I can’t cope

Hey @Captain24

I'm sorry everything is so overwhelming at the moment, I think it's really good that you were able to have a sleep.

Would calling someone (possibly SANE or a crisis support number) help right now? I'm sitting with you and you're not alone in this ❤️

😢 😢😢😢

Sitting with you ❤️

What might help you right now? Are you working later? @Captain24

I really don’t know @amber22. I’ve tried doing some Lego but I’m not really interested. I’ve been doing diamond art and hating every dot. The footpath and roads are too hot for the dog’s feet right now.

I don’t go back to work until Friday.

I am sending you virtual support, @Captain24. You're not alone in this.

I wonder if you could give this self-compassion exercise a try if you are up for it:

self-compassion.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Tender-SelfCompassion-Break-2.mp3

It's a good reminder that we're all in this together!

Go easy on yourself.

Hi @Former-Member.

Im guessing you are new around here. Just want to say welcome.

Thanks. I did listen to it. I tried to take it in. When it got to the part about what you would say to a friend if they feel like this. I may have shed a tear or two. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone and my heart broke a little for anyone else feeling this way.

Hi @Captain24

Yes, I am a brand-new moderator! It is nice to meet you and thank you for the welcome.

Good on you for trying it, and I'm sorry that it triggered some difficult emotions. It's also totally OK to cry and let it out. It sounds like you are going through a tough and emotional time. I can also hear that you are an empathetic soul from your reaction to the self-compassion break exercise.

I've been through some really hard times myself before and gotten through them. Just take it a day at a time and be kind to yourself in the process. I wonder if some self-care might help with that, like taking a shower, making a cup of tea or a warm beverage, or sipping on some water (whatever works for you) and knowing that we are here for you and thinking of you.

That's super heavy @Captain24 - in it is a kernal of truth though, that you have capacity to have enormous empathy for yourself, which can be hard to find when things are so intensely difficult.

I am here for you hun, through the thick of it all 💜

Thanks @Former-Member

Its nice to meet you too.

This mess I’m in is deeply imbedded. At this stage I’m flat out taking moment by

moment. I am willing to try anything.

Im think I may go and have a shower. Try and let the hot water do its magic. Even if it’s just relief for a couple of minutes, it something.

Thanks for sticking by me even though you have copped so much from me already. @Jynx I don’t deserve you.