Re: Moodswings - how to cope?

Re: Moodswings - how to cope? ----- From: Josie - Date: 13 Nov 1997

Hi Diane, I found reading what you wrote yesterday very interesting and in a way comforting. I will write in more detail soon. I am just collecting my thoughts and thinking through the times when my SO went into his 'silent moods' to try and see if anything will help you. Everything seems a bit jumbled up at the moment in my head and thinking about it is being helpful to me to. I have realised (almost without realising it, so to speak) that he has almost grown out of these silent moods, although he can still be 'moody' sometimes with some pronounced 'highs' and 'lows' and although his complete 'silent moods' usually only lasted for a few hours his mood leading up to, or coming out of 'it' could go on for a couple of weeks like you say in your post. Take care and hang on in there. Once thing I have learned about all this, is that before I used to feel as if it was 'the end of the world' now if I think "soon it will be better, all fun and snuggling together again and sharing" invariably I am right. Take care. Love and hugs, Josie