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positive & beneficial in helping myself, have a brighter day as with the fiery glow of the outside sun was striving to attain.<figure id="a5db"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*xNKw6ujis5TKUYn2"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@mbaumi?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Mika Baumeister</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure>So (okay, self-admitted chocolate & coffee addict) but a fresh cup of coffee didn’t go amiss at this stage. I decided that if I could not physically manage, I had three positive options ahead of me to look at doing:I could,<ul><li>read a book</li><li>write down how my day has started off and then revisit at bedtime to see any positive patterns emerging</li><li>whack on the TV and watch an interesting film or a diverting DVD</li><li>chat with my wife; this usually works wonders</li><li>chat with old work colleagues and friends on social media.</li></ul>So What Do You Reckon Won The Day For Me?Something that I have begun using as a positive tool for myself ever since my need to leave work on ill-health grounds crept upon me.Yes… Writing!I used to teach this a lot to many of my mental health patients who were struggling to get by in their lives, albeit through domestic abuse, self-harm, depression, eating disorders, and younger adults. Needless to say that all their mental health care needs had been brought about by both physical & emotional abuse from others. There was one need that combined them all, that was that they so desperately needed to discover a safe way of ventilating their overpowering emotions that were hurting them so deeply, to enable them to look for safer avenues of which to go down in life.We would (that is the nursing staff) would give them a notepad and pen (though they were risk assessed first for safety reasons) whereby they could scribble down how they were feeling at any point in the day with their own ideas they could come up with. These could be then used in 1–1 therapy sessions to go through the patient's thoughts and feelings the next day, should they want to.This therapeutic tool proved of great support because every person’s thoughts and feelings are important in a journey of true discovery and for validation purposes. They can be an invaluable diagnostic tool for raising self-image & self-esteem within a person who has previously been emotionally damaged by the cruel uncaring attitudes of the abuser.YOUR IDEAS MATTER… SO WRITE THEM DOWN💡💭!And not to draw you away from this article, you are, hopefully, currently reading, but, please take a look at this other piece of my writing, which shows a few more ideas about how you may be feeling too.<div id="5e24" class="link-block"> <a href="https://townendj16.medium.com/how-are-you-feeling-today-663dd95cb3b0"> <div> <div> <h2>How Are You Feeling Today?</h2>

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Low Mood And Disabilities And The ‘Highs & Lows’ Of Living Day-By-Day

With Every Rising Dawn, Comes New Ideas…

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Every lovely reader who follows me will know that I have physical problems, which, as fellow sufferers will easily be able to recognize & understand, each and every day can be both a physical and mental challenge to endure.

Yesterday was Saturday and I had not slept at all well during the night, as much of a combination of widespread pain and discomfort, as it was due to the intense dry heat that lingered on.

I saw the darkened signature veil of night slowly transform through steadily altering glimmers of light and shadow to what was suddenly a rising arc of watery orange through to fiery red, within minutes of the morning sun waking up the sky.

It was to be a good omen to start the day I was certain of it. So much so, that I gradually forgot the lingering body aches & pains, that had filled my night’s wakeful exposure.

It was a pleasant chance to experience the unrushed joy of having a steaming mug of strong hot coffee whilst sat up, propped by soft plump pillows, in bed. After about half an hour I felt ready and recharged to face the day ahead, despite having only achieved just an hour of sleep.

Disability Can Alter Your Outlook So Rapidly.

A day can start off in a positive frame with you filled full of plans to engage in and complete, only to spontaneously erupt into cramping periods of shooting pain and discomfort throughout your body, grabbing hold of your day and tearing those well-laid plans to shreds

So What Next?

Well even now the next stage is usually to sit or fall, as is the case most of the time, and enjoy those lovely tasty prescribed medications (ok, so of course there is no hint of sarcasm I’m sure.) So maybe I’ll start my day again after a gentle walk. Once again, despite the medication having only reduced some of the pain, a walk outside was soon to be crossed off the ideas list. Even getting downstairs was proving to be a challenge for me.

Give Up, Allow Yourself To Be Punished, Or What Next?

Now after having worked in mental health for 30 years in total, I have always been the one in control of a situation, helping others to disengage from a negative thinking circle, and turning it around toward a more positive pattern of thought. So I reckoned it was far about time that I self-delivered this advice too. I accepted that my initial plans had been scuppered along with the opportunity to have the gentle walk outside too, but, rather than dwell on these negatives, and allow myself to fall foul of low mood and irritation over the slightest and silliest of occurrences, I could begin to look at what could be more positive & beneficial in helping myself, have a brighter day as with the fiery glow of the outside sun was striving to attain.

So (okay, self-admitted chocolate & coffee addict) but a fresh cup of coffee didn’t go amiss at this stage. I decided that if I could not physically manage, I had three positive options ahead of me to look at doing:

I could,

read a book
write down how my day has started off and then revisit at bedtime to see any positive patterns emerging
whack on the TV and watch an interesting film or a diverting DVD
chat with my wife; this usually works wonders
chat with old work colleagues and friends on social media.

So What Do You Reckon Won The Day For Me?

Something that I have begun using as a positive tool for myself ever since my need to leave work on ill-health grounds crept upon me.

Yes… Writing!

I used to teach this a lot to many of my mental health patients who were struggling to get by in their lives, albeit through domestic abuse, self-harm, depression, eating disorders, and younger adults. Needless to say that all their mental health care needs had been brought about by both physical & emotional abuse from others. There was one need that combined them all, that was that they so desperately needed to discover a safe way of ventilating their overpowering emotions that were hurting them so deeply, to enable them to look for safer avenues of which to go down in life.

We would (that is the nursing staff) would give them a notepad and pen (though they were risk assessed first for safety reasons) whereby they could scribble down how they were feeling at any point in the day with their own ideas they could come up with. These could be then used in 1–1 therapy sessions to go through the patient's thoughts and feelings the next day, should they want to.

This therapeutic tool proved of great support because every person’s thoughts and feelings are important in a journey of true discovery and for validation purposes. They can be an invaluable diagnostic tool for raising self-image & self-esteem within a person who has previously been emotionally damaged by the cruel uncaring attitudes of the abuser.

YOUR IDEAS MATTER… SO WRITE THEM DOWN💡💭!

And not to draw you away from this article, you are, hopefully, currently reading, but, please take a look at this other piece of my writing, which shows a few more ideas about how you may be feeling too.

How Are You Feeling Today?

From 0mph –100mph In 24 Hours.

townendj16.medium.com

So that was how I changed my day from start to finish. I allowed myself to validate my feelings about how negative I had been thinking when the pain set in, and turned my day around, and said ‘to hell with this!’

Takeaway😋.

Writing articles can be a great way of self-help for someone when they are battling daily discomfort & pain that restricts their abilities. Since writing on Medium I can help myself to express what I’m thinking, and allow my imaginative thoughts to crawl over me and swamp my mind with distractive ideas of more positive content.

So next time your disabilities get you down and turn your day topsy turvy, try what I have suggested here, tweak it with your own likes and dislikes, and give it a go…

Please feel free to engage with me here on Medium and let me know what you think of this. I’d love to hear your comments.

Or why not follow me on Twitter too.

If you have read this as an unpaid member of Medium then, why not come and join me and many, many more members, read & write to your hearts content. Enjoy the camaraderie of all that this great community has to offer you:

Hey, it’s only $5!! (or £3.68 UK sterling.)😊

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