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Not Coping

Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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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hanamiSenior Contributor

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Hey @Captain24

Great job with all that cleaning! I am exhausted just reading all that 🤣. I hope you have a good day today.

Warmest wishes

Hanami

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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Nice @Captain24

I'm working 10 - 6pm then I'm going for Christmas dinner with my dad's side of the family so that will keep me busy hahaha.

I just hope I don't crash when I get home like last night, I felt really crappy.

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Captain24Senior Contributor

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Heya @hanami

Hope you are going well.

Im exhausted too 😆. I still have so much more to do and that’s not the massive list for tomorrow with all the food prep and then cleaning up again after it. I’m very OCD when I know people are coming to my house. I even clean the 3 bedrooms that I don’t use.

The family Christmas sounds nice and enjoyable. @Birdofparadise8 When you get home try and think of the good things and fun things that happened. Maybe write them down. Try not to preempt your mood and try to hold onto the good things. I know this is way easier said than done but if you try it what’s the worst that can happen? My MH nurse told me this sometimes it works!

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hanamiSenior Contributor

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Oh yeah I get a bit like that when I know people are coming over. Then I get a bit annoyed with my husband when he doesn't join in my cleaning obsession.

I hope you fly through your list tomorrow.

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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I'll try not to preempt my mood okay. I hope it goes well.

Hope you get everything on your list done @Captain24

Hi @hanami How are you?

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Captain24Senior Contributor

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You can only try @Birdofparadise8 It is really hard to do!

Some of the stuff on tomorrows list can be done on the day but I will be going through withdrawals then! @hanami I will spend the morning and lunch with my parents then I’ll come home. I’m hoping to be able to just relax before everyone comes to mine for dinner. So on top of withdrawing my biggest trigger is my parents!!! That’s why I want everything done.

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hanamiSenior Contributor

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I'm pretty good @Birdofparadise8 . Thinking about few things I still have to do before Sunday but I think I have them covered.

Hope you are doing ok.

❤️

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hanamiSenior Contributor

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Ugh, yeah I hear you re parents being triggers. Not so bad for me now I'm older but my mum used to be a massive trigger. Thank god she's chilled a bit in her older age!

❤️

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creative_writerSenior Contributor

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@Birdofparadise8 I feel like my mum has really bad separation anxiety from all her kids. I hope you do find the transition smooth. I know moving away if often stressful. When I lived alone for a bit, my parents were really stressed. My mum still sees it as a mistake, I don’t see it that way.

@Captain24 sounds like you’re had a very productive day so far 🙂

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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Yeah very busy hahaha @hanami

Could be better, but oh well.

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