Let`s talk about Bipolar

@Oaktree I'm doing well hon, glad to hear you are okay too!

WOW it's Shazzy's birthday?? I didn't know that, will have to give her a big shout out!

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Hi @bipolarbunny @Oaktree

Good to see you both. Hanging in there. Glad it's Friday xox

Hi @Anastasia

Glad to see you too!

Meggle

Thank you @Oaktree

I feel compelled to say how refreshing it is to have you here. I see you spreading your love and kindness all over the forums.

Thank you for finding us xox

@bipolarbunny

@Anastasia I completely agree!

@Oaktree Your kindness, support and compassion on the forums has just been amazing. You are such a rockstar!! Thank you for being you!! xx

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Lol @Anastasia

I find the forums a bit frustrating waiting for people to come online and to respond. I am still finding my way around and more or less stick to the new discussions as they are easiest to find.

Meggle

@bipolarbunny @Anastasia

Aww guys!

Meggle

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@Oaktree wrote:

Lol @Anastasia

I find the forums a bit frustrating waiting for people to come online and to respond. I am still finding my way around and more or less stick to the new discussions as they are easiest to find.

Meggle

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Do you know on the home page it shows you who's Online? So you can click on them to find them and then chat ❣️

@Oaktree @bipolarbunny

Hi @HenryX adding my voice to the chorus here of good feelings about you finding the counselling helpful now. Good rapport with a counsellor seems to me one of the top most important things to the assistance actually helping. Pleased to know you have that support now. Hope your arvo/evening are enjoyable.

Hi @Appleblossom I relate to 'indirect learning', understanding things through observation and other means that are not one person directly advising or teaching another. This is not just with mental health. In so many other areas of my life, 'indirect learning' has been majorly educational.

It's different on the forum for some reason, but in real life I am triggered to varying degrees by people advising me about things, except when I ask for advice directly, or if that person knows me intimately over years. Even there, I often instantly spring into defensiveness and blocking when that happens and can end up in a bad mood that can last even when away from that person.

I read an article recently observing that we seem to have become a society in which we feel free to endlessly give unasked for advice, even when we know very little about the advice we are giving. The message of the article was 'shut the f*** up with your advice'. It spoke to me too because I am a champion unasked-for-advice giver myself! I want to curb my enthusiasm for this and encourage others to do the same I know from personal experience that it can sometimes/often be the complete opposite of helpful.

Interested in others' perspectives on this.

Hi @bipolarbunny thanks for checking in with me. Hard night but better so far today, though still not up to par. Still haven't had breakfast yet at almost 2pm. Will soon though. Sorry to hear about your flatness from the NDIS stuff continuing into today. Hope it fades away very quickly now and you enjoy your arvo and evening.

Hi @Anastasia I miss @Bunniekins too. Above all I hope things are going well for her, whether on the forum or not. Love you, Pea.

Hi @Oaktree, well wishes all.

@Anastasia I didn't know that, thank you my friend that is very handy! I'll be using it all the time now.

@Oaktree Don't worry hon, I've been here four months and I still get lost trying to find things! I've decided I am going to make up a notebook page, with everyone's names, links to threads etc. Kind of like a reference sheet to help me remember things. My memory is so disjointed at times.

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