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How do you cope?
| Tue, 08-31-2004 - 12:22am |
How do you cope? Everyone thinks I've got it all together, except dh, and I'm falling apart. My life is a scheduling monster, we've got 1/2 dozen kids (literally), we both work, I volunteer, I do all this stuff in the name of keeping busy or maybe proving I can. But in the meantime, I spend a lot of time crying and I am getting to the point where I can't function. I hate returning phone calls, or answering the phone at all, I don't particulary like taking/picking up the kids from school, I dread little things - taking the dog for a walk or even outside to "go", dishes, laundry, you name it... I dread it... All I want to do is sleep in a dark room with the covers over my face.
All the while everyone is telling me that they don't know how I do it all - I DON'T! HAVEN'T YOU NOTICED????? is what I usually want to scream! If I did it all, the house would be clean, the kids would have their laundry done rather than rushing before school...etc.
I've tried a few meds but I didn't "feel" any different.
It's all so confusing and I feel that I'm in the vicious cycle and don't know how to get out. The more I can't function the worse things get in my life and my marriage, but I can't function to work on them, etc.
So confused...
The Clay Pot

Hi and Welcome!
Hopefully we can get that clay pot firmly on the shelf before it breaks *smile
Sounds to me, what you need most is some ME time.
*hugs
Wow, Sweetie! You've got TONS of stuff on your plate! I've been there with people saying "I don't know how you do it?" I
Ting![]()
When I said I worked, I should have said that I have a small business. It's suffering due to my suffering which is in turn putting tremendous financial burden on our homelife...
It's very frustrating! I called 2 therapists and a few doctors yesterday and not a SINGLE returned phone call... I FINALLY worked up the nerve and look what happened!
I'll keep plugging away and trying to keep above water...
The Clay Pot
Grrrrrrrrrrr Doctors not returning Phone calls is a pet peeve of mine!!!!!!!!!!!
*hugs