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tymeModerator
Hey everyone! This is a support space for @L-B .
@L-B , would you like to kick off by giving a bit of an intro here about yourself for those who haven't read your previous posts?
Tagging @Shaz51 @NatureLover @Oaktree @Former-Member @MermaidHair @Asgard
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tymeModerator
Phew! I thought something happened when your daughter returned @Oaktree !!! So you mean you didn't have as much time to prepare for your assessment since your daughter returned?
I'm sure you will still pass with flying colours. I know you said the topic is hard. Are you enjoying it though?
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L-BSenior Contributor
Hi @tyme , @Oaktree . Sorry to say, I am not coping with working for myself and I don't feel up to working for someone else. Feel like I have no way out as I can't afford not to work at all. I am very stressed by this.
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OaktreeSenior Contributor
@L-B @tyme
Hi L-B, sorry to hear you are not really coping in the working world. Is DSP an option?
Tyme, my relationship with my daughter is difficult. It’s a huge adjustment for everybody
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tymeModerator
@L-B , how have your days been? What have you been up to?
@Oaktree , please look after yourself. It sounds like a trying time for you all.
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L-BSenior Contributor
Hi @Oaktree @tyme , the DSP is not an option. I know someone who lives on this and goes to charity food vans to eat and survive. Feel despair.
Hope things improve with your daughter @Oaktree .
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OaktreeSenior Contributor
@L-B @tyme
Hi L-B, I am hearing how difficult things are for you work wise. I am trying to just listen and resist the urge to fix! There is nothing that I can suggest that you haven’t tried already. I don’t know what the answer is and I have no advice. I am here to listen if you want to vent. Sorry things are not easier for you… sending hugs 🤗
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L-BSenior Contributor
There is no solution @Oaktree . I remember someone with an alcohol addiction once saying that they turn their problems over to a higher power or the divine power in themselves. I'm not religious or have addictions but this is the only thing I can think of. Other alternatives are only self destructive.
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OaktreeSenior Contributor
@L-B
Sometimes turning things over to the universe is the best option. Anxiety is the worst. My anxiety has been under control more this year. No thoughts of quitting university thankfully. I have to study, study, study!!! Got a test next week then two weeks later an exam. Hoping to do well.
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L-BSenior Contributor
The challenge of study can be fun. I wish you well in your tests and exams and I think that you will do well @Oaktree
I've turned my attention to philosophical interpretations of despair.
So far what resonates is:
Amor fati or embracing acceptance of life not resignation
Impermanence
Loving kindness towards the self
We Wei or letting go of craving things to be different
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tymeModerator
There are times in life when things are hard and there are times when you get a bit of a break @L-B @Oaktree
Just know we are here for each other.
@Oaktree , glad your anxiety has been under control. Makes all the difference. Hope having your daughter with you is okay.
@L-B - take your time. Do what's right for you.
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