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Annie yes 'what ifs'. I find it hard because I have always been a positive thinker but now am guilty of catastrophising, waiting for the next bad thing to happen, nothing specific, just that so much has happened that I now expect more of the same.

Doodle Fri 17-Apr-20 20:14:20 oh yes, and all those people who simply put their trust in the Lord. How do they do that? We can all try and life would be so simple if we left everything to Him.

Anniebach Fri 17-Apr-20 21:02:07 hope you are right, hard to believe some days.

Hi all x

How is everyone? Yes perhaps a silly question but we can share

Thank you annie. It is comforting to know that. Sometimes the simplest phrases carry the greatest meaning. Sleep well all. x

lavender yes we are struggling but we will come through x

Doodle you remind me of a time when I was so low, didn’t
stop believing but did say ‘ why won’t you help me’ , shortly
after I was reading C S Lewis, he said ‘I was shouting so loudly
I didn’t hear him’. I don’t mean you were shouting loudly, I was, this and what you heard today is enough to know when he said ‘I am with you always even unto the end of the world’,
he is. X

You too lavender and thank you x

Hello everyone
I think we are all struggling at the moment.
Just wanted to send everyone my love and good wishes. Have a peaceful evening, and sleep well tonight if you can free of worry and pain.

Love to all xxx

Hello all. annie I am in the whatif place at the moment. Been asking Himself for some divine intervention today to help with my current worry. I was watching my local church video readings today and the vicar said that Jesus is always with us but sometimes we don’t realise he’s been there until later and we look back on things. I think that is true for me. Things that I thought at the time weren’t good turned out ok. Just hope this current worry does too.

Hope everyone is ok. Take care x

Thankyou Carrilion

carillion you are such a kind person. Thank you for your good wishes x

Hello Carillion , and thank you, your kindness is very much
appreciated x

nonnie most definitely it is anticipating the future which
causes much anxiety, the ‘what if’s ‘ kick in, they did for me
this morning when I started thinking about tackling the agoraphobia,

When we put off the first steps in any problem we are avoiding the ‘what if’s’ we have lined up for ourselves yes ?

Dear Annie and all of the kind and dear people in The Black Dog Gang, just saying hello and sending my renewed thoughts and prayers at this, even more than usual, difficult time.
Although I do not post on this thread, I think about you every day and send my love for your well-being. Xxxx

Thanks Annie, I hope you feel a bit better now. Why why why, cling on to the hope that once this is over you will be away from the situation you hate so much. Best wishes to all.

why glad you are feeling a bit more positive today, we know how hard that is.

Annie anticipating the future can sometimes be worse than actually doing whatever it is. I find just getting started on something that worries me is the hardest part. I just had, what I knew would be a difficult email, and got very close to putting off opening it until tomorrow. When I did open it I was able to deal with it better than expected. My big problem at the moment is procrastinating. I need to stop putting things off.

Normally on a Friday I would say 'have a good weekend' but I suppose for most of us at the moment one day is pretty much like all the rest.

Good morning all and thank you for the lovely PMs that I have received from you lovely people. Yesterday was a particularly bad day but today I am determined to get on with stuff and move forward in my head. It was the thought of this going on for another 3 weeks that nearly drove me over the edge. The husband is thankfully staying out of my way. Today I am going to sort out my wool and carry on knitting. I cry every morning when I wake up and this site keeps me going. Just knowing that there are others who understand just what I am going through.

Hi all x

It’s good you found ‘The Lady of Shallot ‘ calming nonnie ,
there are poems I turn to for comfort.

Doodle rafichsgran. We will all get down, fearful etc,
we can share here, not bottle everything up.

I had a ‘down’ this morning, realised when I can start to go
out overcoming the agoraphobia will be even more difficult.

Just came across this and found it quite calming, don't know why, perhaps because we all know the poem? A few minutes of switching everything else off.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EhzkCnPQew

Let's try not too Doodle although it is what it is. I hope this does not happen.

You and me both rafichagran. Hopefully we don’t all go on a downhill slide at the same time ?

Thanks annie. I’ve been quite good till today. Usual worries, my boy not pulling his weight at home and being difficult. Hope it’s just hormones and nothing worse. Thanks for your kindness as always x

Thanks Lavenderzen, not really,still working and finding it difficult. I have taken double of my anti depressants on the days I am working.
Take care of yourself. Sorry to be a misery, there are worse of than me and I thank God for the kind posters on this site.

Doodle it’s so difficult to be positive, there is surely much negative feelings in the country, and many are worrying,

There are already heavy demands on mental health charities
and other helplines .
Sending you hugs x

Feeling a bit low tonight. Wish I didn’t worry. It would be so nice to be a positive rather than negative person but I guess you can’t change your personality. Always been a worrier.

Hope everyone else is ok. Keep yourselves safe x sleep well.

Just seen your post rafichagran hope you are ok.