scale of -10 to +10, how do you feel right now?

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Same here. Thankfully, the brands I use weren't on there.

A 4 or 5. I finally got some sleep - 14 hours to be exact - and my day was generally productive. However, a new music video by The Exies (one of my favorite bands) came on and I was so excited because I need new music to listen to (music is my obbession and stim combined). I went over to iTunes only to find out that the album has not been released yet (that's two albums now!) and they don't have the music video or the single. And just now (about two seconds before I wrote this sentence) I realized that it was part of a soundtrack and not a new CD at all. *sigh*
Other than that (if I don't think about anything) everything is fine.

You really must explain how you manage this. If I could pull that off, I'd probably have higher numbers posted here more often.

2. I f****d up.

4- I have pigged out on sweets and I have appalling period pains, but just wanna sleep.

I'll try, but I warn you now: I can't explain things to any understandable point.

I guess, in order for that sentence to be accurate, it should have been "if I don't think about anything important" or "anything I don't want to think about."

I purposefully concentrate on stupid, little things in order to keep my mind off of bigger, more stressing things. For instance, I know tomorrow is going to suck. I know this for several reasons. If I think about them, I will start to get stressed and unhappy... So, I don't. Instead, I think about those quiz things, or my pets, or what I should name my music stand (I kid you not. I was running out of things to think about earlier). If that doesn't work, I listen to music, read a book, or watch a movie...anything to lose myself. Asking myself what will happen next in a plot usually helps, or trying to memorize the words of a song. If I can disassociate from reality, reality is no longer a problem. (Does that make any sense?)
If, by some self-destroying problem, I start to think about whatever I want to forget, I do something involving. About half an hour earlier, I started to think about an overdue, important paper, so I went upstairs and cleaned the kitchen. It forced me to think about other things - where does this dish go, how much soap do I have left, ect - and I calmed down. Obviously, it can be more involving than that - trying to put together a model, for example, or playing a complex song/game, or anything that makes you think. Thinking about something else will make you forget (at least temporarily) about whatever is worrying you.

I hope that helped. Like I said, I can't explain anything, and sometimes what works for me doesn't work for anyone else.

afraid not, I only manage to focus on "other" things when I absolutely have to for the sake of my sanity. At those times, I usually just end up cleaning compulsively or doing something similar...for hours. Unfortunately that is ALL I manage to focus on, so not even important things that I would like to take care of end up getting any time.

0. I don't feel good. I'm lonely.

7: Went out to Didsbury and had a nice time. It was very busy, but I got quite tinned in the process so it's all good.

4. $1.00 mugs of beer at the bar made things great. Apparently they were on discount because there was still a lot of green beer left over from yesterday. I helped them get rid of a fair amount of it. Not in a great mood, but drunk me is more amicable than sober me right now.

3. Stupid coursework.

8. Had a great 2-hour telephone conversation with Sophie/Starbuline last night!

That is a long conversation.

you did? that's awesome!

8: i have the house to myself for two hours!

0. Nothing went right today, and my one attempt to cheer myself up actually made me more depressed.

Aww. I hope you feel better soon.






3-4. I'm very confused because I don't remember what I did last night.

5. work to do, and I fear I hurt someone.