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Not Coping

Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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 Contributor

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Hey @Bow How are you doing? Glad to hear you're making some progress in hospital. Concerned about plans when you get home.. have you spoken to your hospital supports about this? It would feel disappointing to me if I went to hospital and made all this progress with an ED and then went home to undo it all. I don't mean to sound negative, and I don't understand that struggle so I can't speak from personal experience. I just know how determined you seem to be and how much you want to recover from it for yourself and your daughter, which I think is admirable. How do you feel about it?

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creative_writerSenior Contributor

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@Bow, fighting a ED is really hard and I am happy to hear that the hospital stay has been helpful. I hope you are able to maintain the progress once you are back at home, I agree with @Paperdaisy, that it’s worth talking to your support team about your concerns
💖🫂

Hi @Paperdaisy and @Birdofparadise8, I hope you are both doing well 💖🫂

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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Hi @creative_writer

I’m okay I’m donating plasma right now.

I was a mess last night after work. Someone had attempted and I had to serve them. I came home and sobbed something chronic.

How has your day been?

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creative_writerSenior Contributor

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@Birdofparadise8, I hope the plasma donation goes okay. I’m sorry yesterday night was hard, working in the ER is hard, but do look after yourself, vicarious trauma is real


I’ve been pretty lousy today. I’m okay, sorry haven’t been on much lately. I haven’t been feeling very social lately or feel the desire of social interaction. I guess I’ve gotten what I wanted…..I am safe in my bubble, I’ve suppressed my social need to a great extent

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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Yeah all has gone well thank you.

Im feeling better today that’s for sure.

That’s okay to not feel social @creative_writer a nice warm bubble.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor

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@Birdofparadise8, I am happy to hear you are doing better. Do you have much planned for the evening?

Maybe I’m just exhausted, it’s hard to stay motivated when you’re physically and mentally exhausted, I’ve been through so much lately

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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I am just on the train home and I’m going to make some cupcakes. I had some food at the donation center so I’m not hungry now.

It can be hard to say @creative_writer.

Has something happened recently since we have been talking?

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creative_writerSenior Contributor

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@Birdofparadise8, cupcakes sound nice, what kind of cupcakes do you make?

I finished my final assignment almost two weeks ago and have been on a break which will be coming to an end soon. Uni and the mixed episode I was in before did drain the energy out of me, I haven’t bounced back quite yet. Then I have these aches and swelling in my hands, arms and knees

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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Did you enjoy your break at all, @creative_writer?

I have officially finished all my assignments other than two exams in a couple of weeks time.

Then I'm off till the 30th of July.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor

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@Birdofparadise8, the break has been okay, it's good to have a breather even if I haven't really been up to much. I did manage to sort out my closet and did a bit of sorting through paper drawers, but then I felt too unbothered to finish it off, I've been out and about a bit, but mostly been at home
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