Life and trauma

@Former-Member

Sorry to hear that. Christmas can be very hard for many people. My mother hated Christmas because she got divorced close to Christmas. I hope that you manage to get through this season ok.

@Oaktree it worries me that things are already this bad and have been long before Christmas began to start coming around. I just wish things could be different. Who knows how it's all going to go at the moment.

@Former-Member

Perhaps, try not to look too far into the future and just take things one moment at a time. Just do what you can to survive each moment. Maybe @tyme has some good advice about managing through the holidays when you find it a difficult time. She has been around here for a long time so she has seen a lot.

@Oaktree what future? I'm just trying to survive each second, each minute, each hour. I don't know why things are so bad right now but it's so very scary.

Hey @Former-Member ,

Would you consider calling someone to have a chat? It may break that cycle of thinking a little?

SANE 1800 187 263 (available until 8pm AEDT - may be a bit of a wait though)

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@Former-Member

That’s valid, I remember a time when I was so depressed that I couldn’t make plans or goals. Just surviving is fine if that’s all you can manage right now. I am sitting with you.

@tyme i have tried talking to lifeline. I can only do so via chat but they have honestly had enough of hearing from me so I'm just getting pushed away.

@Oaktree that's exactly what it's like. There's nothing that I enjoy doing, i don't look forward to the future. Thankyou, I'm sorry I'm just in a really bad place at the moment and I'm trying hard to not bring others down.

@Former-Member

It’s ok hun!
You can get through this hard time.

Unfortunately it will take time, sometimes a lot of it but one day it will get better. Imagine you are in a dark room. It is pitch black. Now look for the light switch. Imagine yourself finding that switch. Turn on the light. What do you see?

@Oaktree emptiness.