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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.
@hanami, nothing beats a morning caffeine 🙂. I have to have coffee in the morning. And drink tea in the early afternoon. I actually get withdrawal if I don’t get my coffee or tea.
@Birdofparadise8, safety plans are often helpful in navigating suicidal thoughts. Safety plans often also have numbers to contact if further support is needed. It does make it a bit tricky with her being your aunt, the emotional factor does come to play. I hope you can have a conversation around this with one of the helplines.
@amber22, I hope you are doing well today 💖. I have two types of blue light glasses. One morning and one evening. The evening ones are amber tinted, I’ve never seen the amber tinted ones as prescription but the daytime ones are readily available as prescription and non prescription. The floaty thingies can get worse with too much light exposure. At least they don’t last too long, though it probably makes it unsafe to do anything strenuous or drive during them due to blind spots. Physical health wise, I’m better than yesterday, emotionally been a struggle. Body flashbacks are gruesome.
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amber22Senior Contributor
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Thank you, you too! ❤️@creative_writer Oh wow that is so interesting, do you find that they help you a lot? That's good that the floaty things don't last too long, the fact that they are triggered by light makes me think that they are migraine related maybe. I am glad that you are feeling better physical wise, I hope that you're able to take today slow and do something that makes you feel a bit better emotionally.
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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Oh okay sorry about that I’ll check it now @Former-Member@amber22
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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@amber22, both glasses help. The evening ones help with sleep and can help with agitation. I feel like I’ve been prone to mixed states since spring started. Taking it slow, but body almost feels normal now.
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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Hey @Former-Member I replied to your email sorry if I have done something wrong.
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heya @Birdofparadise8 you're not in trouble ❤️ Because of how the forums work, we're not able to support you with specifics of a safeplan.
What we can say, is that safe plans keep lots and lots of people safe while SI is really strong. Here are a few resources which might be useful
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