Battles

Ohhh hugs 🫂 my wonderful friend 🧡 @MissGremlin , sitting with you and Casper 🥰

Is Casper smiling at us xx

Thankyou beautiful @Shaz51 ❤️.

Caspers always smiling ☺️

Evening @MissGremlin 🙏, thanks so much for your frog post on highlights I love it! Everything went well but recovery has been long. Can’t stay awake for long. Just wanted to touch base thinking of you, still thinking about the sensory toys and breast implants- so funny. I hope I’m better soon as definitely not a lot of brain at the moment 🤯, which I am worried about hope I get some function back as didn’t have much to start with already lol. Hugs to both you and Casper 🐾🐶💜, what’s on for you over the next couple of days? What Dimond art have you been working on 💜

@Chasingsunsets you're so welcome sweet, always thinking of you ❤️. I'm glad everything went well. Not being able to stay awake for long is tough but rest is needed to recover. Hehe i was looking at squishy toys at the shops today and all I could think of was our conversation 😂. I'm sure your brain function will improve over the coming days, you've still got a sense of humour so that's good ☺️. Hugs to you and Indi too ❤️. I don't have anything on for the next couple of days. I've been working on this one while I'm waiting for others to arrive.

Thanks for sharing your words, your creative flow @MissGremlin.

Glad to hear the session went well today, and hope that you're able to work through this crash bit by bit. You know no darkness lasts forever, and that the lightness can and will return 💜

@Jynx I'm trying to work through it but it's really hit so hard tonight. I'm in so much physical pain with my teeth and a migraine which is really compounding everything (I've taken pain relief but it hasn't helped). Whilst I know the darkness won't last forever, I'm finding it harder to pull myself through it. When those thoughts come on they are so intense that it's a huge fight to not act on things then and there. Yes i reach out to a crisis service in those moments and do what i can to distract myself, it's just really hard and scary.

I'm safe and I'm sitting watching a TV show while doing my diamond art with Casper by my side.

@MissGremlin it is hard, and it is scary, and I wish it weren't so. But also... you are tough, you are brave, and you are not alone, so I have every faith in you and know that you can make it through.

Give Casper some ear scritches for me? Sending you sleepy vibes and squishy hugs hun 💜

Thankyou @Jynx sweet ❤️.

I'm really panicking at the moment, I feel so sick. My head is pounding and spinning, I took a stronger pain relief that I don't usually take cos I really need the pain to stop but now I'm feeling even worse since taking it. I'm so scared I'm actually going to be sick and I have emetophobia so it's making me panic so much.

I know i can call health direct or 000 but right now I'm struggling to even talk cos I feel so sick and my words aren't coming out properly. I'm just hoping it all settles soon so I can get some sleep.

I'm safe, I just got into bed and have Casper next to me. I'm just really scared and I don't want to sit alone.

That sounds like a really awful feeling to be sitting with at the moment @MissGremlin. Great that you know who to reach out to if you need their help but also please know that you are not alone in this. Sounds like Casper is there for emotional support and the forum members are here to listen and sit with you. You are already doing so well to care for yourself - you've got this!

Not everyone likes having suggestions or strategies shared so there is no pressure to look further if that is not where you are at right now. But I can leave a couple of things that might either be helpful or distracting for you tonight. Take care MissGremlin!

Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Kids (this is aimed at kids but offering it as the voice isn't too annoying)
Connected Breath
Neal.fun (not a strategy, just something to offer distraction)