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Daily Check In Space

cloudcoreSenior Contributor30 Nov 2021, 3:28 pm AEDT

Daily Check In Space

Hi Friends, Family and Carers

Caring for loved ones living with complex mental health issues can be really challenging, and the carer's experience can often be overlooked and/or difficult to talk about day to day. We have created this space so that those feelings, challenges and accomplishments can be heard, and to promote carer's wellbeing and self-care.

To participate, here are 3 questions for your daily check in:

1) How are you feeling?

You can use a scale of 1-10 (1= really bad , 10= really good), if you would like to.

2) What is one thing you have struggled with, and one thing you have done well?

3) What is one nice thing you can do for yourself today?

You're welcome to check in daily, or how ever often you need to! Please just remember to be respectful and kind to each other as each of our experiences are so different.

Feel free to tag any carers you know in this space!

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outlanderSenior Contributor30 Nov 2021, 8:48 pm AEDT

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that sounds rather difficult @Bunniekins i hope S2 and yourself can get some more answers, help and the support you both deserve xox

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor30 Nov 2021, 8:53 pm AEDT

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@outlander yes his room is full of drawings of all sorts of guns ...his autism makes it really hard plus his schizophrenia ... he can get quite violent at times ..... I dont know where this is headed but fear it will be messy

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AnastasiaSenior Contributor30 Nov 2021, 8:55 pm AEDT

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@Bunniekins 💔

All the best tomorrow sweetheart

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor30 Nov 2021, 8:58 pm AEDT

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@Anastasia thank you Anastasia I hope they listen and don't write him off in the too hard basket x

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outlanderSenior Contributor30 Nov 2021, 9:00 pm AEDT

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i hope it wont be messy @Bunniekins they need to see it for what it is and not dismiss your concerns. Im seeing so many people fall through the cracks because they dismiss it as 'normal' for that medical condition.
Take some of the drawings if you have to, showing them physical evidence and not leaving it to the imagination can be helpful sometimes too

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor30 Nov 2021, 9:04 pm AEDT

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@outlander funny you have said bring his drawings because I have talked him into bringing a book of his full of his gun drawings and the entities which he believes he is one of. He doesnt believe his family are human he believes we are dragon like creatures .....

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AnastasiaSenior Contributor30 Nov 2021, 9:05 pm AEDT

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I hope so too darling pea.

You and he deserve that @Bunniekins ❤️

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outlanderSenior Contributor30 Nov 2021, 9:08 pm AEDT

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these are the things they need to know and see @Bunniekins they need to see it through his eyes and not through what they think he should be seeing.
His perceptions are off but they are his perceptions to own so they need to work with him in what he needs. I cant really imagine what he would be thinking or feeling, if i seen dragons and these entities id imagine not knowing who to trust or where to turn to for help in his 'fantasy' type world his brain perceives to be living in

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Shaz51Senior Contributor30 Nov 2021, 9:09 pm AEDT

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All the best for tomorrow @Bunniekins ❤

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor30 Nov 2021, 9:11 pm AEDT

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@outlander outlander you have put it so elogently. Everything you say is true. I am the tool which needs to be used for him to explain his world. Thank you my dear friends @outlander @Shaz51 @Anastasia

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