Not Coping

Hey @creative_writer - please work to be kinder to yourself.

Do you think these feelings of upset and guilt have occurred, not because it IS harmful or wrong to share what you shared, but because the reception of such sharing has usually resulted in a something negative? Therefore, each time you share, you your brain automatically links it with 'negative'?

That is:

sharing = negative

However, look at what you CAN achieve out of sharing. Much of this work is about re-framing how we perceive a situation. Slowly, hopefully you can 're-train' your brain to link sharing with positive.

Hope this makes some sense.

If speaking about it is so difficult at the moment @Birdofparadise8 - perhaps now is NOT the right time? I believe there will be a time when you feel in yourself that you are ready.

I hope you can be kind to yourself. And yes, perhaps now it is about monitoring your stability, then later share?

To be honest, there is hurt in my life I still haven't tackled, but because it is not holding me back, I've just left it.

Yeah my safety is important at the moment I’m just trying to get through each day. I don’t know how to explain it but like I want to do it l, but I know I can’t right now because I’m around my family and stuff. Nothing is stoping me from doing it though when I get to Melbourne so that is what is really worrying me.

I know I am safe like today but the future I can’t promise anything at this stage @tyme.

I also think I will wait to see how I go with settling in with my psychologist and get to know each other before going super deep in the beginning.

One question for you @tyme do you know how I could find a psychiatrist in Vic at all that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg to visit?

I went to a number of psychiatrists, but I didn't have much luck because I knew my condition was not reliant on meds. @Birdofparadise8

To be honest, my meds were handled by the hospital and my area mental health. I was never successful with an outside psychiatrist so I really don't know where you can find one.

For me, it would be to ask for connections. So once I find a psychologist I like, I ask them who their connections are... maybe that's a better way?

I'm happy to hear sharing has helped @creative_writer - you are incredible.

Ah okay I have a referral for the community team so once I get set up with them I will ask @tyme @creative_writer

I know you will protect her @creative_writer - she doesn't need to be afraid. You are looking after her. As a baby looks to their mother, your inner self knows and trusts you are holding her.

You are comforting her, telling her she has done the right thing.

Hugs.