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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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ENKELISenior Contributor

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@Birdofparadise8 hope you're having a nice time with your parents x

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creative_writerSenior Contributor

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@Glisten I’ve had relatives in the army, not in the airforce as far as I am aware.

It is true emotions are part of being human. Some of us learn to shut down because we never had the support growing up, it feels scary reaching out but over time we have to in order to heal. I think what I’m feeling is lonely in my pain, the masking is exhausting

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GlistenSenior Contributor

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@creative_writer That’s what I was doing.

I asked myself “Who is benefiting from me masking my vulnerability?”

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creative_writerSenior Contributor

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@Glisten I don’t make other people uncomfortable with my emotions and I don’t have to cope with the invalidation and rejection. My social anxiety makes it hard

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GlistenSenior Contributor

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@creative_writer I have found greater kindness and empathy from strangers and forum friends.

Unless someone has gone through it, they will never understand.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor

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@Glisten I do find it easier to talk on the forums. It’s just not easy to find people in real life who would understand

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GlistenSenior Contributor

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@creative_writer also another thing we have in common.

Is best to proceed with caution in the outside world.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor

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@Glisten it is true we can’t trust everyone. I think trauma makes it hard to trust and feel safe around people. I know there are people out there, but it’s about finding them

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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Hi @ENKELI

@Sorry I haven’t been around. I’m free for a bit now if you would like to chat.

family is good.

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GlistenSenior Contributor

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@creative_writer Even if I do find the right people, are they on the same page?

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