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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.
I also like art, gym and bike riding but I can't do any of those while I'm sick and I need more art stuff but I can't afford it at the moment.
I also like to read.
I'm not really into games myself, I don't like shooting people. @ENKELI
My two roommates like it a lot.
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ENKELISenior Contributor
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@Birdofparadise8 it's definitely hard when you're sick and can't leave the house.
The games I play have a story line and you have to find hidden objects. I am not into shooting games either. Hopefully you'll get the diabetes job and you'll have the funds to get more art stuff. Working will also give you less free time to worry about things too. When I am working I still have moments of anxiety and depression but it is lessened because I have work to concentrate on.
For now just let yourself get over the 'rona and remember you are an incredible person who matters.
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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What is the game called where you find objects @ENKELI?
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ENKELISenior Contributor
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@Birdofparadise8 oh wow there are heaps. I have several series. If you go to
I like the Grim Tales series, Immortal Love, Amaranthine Voyage, Awakening. Most of them are fantasy type games. I wish I could give you my user name and login so you could try a couple. You can try them for free for about 90 minutes if you're not sure, then buy them if you want them.
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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I'll have a look thank you @ENKELI
How did you find these things?
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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Do you know any good escape room games for mac @ENKELI?
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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@ENKELI, I don’t think I’ve tried writing a letter to myself for the trauma that I experienced. It’s been playing up in my mind, the younger version of me has been hurting. Maybe writing a letter would help soothe her.
Teeth need to be looked after. I switched toothpastes last year because the regular one would dry out my mouth and I was worried about the long term implications of dry mouth. It’s not that my mind isn’t dry anymore, it’s more bearable. Other small things can help too, eating your fruit and vegetables, water, electrolytes, I even got a mint mouth spray and gum can also help but it makes my jaw hurt. Might be a TMJ thing. Also there is this natural toothbrush called Miswak, if I need a quick freshen up, it works well. Obviously you don’t want to overdo it with brushing.
Electric brushes are game changers and use it both morning and night. I am also lucky my private health covers basic dental, so I can get teeth cleaned.
Inflammation and bipolar are linked. Migraines can be triggered by depression, and hypomania. I would probably argue hypomania is worse for them. Bipolar creates a lot of stress on the body, it makes a lot of sense to experience inflammation. The mind and body connection is very real
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ENKELISenior Contributor
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@Birdofparadise8 I don't have a mac but I did find this site -
@creative_writer Writing the letter for me helped quite a bit. I always said my parents' divorce never affected me but a doctor pointed out to me how could it not? I realised I felt abandoned and rejected and still have difficulty accepting rejection. I wrote the letter as I mentioned to @Birdofparadise8 - "I'm so sorry you were abandoned, you did not deserve it and it was NOT your fault. You have every right to feel sad and while you feel you are unwanted you aren't. You are loved, cherished and your friends/family would be so sad if you weren't around. Let yourself grieve but after you have grieved remind yourself how amazing you are. How smart you are, how important you are." I also added biblical quotes as I am a Christian but what ever faith or belief you have can be included.
It's interesting about migraines being connected to bipolar. I don't get migraines as such but I do suffer from headaches and I have a hard time trying to convince my doctor they are real and often very painful.
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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That is such a powerful letter @ENKELI. I really like it. Gosh I wish I could think like that.
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