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I decided to start a new thread, my new chapter in my life is going to focus on healing my traumas, building resilience and self-worth and taking the steps of achieving mood stability. I am praying this year will be better than the last. Last year the SI got really intense, was so close to losing hope and I felt like my heart was breaking into a million pieces like shattered glass. It all still feels overwhelming, I have a long way to go on my healing journey, but I think I'm starting to feel a bit more hopeful about the future.
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amber22Senior Contributor
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I definitely get that - I often feel quite disconnected as well, even if I am out socialising. See how you go today and hopefully you will start to feel a bit better after some rest today 💕@creative_writer
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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@amber22, I’m broken 😭. There is nothing more to say.
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amber22Senior Contributor
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Aww @creative_writer Did you want to give SANEs drop in line a call to chat to someone about what you're feeling right now?
I will also link some other helplines that could be helpful now, theres a good one on this list called friendline that you can call to chat about how you're feeling and it feels like you're just ranting with a friend.
Sending you lots of hugs 💘
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Kyle1Senior Contributor
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🧡🫂
Thinking of you @creative_writer
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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@amber22, contacted SANE, which helped a bit. Still not great, but a bit better
@Kyle1, I hope you are doing well ❤️❤️
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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I’m tired. I’m tired of being almost permanently depressed. I’m tired of migraines. I’m tired of having Cptsd, I’m tired of the physical weakness, sleepiness and fatigue and brain fog I experience on a regular basis. I feel anxiety crawling in my skin, I feel the need to do something self-destructive, having SH and SI right now, though I don’t have access to much right now so I’m safe.
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PeregrinefalconSenior Contributor
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@creative_writer I'm so sorry you're hurting so much today. Sitting here with you 💜
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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@Peregrinefalcon, I need stability and want to feel whole again. I’m just tired of struggling ♥️
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Kyle1Senior Contributor
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Me, too @creative_writer
I've just finished a text message describing the exact thing you've written here... I'm not feeling like SH yet, though...
Am here if you want to talk it through, OK? 🫂
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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@Kyle1, I hope you feel better soon 💖🫂💖🫂. It’s not a good place to be in. I’m just sick of being sick physically and feeling so depressed. I’m depressed most of the time, I have a migraine most of the time. Even if the depression and migraine gives me very short respite at times, they both come back in one punch. I can’t really explain the respite periods, it just happens, my brain is too complicated to understand. I can’t exactly live off painkillers everyday either, my stomach won’t cope, I had really bad GERD this year which caused tenderness and pain.
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