Today's blog

(...Um, Greetings, Sir... I have been voting up your posts here so far today, but I am not sure about voting up THAT lot (--- especially the colouring-in picture)... I also said nothing so far because I was uncertain of WHAT to say. All I can do is to keep offering "Good Fortune" for your good self... (*sniffle*) ... Keep on keeping Your Own Strength no matter what, basically...)

A bit more about the workshop.  We had group activities filling in the 'stressbucket'

And advice on how to relax. Handouts of patterns to fill in with coloured pencils.

Your sudden ability to relax or over arching exhaustion caused that

big, huge, massive respect to you 

I attended a 3 hour stress workshop at my local Mind headquarters.   It covered the basics of what is stress, it's symptoms, causes etc.

And finally how to deal with stress and relaxation techniques.  Very little was new since I'm doing most of what they suggested.

One embarrassing moment.  They were teaching breathing exercises, keeping our eyes closed. And.... I dozed off and woke up in the middle of a nightmare.  My insomnia causes me to fall asleep in the afternoon everywhere, buses, trains, training courses.   

I actually have endless problems trying to get on with life.  And i am getting help.

With this particular mental health unit I have signed up to an insomnia workshop (which is today ).  And a managing stress workshop ( on Monday 1 Oct).   From past experience I expect both to be group sessions.

Attendance at these sessions is usually lower than the number people booked on them because people who need help most are the ones who don't turn up.

For example yesterday.  At the 'open' come as you please computer sessions.  There were three members of staff and only three of us mentally unstable customers came.  Yet trying to make one to one appointments with them is difficult because they claim to have a very busy workload.

Robert... your tenacity is amazing! Hang in there 

Sounds good Robert. I’m sure it will help. 

Thanks.

Lots of talking and advice on training and free use of computers.

I've also signed up for their sleep workshop to try to help with my insomnia.

good luck Robert i hope you find a job you like