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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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Hello and welcome

@achievewellness @Aqualemonade @BandA @Bentwings @BGPT @BoiledNoodles @Bunji @Cherrypebble @Crunchyyy @e_e @elledee18 @Floral @Happychick @imhereheyimgone @Jessicabailey2 @Ju @Kindtoyourmind @Linda65 @Lozman @Marlzzy71 @Mary17 @MaxPower @meandmybrain @Miro800 @moth4444 @Nikki3010 @P0M @Pearlie @PennyJane-808 @rp2001605 @Sad8 @Searchinghappy @skyelaw @slan1789 @Steph3 @sunnydays1 @Ti8eR @tryingtoheal @Sparky79

@sunnydays1 , @Aqualemonade , @Oaktree , @Jynx , @Ru-bee

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

Perfect timing @Shaz51 I just made myself a coffee

How's your Friday going?

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Thank you @Ru-bee I have been this person before, I know with support, I can get back there, and I look forward to being the usual Aqua, not this shell.

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Hi @Oaktree

Thank you, I'm glad you have worked through it. I keep thinking about going back to study, I had to go to work due to money, I gave up my degree.

My GP wanted to admit me this week, I declined. Just having them validate my experience helped immensely. He's given me until the end of next week off, but, will give me more if needed. Just hoping the medication sickness will ease up. Onwards and upwards.

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Welcome @Aqualemonade

I can understand at least to some extent your story (everyone's story has their own nuance). I have been in a very similar place as you. I recently retired because I thought my MH was too bad, including feeling fatigued all the time. Forced myself to keep going with sport and trying to do social stuff if invited, but no motivation and felt I got very little joy out of anything. Didn't really initaite anything myself. I don't have kids - so didn't have then as a distraction. Although I cooked I felt I could eat little and lost some weight.

After retirement I then felt I had lost my worth to society and struggled to find meaning (these are both ongoing, but not to same degree). I am slowly getting my energy back, I can think more clearly I still have fatigue but I make myself do things and have joined some new things including volunteering, being part of the forums, all of which has helped.

So although I am not some recovery "star" it is possible to recover, it's taking a while, but not forever, so there will be people on the forums in some stage of a similar journy to walk with you, offer strategies etc. I hope you get something out of interacting with us

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Hello forums community and welcome to another new week. How is Monday treating you all?

I'm start off this week a bit under the weather, but hey, hopefully the week can only go up from here!

I'd like to take a sec to welcome some of our newest members from the last week:

@_p3 @Anon80 @Aquarius1996 @beyondreams @Bgxxxx @blessed2love @bravingthewaves @Carliecrosby @Cd14 @Celestine @ChloeS @CW @DahliaDreams @david12 @Debera73 @dvdz @EbonyFox @ellie9 @em_m @Emma10 @enase @euphie @Feelinlost @Frogbaby33 @Gracey71 @Gracia @greentastic @Guitarsrock0618 @intrlude-shadow @JaneDoe21 @jason09 @Joot @Kachine @Kathryn84 @katie88 @Kaymack @Koko1990 @lbizzle5 @Lerch @Lozenge21 @Mascarla @mcmillanlyndsey @Melly_Belly461 @mincedmeat @Mitch1831 @MychildrenMyall @Nef @northjerseyreco @Nova13 @Prawnie @Pyegpyon @Rangomango @Ravenblue @Reg13 @RGG @Richo83 @Roses74 @RuRu2025 @RxSanity821 @S_25 @Saneagain31 @SF12_ @Sidney0304 @SIMPLICITYGIRL @Skipper10 @snottydarl @Stacey4 @Sullivan @Sydneygirl7 @Symon @Teahra @Terissa @TheSunisShining @Trending_Potato @Turtinco @Vee_Rex @Yukihime

It's fantastic to have you all here! Good on each of you for taking the step and signing up here.

Please feel free to reach out here with any questions, or just to say hey!

Can't wait to see you around the forums 🙂

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Would love to chat to anyone who has l9st their core/host. We're kind of floundering here.

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Hi and welcome @Turtinco

While I don't have my own lived experience of this but I am always here to be a listening ear.

If you feel up to it, it might be helpful to create your own thread as it might be a bit more visible to others who might be going through a similar experience, totally up to you though

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Thank you I'll look into it
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