"I'd like to feel a bit better/ I'd like to recover" Support Group Megathread

[lita-lassi]

went to the gym 4 days in a row feels good man. thankfully i have that or id have about nothing halfway decent going on

 

[HighFlight]

went to the gym 4 days in a row feels good man.

This is great news! Did you just start or is this just the latest streak? Sound like it is helpful.

I'm meeting with a personal trainer later this week. Might join the gym, but I haven't had good luck in the past. The consensus is that it is helpful and I have experienced this first hand a few times over the years. But the thought of working out at a gym as an old man triggers every anxiety fiber in me.

The hardest thing is that right now I feel like I know how to get better, things that work for me and things that doesn't, I just don't feel like I have the energy to put the work into it right now which feels like a cruel joke. So, for now I just wait, I just hold on, I survive. It's all I can afford.

Welcome back. It sounds like you've made some progress and should remind you to celebrate those small wins. Maybe take a break and recognize the things that have gone well, acknowledge those things that could be better, and be grateful to those who have helped you along your path. Once you come to terms with all that, it's time to push forward with enlightenment and support from those you love. I wish you nothing but the best.

 

[LoneMarineBitterman]

Hope that people are going OK, or at least the best that can be achieved. Don't know if its ideal that people end up coming to the site but it's nice to see activity in here. I've been trying to not go onto SS too much, just so I don't get myself bogged down in it I suppose.

Almost finished up school which is rather scary. Have my last exam in two days, then graduation next week on Friday. Can't say I've been acing them but I'm at least proud with myself for settling on a decision to just do them anyway.
I started seeing a psychologist right near the end of September - bit of an inconvenience with the travel time but I think I'd rather it over online. Still a bit so-so with them but I also don't know if I can be bothered trying to find somebody else and restarting the whole process. So-so is better than it going bad I guess.
Worried about losing the structure and familiarity of the school system, which is funny considering how much I complain about it. I seem to love it just as much as I loathe it. Also not keen on losing my year level coordinator and the counsellor I've been seeing at school, both of whom have been big supports these last three or four months.

I found these two a bit ago. Been bumping their music a fair bit - Joey Valence & Brae - Underground Sound
Wishing people well :)

 

[lita-lassi]

This is great news! Did you just start or is this just the latest streak? Sound like it is helpful.

I'm meeting with a personal trainer later this week. Might join the gym, but I haven't had good luck in the past. The consensus is that it is helpful and I have experienced this first hand a few times over the years. But the thought of working out at a gym as an old man triggers every anxiety fiber in me.

thanks! ive had the membership for about 2 months now, little less, ive been trying to go several times a week but since i only have my bf for a ride, its spotty.

it was super scary the first few times i went due to constantly feeling watched or judged but if i focus on my music and my exercise form, i can mostly block out the mental intrusions. i will say that physically working out some of my anxiety has felt really good. i hope your meeting with your trainer goes well don't worry, you'll crush it, no one actually cares what others are doing

have a good weekend everyone

 

[Downdraft]

@Tesha I saw you online recently and I was wondering before how were you doing.

 

[Tesha]

@Downdraft that's very kind of you to think of me. I hope you're doing as well as you can.

I'm doing strangely ok. I'm much less reactive to many things and while my outlook on life / death hasn't radically improved, I'm also not constantly ruminating about it. I'm feeling safe, I'm being understood and I'm being listened to; three things that have never really happened before.

I'm not wanting to jump ahead, as I've still got many months to go, but so far so good.

 

[ConfusedClouds]

So I'm week 3 of my new job now. Quite comprehensive induction/training process which is a good thing for me. Even though I've done a similar job before, I always prefer being reassured and shown 100% what to do.

The relocation admin has mostly ironed out. The one big issue is still 'on hold' waiting for some delayed govt paperwork. But starting work has kept me busy and not dwelling. And more importantly stops me scrolling and researching and trying to get ahead of myself which usually ends up backfiring.

Back to being neutral/emotionless but happy just trucking along and getting to know the others on the same intake/training. I have had some annoying spikes of emotion to random stuff (which usually end in me annoying myself even more spiralling about how I can be so annoyed at such non-events).

But broadly its a 'safe' environment at the moment. Things will become a lot harder into the new year once training has become shadowing and then the pressure and trust in being signed off to work solo shifts. Despite my experience in a similar role before. Fraud panic kicks in.

 

[HighFlight]

@ConfusedClouds, it great that things seem to be going well at the new job. "Emotionless but happy" made me laugh, both because it's a contradiction and I knew exactly what you meant. I spent most of my career in that state. Doing everything I could to avoid any emotions, and happy that I could focus on work. I'm glad things are working out for you, and try to focus on the here and now. Things may become harder in the new year as you begin to transition into the work. But if you focus on the training now, hopefully that won't be so bad.

"Fraud panic" is another term I know well. I suffer this on a daily basis, having to talk to IT people about technology. The panic really kicks in when I have to discuss some of the newest technologies such as AI and how it can be used in their business. They all want it, but don't realize that 90% of the fancy AI still requires non-fancy, traditional work. I feel like such a fraud in all of these conversations - the technology is change so fast.

@lita-lassi, I meet with the trainer and it went OK. We meet again on Friday for my "assessment". I sure that will show how bad things are, and I don't feel there's enough time to fix it. Seeing how the human body has an expiration date. Unfortunately, we about to go into hibernation mode for the next 4-6 month, which means no hikes. Anyway, after the assessment, I will decide what the next steps are. He doesn't think I should join the gym, and has offered to meet me at the local YMCA (we already have memberships there).

@Tesha, welcome back. It's good to hear that your are doing OK, albeit "strangely ok". It sounds like you're in a good place for the time being. I'm really happy for you.

Update on my life...
My wife watched a new movie on Amazon called "My Old Ass" and was emotional disturbed by it. She now concerned I'm going to die. I've had to reassure her that, yes, I am going to die sometime, but probably not today or tomorrow.

Youngest son is actually moving forward with life. He's happy at the university he's at ad is becoming more independent. The oldest child is still struggling. (s)he was moving forward with treatment for gender dysphoria, but has put that on hold. While she says it's just procrastination, I'm worried that it might be in the sudden shift in the US politics and the change in attitudes towards the LGBTQ+ communities.

I hope everyone is doing OK and are taking care of yourselves. My apologies for being absent from the thread for so long.