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NikNikSenior Contributor
Hi everyone,
The busy holiday period is over, which usually means it's time that burn out can hit us.
During this Topic Tuesday we look at the warning signs of burnout and how we can manage it.
Join @Former-Member from 7pm AEDT
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1) Hit 'Like' below to get an email reminder on the night
2) Read our blog about Burn Out
3) Can't make the session? Leave your question below.
In response to: Topic Tuesday // Burnout // 24 Jan. 7pm AEDT
Unknown userMember
Thank you @Former-Member, @Kurra, @Shaz51, @Former-Member, @utopia @Former-Member for your really kind support. I guess this is still close to our hearts right now and we will all have different ways to navigate it. In my logic mind I can make sense of it all but it's still the heart that rules and I think like @utopia we just so desperately want a more hopeful outcome. Please take care all of you 💜🤗💐 sending hugs.
In response to: Topic Tuesday // Burnout // 24 Jan. 7pm AEDT
Unknown userMember
Thankyou @Tory for that uplifting reply. I do some cross stitching I enjoy and express myself this way - it does really help I find. I know who I am - it's just I have no one in real life to talk about the deep stuff. So I bottled it. My husband is hurting to so I can't approach him. And although I feel I am coping, I find I can't feel joy or excitement anymore. And I zone out a lot.....emotionally numb I think. Would love to feel normally again.
In response to: Topic Tuesday // Burnout // 24 Jan. 7pm AEDT
utopiaSenior Contributor
In response to: Topic Tuesday // Burnout // 24 Jan. 7pm AEDT
ToryContributor
I just want to say thankyou @Former-Member for all you do. We have to learn to open up and to shut off all at the same time. We do our best and my motto in this lesson called life is "One day at a time". Thankyou.
In response to: Re: Topic Tuesday // Burnout // 24 Jan. 7pm AEDT
Unknown userMember
@utopia, @Former-Member, @Former-Member and everyone, you are also welcome to talk with us at SANE. Via phone or web chat. when we open from 9am tomorrow. This doesn't have to be solely handled here in the Forums. Not for an event such as this. We're happy to help you more directly and personally.
In response to: Topic Tuesday // Burnout // 24 Jan. 7pm AEDT
utopiaSenior Contributor
In response to: Topic Tuesday // Burnout // 24 Jan. 7pm AEDT
Unknown userMember
Hi @Bandit1, thanks so much for reaching out through the forums. You've come in at the end of a discussion and I'm worried that your post will be missed. Would you mind if I created a new thread for it so that it will be visible to others and recieive more replies?
In response to: Re: Topic Tuesday // Burnout // 24 Jan. 7pm AEDT
AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Thank you@Former-Member We just had dinner .. a bit late .. but my son needed a lot of focus & strength to get enough dishes done and to make space for me to cook .. but God I love him ..
Yes I am getting better at "course correct" 
I have a new term!
Perhaps the degree of injury was so significant .. it is easy to knock the scab off and expose the full extent of the wound.
I understand boundaries a lot better than when I first joined the forum.
In response to: Topic Tuesday // Burnout // 24 Jan. 7pm AEDT
Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
In response to: Re: Topic Tuesday // Burnout // 24 Jan. 7pm AEDT
Unknown userMember
Hi @Faith-and-Hope - I share that exact hope my friend. But most people who decide such and leave the forum have always said in some degree "I am taking a break for awhile or am leaving the forum. Not just goodbye. And when I and others posted her back saying "it's okay to leave, You don't have to talk" - just please post one word to let us know you are okay. Why didn't she? That makes no sense if she was just deciding to leave.
My daughter posted the exact same thing on FB just before her attempt. Saying goodbye without explanation can be a common red flag to either attempting or comtemplating suicide - that's why I and perhaps @utopia@Former-Member can't leave it that, as the "not knowing" is causing some distress. A welfare check would of eased that but I believe there are legal strictions to doing so here. I have had numerous welfare checks enacted on my daughter by the police when concerned. And it was not always because she threatened suicided but in other circumstances - They happily obliged and to my knowledge will do so when mental health issues are concerned.
And yes ironically she exhibited the very same behaviour of her friend which she stated caused her such pain. I just can't see her doing that knowing how much it can cause distress in others she called "sis" and family as that's cruel. So I remain concerned. Hugs xxx🌹
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