Managing Emotions group
I went to the group yesterday. I had a long chat with James afterwards about how down I have been feeling. He said keep things simple, get the basics right of eating and sleeping, do enjoyable things and do things that make me feel accomplished.
I have still been able to get out into the garden. Today, as I cleared a gutter of whatever was growing in it and started to clear out the mud, a frog jumped out at me, which made me scream. So I decided to get started on Sophia's bedroom. She's at PGL until Friday, and I'm attempting to get her room sorted out before she gets back. There's tonnes to do, but if I manage it I'll be on track with getting the house presentable by the time Mum and Dad come to stay and then perfect for my birthday. And that will make me feel pretty good.
Meanwhile, something else James said was that with this being my last module, he would like to meet and build a plan around coming to the end. And also, he said that he's had a lot of feedback from other group members that I make what he says make sense, and he would like to talk to me about having a role within the group afterwards. I like James, and I'd be glad to have him as my psychologist if I get to do what the psychiatrist said, of some exploratory work after the end of the group. He's not Paul, but he is still very helpful.