Posted by ElaineM on June 16, 2006, at 7:40:07
In reply to feeling empty, posted by Adrift on June 16, 2006, at 0:39:20
I don't even know you, and I'm not really known on these boards, but I had am overwhelming urge to tell you how sorry I am you feel that way. I can indentify with that empty feeling, how it sort of makes you question "Why am I still doing this? Why is everything so hard?". I call it my Whirlpool feeling: like all your insides are being sucked down and out of yourself.
I don't know what to say (I feel like crap myself) except that even in the few sentences you posted, I can hear how much your hurting. I guess I just keep on trying until tomorrow because, maybe it might be the day that things get a bit better, or I feel content for even a moment. Usually it's not, but I have to believe it could be, or I wouldn't be able to have the heart or energy to keep going.
Does it help posting on here? I know T's are very important, but sometimes I think it helps to hear from others going through the same things. I worry how my T's can understand, or help me at all, when they don't know first-hand what any of this feels like. I'm not saying T's aren't invaluable, just that the perspective of fellow patients/clients has it's own way of helping me feel less uniquely alone.
Take care, Elaine
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