An update from me - Queenie

Good to hear from you @Queenie

I did not realise you were moving with gf's mum as well. Good Luck with it all. New place can be a great change. I hope you can find some special place for you when you need time out. When we did family therapy, they said even cats need their little hidey places. A comfy chair or corner in the garden.

Take care and keep in touch

Hi @Former-Member. I don't like Christmas because it makes me miss my brother and mother more (they are both deceased). NYE stands for new years eve, I like it better because the culture around it these days is to get as blotto as you can (and that's exactly what I do too).

@Kurra The big move got put off for a week or two while I had a downer but now all systems are go for this weekend so I am sad to be leaving a place where I have so many friends to a place where other than my gf and her mum, I know nobody. I guess I'll get there though. I have previously linked in with a peer support group, so once I am settled, I will be sure to check it out.

@Appleblossom yeah I live with her Mum too, but she is pretty cool about things. She is even buying me my favourite album for Christmas which is awesome (Robbie Williams by the way).

@Bridgetjones thanks for the hug. I feel like weird having a break and coming back not knowing what everyone has been up to of late.

@Former-Member My mother passed away when I was 11 and my brother passed away from a terminal illness when I was 16. I am 37 going on 38 now so I am not all that young, but I have never properly processed that grief from their deaths. I am going to a psychologist though to help work through it, so hopefully that helps.