My life recently

Hey hun @HopeDream

It sounds like you are experiencing grief. You have every right to be grieving. There is not timeframe for grief.

At the same time, I hear you feel you have no anchor. I recognise how hard this is to feel there is limited stability.

Yet deep down, you are your own anchor. We all need to anchor ourselves.

For me, I lived many years using others as my anchor. In the end, I lacked self-identity. When my 'anchor' disappeared, I felt I disappeared with them.

It is hard right now, we are not denying it, but I am confident you will find your feet.

We're here if you need to talk about it.

Hi @tyme,

Thank you so much for your response. I do feel grief in the sense that my emotions go up and down - one day, I'll be fine, but the next I'll feel sad, and the next angry, then the next sad again. It's hard because I've never known how to be my own anchor, as I've always relied on others to get me through things. But I suppose now I need to learn how to be there for myself. I just hope I am strong enough to do it.

- HopeDream

That's what we are here for - to cultivate your strengths and help you be your own anchor. @HopeDream

I think this is something we all eventually need to learn to do. As much as it may be easier to 'lean' on others to hold you, it can be very precarious.

We will see you through! It's not an unfamiliar place. You are definitely not alone in travelling this path of discovery.

I have also gone through a grieving process but I know being around toxic people is not a good thing keep believing don't take one step back I'm with you. Let's get see the brighter side of life

Hi @rivergal

Thanks so much for your reply. I have tried writing my thoughts down recently and it definitely helps a lot. I am so grateful to have found this forum - the support from you and everyone here means more than you'll ever know. I really hope you're doing well and I'm wishing you happiness wherever you are.

- HopeDream

Hi @Dk5,

Thank you so much for your reply. I'm sorry to hear that you are also grieving - I know now from experience how hard it is to lose someone that is really important to you. But I also know that if we just hang in there, there'll surely be happier days to come. Here's to seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

- HopeDream

Hello @tyme

Thank you so much. I just wanted to say that you're doing amazing things for so many people by being on here. And I can't imagine it is easy to read so many stories of pain and hardship, so I just wanted to say that I really appreciate what you do. Before coming onto this forum I was in a really dark place and even though it hasn't been long that I've been here, the support that I've received has been overwhelming. Your words have really helped me a lot, so thank you.

- HopeDream

Hey @HopeDream ,

Hope today has been okay for you. What are you up to?

Thank you for your beautiful heartfelt posts.

You are amazing.

Hi @tyme,

Today has been a good day actually, thank you for asking 🙂 I met someone who competed in Australian Ninja Warrior at my climbing gym today and I took a picture with them! They were really nice and friendly. That was probably the highlight of my day! Climbing really helps me take my mind off things.

How are you? I hope you are looking after yourself.

- HopeDream