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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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tymeModerator
Hearing you @creative_writer - I can see you love her very much and vice versa. And sometimes, helping those you love most is the hardest. Because there is such a strong tie, it makes it very hard to believe anyone would want to hurt you. And then again, the cultural taboo...i guess she feels she has to believe something she really doesn't want to believe?
I'm sorry this is happening.
Do you still want to raise it with your mum? Or do you feel it is better to raise with a professional? Perhaps a professional is able to have distance with the situation and therefor have a more objective viewpoint?
Thoughts?
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
@tymeshe believes it now but I am angry with how she responded years ago when I needed the support and she wants me to open up to her more. But I suppose it’s not really working out right now. I am just too angry to talk like a civil human being. This anger is making me into a monster.
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tymeModerator
I could have blamed my parents for my C-PTSD @creative_writer - my treating team tried to help me recognise it, accept it and work with it.
However, today, I cannot say I blame them. All I can say is that their understanding was limited. They really didn't know what to do with me. They didn't realise what they were doing was having a terrible affect on me and would be later termed 'childhood trauma'....
If I blame them, I will be forever angry and hate them. I do not want to die with this hatred in my heart. I had to learn to rise above this hurt. As much as I wanted my parents even to acknowledge me, or even to give me a hug, I never got it.
Hence, I've struggled tremendously. However, if I did not have these struggles, I'd never know how to speak to others about it.
Maybe this is part of your journey, and one that you find you will be sharing when you follow through with being a peer support worker? This has been my dream - and it can be yours too.
Just hang in there. You deserve it. Give yourself permission to heal.
Hugs, tyme
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tymeModerator
Hey @creative_writer - I'll be hopping off very soon. But please keep posting. I'll read up on it tomorrow 🙂
Hugs - you are stronger than you think!!!! I believe in you!
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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PaperdaisySenior Contributor
Hey @creative_writer checking in today. How are you doing? 💖 I'm here today and tyme will be here later in the day. hugs 💝
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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PaperdaisySenior Contributor
I'm hearing you feel you've reached your limit and I'm concerned for you @creative_writer I will send you an email to check in. We all need different supports and our journey's aren't linear. Are you reaching out to your professional supports? 💝
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