Do You Acknowledge The Good Days?

[spiritofnow]

Life is a funny old game eh? And life with PTSD is even funnier (sarcasm).

I spend so much of my life in a constant state of flux; my energy changes from one minute to the next. Depressed, crying, fleeting happy feelings, sadness, grief, anger, resentment, confusion, empathy, despair etc etc...I am sure many of you recognise this all to well?!

So I was chatting to myself the other day! You know the internal chatter that goes on within each of us?! I was saying to myself; "you are feeling Okay today!" I was actually registering a good day - wow! I guess I have spent so much of my life in this constant state of flux along with good old denial that I had lost the ability to recognise many emotions within me, including having a good day!

I used to feel cheated that much of my time was filled up with negative emotions and thoughts that I was/am constantly wading through, and usually feeling like the current was working against me!

So this day I said, "hey Spirit, you feel good today, you feel on top of things and even though the feeling may be fleeting and it may pass as quickly as it arrives, bloody enjoy it, hold on to it, enjoy this day like it will be the longest day of your life. Do not feel cheated that it is only one out of a thousand bad days, do not look ahead to tomorrow, and worry that it will be gone! Enjoy the good day! Embrace it and smile! Be in the now! - JUST SMILE FROM THE INSIDE OUT!!!"

So, do you recognise your good days! And what do you do to capture these moments?

Spirit x

[nic]

I LIVE for the good days! Every once in a while, I'll have a great day and think, "The PTSD is gone!" (I have to be careful of this because sometimes if I have a few days like this in a row, I'll take myself off of any meds I'm on which then makes me quickly spiral downwards.) I do cherish the good days, though. They give me so much hope...

[tude]

During times of complacency, I've had less of an appreciation for good days.

In the past year of difficult times, I've had a huge appreciation for good days. The first time I felt peaceful was so significant, I wrote it down! Not only that, I wrote down why I felt peaceful. I have continued this practice to remind myself what I was doing or thinking to feel good. In and of itself, this hasn't been enough of a kick in the butt to push through challenging days. However, I think it has at least helped by keeping my focus pointed in the right direction.

Real example: I felt peaceful because I had renewed purpose- spiritual progress. Although it wasn't pretty, I was still making progress.

tude

[dlross]

To answer simply: not nearly often enough! Thanks for the reminder.:smile:

[Seeking_Nirvana]

I do most of the time because I'm always standing back and observing my feelings when I get those awful ones of fear, anxiety and anger. I try to figure out what brought them on and I usually can't come up with anything unless some one has done something or triggered me.

It really bothers me when I'm just in a peaceful state and all of the sudden out of nowhere I feel irritated and angry, or anxious and scared. I wonder where it comes from and I still have yet to figure it out.

So to answer your question I do acknowledge them most of the time.

Peace
Tammy

[Cecilia]

I LOVE good days and really, I have more good days than bad. If I start off ranting and raging and acting like a fool, then I try to change my thinking. I try to figure out what I am thinking about and then tell myself to think about something else.

A quote from a very sweet friend "stinkin' thinkin' doesn't help anybody". It is very difficult, but action follows thought.

My main problem is shaking. If everything is going smoothe except my shaky hands, then it is a good day.

[Cindy]

When I have a good day I try to absorb every sensation and feeling. To me, I think what is really weird, the colors of things is so intense. The blue of the sky, objects - I feel like I woke up out of a grey world. It becomes technicolor. In the evening of the good day I try to journal everything about it, so on the worst days I can skim it and tell myself it will happen again. Some of those good days will always be with me and I hope to increase their frequency - totally reversing the ratios of bad to good and flipping it to good to bad. I hope you all got what I was saying.

[Roo]

Spirit...thanks for this post. It's amazing what we can turn around by thinking kind and pleasant thoughts.

I've had about five good days in a row...a real gift after three months of illness and severe depression.

Here's to good days! :occasion:
Roo

[spiritofnow]

I think it's fantastic that we can all share in the good days. How we recognise them and how we celebrate them! Lets shout it out from the roof tops (well not literally, our families and friends may be concerned over what our true intentions are - ha ha!). Lets shout it out from the ground and all around! Like this - ' You wanna know something? I am having a bloody good day today! '

Yes, indeed Roo - here's to good days!!! Bring it on! :-)


Spirit x