I am so sorry to keep going on about how I feel. Today has been crap, and I feel useless for feeling so crap and letting this counselling ending get to me. Ironic really that feeling useless has been a big issue for me in counselling, and here I am feeling useless because I don’t see how life can ever be worth living, and that’s parlty what counselling was all about - helping me to see that it could be worth living. I know I am rambling ... but that’s because I am useless. See, I was right all along, I AM useless - so useless that even with years of counselling I can’t be at peace in my head or with myself. If only the thinking could stop ...

Glynis

Come on my friend, you are not useless. Look up and crunch face do for 15 sec come back down feel the rush of happiness.

I think your life is better than mine my friend.  Never do you ramble you are ill and we are all friends together. We listen and offer support.

Your friend Paul

Glynis, your feeling of being useless makes me think of my friends who think they are useless mothers. In my experience, those who think they are useless are usually the best mothers.  Their children are the happiest and feel the most loved.  My friends feel useless because they feel they’re not doing enough or right or well enough.  I think people who feel useless are the people who care and try the hardest and are actually the best at what they do.  They care which is why they are hard on themselves.  You’re not useless.  You are worried about being useless because you care and feel useless maybe because you’re not where you want to be right now or doing what you want to be doing or achieving what you want to be achieving right now but you will.  Hang on in there Glynis.  This will pass.  We are here.  Use us as your cousellors.  Use us in any way that works for you.  Just take care of yourself.  Be kind to yourself as you are to those you love and care for.  Best wishes, Helen