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Feeling a bit anxious

ArraDreaming Member 13 Aug 2025, 2:39 pm AEST

Feeling a bit anxious

Is there other people on this space that have had times they feel anxious

At a training day, its in the city

I only vaguely know one person and most of the content isnt really practical for me.

I struggle to sit and listen in these kind of things and I need to move around a lot and If I cant do that I just sit there and think about how I am so uncomfortable and not taking anything in

When theres group things I havent listened all day even when I have tried to so I have nothing to add.

I realised I needed space so I have gone to this like reserve park thing to reset

I really find these days hard

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ArraDreaming Senior Contributor Banned 22 Aug 2025, 8:45 pm AEST

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Tyme I have been thinking about her a lot more then usual lately
The picture
And her purple cushions
I wish she could of met my bubs
Nicki is a good girl

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Till23 Senior Contributor 22 Aug 2025, 8:47 pm AEST

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Oh that's nice to have a living thing to remember her by @ArraDreaming

I did a bit of weaving to remember Dad's first anniversary this year

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Till23 Senior Contributor 22 Aug 2025, 8:49 pm AEST

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It would be nice for your bubs to see you giving deep respect to your Mum @ArraDreaming and maybe you can tell them some stories so your whole family is involved.

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ArraDreaming Senior Contributor Banned 22 Aug 2025, 8:53 pm AEST

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I don’t have much to share about her story wise Til but it’s a nice though t

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Till23 Senior Contributor 22 Aug 2025, 8:56 pm AEST

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We were able to keep the story telling tradition going in our family @ArraDreaming even though it is fairly disjointed in places and my great-grandmother wrote some things in a big old bible which I now have since Dad passed away

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ArraDreaming Senior Contributor Banned 22 Aug 2025, 8:58 pm AEST

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That’s nice Til
I don’t know anything about my mum, her experiences of culture
Only dad

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Till23 Senior Contributor 22 Aug 2025, 9:02 pm AEST

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Oh sorry @ArraDreaming I got that confused. I thought you knew more about your Mum's family. Sorry about that. You can still honour her with things you know she liked and you have the stories of your interactions with her

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ArraDreaming Senior Contributor Banned 22 Aug 2025, 9:07 pm AEST

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I have found through my own digging like a sister of hers @til23 but that’s it I have never met her myself only some messages

I believe mum was removed through the stolen gen but I can’t say for sure

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ArraDreaming Senior Contributor Banned 22 Aug 2025, 9:08 pm AEST

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Whereas I know a lot more about my dads mob and stuff like that

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Till23 Senior Contributor 22 Aug 2025, 9:10 pm AEST

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I went to a workshop all day today about mental health @ArraDreaming and I was pretty p!ssed off by the tick-a-box acknowledgement of country which you could tell he just thought was something he had to do, rather than really show respect.

He didn't even bother to find out what country we were on.

So that wasn't a good start.

Then he tried to use the First Nation tradition of story telling in the workshop, which was interesting given the poor acknowledgement of country.

Anyhow going back for another full day tomorrow.

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