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Not Coping

Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor08 Nov 2022, 6:51 pm AEDT

Not Coping

Hey everyone how are you all?

@RiverSeal @Shaz51 @NatureLover @tyme @Former-Member @Eve7 @Former-Member @amber22 @Jynx @FloatingFeather

I'm not doing great at all today. I'm feeling down. I also keep beating myself up for everything and feel like I'm just failing. I need a break from everything. It's getting so hard that I don't know how to keep going anymore especially since I can't talk to anyone around me as they are leaving me or don't understand.

Hope you don’t mind me reaching out I just really need a chat and though I could come on here and vent and talk for a bit.

Thank you

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creative_writerSenior Contributor18 Dec 2022, 9:13 pm AEDT

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@tyme and @Birdofparadise8 I didn't mean to disappear. Had to perform my evening prayers.

@Birdofparadise8 is the black ball dull or glossy black?

@tyme I can. In the past, I've described depression as a storm and how it feels like I am drowning in icy water. So I see depression as something that is external but something that encompasses me.

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor18 Dec 2022, 9:16 pm AEDT

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All good @creative_writer are you religious? I didn’t know that does that help you with your mental health at all?

I would say it’s dull.

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tymeModerator18 Dec 2022, 9:20 pm AEDT

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That's okay @Birdofparadise8 . So now, it's a dull dark black, in the head region, rough...heavy?

How heavy? or How light?

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creative_writerSenior Contributor18 Dec 2022, 9:27 pm AEDT

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@Birdofparadise8 I am a practising Muslim. I approach religion through a compassionate and merciful lens, it helps me see light during my darkest day, brings purpose and keeps me going.

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor18 Dec 2022, 9:27 pm AEDT

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I would say it’s a bit heavy feels like it’s weighing me down @tyme

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor18 Dec 2022, 9:29 pm AEDT

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Ok sounds interesting @creative_writer

It’s good you have something to keep you going.

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tymeModerator18 Dec 2022, 9:32 pm AEDT

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Hey @Birdofparadise8 . I really want to acknowledge the effort you are putting into this. When I first did it, I hated it. But as I practised it more and more, I noticed that I could be in more control of my thoughts. I could then see that emotion was not longer ME, but a passing emotion.

Now, back to it.

What shape is this mass? Round? Square? Rectangular?

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tymeModerator18 Dec 2022, 9:35 pm AEDT

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@creative_writer , it sounds like religion is one of your protective factors?

Christian upbringing is also one of my protective factors. The values I have stem from my beliefs. At first, I was very discouraged that I couldn't live up to the 'perfect Christian', but since then, I've learnt so much more about myself and those around me.

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor18 Dec 2022, 9:35 pm AEDT

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Ok thank you @tyme it does seem a little strange I might say. I’m not really sure what this is supposed to do?

I would say it is round though. A nice big round ball squeezing the life out of me.

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tymeModerator18 Dec 2022, 9:40 pm AEDT

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So sadness is round and squeezing life out of you. @Birdofparadise8

Yes, it does seem silly at first. Here's some info about the technique:

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