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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.
@tyme I remember disassociating as a child too, even before SA. I think somewhere along the lines I developed it to cope with stress. It’s hard when a child is bullied and doesn’t have anyone to go to for emotional support. My parents did try but it wasn’t enough. I had a lot of anxiety as a kid. Like I remember feeling nothing and disconnected at school. The void became my safe place.
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tymeModerator
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I resonate with much of what you have just said @creative_writer !
In order to cope, I simply taught myself to disconnect with the world. My own world became my safe place until it wasn't....
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tymeModerator
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I'll be heading off now. I'll speak perhaps tomorrow sometime 🙂@creative_writer
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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Goodnight @tyme. Thank you for today. I hope you have a restful night 🙂
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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Everything feels so unreal. I feel like an invisible ghost among others. I don't feel real. Both my negative and positive memories feel like they belong to someone else. Other people feel so distant and don't feel real.
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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I won’t get back what SA took from me.
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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Hi @tyme. Are you around?
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tymeModerator
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Hello @creative_writer - yes yes, I'm here!
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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@tyme don’t know what’s wrong with me today.
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tymeModerator
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What's happening on your side of the world? @creative_writer
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