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Just wanted to share this link I found the other day.
http://liveboldandbloom.com/09/relationships/embrace-your-inner-adult

Hmmm... that is an interesting article.  Thank you!

A brand new bright shiny air conditioner.  Especially since it is 95+ degrees where I live. 

Physically not so great (nasty summer cold)

Otherwise, surprisingly strong.  After surviving  a mother of a panic attack a couple of days ago. 

well I said he wouldn't admit something was wrong, that doesn't mean he didn't know something was wrong. He just didn't share that with me, he was protective and didn't want to worry me. I'm sure this had something to do with his suicide in that he didn't want to burden me, or worry me. He and I think so much a like it was scary and still is.

Trace, you're here and you are asking questions.  That counts for a lot. 

The coloring pages are awesome - I've started doing that when I'm having a really difficult time shifting my brain away from anxiety.  It really helps.

One thing I do when I need to get out is go to the library.  I can sit there and read and am around people, but in a non triggering way for me.

Sandals, I'm there, too.  It's funny - I used to have bouts of crying .  I haven't for awhile now and there are plenty of times I wish the tears would come.

Another vote for Kombucha here.  And tea ( a good cuppa breakfast tea.)  And Chocolate. 

Sometimes I re-read my children's books. Lots of Enid Blyton and "Famous Five"

I think tho that my favourite stories are "The Siver Brumby" series by Elayne Mitchell. If I'm drawn to read these books I know it means my child needs are asking for comfort and kindness. Just curl up on the sofa and be whisked off to a better place. Lovely!!

I second that one, because I'm a reader at heart. I tend to go for the Frances Hodgson Burnett ones.   Librivox audio books, too. 

Gonna try the coloring thing. 

I used to dread them a lot.  My birthdays were either a glut of attention seeking from the FOO or not recognized at all.  Pretty much get no attention from the FOO now, which I find nice.  I used to not really do anything. I've started just doing a few small things to make it a nice day.