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| melody |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 08:50:49 AM
Since the ambulance ride to the ER and following all those blasted tests I am feeling restless-I never feel restless-
I can't seem to concentrate on anything for very long and find myself sitting down then suddenly hopping up to find something to do...and there is plenty to do around the house!
Anyone else out there feeling restless and in a rut?
Talk to me girls....
Melody
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| Montrose Girl |
Posted - Jul 30 2010 : 07:08:11 AM
Find something small that you like to do. This sounds simple but I find when I get overwhelmed if I just stop and read a book for a while everything is a little easier to face. The medical issues, the house chores, family, the world all can pile up. Take a breath, do something for you for ten minutes or more, and then face things again.
Hopefully, the conversations on here have helped. I had a friend that after Katrina hit get she got restless. She couldn't figure out what was going on with her. Knowing her and that she had just lost her husband a few years before I told her that maybe the shock of what happened and seeing all those people she couldn't help might be part of the problem. I of course, rambled on for a bit, but she realized that yes that might be it and just knowing that helped her get over that feeling of restlessness. It took a bit but I think just knowing what is causing something always helps.
Laurie
Best Growing |
| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Jul 29 2010 : 04:03:11 AM
Melody, it could be due to your medications. My sister had Graves disease and the combination of drugs they gave her almost put her in the mental hospital! I spent the last 6 months feeling like I was crawling out of my skin. I was so agitated and on edge. I am in menopause and have been on steroids for my RA for quite a while. I quit taking the steroids and feel so much calmer. I have a little more joint pain but I will take that over the way I was feeling.
I too, get an overwhelming sadness/helplessness when I watch the news. I had to disconnect from it and just have faith and hope. It is really hard to do considering my DH is always talking "survival" and "armageddon". I just feel that the country is at a turning point and I try to look at the good side of things. I think that it has awakened many and I have hope in my fellow Americans and Farmgirl Sisters.
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| grace gerber |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 9:41:51 PM
I agree we can get so overwhelmed with the fast paced information world we have today that we feel we can not make a difference or even cope. That restless feeling as had a grip on me for almost a year now and I wished I could offer advise to make it all go away. I think maybe that those of us who really care get caught in the net too quickly. I am not one who can hear a sad story and not wish to help. Or as what happened the other day a baby bird landed on my deck with a malformed foot - this kept the sweet one from landing properly. I spend hours just making sure he was O.K. as I watched him try to fly and land but each time he crash. The parents came and fed him and then I worried that my huge owl would take him so again I watched over him.
I hardly watch the news and programed shows because I feel they are only there to stir the pot. They seems to glorify bad behavior and tell us we are not someone unless we own things, text someone or gossip about someone we do not even know. It is not the world I wish to walk in.
I wished at times I did not care so much, that I could walk around and only thinking of myself but I was not made that way. So take comfort in knowing that you are to walk a path that maybe someone else could not. Know that those things placed in front of you are there for a reason and you will walk thru it in Grace and Peace.
I know the path of caring is not easy but it is a great adventure in kindness and grace. Be kind to yourself and let those feelings work thru you - who knows something wonderful might be just around the corner.
Grace Gerber
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| melody |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 3:28:59 PM
I do have hypothyroidism and once again after 8-weeks on my third dosage change Dr. is adjusting it once more- SIGH!
Don't you feel so bombarded with outside influences at this point in our history? I find it more and more difficult to process what is going on out there in the great big world-Geez I have enough trouble processing stuff in my own little corner-Sometimes it can be soooo overwhelming-If I wasn't such a sensitive thing-LOL! I envy people who can relax and take it one day at a time. I can almost hear myself getting older and not so patient as I used to be.
Angela....that is the hardest part of all-letting go of the worry stones!
Thank you ladies for the encouraging words!
Melody
Farmgirl #525
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| natesgirl |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 12:23:34 PM
I avoid the news shows, it makes me feel helpless. I stick to news on the internet so I can read it in small, my-life specific parts. If there are wildfires somewhere in another state, I don't need to worry about every person in that state. I skip the news part and go straight to the how to help part. Then I'm helpin the problem without makin it my personal worry stone to carry around. I pray for the people and that makes the stone Gods to carry. I do my part and stay up on any subject that directly effects me and mine, but I don't think silliness like the newest celebrity divorce is something I need to be down about. I feel stuff to strongly to allow anything unneccessary into my heart. I prefer to stick to happier things like MJF!
Just remember Ladies, God is strong enough for all our worry stones. Don't wieght yourself down needlessly. He wants to carry them for you, but he won't take them if you don't let them go first.
Farmgirl Sister #1438
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| Diane B Carter |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 10:42:42 AM
Did the test include thyroid? It's a simple test but it was years before they removed mine and I was up & down a lot back then and it was not fun. I also had a 2 & 3 year old way back then.
Hope all your days are Sunnydays.
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| City_Chick |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 09:22:55 AM
I totally understand. As sad as it may seem at times I have learned to live in my own little world. A world that involves just worrying about my family, my farmgirl sisters and those that are always present in my life and those that I take in along the way. Making sure that we are all taken care of, being kind and respectful of all the people I meet along lifes journey and lending others a helping hand whenever I can. Volunteering really helps me relieve the stress of everyday life and the garbage I see on the news. I remember I used to be this way when my hubby was active duty military and I have found that I am moving back in that direction again. Otherwise, it is too easy for me to get caught up in the other drama of the world. I do what I can now from where I am. For me it is as simple as that.
Christina
Farmgirl Sister #195
City Chick & Friends Chapter Mama
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| harmonyfarm |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 09:14:06 AM
Thinking about it some more and I think a major cause of my restlessness if how bad of shape the world is in right now and all I can do is sit back and watch it implode....boy, does that sound depressing...ugh......
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
| City_Chick |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 09:06:15 AM
I have to agree with Debbie on this one. I have been feeling the same way. I finally took some time to do a bit of cleaning in my sewing room just to try and get the creative juices flowing. It did help me some.
However, I feel like without knowing the situation you may be feeling restless for some bigger reasons. An ambulance ride to the ER and test?!?! I think if I were waiting for test results or something of that nature I would be feeling restless too. I hope all is well with you. I will keep you in my thoughts.
Christina
Farmgirl Sister #195
City Chick & Friends Chapter Mama
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| harmonyfarm |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 09:00:57 AM
Ambulance ride? Blasted tests? How can you feel restless? I know exactly what you mean though...I'm feeling the same way. There's tons of stuff to do...but something is missing right? The heat and humidity has alot to do with it. The fact that I've been "stuck" at our farm since the first of June has something to do with it too....but I'm suffering from restlessness like you.
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
