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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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tymeModerator
Fair enough @Bow - any plans for the weekend? Or the public holidays?
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BowSenior Contributor
My mum has markets all weekend @tyme so I play taxi driver and help her set up and pack up. I may go to church tomorrow. Haven’t been since getting back from our trip. Just not prepared for chit chat. Maybe I’ll go just as it starts and leave straight away.
I just realised that my oncology appointment falls on the Thursday public holiday. So will need to call up and see what the go will be. It’s already been rescheduled twice.
what about you?
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tymeModerator
Oh yeah, I heard about many people having to put off their medical appointments because of the public holiday. I also heard people complain and say "cancer cells don't wait".... @Bow
Anyway, I'm going to have a quiet weekend. I'm just putting together some Lego for a project. I'll also be hanging around on the forums this weekend, Sat and Sun, so I'll definitely look forward to seeing you around.
Not yet sure what I'm doing Monday. Then I'm working Tuesday all day. Then Wednesday I think I'll go out in the morning for brunch or something.... and I don't know for Thurs and Fri.
I'll just take it as it comes this time.
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BowSenior Contributor
Yes I feel for those that have had medical appointments booked for a long time and now will probably have to wait even longer.
hopefully there are no cancer cells in me @tyme !
i have some Lego sets to build. I bought a Paris and London set while away. What is yours?
do you work else where as well @tyme ?
I’ve set up a email notification on seek.com for peer worker position. There were some local ones this morning that I was having a good look at. I’m in no position to work at the moment but it’s nice to know what kind of positions are around locally. There was one for the Safe Haven cafes today.
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tymeModerator
My Lego sets are special ones for Lego missions @Bow . So it's a robotics program rather than just one set that you build and display. I am in the process of building a dinosaur as part of the features of this program. I've still got heaps of other parts to add to it. The entire thing is about 2.5 by 1.5 metres in size.
As for working as a peer support worker, Safe Haven Cafe would be awesome! That can really be something you can work towards because I can see you have a lot in you to give and share from your own lived experience.
I only work on SANE in the evenings. In the mornings, I do other work here and there. I'm a licenced disability practitioner so I work with families and children with disability. I love keeping myself busy and am always looking for things to keep my mind occupied. Otherwise my mind goes wandering, and that's not healthy for me 🙂
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BowSenior Contributor
You seem to keep yourself busy eh @tyme ! That’s heaps cool. Your Lego sounds cool too.
i bought myself some new paint by numbers today. If I have an admission this week I will take one with me. Otherwise I hope to be able to break up my exercise with some painting.
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tymeModerator
Sounds great @Bow ! Definitely worth doing. Looking forward to seeing the product too!
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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tymeModerator
I'm sorry to hear @creative_writer ,
To be honest, I find such conversations very disheartening. I understand and hear that the mental health system is far from perfect, yet I am living evidence that if weren't for the public mental health system, I would not be here.
I've had all my treatment and therapy in the public health system. They've followed me, helped me, admitted me when needed, provided the support when I needed it and they've removed supports when they felt it was time. Sometimes I felt restrained and hated them for their actions, yet I know deep down, that if it weren't for the actions of my treating team, I would not be here to share my story of hope, courage, resilience and life.
I've had an incredible journey. It's had its ups and downs, but it's all been worth it because I've come out a better person for it.
However, if people tell you not to bother trying because the mental health system is broken, then you haven't even given yourself a chance. Recovery is on both sides. We can't expect the MH system to do all the work. We must also take chances. Chances that help us better ourselves.
If we always focus on the broken parts, we will never see the system as a whole, and wont' be appreciating it as a whole.
I feel my post here is very 'heated' but that is because it's is tiring and not helpful to hear people continually complain about 'the system'.
As I said, I absolutely understand it has 'failed' some people. Yet what are these people going to do about it?
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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