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I thought I'd start a discussion where we can check in with members and use this space to keep in contact. It's a space to be able to say how you really feel and it's a space for the good, the bad and the ugly moments in our lives.
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QueenieSenior Contributor
Just checking in, having a rough night
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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QueenieSenior Contributor
My biological family who emotionally abused me is managing to get their hooks into me again @outlander .
They are never going to change their ways and now I just feel like harming myself. Sometimes I wish I was never born... I certainly didn’t ask for it. My wife says I should just let it go, but it’s ingrained in me... all the abuse and to think they are still doing it.
I just want to give up. I’m tired of crying 😢 of feeling sick from nerves... all of it.
I tried contacting lifeline earlier to talk to someone, but chickened out.
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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Hey @Queenie
It can be hard to reach out for help when we're feeling really vulnerable – but doing so is so impartant. I am gld that you have felt able to talk to forum friends and connect here tonight. I will send you an email shortly as I am concerned when you say that you feel like giving up and harming yourself tonight.
Take care Queenie
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Hugs @Queenie ..... hearing how tough it is for you .....
💐💕
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Unknown userMember
@Queenie, you ok? My family are messed up and hurtful too. Its so hard to separate from them. I move away, and block them in my phone a lot, but still get a lot of guilt doing that. All we want is to be loved, and we're hard wired to exchange that with our family unit. The world is broken. Someone once suggested treating my family as 'professional' relationships... Detaches emotions a bit I guess, but easier said than done. I finally found a place recently where my survival depended on it. Hope you're a bit better? 💙
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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TeejSenior Contributor
Hey @CheerBear 👋🏻.
Im ok. I came through the surgery really well. Feeling very bloated but ok. I will be able to make court in a couple of days but there has been some developments that are putting me more on edge.
How are you going?
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
SANE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
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