Happy Christmas and All The Very Best for 2015!
As the Christmas Holiday begins YourSpace would like to thank all the folks who have supported the group over the past year, whether thats because you have been coming along to group meetings, joining us on one of our Social meetings or just keeping in touch by email. YourSpace would also like to thank the guys who have come along to talk to the group and those who have promoted the group from afar. Thank you so so much!
Happy Christmas and All The Very Best for 2015!
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Great meal at the Bank House on Monday. Lovely to see folks and catch up with a few who I had not seen for a while! Sorry I forgot all about taking any photo's I was enjoying the evening too much it just slipped my mind! Just a reminder we may hold a Winter Walk over the Christmas and New Year Break. One of the group has very kindly offered to organise this so it would be great if we can get together and support this! A walk can be a good way to shake a few of those winter blues away, or just get us out and about or, in my case, some me time away from the hustle and bustle of life! So look out for some more specific details about this soon. We are back at St Aidan Church on Monday 12th January 7pm as usual, but just to remind you we will be meeting twice a month from now on, this will be the 2nd and last Monday of every month. On 26th January we have Imogen Caterer coming back to talk to us, more details to follow so watch this space! Hope the coming weeks are kind to you all and you have a good Christmas and New Year. Looking forward to seeing you all in 2015! Ruth D Great meeting this week and lovely to see some folks who have not been in a while. It's always good to catch up and hear about how things have been for them, so thank you for coming back! Reminder that there is no group meeting at St Aidan's next Monday 15 December as we are off to our Christmas Social at The Bank House in Cheltenham. You can join us even if you've not ordered a meal as we have some folks coming along just for a drink. We will be back at St Aidan's in the New Year on 12th January 2015. After this weeks meeting I have been thinking about how I can accept myself for who I am. I have probably said before that my thoughts have defined me. I wonder sometimes who I really am and who I want to be. Is it possible after all this time to find out? Observing my behaviour since I last went through a difficult period I can see changes in how I view the thoughts I have. I have also noticed that my attitude has changed, if I am faced with criticism. So even though I still have those same thoughts roaming around in my head I can put them to rest a bit quicker now. They have less of an influence over me. Coming along to the group meetings has helped as I am constantly reminded of how to deal positively with the challenges I face day by day. I am learning to recognise my emotions, which I may have been ignorant to in the past. I ask myself questions and acknowledge how I am feeling within myself. I find if I do this I can manage the situation I am in a little bit more. I was reminded of something I learned quite a while ago, Catch Challenge and Change. I think this is what I do every day now, without even thinking about it. Catching those negative thoughts, changing them into more positive ones and changing my attitude. Good advise I think. Hope the coming week is kind to you all Ruth D Firstly thanks to those who came along on Monday. Small group meeting this week! Reminder that if you want me to come along with us to our Christmas Social at the The Bank House Cheltenham, you will need to book yourself on by Wednesday 10th December, there is a list behind the Bar in my name, Ruth. Or just come along on the night and join us it would be great to see you! We talked about "worrying" this week and I was advised to look at the "Worry Tree" I have posted a picture here of it. I know I worry a lot. When I used the "Wheel of Emotions" which is on our tasks page, I was surprised at how much I worried! Do I have any worries now? Yes! How am I going to do every thing I need to do today, how am I going to get all the housework done, will I get to my meeting on time...worry worry worry, So is there anything I can do about it? Well these thoughts look like anxiety provoking ones to me. I usually deal with these sort of thoughts by making a list of what needs to be done and then prioritising activities, leaving anything that is not important not done. That done I am sure to get to my meeting. So worries let go. Talking about meeting I will be going along to Hesters Way Resource Centre today to do a talk about YourSpace. I am hopping to spread the work so more folks are aware of us and hopefully they will feel they can come along and join us if they wish. It's important that support groups are accessible to all that want to use them! Hope the coming week is kind to you all Ruth D |
AuthorMy name is Ruth and I am the YourSpace Group Facilitator, or rather, more silly than tator. This BLOG is dedicated to all who suffer from any type of Mental Health Condition. Mostly I write about my own experienes. My inspiration comes from the special people I meet at our group meetings. I am not a Mental Health Specialist or had any Mental Health training. Neither do I have any English Language qualifications so bare with....... Archives
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