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Trying makes it worse

Trying makes it worse

Hi,

I'm EternalFlower and I've been feeling completely overwhelmed, sad, and pessimistic.

I've tried and been a responsible patient and person, reaching out to various services when I started feeling scarily anxious and suicidal, 2 years back..

My Dr is new, a young guy who regularly admits he's inexperienced, and aside from some good jokes, he actually does very little

I notice how easy it is to blame myself that I don't feel better, a total shame spiral, but I wander if my treatments just are bad....

I wanted to chat and hear anyone and hope I can use this space to help not feel so alone.

Thanks xxx EternalFlower

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I think you might be spot on about the outlet @Appleblossom it was such a sweet story. The part that got me was at the end she said "people think they own the land, but it's the land that nourishes us & really the other way around - so we have to look after it."

But yeh, emotional times - thanks for saying hi🥝 (oh that was a funny comment about meeting a Kiwi - not the fruit! Nice to read he had a lovely voice)

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Hey @maddison are u ok? Weird and awkward with police sometimes, were they nice?

@Appleblossom hope physio went well, did u have pain?

It's bucketing rain...I met up with a peer worker from hospital and went to a coffee shop,

Also saw my cm briefly. Not much I could do in this rain, watching TV now.

That is nice inner child work @maddison , the pictures are pretty as well in the clip.

hi @Former-Member @Shaz51

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Thanks @Former-Member it was so cute! I actually didn't smell it! - there an entire universe on that cutey - as complex as ours. I wonder the journey it took to now end up on the internet!!

My day has been a bit anxious. I think I'm ok. Looking forward to finding a good movie. I wonder what my chances are? There never seem to be a good one when you really want it!

How is your drawing going?

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Yes, what a journey for a little flower, now on the internet!! I used to do a lot of flower pressing when I was a kid. The old phones books 🤣. I think nature is so beautiful but can be overlooked these days in the rush.

Yes maybe a good movie will calm your anxiety a bit. It must be the day for it!! I have been like that too. It is so exhausting 😫. What kind if film do you think you'll find??

@maddison

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@EternalFlower My physio has been important to getting me through the last 2 1/2 years. Yes I have chronic neck and back pain and my wrists are playing up again. I need to spend less time on the computer, and more time moving my whole body.

Love the idea of regreening @maddison that is very me, being inner urban but sick of concrete.

Got 2 greenie activities on tnrw one a walk by the river and then frog census at night.

Hope you all look after yourselves.

@Former-Member @tyme @TAB

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Hey @Appleblossom !

Missing you 🙂

Great to see you around. Hope you have a good day tomorrow. It's pouring rain on my side.

Catchya later!

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Frog census sounds interesting @Appleblossom

Thanks for the tag

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So much rain @Former-Member hope u are warm and calm

I'm at home watching unsolved mysteries....

Yay nature @Appleblossom Good to see the 🐸

I'm going to hospital next week I think, for a few days, with my Dr. He now has a Registrar as well like a training psych to help him. What a important guy he's becoming!

Hey @TAB hope ur feeling better.

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up and down here @EternalFlower I can feel okay then like a cloud passing over feel crap again lol . Tomorrow is another Day. think will write myself a Note to eat healthy, not get stuck in crap thinking and try and appreciate good thinks. Couple of cartoons here on ABC Kids thenABC ME (not ch 32) then bed here lol

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Hi @TAB sorry Ur having some hard times, that doesn't sound easy, like clouds in the sky, sometimes dark ones sometimes ⛅.

Hope tomorrow is better

enjoy abc lol Def not 32

Hope it helps

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