Self-Care is overwhelming for me

[Guest guest]

Does anyone else feel this way too?

I really only a few things on my list for taking care of me

but it is not only overwhelming but seems impossible to

keep up with them.

I think part of it is that I feel so tired and

worn out from the stress of dealing w/ my family and

my upcoming visit. The travel plans have been

ridiculously complicated and I am still figuring it

all out.

It makes it hard for me to even think about food and

making changes or watching what I do.

I am actually too tired lately to really binge except for

yesterday when I couldnt stop eating mini heath candy bars

that I actually bought to crush and put into some cookies that

I am planning to make before my trip.

Right now I just seem to need so much sleep.

I have been getting up/setting my alarm for 6:40 am

everyday except this morning I disabled it so I could

sleep in.

Yesterday I had to be somewhere very early so I set the alarm

for 5:40am.

I have been walking usually 5 days per week w/a friend of mine

except today she was out of town. I really needed the sleep

so I decided that it was more important because my stress/anxiety levels has

been sky high since having to deal w/ my relatives

& the details of my upcoming visit in April.

in AZ

[Guest guest]

i'm just kind of getting familiar with the idea of self-care, or the " internal

caretaker " (from When Women Stop Hating...). but i think the importance of

sleep can't be overstated. do you sleep well when you sleep? do you wake up

feeling rested?

thea

>

> Does anyone else feel this way too?

>

> I really only a few things on my list for taking care of me

> but it is not only overwhelming but seems impossible to

> keep up with them.

>

> I think part of it is that I feel so tired and

> worn out from the stress of dealing w/ my family and

> my upcoming visit. The travel plans have been

> ridiculously complicated and I am still figuring it

> all out.

>

>

> It makes it hard for me to even think about food and

> making changes or watching what I do.

>

> I am actually too tired lately to really binge except for

> yesterday when I couldnt stop eating mini heath candy bars

> that I actually bought to crush and put into some cookies that

> I am planning to make before my trip.

>

> Right now I just seem to need so much sleep.

>

> I have been getting up/setting my alarm for 6:40 am

> everyday except this morning I disabled it so I could

> sleep in.

>

> Yesterday I had to be somewhere very early so I set the alarm

> for 5:40am.

>

> I have been walking usually 5 days per week w/a friend of mine

> except today she was out of town. I really needed the sleep

> so I decided that it was more important because my stress/anxiety levels has

been sky high since having to deal w/ my relatives

> & the details of my upcoming visit in April.

>

>

> in AZ

>