Day 214: 7 month anniversary

I don& #39;t recognize my life anymore. I& #39;m stuck in a painful, claustrophobic routine in which my dreams are shattered everyday in a 7monthslong nightmare
I can& #39;t believe what I& #39;ve been through, I can& #39;t believe it& #39;s not over yet. Surviving isn& #39;t living
Woke up depressed bc "life is so unfair, why me, I can& #39;t see the end, what am I gonna do..." but I never let myself moan for too long. So, instead, Here& #39;s a thread with a list of things #longhaulers can do when feeling down. If you have any other ideas please let me know 1/
1 - Pet/play with an animal or 10& #39; cat-video therapy
2 - Make a cup of tea/coffe & make it last.
3 - Do something for someone else. E.g. buy sb a gift "just bc"
4 - When was the last time you had a bath? Go get one
5 - Eat or drink something you really like & make it last 2/
6 - Make a list of things you will do when (or as..) you recover
7 - Watch your favorite movie from your childhood
8 - Stretch/exercise. Yes you can! even if you& #39;re bedbound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvDlTHPh0_Q">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
9 - Put on your favorite music from when you were a teenager & sing loudly 3/
10 - Read a book or write one. If you can& #39;t: write a blog!
11 - Throw yourself into a creative project. Paint, draw, clay molding... I& #39;d 100% recommend Epoxy Resin! I took it up during these 7 months because it& #39;s highly entertaining & it& #39;s easy & effortless to do. Look it up! 4/
12 - Cook something special if you have energy. Make bread, pancakes, get creative.
13 - Remember those 20000 pictures you have stored in your computer? Now it& #39;s perfect timing to get them in order and send some to print!
14 - Christmas shopping on Amazon. Go big this year! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß"> 5/
15 - If you need painless/inspiring/funny/bright movies watch some good "oldies": Dirty Dancing, Grease, Playing by heart, French Kisshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">, Pretty woman, The Holiday, Under the Tuscan Sun or even Malefficient, Avatar! Or rewatch endless awesome series like GilmoreGirls, Friends 6/
16 - If you can& #39;t get rid of your pain, make the most of it &add some more: It& #39;s time to wax-torture yourself! (or shave your beard), change bedding, do the laundry, call that person you& #39;ve been meaning to..
Something your future self will say "well, thank you, it feels nice" 7/
17 - Make a list of ALL the things you love about yourself and MAKE IT RIDICULOUSLY LOOONG. E.g: I love my empathy, how easy I always laugh at everything, I& #39;m more generous than most people, etc. Yes you can, don& #39;t go whiny "I can& #39;t"... Practice self-loving. It feels nice. 8/
18 - Call your mom/friend/partner and ask them to tell you a story, an anecdote or how is their day. What they& #39;d like for Christmas or how they met their first love.
19 - Flirt with some other Longhauler https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😏" title="Grinsendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Grinsendes Gesicht"> It& #39;s about time we create an APP for us the pain-loners. 9/
20 - Turn off all social media and electric stuff for the entire day. Then think "what could I do?" And do it.
21 - Watch motivational speeches, print&put on the walls motivational quotes
22 - Write "Hello beautiful" in the mirror. Tomorrow you will laugh at your morning face 10/
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts">Please, if you have any more ideas they will be greatly appreciated!! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙌" title="Raising hands" aria-label="Emoji: Raising hands">

I hope this thread helps you a little. Keep strong! 11/

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