Welcome! Introduce yourself here 🙂

hey @Nana2 welcome to the forums, glad to see you join us 😊

i'm sorry to hear you've been having a tough time recently, emotions like anger can be really difficult to approach and i can see how overwhelming it must be not knowing how to help the people we care about the most. its great that your grandchild sees a counsellor for 1:1 sessions, talking through the trauma affected behaviours is so important - does she talk to you about it too? feeling angry is a very normal human emotion but often we don't deal with it in the healthiest ways - its so good of you to avoid being reactive, however its so important that both you and your granddaughter have a space to healthily release that emotion. here are some ways i've tried, i know everyone is different but i thought i'd share some ideas to see if any of these are ways you'd like to try/have tried?

• Journaling - just putting our feelings into words can help create some clarity and calm. You can even rip up the pages after you write it or scrunch it into a ball and throw it (these are just suggestions to make writing out feelings a bit more 'fun' for younger kids)
• Sports - any form of exercise is usually a great way to release some of that frustration physically, even something as simple as walking would be great!
• Dance/singing - sometimes music helps regulate our emotions, connecting to a song that you resonate with or just shaking out your feelings
• Throwing - in a safe environment like a backyard, giving her some space to throw soft things (like having a target and throwing water balloons)

I'm sure other members on this forum will be able to share some great ideas with you too! While you're taking care of your grandkids, don't forget to take care of you! Self-care is so important and your mental health matters too 💗

Hello everyone,

I'm hoping these forums can help alleviate the feeling of loneliness.

I'm not feeling that great today, and just really need to connect.

One of my family members are struggling with their mental health, this impacts my mental health.

Im waiting on supports to help me with this.

So I'm really just needing a place to share, to help ease the build up.

I was recently diagnosed with ADHD combined.

I also have complex PTSD.

2 of my adult children live at home with me.

1 has been diagnosed with Autism, PTSD, agoraphobia with panic disorder and a personality disorder, not specified.

And the other with Bipolar 1, ADHD and PTSD.

Hey @_tired_, welcome to the Forums and thanks for sharing with the community!

I'm sorry to hear that you are not doing so great today and are being triggered by someone else. It sounds tough and I hope your support can help you with the impact.

The Forums are a great place to share your experiences and meet other people if you want to take a look around. If you want to tag someone, use the @symbol and their Username and they will get an email to let them know about your post.

There's a post here that link s you to some place to post that might interest you: Looking for a space to connect with others? Find a... - SANE Forums

Thanks for sharing with your peers!

RiverSeal

Thank you, I will have a look around and familiarise myself a bit more.

hello and welcome @_tired_

how are you going today

Hey @Shaz51 Its a ' self care ' kind of day lol.

My daughter stopped her antidepressants and other medication [edited by moderator] a few days ago, ( without my or her GPs knowledge ) so she is going through the affects of that, while starting antipsychotic medication after I called her GP to explain what had happened. ( With my daughter's consent ). Today she is struggling with her mental health, but she is communicating with me on how she is feeling, so I'm making sure she is safe. As she is not feeling safe.

We are going to go and watch the sun set in a few hours, something we both enjoy.

Thank you for asking.

I hope your doing okay, and that you find something in today that makes you smile 🌻

hey @_tired_ @Nana2 @canberran welcome! 😊

how's everyone's week been? hope you all caught some of the lovely sunshine that's been coming through 🌞

hey there @_tired_ 😊

the cool tones of winter are quite nice too aren't they! once it's actually summer, the heatwaves will probably make me miss the winter days more.

also wanted to share a quick tip - when you want to reply to someone, you can @ them and type in their username so they get notified for your response. just like this: @_tired_ hope that helps!

Hi hope you’re doing well.

New to this forum and impressed with how kind and professional it looks, must have been a lot of effort from everyone involved, I appreciate it 🙂

I’ve only ever posted on a mens fashion advice forum, so please let me know when I’m being triggering or not doing it right.

What I know about from experience in regards to mental health is anorexia and depression, I also know about bipolar disorder from the outside through my brother.

Hoping to find someone that has experienced some form of anorexia and would like to share their experience and understanding of what it still does to your mind.

For me it’s been about 20 years since I was in the thick of it but I still find my mind playing tricks on me. I’m hoping to start RO-DBT(Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy) soon.

Hope that makes sense, would love to hear from you.