[Chat] Stuck in the middle?
There are many times when we seek out support when we're feeling down, and there are other times when we feel we don't need support because we're happy. Other times we're stuck in the middle
The middle can indeed be a very confusing place, and for a lot of our members here it is something very familiar. After learning how to cope through bad times, there may be times when you're not necessarily happy, but you're also not as sad as you have felt before. So what does it mean when you're in the middle?
We want to hear your ideas and thoughts about strategies and ways to cope when feeling in 'the middle'. So Join us on Monday night next week (the 7th of March) so we can all have a chat about how you cope with 'the middle'.
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I think when it does get talked about (which definitely isn't much) it gets talked about in a pretty negative way a lot of the time. it's generally either talked about as failing to achieve a state of constant happiness (aka the impossible) or it's seen as "not a big deal" compared to having serious mental health issues.
Is being in the middle something that you think is talked about a lot when we talk about mental health?
I kind of answered this one already 😛
I think it's not talked about enough. I think we often end up seeking help when things are already pretty intense, and once we get through the crisis, i think a lot of people kind of wander off the path on their recovery journey. I don't have any evidence to back this up though 😛
@redhead love it! Give them the freedom to choose how they want to deal with it while still being there 🙂
Has anyone else told you that they felt they were in the middle?
Nope. Sometimes people don't think it's worth talking about and others might be feeling a biy unsure and hesitant to bring it up.
Me and my best mate are usually pretty honest about our moods to each other. And some of my other friends too.
Next q coming up!
Has anyone else told you that they felt they were in the middle?
Has anyone else told you that they felt they were in the middle?
Plenty of times but they were mainly trivial things. There are some particularly difficult ones when it becomes a matter of life and death but I usually try to encourage them using small gestures and methods to try and slowly inch towards a more positive outlook.
Has anyone else told you that they felt they were in the middle?
I generally don't see people noticing the middle as much. Well except on this forum actually 😛 I think it's a bit of a hard to understand concept, we define things a lot in terms of symptoms in the mental health world, so we kind of often are busy worrying about the negative things or the positive things instead of noticing the absences of those things. Or something like that.... <goes back to thinking about this question>
No.
I'm sorry guys, I'm calling it quits early. As much as I love GR sessions I need to get off this laptop. 😕
See you all around! It was an awesome session 😄
Has anyone else told you that they felt they were in the middle?
I'm pretty sure that I've had people tell me that before, I think it's hard to know how to respond to it. How do you guys think you should respond to it?
Has anyone else told you that they felt they were in the middle?
Yeah... my brother often comes to me and in a 'oh well who cares' mood, which is his middle, and it is difficult to respond because my in the middle is different.
How about another question everyone? Or do we have more to talk about with the last question?
I see my therapist in all sorts of moods, and I find it easier to talk about my past or figure out triggers when I'm in the middle. I can also take more of a step back and examine my life logically when I'm in the middle, it gives me a better perspective.
@redhead That's a fine example of turning a negative into a positive
Have you ever asked for support when you’re stuck in the middle? Was it easy to explain?
At first I didn't, because I didn't know how to explain it. I was also worried that people might think that me being in the middle was the same as being 'recovered'. But once you meet people who have been in the same position as you it's much easier to talk about it
