Connect with people who understand what you are going through, seek advice and surround yourself with support. We're free, anonymous, and professionally moderated 24/7.

47,612Members
1,358,869Posts
1,400,000Visitors

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

24564 replies

18,051 - 18,060 of 24,564

1...1,805 1,806 1,807...2,457

In response to: Not Coping

creative_writerSenior Contributor25 Feb 2024, 6:02 pm AEDT

Re: Not Coping

@Birdofparadise8, hun, do you have a crystal ball? There is no way knowing what will happen in the future. Do you think there is a way to prevent the spiral?

Hi @ENKELI, what are diamond painting?

In response to: Not Coping

Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor25 Feb 2024, 6:04 pm AEDT

Re: Not Coping

Ah okay is it from fishbowl @tyme

In response to: Re: Not Coping

Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor25 Feb 2024, 6:05 pm AEDT

Re: Not Coping

I'm already feeling sad @creative_writer

There isn't a way to stop it; I'll just have to ride the wave.

In response to: Re: Not Coping

creative_writerSenior Contributor25 Feb 2024, 6:09 pm AEDT

Re: Not Coping

@Birdofparadise8, maybe you can’t stop the sadness but you can engage in self care and try to reframe thoughts to prevent a spiral. Sadness doesn’t always have to turn into a spiral. Like I’m feeling sad and uneasy right now too, flashbacks took a lot from me, but I am doing what I need to prevent myself from spiralling

In response to: Re: Not Coping

tymeModerator25 Feb 2024, 6:12 pm AEDT

Re: Not Coping

No, not fishbowl I don't believe @Birdofparadise8 . I don't really know because my sister opened the app and I just 'created' my own bowl. I didn't even look at where the place was.

In response to: Re: Not Coping

Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor25 Feb 2024, 6:15 pm AEDT

Re: Not Coping

What are you doing to prevent the spiral @creative_writer

I don't know. I watch TV and read, but not much, really. I like talking hahaha.

Ah, okay, are you at their house at the moment @tyme

In response to: Not Coping

ENKELISenior Contributor25 Feb 2024, 6:17 pm AEDT

Re: Not Coping

@Birdofparadise8 @creative_writer

Diamond painting is an art where you apply rhinestones or "drills" on a canvas to create a picture. I completed this one a little while back and am now doing a Kingfisher.

Diamond painting for me is a good past time as it is structured and I don't have to worry about what colour to use. I tend to struggle with colouring as I get caught up in choosing colours etc. Silly I know!