tired and fed up (with response)

July 3, 2008

<<hi, i am tired and fed up, more pessimistic, feeling i am not doing

any progress. i am stuck on 40% decrease, as i don't want to make any

changes before going for holidays. and i am constantly so tired. i go

to bed usually by 9pm and hardly can get up in the morning. it takes

me some time to wake up. it takes me a lot of energy to get to a more

positive state of mind. i feel my life is passing by and i am not

doing anything essential. mostly sleeping! my last decrease was 20

days ago and i am not going to do another one for about two weeks. i

am just less enthusiastic than i was...

ikam>>

** It can be frustrating but take a look at how it was before. You could

barely function. I had serious concerns that you would not live another 3

years. You are so much better now.

Healing takes place as we sleep. This is when the most healing occurs.

We've had so many people here who cannot sleep. Please count your blessings.

That your life is passing without doing anything essential has far less to

do with sleeping and much more to do with your desires and/or your opinion of

yourself -- IF it is even real. Take it a step further and define what it is

you would be doing if you could. I'm willing to bet that this is more an

emotional " acting out " than anything that is real. From what you've told me,

you like the work you have chosen, and the job you have. You've done quite a

bit to be able to be licensed in the UK. You've done more than many people can

do while in this situation.

The trick is to learn how not to react to how you are feeling. If you are

tired of being tired, take a step back and look at yourself as you would look

at someone else. Emotions are fine to have. But you cannot allow thenm to

dominate your thinking about anything. Emnotions have no intelligence;

therefore, you can't base reality on what you feel. Are you at all familiar

with CBT?

Allowing emotions without reacting to them is a very liberating thing.

When you do this the issue usually passes in a really short time -- a day or

two.

Regards,

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