"how we feel" december 1-8 2024
Dec. 8th, 2024 11:51 pm2024 Sun Dec 1 7:20 PM
I'M FEELING = NUMB
WHY = Eating disorder relapse
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2024 Sun Dec 1 7:30 PM
I'M FEELING = SCARED
WHY = Physical harm from eating disorder
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Eating;Physical Pain
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2024 Sun Dec 1 7:45 PM
I'M FEELING = SUPPORTED
WHY = I know that God and the System love me unconditionally and will continue to help me whenever I/we are struggling; there is always hope
CONTEXT TAGS = With The System,Home,Resting;Spiritual Reading;Talking To Central;Listening To Music
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2024 Mon Dec 2 1:31 AM
I'M FEELING = ALIVE
WHY = Reading the Archives and remembering how BEAUTIFUL our life is together
WHERE = With The System,Home;On The Laptop;Headspace,Talking To Central;Listening To Music;Reading The Archives
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2024 Mon Dec 2 1:33 AM
I'M FEELING = LOVED
WHY = The System is alive, and here, and we all love each other still. The reality of our shared existence is so beautiful it aches.
...and of course, I have Chaos 0 & Anxi & Genesis & Laurie around especially. There's SO much love there, forever. It's absolutely worth living and dying for.
CONTEXT TAGS = With The System,Headspace,Talking To Central;Listening To Music;Reading The Archives
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2024 Mon Dec 2 9:10 AM
I'M FEELING = TENSE
WHY = Today there's a lot to do, with immediate deadlines. I want to relax but I'm already exhausted just thinking about how much I have to do. Plus I might have to go up the house later and that's VERY upsetting.
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Just Woke Up
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2024 Mon Dec 2 12:40 PM
I'M FEELING = FRUSTRATED
WHY = Mom is so hard to talk to talk to. She won't let me get a word in, she finds problems with everything I say, and she accuses me of "making her feel like she's traumatizing me" whenever I get a little anxious over the phone. Thank God for Scald taking that weeping rage because otherwise it would have debilitated us.
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Commuting,Talking To Mom
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2024 Mon Dec 2 2:01 PM
I'M FEELING = ACCOMPLISHED
WHY = Packing for vacation, making sure all our bases are covered.
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Housework
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2024 Mon Dec 2 5:35 PM
I'M FEELING = ENERGIZED
WHY = LISTENING TO "LIFE IN THE WIRES" WHILE BIKING
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Listening To Music;Exercising
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2024 Mon Dec 2 7:31 PM
I'M FEELING = LOST
WHY = Mom talking about all her life stressors and problems on the phone, and also revealing that she's totally unprepared for vacation tomorrow so it's probably going to be highly upsetting. All my positive expectations feel utterly crushed right now. I feel very alone and cut off from her and have all day.
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself;Family,Home,Talking To Mom;Housework
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2024 Mon Dec 2 10:19 PM
I'M FEELING = MISERABLE
WHY = Wasting time browsing Tumblr instead of doing things I love. Total lack of self-awareness when doomscrolling; it's terrifying.
Honestly I think my brain is lowkey panic paralyzed over this vacation tomorrow and its utter unpredictability, plus being ""trapped away from home"" which always terrified us as a kid.
But we have to face this bravely. There WILL be beauty and joy. We MUST focus on that. It's what we're doing this for.
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home
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2024 Tue Dec 3 9:11 AM
I'M FEELING = HOPEFUL
WHY = About to leave on vacation with mom! I sincerely hope everything is beautiful-- but today's fortune reminded us: AFFIRM that, BELIEVE that, VISUALIZE that, and ACT on that! I AM Hope! I gotta MAKE things beautiful, and I CAN, by the grace of God! ♡
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Eating;Just Woke Up
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2024 Tue Dec 3 12:29 PM
I'M FEELING = TERRIFIED
WHY = TURNPIKE TRAFFIC
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Commuting,Driving
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2024 Tue Dec 3 1:07 PM
I'M FEELING = RELIEVED
WHY = Made it to the hotel and it's BEAUTIFUL
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Hotel,Hanging Out
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2024 Tue Dec 3 6:43 PM
I'M FEELING = CONTENT
WHY = Had a good dinner with the family after 3 hours of walking & seeing beautiful lights.
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Longwood,Eating;Hanging Out
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2024 Tue Dec 3 8:58 PM
I'M FEELING = COMFORTABLE
WHY = Driving back to the hotel after almost 6 hours at Longwood. Everything was beautiful. We feel safe & inspired & happy. Thank You God.
Don't forget Anxi fronting for a blessed moment under the orange chandelier lights.
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Commuting,Driving
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2024 Wed Dec 4 8:10 AM
I'M FEELING = PLEASANT
WHY = Breakfast on day two of vacation. Getting ready to see new things!
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Hotel,Eating;Hanging Out
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2024 Wed Dec 4 10:26 AM
I'M FEELING = DELIGHTED
WHY = Beautiful morning. Lovely drive, just had a workout, fantastic weather.
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Commuting;Outside,Driving
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2024 Wed Dec 4 2:13 PM
I'M FEELING = RELIEVED
WHY = Finally going to eat lunch at 2pm; we had been very dizzy & lightheaded from a small breakfast.
CONTEXT TAGS = Relieved,Family,Longwood,Driving
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2024 Wed Dec 4 7:03 PM
I'M FEELING = PEACEFUL
WHY = Wine & Jazz festival!
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Longwood,Hanging Out
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2024 Wed Dec 4 9:36 PM
I'M FEELING = TROUBLED
WHY = Ate too many snacks with the fam. Trying not to panic or beat myself up over it. Our body is so hungry, but I'm realizing too late that it's SPIRITUAL hunger. I've been stressed & out of touch with headspace all vacation.
I'll have to spend like three hours in bed to recharge my heart with Chaos 0 & Anxi, seriously.
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Hotel,Eating
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2024 Thu Dec 5 6:41 AM
I'M FEELING = TENSE
WHY = Had a dream about being shot to death.
I went home and Chaos 0 was there, and when I went to him we were shot again, him through me.
We died in each other's arms, with a smile.
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Hotel,Just Woke Up
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2024 Thu Dec 5 7:47 AM
I'M FEELING = NERVOUS
WHY = Too much for breakfast, and had to rush. Too much talk about politics. Dissociated.
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Hotel,Eating
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2024 Thu Dec 5 12:07 PM
I'M FEELING = FORLORN
WHY = Feeling completely rejected & alienated from mom & Lou. I keep making stupid decisions trying to please them and I'm miserable.
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Commuting,Driving
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2024 Thu Dec 5 6:42 PM
I'M FEELING = RELIEVED
WHY = FINALLY home & unpacked. Sitting down to a quiet dinner.
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Eating
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2024 Thu Dec 5 9:55 PM
I'M FEELING = MISERABLE
WHY = Bingepurge due to intense stress & hunger.
God why won't this end.
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Eating;Disordered Behavior
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2024 Fri Dec 6 9:44 AM
I'M FEELING = FRUSTRATED
WHY = Waiting for case worker, then have to go to mom's house, and we already had a power outage & doctor visit this morning. It feels like there's no time to get my thoughts together.
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Exercising
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2024 Fri Dec 6 12:04 PM
I'M FEELING = JOYFUL
WHY = MY ORANGE ANGEL JUST ARRIVED IN THE MAIL
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Hanging Out
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2024 Fri Dec 6 12:46 PM
I'M FEELING = TENSE
WHY = With mom, on her infamous hyperstress unorganized busywork drives
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Commuting,Driving
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2024 Fri Dec 6 2:12 PM
I'M FEELING = STRESSED
WHY = TOO MUCH SHOPPING
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Commuting,Busywork
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2024 Fri Dec 6 3:43 PM
I'M FEELING = SPENT
WHY = Too many people in the store. Too much talking & noise at home.
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Mom's House,Eating;Busywork
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2024 Fri Dec 6 5:25 PM
I'M FEELING = EXCLUDED
WHY = I feel like no one in the family cares about what matters to me. I'm just a resource for labor & listening. I feel utterly unwanted.
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Mom's House,Busywork
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2024 Fri Dec 6 6:59 PM
I'M FEELING = EXHAUSTED
WHY = Just got home & am unpacking groceries. The next three days are jam-packed.
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Cooking;Cleaning
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2024 Sat Dec 7 12:35 AM
I'M FEELING = BURNED OUT
WHY = Stress-caused self-abusive bingepurgecrash.
God I am so tired.
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Sleeping
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2024 Sat Dec 7 8:33 AM
I'M FEELING = ANXIOUS
WHY = Getting ready for this packed schedule day. Eating more calories than usual (1400) as reparation for three days of purging. Still terrified that it's "too much" and will somehow kill me.
How ironic, since starving & purging DEFINITELY will.
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Just Woke Up;Cooking;Cleaning
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2024 Sat Dec 7 9:23 AM
I'M FEELING = TENSE
WHY = Time crunch, feeling out of shape, too much food.
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Eating
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2024 Sat Dec 7 10:54 AM
I'M FEELING = ASHAMED
WHY = Just had to buy new headphones because the ones I have are 3 years old and deteriorating. Still feel like an absolute moron about it.
I hate this consumerist world. I hate having to own things.
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Shopping
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2024 Sat Dec 7 6:59 PM
I'M FEELING = INSPIRED
WHY = PHILHARMONIC!
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Theater,At A Concert
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2024 Sat Dec 7 8:12 PM
I'M FEELING = AMAZED
WHY = STILL AT THE PHILHARMONIC
CONTEXT TAGS = Family,Theater,At A Concert
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2024 Sat Dec 7 11:55 PM
I'M FEELING = SATISFIED
WHY = Meal planning for the next two days. Feeling capable for a moment. Also really satisfying measurements working it out.
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Cooking;Cleaning
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2024 Sun Dec 8 12:52 AM
I'M FEELING = RELIEVED
WHY = FINALLY get to sleep, with Chaos 0 in my arms.
CONTEXT TAGS = With The System,Home,Sleeping
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2024 Sun Dec 8 10:21 AM
I'M FEELING = STRESSED
WHY = Gotta RUSH to eat & get to church on time.
Also 1400K again today, that's still frightening.
Planning for the hyperschedule of tomorrow.
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Eating;Cleaning
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2024 Sun Dec 8 4:10 PM
I'M FEELING = SCARED
WHY = So so hungry. Evening flashbacks beginning. Expecting mom interruptions.
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Eating;Cooking;Cleaning
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2024 Sun Dec 8 6:23 PM
I'M FEELING = BURNED OUT
WHY = Feeling useless & exhausted. Tomorrow looming. Still have to deal with mom switching the car tonight.
CONTEXT TAGS = By Myself,Home,Eating
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2024 Sun Dec 8 11:40 PM
I'M FEELING = CONNECTED
WHY = Listening to System music & talking to the Coregroup.
Also reading through December 2010-2014 archives earlier, & remembering how rich of a history we have, and how much LOVE there is, and has ALWAYS been, in our System.
CONTEXT TAGS = With The System,Home;Commuting,Driving;Talking To Central;Going To Bed
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