hello!!

hi there!

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i've recently joined the sane self-guided support secondary to mental health conditions i have including GAD, OCD, MDD, SAD, C-PTSD, panic disorder, somatisation disorder, and potentially a (unspecified) personality disorder. due to my multiple previous histories with various types of trauma, i can recognise from an outside perspective that there are ways that i can improve, but sometimes it can be hard to feel that i am worthy of that. i also have a hard time verbalising and expressing my emotions and feelings well or appropriately and especially have a hard time with keeping connections with people i enjoy the company of and care about (usually because i get anxious or exhausted with replying! 😅)

i also have a number of friends who struggle with a variety of mental health conditions, so want to do my best to support and consider them how i can in my everyday life!

whilst i do have experience as a health clinician and have done some post-graduate training in child and adolescent mental health, i can really struggle with applying these principles to myself and seeking help from supports around me.

i find the inclusion of mental health and support so important as a consideration of day-to-day life and really try to have an openness surrounding this with my friends and work colleagues and try my best to consider mental health in everyday life and interactions.

despite all this, i am really trying to better myself and my mental health- especially my avoidant tendancies- and while i can feel myself improving with baby steps over the years, i am really trying to make a push to work on myself!!

outside of my mental health struggles (which absolutely don't define me as a person and not widely known through people i know) i love taking trips with my dog, going op shopping across sydney and doing crafts! my current craft craze is with learning to sew, but i also love watercolour and acrylic painting, small clay projects, BJDs, jewellery making, millinery, doodling/sketching, cosplay/costume and probably more that i can't think of!

outside of crafting, i'm also a major fan of dnd, trivia/random facts and board games (along with some video games when i have the time 😅)

it would be lovely to connect with like-minded people, who can appreciate amd understand that despite getting to know each other over a longer period of time and through periods of inability/anxiety to message back, that there is still the same amount of care and support as if contacted more frequently! 😇

all the best to you all and looking forward to hopefully being apart of more forums and groups and if you have any recommendations please let me know !! 🙏

♡ sion ♡