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In the middle of nowhere

petrichorSenior Contributor

In the middle of nowhere

Hi,

I’m in the middle of nowhere, remote central Australia. I’ve had a major trigger a few days ago. I don’t often have phone or internet and can’t talk to my professional support.
i don’t like when I feel stuck somewhere away from my safe places. I don’t like when I don’t feel safe in the place where I stay. a lot of what I’ve learnt to make me feel safe in a place doesn’t work anymore. I don’t like when I have to rely on others. I know a lot is from … I don’t even want to say mental illness anymore. I would just like to feel like I’m supposed to feel.
Anyway, how does support work in the middle of nowhere?

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petrichorSenior Contributor

Re: In the middle of nowhere

Hi @tyme

Thank you for checking in. How are you?

I'm ok. I’ve left the middle of nowhere and think I’m settling for a while at the fringes of nowhere. Reception is on/off but there is reception. I found being offline ok with time. I liked my isolation. But I know I can’t live in a world without others. The spike in ptsd, anxiety & dysphoria surrounded by other people is tough, isolation has other challenges.

I missed a couple of peer chats, would have loved to do the art one. Are we having a rainbow chat soon?

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