Feelings of shame/regret

I think it probably is normal AF2008. I think really at this time of year, I need to focus on things to come, rather things in the past that I can't change,

glad you are feeling a bit better.

Yep!
I've got most of my symptoms under control or manageable after a couple years experimenting but the self criticism really bugs me. It's not there all the time but when it comes it can bite me on the arse for a week or so before it subsides.
I've made massive progress in the last four years and achieved a hell of alot for a saddie but the feelings of failure and inadequacy at this time of year are tedious to say the least.
I know people say you should take it easy but i'm starting to find that having little projects occupys ones mind and the positive result helps counteract these feelings. Obvious but there you go.
I've gutted my bedroom and redecorated it top to bottom, very hard but satisfying(for about 24 hrs lol)
I've now got no choice but to do my bathroom because i've ordered the bloody thing so that should get me by for a while.
I guess everyone suffers these feelings to some extent and finds their own way of coping, it's only temporary, so weather the storm is all i can say really.

Kindest regards OBE

AF2008, yes this sounds familiar, I can be very self critical during the winter and go over all the things I've said and done in my head.

Yes, me, I tried hypnotherapy for anxiety, it was brilliant. Have you tried it?

Yes as I said earlier, I know Im in deep when my rethinking cogitive therapy no longer works - times for the doctor then!

nO I havent tried Hynotherapy. Just thought it might be good, and wondered if my assumptions were true.

Me x