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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 Contributor30 July 2023, 8:38 pm AEST

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@Birdofparadise8, I’m not really going to get a proper break till December. Even when I finish my current coursework unit, I have another one to start in Sep. and then I have placement till December.

@tyme, I think it really did tire me out. Probably wasn’t ideal, I came home with an awful migraine on Friday. It’s not something I can afford to do again. Fortunately, I don’t usually have trouble falling asleep

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor30 July 2023, 8:40 pm AEST

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Ah okay good luck @creative_writer

I finish mid November a very intense 16 weeks.

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tymeModerator30 July 2023, 8:42 pm AEST

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@creative_writer , I was only asking to see if pushing yourself to do something helps (even if you don't feel like it). Do you think you would've had a migraine too if you stayed at home? No need to answer if you don't want to. I'm only curious because there have been times I really don't want to do something, but when I do it, I feel better about it.

@Birdofparadise8 - agreed! you don't miss your parents' cooking until you leave home. My dad is mainly the gourmet cook in my childhood house. My mum does the basic stuff, but dad loves the kitchen and cooks all the exquisite stuff.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor30 July 2023, 8:54 pm AEST

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@Birdofparadise8, uni can be intense. I wish you the best

@tyme, I probably would’ve still struggled with a migraine, probably at a lower intensity, there is less sensory input at home, and you’ve got to take motion sickness into account too

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor30 July 2023, 8:57 pm AEST

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Yeah I know right @tyme my dad can't cook for the life of him lol. he would live on tin soup if he had to.

Yes it will be but also good @creative_writer

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tymeModerator30 July 2023, 9:04 pm AEST

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So I guess it's something to consider for the future - a migraine having worked a few days straight, or a lesser migraine being at home @creative_writer .

Migraines are horrible full stop. Makes my head feel like it's going to explode.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor30 July 2023, 9:09 pm AEST

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@Birdofparadise8, lol, I don’t know how I could live off tin food.

@tyme, I think the moral of the story is to get as much sleep as possible, barely any sleep is very hard to manage when on placement. Barely any sleep triggers the worse ones

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor30 July 2023, 9:13 pm AEST

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Neither could I but that's my dad. He wants to move to the bush land to get away from people where I am moving to where more people are being in Melbourne.

He would eat food as well, but when mum hasn't cooked anything, and he is hungry, he will heat up soup and dim sim @creative_writer

@creative_writer @tyme I'm going to go to bed now. I need to get up at six to go for a bike ride. I have my first class at 8:30. I'll let you know how it goes on Wednesday @tyme. I am working from 4:30 to midnight, but I'm sure there will be an opportunity to talk. I'll let you know tomorrow @creative_writer

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tymeModerator30 July 2023, 9:24 pm AEST

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Sounds great @Birdofparadise8 - have a good evening 🙂

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor31 July 2023, 4:51 pm AEST

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Hi everyone good afternoon @creative_writer @outlander @Bow @ArraDreaming @Shaz51 @amber22 @Jynx @fluffylight

How is everyone today?

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