Tw Not Coping

[Birdofparadise8]

Thank you @tyme 

Yeah a bit I guess. Just feeling really down  and my emotions are coming over me and are a bit overwhelming. 

[creative_writer]

Sorry @Birdofparadise8 I’ve been absent, I had a really rough afternoon. Do you know what triggered the emotions?

[Birdofparadise8]

Aww sorry to hear that are you okay now @creative_writer? 

No I don’t think so I’m just usually down once I get time on my own I just start ruminating and want to cry. I don’t think there is a reason to why I am feeling sad I just always am sometimes it’s better then other and sometimes it’s worse like right now. 

[creative_writer]

@Birdofparadise8 I’m doing better, very exhausted though. It’s okay, there isn’t always a clear trigger and emotions can often not make any sense. I’m not sure if this works for you, I often describe my pain through poetry. You don’t have to write a poem, but do you think describing what that pain feels like, where you feel it in your body, what it looks like would help you process it?

[Birdofparadise8]

Ok that’s good then @creative_writer 

I’m not sure I could give it a go I guess. To be honest I just feel like it’s a weight over my head but I’m not sure how to describe what it looks like maybe a big black ball of nothingness. 

[tyme]

That's a great start @Birdofparadise8 . Just like @creative_writer , where is this ball of nothingness sitting?

[Birdofparadise8]

Do you mean like in me @tyme?

If so I would say deep in my soul it’s pretty empty. 

[tyme]

Within your body. Where is this emotion sitting? In your stomach? In your chest? In your arms? Reflect on it. Think about it.

Then, how heavy is this emotion? @Birdofparadise8 

[creative_writer]

@Birdofparadise8 you are doing well 🙂 you can think about where you feel the most tension in your body.

[Birdofparadise8]

I feel it in my head and shoulders I suppose @tyme @creative_writer. It feels like a crushing weight coming over me. It’s a bit heavy I guess. I’m not sure if that right it’s a bit hard to describe it.