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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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PaperdaisySenior Contributor13 Mar 2023, 9:43 pm AEDT

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We are all human and no-one really has their shit together @creative_writer It's hard work and I think admitting that the work impacts you makes you more human and really quite right for the job.. we are in this field because we care and I imagine you are the same. Don't ever think you have to be immune to it all.. those are my thoughts 💙

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PaperdaisySenior Contributor13 Mar 2023, 9:45 pm AEDT

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also @creative_writer you would make an amazing peer worker 🤗 just sayin!

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creative_writerSenior Contributor13 Mar 2023, 9:59 pm AEDT

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@Paperdaisy and @tyme, thank you for sharing your experiences. I think I have to work on myself for a bit longer before I go back into the volunteer work position and I still have a while to go before I graduate from my social work degree. I do admire peer support workers for being so open in sharing their experiences and really feel lived experiences have their place in MH. I feel like many of us are drawn to MH due to our own experiences ❤️

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor14 Mar 2023, 2:35 pm AEDT

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I'm feeling so sad and alone.

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FloatingFeatherSenior Contributor14 Mar 2023, 2:41 pm AEDT

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I'm really sorry to read you are feeling this way @Birdofparadise8. We are here for you. Do you have anyone that is / can be with you today? It sounds like you could do with some company.

Hugs,

FloatingFeather

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor14 Mar 2023, 2:43 pm AEDT

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I'll be catching up with my aunt at 4:00, and I have a tutorial at 5:30, so I won't literally be alone, but I feel so alone. Even in a room full of people, I always am.

Thank you @FloatingFeather

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FloatingFeatherSenior Contributor14 Mar 2023, 2:49 pm AEDT

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It's good that you are seeing your aunt and going to a tutorial today @Birdofparadise8. Hopefully that will be a bit of a distraction and help lift your spirits a little. I have had that feeling before - where you are in a room full of people but still feel alone. It's not a fun place to be and I really hope things start to improve for you soon.

FloatingFeather ❤️

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor14 Mar 2023, 2:51 pm AEDT

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Yeah I hope so too, but I know what I am like and know I will just go downhill from here @FloatingFeather

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amber22Senior Contributor14 Mar 2023, 5:54 pm AEDT

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Hey @Birdofparadise8 Just checking in on how your tutorial went? 🙂

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor14 Mar 2023, 6:11 pm AEDT

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Yeah, it was okay.

Not feeling good now, though @amber22

How are you?

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