In times of trouble what do you do?

Pray , and give myself a good talking to , then probably confide in DH who normally gets things right

Oh and I eat for England

I turn in on myself and think things over in my head, and at the same time go a cleaning spurge... everything in sight gets scrubbed. I have to be far enough through the thinking process before I can spill to anyone else if I do sometimes its just easier to keep it to myself, then when its sorted spill the beans to DH.

I tend to turn inwards, too. I may outpour to OH but like green's he will look for blame and try to find a practical solution, when sometimes there just isn't one. I don't panic or cry, and do some form of praying, usually in bed!

My biggest problem with worry is that I can't eat, which causes my brain to cope even less well with stress .

I get on the phone to talk it through, find out if there's anything I can do, clean the kitchen because I can't sit and do nothing, think it through, look for information on the internet, chat to Gransnetters, have a good talk to myself - positive self-talk usually gets me out of the doldrums, and anything else I can think of at the time. The one thing I don't do is sit still and worry - I have to do something! Not into praying as such, but lots of wishes being sent out in all directions!

I don't call it praying, but I do try to open my mind and allow my subconscious to come up with ideas for solutions.

Pray and look to my husband/family/friends for support - depending on the problem. But then, I do the same in life as a matter of course - not just in times of trouble.

I talk it through with myself,usually in the middle of the night, and come up with solutions sometimes!
I want to pray but then have a conversation (with myself again) as I don't really believe there is a god, but I would so much like there to be one!

I find I can't share 'family problems' with my husband. He isn't really receptive and tends to blame the family members for getting themselves into whatever 'mess' he thinks they've got themselves into. We then end up arguing, so it's easier to keep the fears to myself. I go into 'managing mode' where I try to do something to help. I also turn in on myself and become distant until I can settle on what can be done, if anything. When I'm just SO fearful, I do pray. I don't panic and I don't cry. Done all that, and it doesn't work!

I understand what you say, jingl. I go cold and quiet, and turn inwards. Which means I'm not burbling on as usual, so DH will eventually ask what's wrong. But it has to be the right moment, I have to have processed whatever it is before I can share it. Or even have to have discovered what it is that's troubling me.

Depends what the trouble is. Definitely say a prayer. Don't scream or panic. Rarely cry.

If it's something big, go into quiet problem solving mode. Or pour it all out to DH and let him suggest what to do. (He's good at it)

Or perhaps do nothing. My troubles can sometimes be of my own imagining, and just fade away with time.

I think I pray, ninnynanny. When I've been off my head with family worries, I do pray, and I think many would consider me a hypocrite for this as I'm not sure whether there is a 'God' or not.