What has been your highlight today, no matter how big or small? Come share 🫶

Ah thanks @heartathome!! It’s so nice of you to share that observation you have of me 😊, I do prioritise that and do like to support people wherever I can ☺️

You sounded like you had a lovely time away!! But sounds like nice to be back home in your own space. It was so nice to hear your holiday updates and highlights so thanks so much for sharing with us!!

What’s on for your week?

Yeah work and shiftwork and sometimes changing of hours at short notice can make it hard to get on here or respond to posts in a timely manner but i absolutely love the forum and all the threads, it’s been so awesome getting to know everyone!

I found it pretty hard with the technical difficulties recently, like trying to communicate with one arm tied behind your back 😜. But the like button working today has made for an awesome start to the day earlier!

Im off for two more days now so very happy to be having some days off 🥳 just actually had a nap, I needed it I think!!

Amaaaazing @Blackcloud !!! I honestly love that awesome pic of your matcha strawberry parfait! I’ll live vicariously through you 😅😋
What a great treat to have while studying statistics 😄!! Keep up all the great work my friend 🫶

@Till23, @Cuddlebear posted a msg to you but forgot to tag you, just so you don’t miss it 🫶.

I also wanted to ask about how training and your knee when hehe but Cuddlebear beat me to it ☺️🙏

@Cuddlebear, sorry to hear about the continuing dizziness you are experiencing, I hope tomorrow is a good day for you and your friend, hope Wilbur feels better too!!
Not many plans for me, maybe a sleep in hehe, got some errands to do and some emails to catchup on. So just bits and pieces my end 😊, honestly the days off go so quick, you blink and they are gone lol but good while they last!

I hope tomorrow @REDLINEZ750 go ok and no unexpected cancellations 🤞🤞

That video you posted is still making me laugh, makes me think of one similar of the dogs at the back gate and then the gate opens 😅

Hi @fruitisgood, I missed your highlight- big apologies!!!
So cool to hear you are getting involved with the art community and are using the soft pastils and trialing portraiture, sounds awesome!! Definitely happy to hear updates on how classes are going aswell 😀

@GezzaP, aw that’s nice you are taking him out for lunch, how was the pub what did you guys get?

Hey @PeppyPatti, what are you up to today? Lovely to see you on the forum as always!

@Glisten, how are you my friend? Have you been fixing anything lately? You have some awesome skills which I admire that’s for sure!! Had the plumber come around to fix my leaking water pipe for the toliet yesterday so I’m glad that’s been fixed!!

@Chasingsunsets Pub lunch was nice. He had fish and I had squid. Both come with chips and salad. And you get a drink of your choice.

Oh yum @GezzaP !! Sounds like a great feed!! :ok_hand:

@REDLINEZ750 I am so glad that I could help out some icing on joy for you. That’s really lifted me seeing you write those words.

You are a kind, compassionate and generous person. Beautiful thought to show you value us by saying you’d put your jacket over a puddle to keep our feet dry. 🙂

I do agree with the Chat GPT that you didn’t consent and were not told about that step. I don’t think you were being dramatic either or hostile. You responded very normally (I would have been upset and triggered myself). Your trust was broken and I would feel exactly the same way if it was me. Like you I’ve experienced trauma and trust is sacred to me. I would expect a professional therapist to completely understand this and not go looking for their patients social media etc presence. It’s not their business and it would upset me a lot.

Im actually really proud of you of telling them. It took a lot of strength to advocate for yourself and you did it and I’m really honestly proud of you. You did the right thing and used the right words. It is not manipulative or wrong. It was their actions that were wrong.

I am hoping that tomorrow’s session will go smoothly and they will apologise for breaching your trust. We’re all here for you ok. If you need to talk just holler here.

Your personal support button delivery. ☺️ Enjoy your time off @Chasingsunsets 💛

@Blackcloud wow that looks awesome. Was it nice? I have never eaten anything that looks like that.

Love the pic @Mustang67 🤗

Thanks @heartathome 🫶

Who saw the moon tonight? Took this pic a bit earlier, awesome colours! 🌕

@Cuddlebear @GezzaP @PeppyPatti @Bunniekins @REDLINEZ750 @DownMoreThanUp @fruitisgood @Glisten @ENKELI @TAB @Former-Member @Blackcloud @Kashmina @tyme @Till23 @Jynx

lol forgot to attach the pic 😂

I am so sorry @Cuddlebear I missed this post because there isn't a tag for me, I saw @Chasingsunsets tagged me and mentioned this post, so I found it!. I have only just logged on today as I was a bit busy.

This afternoon I just went on a short walk with a new group of people (without waiting for physio appointment), as I wanted to meet at least some of the people in the group. It was a group of over 40s ladies and they were all nice. A couple in particular I had some similarities with, so it was good and of course I got the exercise as well. My knee held up, although I might think differently tomorrow!

I will see physio for knee tomorrow.

I had a good training session at the club, and a couple of people in one of the other teams commented on my success at Australian Masters Games, so that was nice.

I am so glad your GP is helping you with the tapering and that you are seeing him regularly (although yes, GP appointments are usually quite short).

Sorry to hear about the psychologist cancelling on you, how did that feel?

MH services are so over-stretched, I am lucky that I can afford to pay the ridiculous prices that psychologists now charge and even then it's not easy to get an appointment. I understand they don't get the full amount they charge due to admin, rent etc but still they do very well.

Is the social worker due to being on NDIS (I am assuming you are as you seem very eligible from the little I know about you).

We probably can't talk too much about withdrawals on here, but one time I withdrew from a particular AD (now known to have the worst withdrawal effects) I found that it effected so many different body systems. I think constant low level nausea (and other gut symptoms) and a very particular type of brain fog with a bit of vertigo were the worst symptoms. Mainly I think because it took a while for the psychological symptoms to appear, which were pretty much the symptoms of not being on the AD.

I'm not sure what you are doing but tapering slowly is a fairly new thing, previously there was no, or very rapid, large step tapering. Also just so you are not suprised many people find withdrawal symptoms continue for a while after the actual tapering has finished. I have tapered under direction of GP, but actually on a kind of plan, so I didn't see her during the time. I could have made an appointment I suppose, but I just didn't, because I kind of don't do those things!

I certainly do not envy you

I shall have a look for you on forums tomorrow