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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.
@Birdofparadise8, we are here if you want to talk. You always have helplines you can reach out to. I hope you can do something kind for yourself, even if it's small. Do you have any ideas of what you could do?
I'm okay, experiencing a continuation of "contamination thoughts", I suppose that's just me processing trauma. Even though I technically know these thoughts make no sense, but brain for some reason disagrees.
Hi @tyme, sounds like you had a good start to the day 🙂 , do you have much else planned?
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tymeModerator
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I will be meeting up with a new Peer Worker on the forums later today @creative_writer . I'll tag you in when I introduce you 🙂
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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I just told my aunt everything, and she wants me to get what I need for dinner at a supermarket that is far away so I don't stay in my room.
I wouldn't say it was the best conversation @creative_writer@tyme she wants to tell my parents, but I don't really want that.
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tymeModerator
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I think it's good to get out of your room @Birdofparadise8 - do that first and see how things go.
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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Yeah, I will @tyme
I think she is worried, though. I don't want things to escalate.
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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@Birdofparadise8, see how you go, I think getting out would be a good idea. I know how much you don't want your parents to know hon, I didn't want my parents to know when I got sent to ED before, but they found out and it wasn't all that great. But ultimately your parents do care about you
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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Mmm I guess I’ll just have to see how things go tonight @creative_writer
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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Can I ask how they found out and were you over the age of 18 @creative_writer?
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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@Birdofparadise8, I was over 18, my GP at the time called my dad and that was that....didn't even inform me before she did
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