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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 Contributor05 June 2023, 3:06 pm AEST

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Hey @creative_writer

Have you done anything today?

How are you feeling?

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creative_writerSenior Contributor05 June 2023, 5:47 pm AEST

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Hi @Birdofparadise8, I’m okay, was feeling more rough earlier today so didn’t get up to much, watched some TV, and watched lots of sad videos, then realised I was probably triggering myself so I stopped

How are you?

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor05 June 2023, 7:53 pm AEST

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Ah okay well I hope you’re feeling a bit better now @creative_writer.

I’ve just finished work. I have to go to office works to get some cords that are less than 30cm so I can charge my phone in my room.

I’m feeling pretty flat today I was busy at work, but If I hadn’t been working I wouldn’t have been very good. I just hope I don’t crash when I get home. I have so much to do to get ready for tomorrow. I have to be at the hospital at 10 am.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor05 June 2023, 8:18 pm AEST

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@Birdofparadise8, I really ought to be careful with what I watch or I might trigger myself.

Maybe take it moment by moment. Going home doesn’t mean you will crash. There is also hope that the admission will help you too

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor05 June 2023, 8:20 pm AEST

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Yeah I’m the same @creative_writer.

I mean I feel like I’m going to crash when I get home tonight. I’m waiting for the tram and I just want to cry so badly but I can’t with people around me.

It’s hard to workout what is okay and not okay to watch.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor05 June 2023, 8:26 pm AEST

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@Birdofparadise8, “TW” are there for a reason, yet I ignored it. I just wanted to relate to something because I felt so alone, but it backfired.

Crying doesn’t mean crashing. Crying is healthy way to release and express pain.

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor05 June 2023, 8:31 pm AEST

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Mmm yeah I know what it’s an odd thing that we like to watch something that we know will trigger us. I think for myself it’s because then I’m in control and know I’ll feel sad.

What do you think? Why do you watch something and know it’s going to trigger you @creative_writer.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor05 June 2023, 8:39 pm AEST

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@Birdofparadise8, for relatability, to curb my sense of loneliness. I get what you mean by wanting to make yourself sad, I’ve done that before, but then realised it’s a form of emotional self-harm

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor05 June 2023, 8:41 pm AEST

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Oh really I’ve never though about it like that.

Maybe I should ask about it while I’m inpatient @creative_writer.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor05 June 2023, 8:46 pm AEST

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@Birdofparadise8, it’s not the most healthy way of coping, but I understand it’s hard to not do it. Maybe they could help you find other healthier ways of coping?

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