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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.
@Birdofparadise8, stimming is a problem when it results in injury. If it doesn’t, then it is a good thing. I reckon twisting your ring is a type of stimming behaviour.
Hi @Jynx, how are you?
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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No, not today @Blackbird11
What are you doing tonight?
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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Yeah, you think so @creative_writer?
I do it when I'm anxious.
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Blackbird11Senior Contributor
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Don't think I'll be doing much @Birdofparadise8 how about you?
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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Same. Will you be online tonight @Blackbird11?
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ArraDreamingSenior Contributor
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@Birdofparadise8 I’m mindful of not too talking too much about other services and that, you know, rules and stuff BUT. I thought of something today, you know how you were upset about being booted from RO for a couple of days cause you were asking for help, but you say here is fine. This is how I see it. RO is like prevention and intervention, they try to get the less moderate stuff before it turns more risky, and they just can’t hold risk on their platform, they are trying to support people before that, whereas here is like made FOR more of that complex mental health thing, reach out possibly just aren’t rwuippped to support someone who is already experiencing significant challenges and that’s not on you, just their purpose/role I guess, they kinda freak out when someone presents as experiencing high level distress because it’s not in their scope,
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Blackbird11Senior Contributor
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I can be @Birdofparadise8
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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Yes, it goes from 0 to 100, and then you have a pause. Anyway, I'm back in now, so that's good.
I just need to remember there are younger people there @ArraDreaming
I just find it hard that even though I say I'm safe, I also have to say how I'm going to stay safe if I feel worse in every distressing post. It does get draining having to remember that on top of what I'm already feeling.
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JynxModerator
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Hey @creative_writer not too bad! Thankful for the cool breeze today. Yourself?
Yeah agree on ring twisting being stimming behaviour @Birdofparadise8! There's also stuff like leg bouncing, flappy hands (one o my favs), picking at nails and hair and stuff (another one that can result in injury if done too fiercely), the list goes on!
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