Battles

@MissGremlin I can hear how heavy it all feels hun. I think that what you're doing now, sharing with us here that you're struggling to keep up - that's all you need to do. You're allowed to be honest with us - and with anyone you do want to reply to, but don't have the energy for it right now. That's so valid and I'm pretty sure we can all probably relate 😅

I know it can be hard to find a balance - we know how nice it feels to be tagged and to know people are wanting to chat with us, and we know it can sometimes be anxiety-provoking to not hear back from people - so we can easily feel a sense of obligation or feel like putting our needs first is hurting someone. But something that I think is incredibly wonderful about this community is that we all help each other, there's a whole bunch of lovely humans out there logging in every day. Even if you can't, someone else can! And whoever is awaiting your response is hopefully going to prefer that you don't push yourself to do so! I know I would always prefer you, and everyone here, to put themselves first - even if that means tapping out to protect our energy.

Yay, glowsticks for alllll!!

unce unce unce unce

Hehehe 😋

Thankyou @Jynx

Night @MissGremlin and Mr Casper 🙏

Oh my @Jynx that was the best dopamine hit in a long time and gosh glow sticks are epic!! Do you like glow sticks too?
Came on here to goodnight to @Dreamy and saw your incredible pic.

Thanks for that, ps where was it yesterday 😅 only joking lol 🤣 fantastic!! 💜🌈

On a more serious note 🙏, we got ya @MissGremlin, you have built such an awesome network here on the forum. You have gone through such hardships before you can get through this too 💜

Hey @MissGremlin thinking of you.

How's your weekend treating you, my friend?

Good afternoon, lovely! How are you feeling today? @MissGremlin

I am so sorry you had a negative experience with a helpline... it's so disheartening when we don't get the support we need. And being invalidated in a heightened moment would have felt awful. 😣

Have I shared the peer helpline with you yet?

Haha @Chasingsunsets wish I could claim credit for the photo but it was just from a Google search!

But I do advocate for indulging our inner children by going out to buy glowsticks just for the hell of it!! Teehee 😋

How are you feeling today @MissGremlin? And remember, no obligation to respond! Lurking and conserving our social energy are soooo valid 😉

I just read your poem. @MissGremlin

Thank you so much for sharing so vulnerably, your writing is beautiful and very relatable to many.

Big hugs and lots of love from all of us. 💛

Hello @Jynx @AuntGlow, I really want to respond but I'm worried that I can't put that recovery-focused spin on things right now. I have so much i want to say but I know if I start it's all going to come flooding out and I'm not sure how it's going to come across. I don't want to risk getting in trouble cos I can't lose this community of support, not now. How do I work around this? My brain is a mess, I'm a mess. Just in case it's needed I'll say I'm safe.

Hello @NightFury my sweet, i hope you are doing ok. Sending you hugs ❤️