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I'm having a lot of trouble with SI tonight ☹ I find myself making plans and arrangements in my head ☹I still go to work, and when I've been well I've really enjoyed my work... But being around people, is just so hard... and I'm always thinking about what
...sounds like a good name for a song. My family's on holiday at the moment, so I'm home alone for the weekend. I'm actually enjoying it. I was going to go out, but I can't afford it 😭. I've got... let me see... $16.72 with four
Is it me that doesn’t like to get up early?! yet my brain seems to get the best sleep from about 5am or even 9am in the morning?! I don’t like to stay up late but my brain always thinks about something and something else and it doesn’t seem to s
I'm on a downward spiral caused by a few different traumas- childhood abuse, family violence, grief & loss. I can't seem to get help where it's needed. I feel hopeless with my life. Mostly I feel I'd be better off dead than continue to struggle everyd
I am sitting and have so much pain at the moment not just physical but mental. been feeling so lost and alone not even my art is an escape sat at work bench and just could not get any inspiration as head full of negative thoughts. All i can think of is i
Some deep thinking and reflection on experiences in late teens has made me question myself. I am unsure if I have suffered emotional and psychical abuse. i don't feel comfortable saying much about it because I have touched on this topic in the past,
I experienced sexual abuse as a child and never told my family for 30 years. Up until that point I had never been labelled a survivor or victim. Even when I disclosed what had happened I was adamant I didn't was those labels but now I can see
TW for ED: discusses weight loss I have always thought that I "need" to lose weight. Now, I acknowledge that I need to lose weight. Since I have started my new job, I have noticed some palpitations, chest discomfort and shortness of breath d
You know, I have put up with so very much from people irl over the years, but every now and then it causes me to do something I regret. After dwelling on it for some time I choose to apologize. And, disregarding their own contributions to the situation, t
Wide awake I lie so tiredBrain alert and hotly wired,Shadowed eyes pray sleep is nearSoul within me sheds a tear.Wide awake I lie so tiredBrain alert and hotly wired,Shadowed eyes pray sleep is nearSoul within me sheds a tear.Turning corners without endI
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