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Friends, families and carers

Daily Check In Space

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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I have been speaking about the issues but my workplaces don’t listen or understand the seriousness of it and I get worse

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I'm sorry to hear they have not been responsive to you or your request @Amity77

I'm not sure whether Worksafe Australia is someone you can potentially report this to?

At the same time, would you consider looking for another job? I know that's easier said than done as it's not always possible.

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Hello @QueeniePaws

And welcome to the carers tread

Sounds like you need a tread to share your partner and your story

We are here for you ❤️

Hello @tyme , @Amity77 , @Ru-bee , @Softlove , @Jynx

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Feel 2/10
Struggling with being sole support
Cleaned my house

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1) 7

2) I struggled with my child's demands, big feelings as she is processing life events still and it's hard to ride the waves. I did well with breathing and taking things slowly - slowing the overwhelm.

3) I took a few minutes outside after the children went to bed to decompress a bit.

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Hello and welcome @jkrsdj , @Wits_End

A little tip to put a @ In front of members names so they can receive your message

Sitting with you 💕 and we are here for you

@tyme

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Welcome to the forums @jkrsdj 🙂

Great to have you with us. Thank you for sharing how things are going for you.

That's kids I guess. Big feelings. And we just gotta be there for them.

It great to hear you are able to sit with your child through these big feels. I hear it's not easy.

Do you have supports in place for yourself?

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Waiting on professional supports to begin at the end of Jan for both myself and my child. I have got family, friends and community support.

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That's great to hear that you have some supports in place @jkrsdj .

We're a pretty great bunch here so if you ever need a chat, feel free to tag some members on e.g. @tyme . You just need to type "@" in front of their username.

Sometimes, just knowing someone is listening, reading on and caring, can go a long way. It's not easy having children, facing parenthood, and the challenges that arise.

We need each other to keep going.

And sharing real stories with real people from across Australia can be so helpful.

We are so glad to have you with us.

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@Just not feeling great. Can usually shake it and stay positive but not now.
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