Ok, so my situation is as follows: I have three things that need to be controlled. Bipolar disorder. Anxiety disorder. And Graves’ disease (thyroid disorder). I believe, fingers crossed, that all three are under control right now. The medications I’m on and the dosages seem to be working well right now. What I now need to be turning my attention to is working on this isolation and loneliness I feel by getting out of the house and interacting with people more.
I plan to go back to the pool on Tuesday and rejoin my exercise class that I love so much. I’ve been away from the pool for a very long time, what with winter maintenance that closed the pool for a month, and then me falling on the ice and severely twisting my ankle in January. But the pool is open now, and my ankle is finally healed so back to class I go!
Next, Julie has invited me to her place for coffee, I definitely need to go visit with my dear friend. I need more friends my own age to spend time with. I do have the AA fellowship, but I kinda keep people at arms length, I guess I’m afraid of people’s instability. I need to talk to sponsor Shawn about that one. Maybe what I do is ask Julie to connect me with more women, perhaps help facilitate some lunch dates in the future.
I have a dinner planned with mom and my sister Tracey and niece Alexa in a week. I’m so very lucky to have strong family support. Michael talks about uprooting and moving to Florida, but I don’t want to leave my friends and family. I need their support! I will keep insisting we stay in Ohio.
I will slowly work on getting out more. I know I will feel better with more interaction with people. Guess I go back to the One Day At A Time mantra. Rebuild connections in time. Keep feeling positive, Melissa. Good things are coming your way.
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