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~ Toolshed 2: Power Tools for Recovery ~

JynxModerator14 Nov 2025, 4:58 pm AEDT

~ Toolshed 2: Power Tools for Recovery ~

Hey hi hello! Welcome to the second iteration of...

~ The Toolshed ~

I decided to make a new thread, as the first one had errors and phantom pages, and was getting quite long! You can still find all the amazing pics, inspiring quotes, and uplifting messages of the first Toolshed here.

What is the Toolshed? Ain't a place to hang your hammer! Hehe this is a space where we can share the things that have helped us in our recovery. Tools, coping skills, inspiring ideas, and messages of hope and growth, is what this space is all about!!

You can stay connected and up to date on this space by favouriting, or by subscribing to the thread - head to the top of the page, and find the three dots to the right of the thread title (next to the star), click, and from the drop down menu you can 'favourite' or 'subscribe' - and clicking the star itself will also favourite the thread for you.

Favourite threads are then always available in your favourites list which should appear on the right hand side of most forums pages - or you can go to your profile and scroll down to the 'Favourites' section under your recent posts.

If you subscribe, it means that you will get a notification every time someone posts something new in the thread. So up to you if you simply want it to be always accessible, or if you want all the updates, or both!

I invite anyone who wishes to contribute to do so! It doesn't have to be pictures, it can be discussion, questions, videos, whatever you like! So without further ado, here's my latest batch!

Tagsalad (alphabetical order stolen from @Former-Member hehe):

@AlwaysMyself @Appleblossom @AuntGlow @avant-garde @Blackcloud @Bow @Captain24 @Chasingsunsets @creative_writer @Cuddlebear @Dimity @DownMoreThanUp @MissGremlin @ENKELI @GezzaP @Glisten @heartathome @Jacques @Judi9877 @Kashmina @lonemushroom @Meowmy @MJG017 @Mustang67 @NightFury @Oaktree @PeppiPatty @puppydoglover @rav3n @RebelliousAngel @REDLINEZ750 @RiverSeal @Ru-bee @Shaz51 @SleeplessRaven @The-red-centaur @Till23 @tyme @0ddsidian

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor05 Jan 2026, 9:10 pm AEDT

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@PeppyPatti @Judi9877 @MissGremlin @Jynx @Ru-bee can i ask something? we are all over the age of 18 so are classified as adults. why is there a problem with letting members contact each other over the net? for example. i really dont understand it.

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Ru-beeModerator05 Jan 2026, 10:00 pm AEDT

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That's a fair question @Bunniekins

I might not be able to cover all the factors that go into it as I'm racing against the clock to type this before I have to head off for the night, but I think it comes down to 2 key points: Anonymity and safety

If the forums were a space where members could exchange details and arrange to meet it would go against our Staying Anonymous guideline, and the anonymity of the forums are what gives many the courage to reach out in the first place.

As for safety, facilitating member's offline connections introduces potential safety risks that we don't have the resources to provide support for. There is also the risk that members who are not on the forums could see contact details, or locations to meet and these unknown parties add even more potential or safety concerns. First and foremost, we want to know that we're doing what we can to keep each member of our community safe.

Sorry that was a bit of a quick answer and I'm happy to chat more about this but I might have to leave it here for tonight and we can pick it back up when I'm on next!

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MedicinalGypsySenior Contributor05 Jan 2026, 10:29 pm AEDT

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Thank you

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Mustang67Senior Contributor05 Jan 2026, 10:32 pm AEDT

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@0ddsidian @Abby6_2025 @Abbz77 @Abz @Adge @Ainjoule @Akarsha @Alice10 @Alily @ALotGoingOnMum @AlwaysMyself @Angeltree @AnnoyedSheDevil @Appleblossom @asafeplace @ASafeSpace @Asgard @AuntGlow @avant-garde @Awesome70 @Bailey23 @balance37 @Bill16 @Blackcloud @BlueBay @Bon_courage @Bow @Breakfast68 @Bunniekins @Captain24 @Cat34 @Chasingsunsets @Clawde @CloudedLight @CM6 @creative_writer @Cuddlebear @DahliaDreams @Determined @Dimity @DogMan79 @DownMoreThanUp @Dreamy @Eclipsefairies @Eden1919 @Emelia8 @ENKELI @EternalFlower @Eve7 @Faith-and-Hope @FearofUnknown @fruitisgood @GezzaP @GHo13 @Glisten @Gnat @happy222 @Harmonium @heartathome @Historylover @Holly__GL @horse-lyf @Jacques @JazzyZahl @Jika @john74 @Judi9877 @Justustwo @Jynx @Kashmina @Khal @Lapis_Anteater @Littlenhuy @lonemushroom @LostAngel @MedicinalGypsy @Meowmy @Mimme @MotherDuck @Mumoftwoboys @NatureLover @NightFury @NightPixie @Oaktree @oceangirl @outlander @Patchworks @PDMumandWife @PeppyPatti @P0larBear @puppydoglover @R_nie912 @RatDiva @rav3n @Realness @RebelliousAngel @REDLINEZ750 @RiverSeal @Rosepetal96 @Ru-bee @Ruby26 @Sadness2015 @scruffypuffball @Sensdeepbluesea @Shaz51 @Silverlinin @SleeplessRaven @SmilingGecko @Snowie @Sophia1 @soulurge7 @Spiritual_tree @StuF @Sugarshack @Sunnyside226 @TAB @TeaPositive @The-red-centaur @Till23 @tyme @utopia @Zoe8 @Zoe7

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Mustang67Senior Contributor05 Jan 2026, 10:41 pm AEDT

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A little bit of Ravenwolf for you...

I wasn't given a choice but to try to survive. The world saw me smiling and seemingly fighting my way through it all, never really knowing that I was dying inside. That was for me alone to know because I didn't want sympathy or anyone feeling sorry for me. Everyone goes through stuff. Sure, mine almost destroyed me and many nights, I just want to disappear...But I didn't. I kept showing up, getting up and battling for who I am and the person I want to be. There aren't do overs in life and so I did what I had to do, with the biggest lie of a smile slapped on my face. And that's okay. This was my fight and my journey. And in the end, I was still standing, still strong. Now, if I see someone else faking and needing help, I have the strength and courage to offer my hand and my help. I did it. So can you.

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MissGremlinSenior Contributor05 Jan 2026, 10:55 pm AEDT

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@Mustang67 thankyou for all of these sweetheart ❤️

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PeppyPattiSenior Contributor05 Jan 2026, 11:25 pm AEDT

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Hey @Bunniekins

that’s weird : I just got a message online from @Ru-bee not bad or anything just letting us know that she is of he is listening whilst I put my 2 cents in that if that if the forums were less watched over or if the moderators weren’t chat good : we could swap addresses etc.

@Jynx @MissGremlin @Mustang67 @MedicinalGypsy

@avant-garde @tyme @StuF

i admit I did fall in love with @tyme becausecofvsojetgibgcshecwrite but it was only momentarily …….. it didn’t last long: I think it was for about half an hour : I forgot.
Nah @Bunniekins I don’t know either.
hmmmmm…… you may not want to know me @ENKELI when you find out I am truly lazy.
I admit

it shouldn’t be too long until to go back to the gym. I’m seeing how long it will be lying in bed with fresh sheets until I want to exercise again ……

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Mustang67Senior Contributor06 Jan 2026, 12:10 am AEDT