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Anna223Casual Contributor
Hi people.
I am feeling so anxious and afraid of facing another Christmas without my children. I don’t know how to get through another year. Also nye, I isolate myself due to the stigma and emotional pain of missing my kids.
I feel so lonely and and also tired of it all. Its just unbearable. I need lots of support at this time and I don’t know how to find it.
Thanks
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BobPSenior Contributor
Sorry, I forgot to mention @maddison and @tyme in the above post
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tymeModerator
Hi @BobP ,
Thank you for sharing your experiences. I myself don't hear voices, but I am learning more about it.
I know that whatever I 'learn', it will never be the same as those who are experiencing hearing voices.
I'm sure there are others who are able to share their experiences with you.
All the best, tyme
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maddisonSenior Contributor
Hi @BobP
How is your afternoon? I noticed you wrote that mornings were the most difficult. Hopefully, you might be feeling more cheerful now?
I apologise I didn't reply sooner. Thankyou so much @tyme for tagging me.
I'm wondering @BobP if you might find the Good Morning thread helpful? I will add a link for you. The members are very friendly. Many different people, different stories, ideas. I pop in occasionally. I feel like it is 'the hub' of this forum. There is usually always people chatting. @TAB @Judi9877 @Former-Member @SmilingGecko are a few of the awesome members who are very fun & kind👍😊
I will keep chatting with you too 😊 I'm not always around tho.
I imagine that hearing the voices you mention would be very difficult - in fact I cannot imagine at all. I do understand that people can have this experience & I understand that the voices never say nice things. It sounds very difficult.
By the sounds of things you are winning this battle. You have a new friend (who doesn't like Christmas! 🌲- oh dear😊) And making plans to go fishing. Wonderful!
Will you visit your wife? Even though she doesn't know you anymore? I guess you probably will. I believe she knows you are there.
If you do go to Magnetic Island - I hope you will bring back a tiny piece of that beauty & share it with me & other members here! I have never been.
Here is the Good morning thread.
There are also interesting discussions on this page - a virtual 'share a cuppa'
(When I first joined, I had trouble understanding the 'virtual' - I thought it meant we had to make a cuppa & chat😊 I was a little confused!)
@tyme will usually make us virtual hot chocolates, chai tea, whatever you fancy! I'm sure you will be offered a beverage, if that is a place you feel comfortable chatting with others.
Apologies again - sending you cheery thoughts. Oh & thankyou for supporting me, when you mentioned that no man is an island😊🌲
Magnetic...🏝️
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TABSenior Contributor
@Former-Member 😸
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maddisonSenior Contributor
Thanks @TAB sneaky _ got me. Stumbling my way thru.
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TABSenior Contributor
No big deal @maddison
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Unknown userMember
Hey @TAB thanks for tagging me on this thread. I don't celebrate xmas as you know and prefer the solitude. My brother is in Queensland and we are estranged. I am determined to have a good day and hope you can too. Xmas is so difficult for the MI. I hope folk on this thread can pass the day easily. Sometimes its good fortune being on your own! 😊
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TABSenior Contributor
I guess I was fixing a tag @Former-Member
yeah my siblings all otherwise occupied too
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Unknown userMember
Hello @Historylover just thought I'd tag you on this thread. I am spending christmas alone again this year. I think you are the same. Wanted to say I was thinking of you and hoping things are as best as they can be in spite of everything. I'm not really celebrating. Will have a quiet day. I think christmas is hard for people and very stressful anyway even if folk are getting together.
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HistoryloverSenior Contributor
Same here @Pippijanet.
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