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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello everyone 
What things have you got in place to help you daily with everything that is going on in our lives whn you are feeling anxious, worried , yuk, concerned, annoyed, in a panic,
self care is soo inportant for us all
it is not being selfish , it is very much needed to keep us keeping on
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Thank you for the resources @Stargirl 😀👍
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello @Lila3 , @Former-Member , @Stargirl , @Tinker67 , @BPDSurvivor , @MDT
today , having a crazy day here
my mr shaz keeps falling asleep , mum is feeling out of sorts
really need my coping box today to get through the day , how about you
Re: Topic Tuesday // Self Care for Carers // Tues 20th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST-- is thread is a read only thread now but is interesting
@Krishna, @Scoo , @FindingStrength , @Faith-and-Hope , @Smc , @Determined
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
thanks @Former-Member
I am having my 4th cup of coffee for today
Have a internet scrabble game called " words with friends " and a friend of mine ended up playing at the same time as me 😊 which was nice
we are now watching " funny animals you tube videos "
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
thanks son @MDT , @Former-Member
yes mr shaz does not like changes and it takes him a while to get over it all
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KrishnaSenior Contributor
Hi @Shaz51 Gosh, am having to rethink my coping tool box. Just been diagnosed with arthritis in knee and hips as the pain has been so intense these past months. Walking and gardening, which are two of my “go toos” have become quite difficult and with so much rain, my float at the ocean has been out of the question. My girl has broken her CTO and hasn’t been seen for 2 weeks and has missed medication and ECTs. Proving to be quite elusive and her team aren’t exactly jumping to attention to find her. Such a worry and nothing I can do as per usual. Just hoping she presents at hospital soon. I hope today’s a better day for you 🙏❤️
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Ohh hugs @Krishna
Yes sending understanding hugs as I have arthritis too and finding it hard to do gardening for too long also standing for a while
Ohh dear about your daughter , that is a worrying time my friend
If you need to talk , sane chat line is here for you
And I amm sitting with you @Former-Member , @Daisydreamer , @cloudcore
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