Battles

@Nala2022 I never get sick of them either no matter how many times I watch them.

It's all starting now, the headspins, my head is starting to pound and I'm starting to feel nauseous. It's everyday and I don't know why it's happening 😞. I end up having to lay down cos the nausea gets so bad and it's the only thing that helps to ease it a little. I want to try and go without pain relief today as I've been taking it twice everyday just to try to ease the migraines but it doesn't help them anyway. See how quick it all starts though, one minute I'm ok the next it all hits suddenly (I'm safe, frustrated but safe).

I’m the same, I could watch them over and over and never get sick of them

Oh no @MissGremlin 😞 I can understand why you’re so frustrated when it keeps happening every day, especially when it can come on so suddenly and leave you feeling like you have no choice but to lie down. It sounds exhausting having to deal with all of this.

Since this has been happening every day and your pain relief isn’t really helping, I hope you’re able to speak with your doctor about what’s been going on and get some answers. For now, just take it easy and look after yourself while you’re feeling rough 💛

@Nala2022 I spoke to my doctor on Tuesday and then the doctor on Wednesday from the follow up from the ED visit, both of them were dismissive and didn't listen to my concerns 😞. I even contacted health direct yesterday to talk through things with them, they wanted to call an ambulance for me given the symptoms but I told them that I just wanted to rest. I don't have any faith in the hospital helping given that they sent me home the next day after everything that had happened. I just feel stuck on what to do, I'm doing my best to manage things on my own but it's hard when nothing is giving relief (I'm safe).

I've been working on this diamond art but the colours aren't right and I'm worried that it's not going to turn out. I don't know whether to keep going with it or start another one.

I can understand why you’re feeling so stuck when you’ve spoken to a few different people and still don’t feel like your concerns have been properly heard. That must be really frustrating, especially when you’re already feeling so awful physically. I’m glad you’re safe, but you shouldn’t have to feel like you need to manage everything on your own 💛

I can understand why you’re worried about the diamond art not turning out the way you hoped, especially when you’re already feeling so frustrated and not yourself. Maybe you could put it aside for a little while and come back to it later with fresh eyes, or start another one if that feels like it would be more enjoyable. Either way, there’s no pressure to decide right now @MissGremlin

@Nala2022 it's hard trying to manage alone but what choice do I have when others don't listen to me. It's a real let down, especially when I've tried so hard to get help from varying places.

I'm still trying to persevere with it as I don't like leaving them unfinished, it just feels like a waste of time if they aren't going to turn out.

I have a person coming out from the mental health team tomorrow afternoon. I was hesitant first after they closed off not long ago and left me with nothing other than a support worker for one hour once a week. But this guy seems caring and said that the support worker should be giving me 2-3 hours twice a week. So we're looking at redoing the package and changing workers to give me more support and I've said that I also need proper long term support by professionals in order to survive this as doing it alone isn't going to happen.

I can understand why you feel let down @MissGremlin. You’ve been trying really hard to get help from different places, and you shouldn’t have to keep fighting so hard just to get the support you need.

It sounds like you’ve advocated really well for yourself with the mental health team though. I’m glad you’ve got someone coming out tomorrow who seems caring and is actually listening to what you need. Hopefully reworking the package and getting more support hours, along with some proper longer-term professional support, will give you a bit more of the support you’ve been needing

I hope the diamond art ends up turning out okay! I can understand why you want to persevere with it now that you’ve started 😊

@Nala2022 I'm really hoping that it works out with the mental health team, I'm struggling to keep finding any small amount of hope that things might just somehow be ok.

I'm just so thankful to my friend that's constantly there for me even though she's in psychiatric herself at the moment, we might not be able to see each other cos we're in different states but we still show up for each other everyday with nothing but love and understanding.

I'll reassess it when I'm half way as to how it's looking. For now I'm just trying to stick gems on without focusing on the picture itself 😂.

I really hope it works out with the mental health team too @MissGremlin. It sounds like you’re really struggling to hold onto hope at the moment, so I hope tomorrow gives you even a small reason to feel like things might be a little more manageable with the right support around you

Your friendship sounds really special, I’m really glad you have someone like that in your corner 💛

I think that’s probably the safest approach with the diamond art for now haha. Just keep sticking those little gems on and worry about what it’s actually supposed to look like later 😂

Thankyou @Nala2022 sweet ❤️.

I'm really glad I do too, the friendship we have means the world to both of us.

I mean when have you seen an orange and purple tiger 😂. Sigh I think it's going to be one of those ones that just looks off!

You’re very welcome @MissGremlin.

It really does sound like you both mean a lot to each other, and I’m glad you have that connection

Maybe it will somehow come together once you’ve finished it! If nothing else, it’ll definitely be a very unique tiger haha I reckon it will still look so pretty 😊