Sorry it's been a while, again! Life has been pretty chaotic lately - sooo much has been going on!
One of the most important and amazingly helpful things I've found in the last 3 months, is the Group Therapy sessions I've been going to! 😊 Every Tuesday morning, we all gather in a little room to share, discuss, advise and praise each other on the events or issues that have arisen during the week. (we've also been doing some extra art therapy sessions at our local College, on Tuesday afternoons, which has also been amazing, but I'll tell you about that another time 😉)
During one of the sessions, I bought up the little image I get when I'm not in a good place - that I'm not even in the 'cart' on the tracks of the Roller Coaster of Life!' I am clinging onto the edge of the cart, holding on for dear-life as my feet fly out behind me, as desperatley try to get back into the safety of the cart!
One of the psych nurses added to this image the idea that sometimes you don't actually have to get on the roller coaster at all! He explained that in all good theme parks, the roller coaster rides usually have a 2-ish hour queue! So while you are standing in that line, you have the power to turn around and leave - to decide that actually you don't fancy even getting on the roller coaster ride today! This was mind-blowing for me!!
So now, I have different scenarios for my 'Roller Coaster of Life':
💜 I'm on the Roller Coaster and I'm actually enjoying the ride!
💜 I'm on the Roller Coaster and we've just climbed up a very long bit of track, that leads to a little breathing space 'plateau' at the top. Then just before we get to the massive drop that we all know is coming, the ride breaks down! So now we are all left staring at the massive drop, terrified, as we know eventually the ride will be fixed and we will drop!
💜 I'm at the front of the queue and still can't decide whether I want to get on the Roller Coaster today, or not.
💜 I'm waiting in the queue and I turn around and leave!
💜 I'm looking at the queue for the Roller Coaster and I decided to head off and try one of the other rides in the Theme Park - maybe the Tea Cups, for a change!
💜 It's time for a break - so I flop down on a picnic blanket for some lunch and a rest!
The best bit of this 'Roller Coaster of Life' thing? You never know where you are going to be from one day to the next! Exciting isn't it 😉
