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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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creative_writerSenior Contributor09 June 2023, 8:19 pm AEST

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@Shaz51, I hope you are able to get some rest tonight xx

@Birdofparadise8, I haven’t been up to much since my mind was so full, I was processing trauma, it was rough, but I think peace is finally coming slowly. I have a tons of stuff to do over the weekend, my winter semester starts next week

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor09 June 2023, 8:31 pm AEST

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I hope you have a good sleep @Shaz51

Were you processing this trauma on your own or in therapy @creative_writer?

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Shaz51Senior Contributor09 June 2023, 8:33 pm AEST

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Thank you @Birdofparadise8 , @creative_writer

Hope you sleep well tonight too

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creative_writerSenior Contributor09 June 2023, 9:24 pm AEST

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@Birdofparadise8, by myself. Ideally I should have been doing it in therapy, but my mind doesn’t stop. Making peace with it will be a process, as long as I’ve started it

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor10 June 2023, 9:41 am AEST

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Can I ask @creative_writer how do you process your trauma? Is it in a way to eventually forgive whoever hurt you?

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creative_writerSenior Contributor10 June 2023, 10:05 am AEST

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@Birdofparadise8, it's not as much about forgiveness, it's about how I view myself. I can view myself as damaged, and having lost my innocence and dignity or I can rise above it, become stronger and more valuable like kintsugi art

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor10 June 2023, 10:07 am AEST

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Right, okay, that sounds interesting.

What is kintsugi art @creative_writer?

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creative_writerSenior Contributor10 June 2023, 10:10 am AEST

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@Birdofparadise8, kintsugi is when pottery is mended together with gold, so it becomes more valuable than it started off

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor10 June 2023, 10:12 am AEST

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That sounds cool @creative_writer

So you mean that you have been broken and now fixing it, but stronger and more valuable than before.

Go you!

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creative_writerSenior Contributor10 June 2023, 10:18 am AEST

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@Birdofparadise8, I am in the process of becoming stronger and more valuable, still have a long way to go. How do you think you can apply kintsugi to your life?

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