when i get down like that i push myself to break it before it grabs too strong of a hold. i know it is hard but it will only get worse if we do not manage it. i find it is worse when i am sitting around the house a lot and not keeping busy. if i am out and about or helping others in any way small or large, i forget about me and feel happy (even if i am in pain i am happy on the inside)

go visit those neighbors, go for a walk, make something for a friend, go to the park and feed the birds, make some cookies and take them to the senior center to treat them and make them smile ...

when we focus on others we lose site of ourselves ... when we stay focused on us and our own problems it only makes the worse.

Hope you find some peace soon - living with inner turmoil wears us out emotionally and physically.

**HUGS to you**

Rita - Age 44
wife, mother of 4 - ages 3,16,21,24 & grandma to 1
(R upper) Maxillectomy 8/8/08 - UW / Seattle, WA.

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"Those who think by the inch and speak by the yard, should be kicked by the foot."