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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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Yay new friends!! Welcome @Seems-positive and @SomethingGood! Good to have you on board 😁

@Indigo_ aye sounds like very worthwhile endeavours, lots of reflection and contemplation ahead eh?

Also, just a little tip! If you want other members to be notified that you've responded, you can tag them - use the @ symbol and a drop down will appear, and you can choose their name. If their name isn't there, you can type it out and it should then appear for you to select, then it will show up in blue 😉

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

@Seems-positive awww Molly is such a cutie!!! i have a pet rabbit, he loves going through those little cylinder toys as well

@SomethingGood love that, making a healthier connection with yourself is such a great goal to have!

@Indigo_ i feel ya, sometimes i feel like the 'fun' things i say are usually not directly about me, its more about someone/something else that i've learnt 😅 you sound like you have a philosophical mind (me too hehe)

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Hey @Seems-positive

Just wanted to say that Molly is gorgeous! I haven't heard of RO-DBT, will have to look that up. I have done normal DBT, but not RO-DBT....is is much different?

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

Love catching up on this thread and getting to learn about some of our new members. @SomethingGood you said we are all so brave and I 100% agree.

So today while I extend another big forums welcome to our newest members:

@As-I-Fall @CherryRipe @Cjc77 @COR496 @Cramseyyy @Dreamzy @Hawks24 @hayleyhowson @itsme_eve @Joanne4 @JustJoe @Kate2401 @Kathryn57 @Lavillnaifs @Lifelongtrauma @MaidinAussie @MrsSeveson @Purplekat13 @rtesd @Sades @Seems-positive @sienna3 @SpooniSupporta @The_wretched @VickiGraham

(and a big hello to everyone else!) I thought I'd pose a question so that it might be able to act as a little ice breaker: When was a time that you did something brave? It could be something small like relocating a house spider, or making a phone call that you were anxious about, or maybe it's something big...whatever comes to mind

@Ainjoule @Jynx @rav3n @Indigo_ @tyme @Shaz51

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

Thanks for the response, yeah she a cutie,

from what I understand it’s for people that overly control their emotions, this is from the site:

“[…]Emotional over-control. ‘Self-control’ is usually seen as a good thing, however too much self-control can cause difficulties. Excessive self-control is associated with social isolation and poor interpersonal relations and it contributes to conditions like anorexia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, chronic depression and autistic spectrum disorders.

Over- control is seen as a problem of emotional loneliness – not necessarily lacking contact with others……but lack of social connectedness with others.”


https://bodymatters.com.au/ro-dbt/

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

Thanks for that @Seems-positive The therapy looks very interesting.

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Thanks for sharing @Seems-positive ! Hey @Ainjoule !

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Hi guys!

Big welcome to our newest community members:

@Alice01 @bocky @Brontejones @CTINI @Daisy50 @Daisybon @Evin133 @frogge @Hopeless2 @JazzG59 @Jen7 @Karen8 @Kelly6 @Luvmydeiz26 @Missmia @natalieb @OnlineSurfer @PheebsNYPerk @QMon @Qwerty94 @RiubyPearl @Ro369- @RUMPLINA @skylight1 @Trojax @Wren1

It's so great to have you all here. Feel free to drop a line here and introduce yourself 😁

I hope everyone is having a good day so far @tyme @Jynx @Ainjoule @Seems-positive @rav3n @Shaz51

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

Hey, thanks for the warm welcome 🖐

Something brave? Hmm... I went for a promotion at work which was a very daunting interview process with various panel interviews with senior management. I tried to talk myself out of it convincing myself that I would fail, but I pushed through the fear and uncomfortable feelings and went for it. I was successful and got the job, one of my proudest achievements, I think and had taught me that the only thing stopping me, is me a lot of the time.

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Morning @BugBoy

hello @Dreamzy , well done and congratulations on getting the job 😍

@Ainjoule , @Ru-bee , @tyme , @Jynx

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