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creative_writerSenior Contributor
Sometimes I feel like I’m on top of things and don’t feel like my trauma defines me and I don’t feel so ashamed and scared. Other times I want to hide from the world and feel like a **** (I’m not going to say the word here since I don’t want to trigger anyone) 😭, I feel so ashamed that I don’t want people to know
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amber22Senior Contributor
Hey there @creative_writer
How are you today?
I'm sitting with you and here for a chat if you needed
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
Exciting @creative_writer. I don't start until the end of February. I don't think they put content out until a couple of days before uni starts, which sucks.
What units are you doing this sem?
Ah okay.
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
Okay sounds interesting for you then @creative_writer
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amber22Senior Contributor
I'm sorry that today is rough for you @creative_writer
Do you have anything planned at all? Something that might get your mind off of things?
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JynxModerator
Hey @creative_writer sorry to hear you're having a rough day. I can understand the temptation to turn to unhealthy coping stuff. Seriously it is such an alluring thought when it feels like it could potentially provide relief. Alas the relief is always short-lived and often comes with its own suffering to then have to cope with on top of everything else. I can hear that you're doing your best to resist. Here for you if you need hun 💜
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
two years left of bachelor's and two for masters so it will be six in total @creative_writer
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JynxModerator
@creative_writer yeah it sounds like there's a lot of compounding things, possibly all antagonising each other. Have you had much come to light from your medical supports? I imagine it would be quite interrelated with your mental health too ay.
It can be really hard to disentangle from things that our brains have accepted as 'fact' for so long. It can help I think to practice stepping back from one's own thoughts, becoming the observer. When a faulty belief rears up, you can focus not on the thought itself but on how it makes you feel. How your mind reacts to it. Focus on undermining the belief with alternate perspectives, finding evidence that dispels the power of the belief.
Is there any of those beliefs that you wanna chat about, unpack further here together?
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