that keeps me from thinking of anything other than what I'm reading. I'm sure I will escape into a couple of books while he's gone.

Yes, indeed, he can be unfaithful wherever he is. I have that anxiety at home nearly constantly too but it grown by leaps and bounds when he is out of my sight for more than a day. A week may darn near kill me. Oh where or where is the Ambien when I need it most?

What have I done in the past? Fretted, become an insomniac, alternate between not eating and eating everything in sight....yeah, I'm a real champ and controlling myself...NOT!

[whatisis]

OK, here's your assignment for this time on your own. Take your camera and photograh things that mean something to Mish. Maybe it's a sunset, maybe an oreo cookie, maybe a favourite tree...a football...whatever floats your boat. The sky is the limit! It'll be an album of who Mish is. Download them and arrange them just the way you want. It costs $0 too. Have fun celebrating YOU!

[JCJ]

Can you knit?? If not I challenge you to learn in a week and post the evidence on FB. There are loads of distractions.

There is no point in this kind of anticipation. The only person it hurts is you.

(((Mishka)))

[Underdog]

LOL, Mish, you kinda sound like me. I know that I have a mild anxiety disorder and I've been dealing with it for the past few years...

My best escape is my Kindle. I'm addicted to it. And before I bought the damn thing, I was a reading addict. I have some favorite used book stores, used to go to yard sales and of course to the library (and library sales). I am not the scholarly type - though I do read some good stuff, I like trashy novels. They're a complete escape and it helps me manage my anxiety.

Oh yeah, and I also play solitaire and do my Sudoku.

Now that I have a temporary 2nd gig at night (doing the bookkeeping for my work neighbor), I have a feeling I'll be doing that instead. Plus it pays.

My mom does puzzles. I love them too, but I keep forgetting to do them LOL.

Good luck!

Betsey

[mishka422]

Very interesting ideas there guys.

Wii, I have a camera. Not a great one but a camera none the less. I'm a terrible photog but it may be a good distraction. The weather is supposed to be gorgeous and the airshow is in town this weekend so Marc will be gone the whole weekend too (just home at night).

Julia, I don't knit but I do some crochet. I don't have any yarn though but maybe I can scare some up and make an attempt. Several years ago I crocheted candle covers from thread yarn and pearls. They were very pretty even if they are useless. LOL. They kept the dust off the decorative candles.

Betsey, I'm the same kind of reader you are! I try to be oh so serious about reading but I prefer the trashy novels too. I can completely focus on the story and imagine myself there, in another world where none of my own problems exist. It's so nice! I did just finish reading Pride and Prejudice for the 8th or 9th time though. I'm sure Jane Austen wouldn't appreciate being lumped in with trashy novels but, in her day, it was! I have Wuthering Heights on my Kindle. Maybe I need to start re-reading that one. Another favorite that isn't quite so much of the bodice ripping, throbbing manhood variety. LOL

I'm sure wii just spit Pepsi Max all over his screen!

[whatisis]

I would never lose a sip of Pepsi Max!
Hey, take some photos of the air show and post them...I've got some photos in a FB album of a tank museum

[whatisis]

There was an article in the business section of our local newspaper about Rainbow Loom. It was a mom and pop operation that began in a guy's basement! It's all the rage now.