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creative_writerSenior Contributor
I have been struggling a lot lately with suicidal thoughts. It’s become a daily occurrence and it’s been really overwhelming to cope. I am safe right but having to fight this is very exhausting. I feel so trapped, I am tired of living in pain, fear and shame. I feel like a burden to people and unimportant.
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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Captain24Senior Contributor
Thanks @FloatingFeather and @creative_writer. Im all good. I’ve moved passed it. I just can’t shift the blame and probably never will.
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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FloatingFeatherSenior Contributor
Sometimes when we are emotionally worn down through trauma @creative_writer we don't always have the strength and/or the ability to respond in a way that we may usually. Just because something happens to us even as an adult doesn't mean that we aren't affected by other factors such as past trauma, survival mode, self-protection, etc.
It's sad to me that whenever a person is a victim of a traumatic event perpetuated by another that they take any blame upon themselves. At the end of the day (the way I see it) if the offender didn't make that choice the traumatic event/s wouldn't happen.
I'm sorry this happened to you - it's not right, and it's not okay.
❤️
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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PaperdaisySenior Contributor
Hey @creative_writer what do you need tonight? Sitting with you 💝
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
@PaperdaisyI don’t know what I need. I feel like crawling under a rock and not coming out.
💖
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PaperdaisySenior Contributor
Those days are hard @creative_writer and sometimes I just have to sit in those moments and not try to change them. They always pass. Sometimes distress tolerance skills help. You have to think about what works for you. You've got this 🤗
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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