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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

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creative_writerSenior Contributor13 Feb 2023, 6:54 pm AEDT

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@Birdofparadise8 @, hope you feel better soon 💖🫂. Just going off to my class right now. Might talk to you later.

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor13 Feb 2023, 6:58 pm AEDT

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Yeah thank you. Hope your class goes well good luck @creative_writer

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creative_writerSenior Contributor13 Feb 2023, 8:44 pm AEDT

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@Birdofparadise8, I hope your evening is going okay.

Pretty tired from tute.

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor13 Feb 2023, 10:08 pm AEDT

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Wouldn’t say it was the best I SH so that’s not good. I’m safe though so that’s okay. I’m just feeling really crappy.

I hope you enjoyed your class @creative_writer

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creative_writerSenior Contributor13 Feb 2023, 10:17 pm AEDT

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@Birdofparadise8, it feels awful when you feel like you have to give in. I’ve SH a few times lately too 😢. Though I’m okay as well. It’s a relapse.

The unit is interesting, just haven’t been well today physically. So when I felt the migraine going away, I sort of rushed up and started doing things so got sick again. So I guess it’s my fault I started feeling sick again. Maybe I’ll learn to slow down this time.

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor13 Feb 2023, 10:20 pm AEDT

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It’s terrible and the guilt after is so consuming. I feel so broken I’m literally laying in bed crying right now.

that’s good you like it oh you still having the migraine that’s not good @creative_writer

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creative_writerSenior Contributor13 Feb 2023, 10:28 pm AEDT

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@Birdofparadise8 💗. I know it’s hard, and I know SH isn’t seen as healthy. However, it still serves a purpose, to help us cope in the moment. Hopefully with time, you’ll find other alternatives.

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor13 Feb 2023, 10:31 pm AEDT

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I guess it’s better than me not being here.

I just want to get better @creative_writer I don’t know how you have been dealing with MH for so long it’s awful.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor13 Feb 2023, 10:43 pm AEDT

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@Birdofparadise8, it may not sound ideal way to cope, it is still a coping strategy. I don’t in any way encourage anyone to SH, but totally understand why people may do it under a lot stress. I certainly have did it a number of times under a lot of stress, including over the past few days. I’ve had ups and downs in my MH journey. I was pretty stabilised at one point, but I suppose it just didn’t last. I do hope you can get the help you need sooner.

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor13 Feb 2023, 10:47 pm AEDT

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Yes definitely it’s not a thing to encourage I wish I had never started it in the first place.

That’s good you were stable for a while are you working on getting back to that place @creative_writer

I have a session with a psych tomorrow.

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