|
Post by JeepGirl on Oct 21, 2017 4:04:32 GMT
Everyone okay? I hope so, but I know we are all in "LIFE" and we may not be posting but things are going on.
I mentioned in an earlier post that the fall is depressing for me. Maybe I have that Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). I read where "...Symptoms of SAD can be extreme: mood swings, anxiety, sleep problems, or even suicidal thoughts." I know I would feel better in a more temperate climate than NJ in the winter but, for now, this is where we live.
And along with the trees losing their leaves and the weather becoming cooler and the gray days with snow approaching, I just start to feel like the weather. I am such a different person in the summer. I am praying and staying in the Word, which really, really helps but it is still a constant battle. I know just because we are Christians doesn't mean that we are happy all the time and never get depressed and down. I just had someone tell me I should be so joyful because I have Jesus in my life. I know she is right and I am probably closer to Jesus, now, than I ever was, but no matter how many years have gone by and how much I have learned, the estrangement is still there and when least expected, can just bring me down to wallowing in my grief and tears. Not like it used to in the beginning, but it still occurs and I wonder if I will ever feel normal again.
I really have to cry out to the Lord, seek His help and, eventually, I do get through it. This is the toughest road I have ever traveled on.
|
|
|
Post by luke2231 on Oct 22, 2017 19:26:38 GMT
I'm in the South, but I used to live in FL, so even a few states away is too gray for me in the winter! I might have SAD too, because I am a bear during Nov - March, lol! I'm okay, trying to look for another part-time job because there are too many politics in the one I have now. I can't imagine me, as a kid at 13, wishing I could be a grown-up, when life would be good. Those days were easy, and I don't know what I was thinking... sigh... I honestly don't know how I would get through any of it without knowing Jesus...
|
|
|
Post by lindajoan on Oct 22, 2017 21:52:48 GMT
I agree. I don't know how we would get through estrangement or anything else without the Lord.
|
|
|
Post by annpraying on Oct 22, 2017 22:32:55 GMT
I ditto the comments above. We've all heard the saying that "If the Lord brings you to it, He will bring you through it." In this time of estrangement, I am living proof that is true. There are some days I feel too overwhelmed and sad to get through, but with some prayer and reflection I always seem to wake up to a new, and often better, day. As my husband and I often say, "it's a great day to have a great day." We find we have to make a conscious choice each day. Love and prayers to all for a better tomorrow.
|
|
|
Post by everloving11 on Oct 23, 2017 0:00:20 GMT
I'll tell you one thing: if you feel like you need to have a good cry, watch the Hallmark channels this holiday season; if you don't want a constant reminder, steer clear - most of them have to deal with estrangement of some sort. (I was a basket case the last two Christmases!)
|
|
|
Post by byhisgracealone on Oct 23, 2017 17:29:25 GMT
I've been quiet lately also....lots of changes in my estranged situation, but hesitant to let myself feel vulnerable enough to really talk about it. I'm spending this time in a lot of quiet prayer, and digesting what might be a really positive change in my situation with my ED. Keep praying ladies....Our Lord hears us!
|
|