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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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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor12 Apr 2023, 5:34 pm AEST

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I am just having some chicken sausage and veg. Pretty boring but oh well. I never eat sausage as they are a “discretionary” food but I looked at the Marcos of the chicken ones and there is like not much sat fat or sodium so I thought why not @tyme.

Was it a Banh MI

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creative_writerSenior Contributor12 Apr 2023, 5:37 pm AEST

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@tyme, there is pain relief, but I can’t take it everyday, wouldn’t be good for my stomach. I honestly also think it’s that time of year, I gotta brace myself for the gloomy and bleak weather to come 😭. I literally didn’t want to go on anymore Monday night, I felt so done. Peer support worker also agreed it’s good if I get in to see the pdoc sooner, but I feel so anxious, I barely know him, and I feel like I said too much last appointment.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor12 Apr 2023, 5:39 pm AEST

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@Birdofparadise8, I hope you enjoy your dinner 😋

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tymeModerator12 Apr 2023, 5:43 pm AEST

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@Birdofparadise8 , YES! Ban Mi! I don't even know how to spell it. I wasn't going to have one, but because my sister was getting one, I ended up having it. Also, sausages are okay once in a while. I don't like to have them too often - I just don't like the taste of them too much. My sister made this mini chicken sausage curry once. It was really nice.

@creative_writer . Arghhh... pain. Besides meds, is there anything else? Like accupressure, accupuncture, I dunno....As for talking to the pdoc. Are you worried about yourself, or worried about them? Or is it worrying about not worrying and you think you should be worrying? Sometimes we get into a habit of worrying even when it really isn't needed. What do you think? I can't answer this because I'm not you and I wasn't there. But I'm just curious: where is this worrying coming from?

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor12 Apr 2023, 5:50 pm AEST

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Yeah it’s going okay @creative_writer

I feel I’m becoming sadder my the minute.

Did you like it at least @tyme.

I don’t really like them personally.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor12 Apr 2023, 5:51 pm AEST

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@tyme, acupuncture and cupping are both alternatives, I haven't tried either. I think it's mostly because I feel awkward about what I revealed during the last appointment. So I told him I had a trauma history, and then he asked if it was sexual related, to which I answered yes, I didn't go into details and he didn't ask, but I felt like I revealed that particular detail about myself a little too soon. I know it sounds silly, but I am naturally a very private person because I grew up feeling ashamed and felt silenced, revealing such personal information is still very unusual for me during the first session.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor12 Apr 2023, 5:52 pm AEST

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@Birdofparadise8 🤗💓. Sitting with you, it's hard when you feel so low.

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tymeModerator12 Apr 2023, 5:58 pm AEST

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It was okay @Birdofparadise8 .

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor12 Apr 2023, 6:05 pm AEST

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Thank you @creative_writer I really appreciate you saying that.

What do you think about triggers @tyme?

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tymeModerator12 Apr 2023, 6:24 pm AEST

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Hrmmm...triggers @Birdofparadise8 . I don't know any scientific/medical things about triggers, but from experience, I believe you can do things to reduce the likelihood of a trigger as well as minimise it e.g. through well-practiced mindful breathing, diverting the thought, exposure therapy.

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