feeling down

[perSue]

i havent been feeling well the past week or so.
i think i'm so upset i've got myself all sick!

i'm just feeling like i dont belong where i am, like where i am at present in life. like i took a wrong turn somewhere.
i'm happy overall with how everything is, i just feel like i got lost somewhere and am trying to recover from it.

i dont know what i'm saying, all i know is i'm sick, and trying to make nice with reality of 'me'.

so i havent been on for a few days and not sure about when i'll try to post more like i was... just wanna feel better all over.

[shoiji]

I am so sorry to hear you are not feeling yourself.

Lots of times I reflect on my life. I have been through a lot. Half of the time it was my own doing.

Anyway, maybe this is a good thing. You can start a whole new way of thinking and also start to really consider where you want to be or doing. I wish I could offer better advice. You may just need to talk to someone very objective for a little bit. Good friend, family member, or maybe someone at your house of worship.

Getting out in the sunshine and exercising also helps me to get out of a funk. Just a thought.

Take care of yourself and let us know how things are going.

[FrugalMomof3]

I am sorry you are feeling this way now but I must admit I feel like that pretty often these days... like I made a wrong turn thus having my life the way it is now. I mean I am happy to a point but I sometimes think I would have been happier traveling down a different road.

Believe me I know exactly how you feel and only you can change your own course of direction even if it takes a while to get there or even just decide which course to take.

[Jskell911]

Hope you feel better about everything soon. I get into these funks a couple times a year. They really can throw you for a loop! Just take good care of yourself and tell yourself that you are the best you know how to be and are doing the best you know how!

[bee9984]

I had been feeling like that up until a few weeks or so ago, before that I was trying to find a "purpose".

My kids are pretty much independant although I know they still need me but I also realise that I only have a few years left until the last one leaves and dh and I become empty nesters.

Since then (a few weeks ago) our circumstances have changed drastically finacially and I have been totally focused on living frugal and pinching pennies.

I hope your spirits lift sooner then later, we are here for you

[ravenmaniac]

Sorry to hear you're not feeling well. I get into those kind of moods too. I wish I had some words of wisdom. It's hard because you think, "How did I get here? This isn't where I wanted to be." Somehow you have to accept where you are and try to set small goals to get to where you want to be. In the mean time you have to deal with the monkey wrenches life throws at you. Take good care of yourself. Both physically and mentally. Your well being is very important. Find good people you can talk it out with.

[latierra84]

and a to make you smile.

[Luv2BeFrugal]

I'm sorry you're feeling so down... Sending you lots of

[Daisygirl]

I've been a bit down lately too - I still have a rotten flu and am simultaneously PMSing, so NOTHING seems to great right now.

When I am in a funk I try to change one thing about my life - something small that will give me a feeling of accomplishment. I read something inspirational and I try to take a lesson from it. I organize some small corner of my world. I sit and read with my kids.

I understand completely how you feel, really I do. Know that it is temporary and take comfort in that - I am sure when your health improves so will your state of mind.

Hoping you feel better soon, all the way around.

[nuisance26]

~I'm sorry. Being down stinks! I was in a big depression late last summer. I seemed to take a turn for the better when I shared my feelings to my parents(I'm overly conscious of not worrying them so I figured if I told them something that would worry them then I'd have to improve so as not to worry them more, made complete sense at the time) and then got busy scheduling things for me to do outside of what was bugging me. So now I go to classes and exercise more and do things as if they're appointments. Having things I can look forward to every week helps me get through all the little things that might send me back down. (((((Hugs))))) Hope you're feeling like yourself again soon!~

[perSue]

i feel like i need one of these right now.

thank you EVERYone for your thoughts and taking time for me.
it feels really good to know that, even tho we dont know each other, we still "feel each others pain".

i do have to admit, Daisygirl mentioned it's only temporary, that really did give me some solace. So thank you.
i know it seems obvious, and we all know deep down these things will pass, but sometimes hearing the "obvious" makes it a little tolerable.

i'm going to focus, for today, on cleaning/organizing my bedroom closet. not a huge accomplishment, but i get to play with my clothes and do a mini-seasonal swap while I'm at it.

taking the "one step at a time, one day at a time" approach I think is what i need.

i dont know where i'm going, i think, and that scares me a bit.

i think that's the biggest thing for me now, since so many changes are happening around me, and well i dont have control over some things which may (or may not) affect me.

i'm feeling a bit unsure i guess.



thanks again everyone, it means a lot.

[M55FF]

life is what you make it, find your path... if you dont have one you need to find one. It should be something to reach for not something easily attained, challenge yourself.

Without goals, you will wander aimlessly finding it harder and harder to pick yourself up out of a funk.

Sometimes we reach our goals and have to make new ones... maybe its time to make new ones. Ask God to guide you.

[themartins903]

If you can, try to get outside and take a brisk walk. This winter has been so yucky. Spring starts tomorrow

[mombottoo]

((((hugs)))) I hope you are feeling better soon!!!

[changed4life]

Here's another hug.
Isn't it just like life to throw us curveballs every so often??
Tomorrow's another day. Hoping the feeling passes soon. Get out in the sunlight and dream...and smile. Things will look up.