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Dont know what to do with myself today

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polnan Tue 14-Jul-20 09:53:00

ah! but, isn`t it a state of mind? I am like that also travelsafar..

don`t want to do anything.. wish I had the energy both physical and mental
this facemask compulsory thing has really knocked me back, I thought we were making progress, seems to me we are all trapped

lucky you if you have the mental urge, and the physical strength..

and no one wants to know...

frue Tue 14-Jul-20 09:44:41

I find being purposeless hard too and have dutifully trodden the city streets For 5 kneach day for past 3 months. I find Lesley sansome’s Walk on you tube really good - mute volume and follow the moves. At least gives me something else to think about other than how isolated I feel/am. Good luck to us all.

crazygranny Tue 14-Jul-20 09:41:38

Definitely go for a walk! - even if it's raining. Moving really helps - releases endorphins.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 14-Jul-20 09:41:22

Everyone has those days. Console yourself that it will pass and give in to your mood. Relax and enjoy the idleness.

Luckygirl Tue 14-Jul-20 09:33:47

Have you got Netflix or Amazon Prime? - why not binge watch The Crown or Downton Abbey? Some excellent acting, so you could put it down as a day of high culture!

Starblaze Tue 14-Jul-20 09:24:22

Definitely go back to bed! Or anything that relaxes you

The best thing you can accomplish today is self care

Pantglas2 Tue 14-Jul-20 09:19:47

Indulge yourself Travelsafar! You’ve done all the necessary so just be kind to yourself - little treats you like in bed or out, there’s something quite decadent about lolling abed during the day! Good book/magazine/online shopping and your favourite nosh - go girl ?

GrannySomerset Tue 14-Jul-20 09:19:11

I feel much the same, Travelsofar, but with DH to deal with going back to bed is not an option. Or indeed pleasing myself at all.

So I will take him for a little walk and feel I have done a Good Thing, and maybe summon up the energy to get into the garden. Certainly true that the less I do, the less I want to do.

Puzzler61 Tue 14-Jul-20 09:08:58

Go for a walk, look at the sky, listen to the birds, look at wildflowers all out at the moment.

Even if you need waterproofs, a change of scenery and stretching your legs can bring about a return to a lighter mood for the rest of the day.

sodapop Tue 14-Jul-20 09:07:43

Nothing wrong with a duvet day travelasfar good book or film, coffee and biscuits and let the world go by.
If I feel I really should do something then I set myself small targets and have a treat when I I reach them.

BlueBelle Tue 14-Jul-20 09:06:33

Do you know I go out even if it is raining
I m like a pig in what’s it as I ve now gone back to my voluntary job and feel useful again is there any volunteering you could do nothing like it to make you feel life is worth living
I had quite a few days like you for no reason at all I couldn’t get going, felt down and dismal, don’t beat yourself up

Curlywhirly Tue 14-Jul-20 08:59:45

Watch a film; read a book; give yourself a pedicure (did this yesterday, now have lovely soft feet with bright raspberry nailvarnished toes!). Put some nice music on and clear out and tidy a drawer, very theraputic when you see how much junk you can get rid of. Look up new recipies (I can spend hours doing this). If you really need cheering up, phone a friend and have a good natter.

Poppyred Tue 14-Jul-20 08:59:04

I always think about what could be worse?
Could be in work watching the clock....
Could be in hospital.....
Could be on a bus feeling sick ?.....

Hope your feeling better soon. X

travelsafar Tue 14-Jul-20 08:43:57

Feeling really low today with nothing to do. Yes i could do some clearing out i suppose but that is something which i would be forcing myself to do not anything that really needs doing. Yesterday i cleaned the house from top to bottom. I have finished the trousers i was making and ironing up to date. Its wet and damp outside so unless it brightens up i wont be working in the garden. I dont need to go to the shops. I could go for a walk but not in the mood. Not long been up and already feel like l want to crawl back ito bed and put the duvet over my head. What do you do when you feel like this.