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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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Hi @TarekA and welcome!

You might like to check out the different spaces which is just a way we sort different conversations or topics so they're easier to find. You can check them out here

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

*gasps for air

Wahhhhh

What is this unfamiliar place far from my comfort zone...

Is this what fresh birthed babies feel like?

Oh and hello 👋

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Hello @42! Glad to have you here and good on you for taking that step out of your comfort zone!

While I'm here I also want to say a big hello and welcome to our other newbies from the past week:

@_GTI_Mk7_ @addypharms @adelew @AlinaNoscova @Amanda5 @Anonymous31 @BAC23 @Bella33 @Bellringer @bestellakis94 @Blue991 @bluebird88 @bobnet @bolero @ChadLadWick007 @Cheesecake20- @Chloeabiagel @CK2 @Danielle1961 @Depressed1969 @Desertrose1 @Dharma_33 @Dougt @EmeraldG1992 @Frantz-Kafka @FreddyG @G92 @Gibbs @gmaal @graceful_laurel @HappyJoy @Isaac1 @JAKS @Jamie24 @JEDDAJAZ @Jellibean @Jess117 @jesse67 @JL @joe15 @KaneLangley @Kd_1996 @Kimbatron @Kitkat100 @KT @lamppost @Former-Member @LucyLocket1 @MajasGran @marylee @MiaMonkey @MikeYanagita @Milax @Misty14 @Morty1 @Mum2boys @mumkaz @Myf @mypincessmowmow

There's too many wonderful new members so I'll break this post into two...

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I'll keep the welcomes going...

Welcome to: @Nadz @Name4 @Net1233 @Nobody000 @Oddly_rainy @OldGold @Orangesundays @Paddington101 @Paige3 @hairdog @peppa713 @PraiseK @quilover @Rah @Rj @robinsonkoff31 @rockyroad1971 @RosmaryLavender @RUFIO @senadhi @Soct @sophiaaustin472 @Speedy89 @sportie34 @Ss12 @starsmile @StrangeEngine @Tommydog213 @tough @Vivid @White_Tiger @Wolf5110_80 @WzzrdBtch

It's so great to have you all here! please feel free to pop by and say hello here and ask any questions you may have about navigating the forums

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Thanks for the welcome

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Thank you for your lovely welcome.

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Welcome @Mum2boys @CK2 @42

Great to have you with us.

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Hi @Mum2boys @CK2

Welcome to the forums. Please feel free to introduce yourselves and tell us a little about what brings you here. I came here almost 4 years ago looking for support in my recovery journey. I love it here and have made some strong connections. I hope you will find it helpful too.

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@Mum2boys @CK2 welcome!! how's both your Friday going? 😊

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And now to try and summarize myself without sounding completely fictional. Content warnings for intense medical drama.

Last year I:
- discovered I had a 6cm wide meningioma in my head and was lucky to be alive
- survived major brain surgery
- was left in a drug-induced delirium for a week begging for help as I hallucinated all my worst fears
- lost my mind
- spent the rest of the year being promised professional psychiatric help to recover only to have it repeatedly fall through
- suppressed everything so I could move to Melbourne where could actually afford a livable place to rent and recover

I'd be lying if I said I'm okay. I am seeing a psychiatrist every week to learn emotional regulation and EMDR to process what I went through and be able to move on.

I know I have a bright future ahead of me, now having my brain restored to it's pre-meningioma state when I was at the height of my professional career, plus the last five years of discovering so much about myself, who I really am and how to be truly happy. And now I've made it to an amazing city where I can pursue my career and enjoy a much more vibrant queer community and creative life. For the first time in a decade I can stop endlessly struggling to survive, and actually start to live. If I can just recover from what I went through.

I'm trying to be hopeful, knowing I will recover in time, and trying not to lose ground to depression and stay the course. But it isn't always easy, and some days are worse than others.

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