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Newbie's Social Club - Come make some friends!

Newbie's Social Club - Come make some friends!

Hey Forumites!!

This is a space for members new and old, to gather around and help make our newer members feel welcome!

We've all been newbies ourselves at some point, and can empathise with how incredibly daunting it can be entering a new space. A lot of folks have trouble even knowing where to start, and (even though we're in the midst of improving it all) we know the forums can be a tricky space to navigate - which can make it very difficult for newbies to be able to find their footing! On top of that, joining any established community means being 'the new kid on the block', and seeing others connecting easily with established relationships can sometimes feel like we aren't welcome, or that we need to 'break in' to the conversation somehow.

Well this space aims to alleviate that pressure and help facilitate some new connections! Whether you're brand new here or you've been here since the very beginning, you're welcome to come hang out, meet some new people, reconnect with others, and maybe even make a new friend!

We will try to tag new members as they join, so help us make them feel welcome!

Here's today's newest forumites:

@noodles1

@IndigOverwhelm

@Sam63

@Sosad01

@jsbpd

@JJll

@Andora

@riotgrrl

@HopeEverlasting

@Bellle

Feel free to tell us a little about yourself, what brought you to the forums, and what you're looking for here!

Tagging in our lovely bunch of Community Guides too! They're seasoned members who volunteer their time and energy towards making the forums a safe and welcoming place for everyone. We wouldn't have the community we do without their efforts and their passion! Feel free to reach out to them, they're always quite happy to help guide and support 😊

@Anastasia @BPDSurvivor @Eve7 @Faith-and-Hope @MDT @Judi9877 @outlander @Shaz51 @Snowie @wellwellwellnez @Zoe7

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Happy Sunday newbies!

Let's kick off the day with welcoming another group of new members from the past few days!

A big hello and welcome to: @13579 @Alily @Auntygogo @Autumngarden @Ayurclinic @Be @Bearly @Bill34 @blkovt @BlueOceanSwim @Bonzer @Buckeye101 @Bungtwin @Burntout85 @Caravan21 @Careid87 @cdtofi @ConcernedRoomie @Debilee @Djinda @Done @E-C3P0 @Eleven11 @Engima1 @FJ @found @Fozzie @Franclan @Goanna @ipanda @jillvalidate @Kezkerry11 @Lapis_Anteater @Lc @Lily45 @Luisa @MenelikJoy @merlinmay @miumiu @Myrtleforest @NODDY1 @OI @Oreo1 @Palmie @peachy-bee53 @PepPaca @perryadwa @R3Dz @Rabbit2 @Raven10 @Reba @Ringodingo @Seashe11 @Shebbies @sleepdeprived1 @Soliceseeker @Sparkled @SunshineFarmer @Testymctest @TW @VF1 @WarriorSpirit @Zappit

It's so great have you all here! Please feel welcome to pop by, say hello! Maybe let us know how your weekend is going. I look for ward to seeing each of you around the forums

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  • Ah what a warm and surprising welcome Ru-bee. I've been feeling quite isolated and lonely lately- which is one of the reason's I made a SANE account, and your message has really touched my heart. I've been off work for a few weeks after experiencing extreme burnout and I've been feeling quite lost and disoriented. I've spent the past week resting and collecting Sea Glass from my favourite beach near my house. I work in the Health/Mental Health sector and I'm feeling quite anxious about the future but focusing on taking care of my body and doing things that bring me joy have really helped me manage.

Thanks again for the message to the Newbies. I don't think I would have had the courage to reach out/post if I hadn't received your message in my inbox.

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Reading this has brought a smile to my face @Reba

It can be intimidating reaching out somewhere new, but I hope you'll find the forums to be a welcoming and safe space.

I've also been through burn out previously and it's a hard, hard place to be in. I'm glad to hear that you're taking the time to rest and recover, and collecting sea glass sounds like such a calming, mindful activity.

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Ru-bee
Thank you for the welcoming on here, I know I’m a bit late. This is a great place to be. I keep reading & everything is so sad on here, all I seem to do is cry. I am a very emotional person. I asked when I arrived here about how should I feel with different emotions. All these feelings people feel I just don’t have them. I wonder if I am real inside. Or am I stuck. I only get the feeling of anxiety. I believe I have only had that feeling twice in my 72 years. That’s all I get other than having very down days. I have done a lot of work on myself over the years tho. I did do 3xSelf awareness classes way back, just so that I could take it all in. Then I became a Telephone Councellor. Met the husband then moved states. What a mistake. But we live and learn. I never knew I was so damaged until he came along. I remember 1 of the many things that he done one day. He read my Diary. Then said Why did you not get help? Hello were you there. Men just don’t think like us aye?
That’s exactly the way I grew up in a man’s world/house. So different. I guess thats why I have never really had it in me to have a conversation with one. Well I hope everyone has a good day if they can. I guess I best get out of bed & take my buddy for a walk before he meets all the others n starts barking.
For something that was going to be very short I’m sorry about that.
Whatever you do today try to think Positive. I do try 💐❤️X

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Hi there forums friends 😊

I'm popping in to say a big welcome to:

@1233 @8-4stay @_Lizy2 @Alice76 @Anosh @BecomingOkay @Breadmaker @Cav69 @Crab76 @Crisa @CupCake1 @Decendicon8 @Denia @dn157 @E88S @EDW867 @FastVent_ @Generali @goldienomore @Gr33nFrog @Harry2 @Harry3 @Hazelbanks @hopefulharriett @hybridrelief @indigocyclone @J-C @Jaayce @Jacs @Jewel2 @Jo12 @Josh2 @Journeygirl @Justhere @KC11 @KP13 @Lirial @LostInDarkness @macadamianut @mind0vermatter @NamrataThakker @NightTilDawn @Oblivious @Pateam1000 @Poppy50s @PuffinInTheStor @Qwerty2025 @Rain01 @Rinty @Robbie_did_it @Roots68 @Sonoush @Starbeam @Thelma1 @TheSkyIsFalling @Tiredlife @toryw1180 @Trevssister @Tullabong127 @Vinav @Whiterabbit123 @Worriedwifey

It's so great to see so many new members from the past few days!

Please feel free to say hello here, maybe introduce yourself if you're comfortable, we're always here to have a chat or answer any questions you might be having about the forums.

I hope you're all having a good day and I'm sure I'll see you around soon

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Hello and welcome

@1233 @8-4stay @_Lizy2 @Alice76 @Anosh @BecomingOkay @Breadmaker @Cav69 @Crab76 @Crisa @CupCake1 @Decendicon8 @Denia @dn157 @E88S @EDW867 @FastVent_ @Generali @goldienomore @Gr33nFrog @Harry2 @Harry3 @Hazelbanks @hopefulharriett @hybridrelief @indigocyclone @J-C @Jaayce @Jacs @Jewel2 @Jo12 @Josh2 @Journeygirl @Justhere @KC11 @KP13 @Lirial @LostInDarkness @macadamianut @mind0vermatter @NamrataThakker @NightTilDawn @Oblivious @Pateam1000 @Poppy50s @PuffinInTheStor @Qwerty2025 @Rain01 @Rinty @Robbie_did_it @Roots68 @Sonoush @Starbeam @Thelma1 @TheSkyIsFalling @Tiredlife @toryw1180 @Trevssister @Tullabong127 @Vinav @Whiterabbit123 @Worriedwifey

we are here for you

hello @tyme , @Reba , @cdtofi , @Jynx , @Ru-bee

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Hi! thank you for the warm welcome. I have recently been diagnosed with C-PTSD and am just trying to find safe spaces and resources to help with my healing journey 🙂 happy to be here

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Hello, thanks for the welcome.

Have just been to see someone today, who needed a friend.

Either I'm masking well today or am making progress, i don't know, but i was providing her supports. I hope this served her well.

I feel drained now, tired and teary, we both discussed our journeys and hugged, neither really knowing how the other felt until we were together, but her message to me had a sense of desperation i know only too well.

With the meds[edited by moderator] I am on now, i don't know if it's me anymore, or I suppose I've never really known me at all.

the Masks have kept her hidden inside like the song Haunted, trapped within me and every bodies fool.

As in the song Hello, I've been talking to myself, trying hard to bring me to life, through helping others and lost me.

I am looking forward to starting on this new chapter and move to the other side of this darkness.

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Re: Newbie's Social Club - Come make some friends!

HI

you are not alone, I too have a lot of baggage to unpack and learn.

I feel like i have always had an inner volcano, and have been placing stones over it since childhood, until it recently erupted. I've always reinvented myself and pushed on, but it caught up with me last month.

I now feel i have to start from scratch, and it hurts.:)

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Hello @Justhere , @Lirial

A little tip to put a @ In front of members names so they can receive your message and reply to your message

@Ru-bee , @rav3n

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