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~ Toolshed 2: Power Tools for Recovery ~

~ 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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@PeppyPatti Is that picture of Newy (Newcastle) Ocean Baths or Merewether Ocean Baths?

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Dunno.

Yet @Glisten the other day

My poor ol' husband

NOT taking care of his broken ol body

Took me and Peanut to Leighton beach.

It was like this

@Glisten @ beaut water

I wore my older ladies Sheila May Swim bikinis.

@Jynx @Bunniekins @heartathome @MissGremlin @StuF

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Hello @PeppyPatti

Sorry for not answering your posts! My head is not processing anything at the moment. My sister found out she has cancer again, for the third time yesterday, which is why I didn't reply to your posts. I'm okay at the moment. I feel nothing! 💜

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@heartathome thinking of you and your sister sweetheart, sending some hugs your way ❤️.

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Thanks @MissGremlin I will gratefully accept those hugs today! Back at you! 💜

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@PeppyPatti Hello lovely how are you?

I understand. You’re a really big part of forum family. I enjoy chatting with you.

what is the photo of?

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Dearest @heartathome

Teacher PeppyPatti

with us.

@BrightHorizon56 @D4Dolphin @Nala2022 @hopeful_hannah @Honeymoon @Tolly @wonderingalice1

There's this thing about the same forums which we will all agree

And you will too

We are vulnerable folks.

asement" (Amygdala): lots of peoples brains brain is stuck in the "basement." This is the part of the brain that only knows how to fight or hide. They are using all their energy just to survive his own self-hatred.

The "Top Floor" (Prefrontal Cortex): Empathy and kindness live on the "top floor." This part of the brain only works when you feel safe and calm.​

Because people around all of us are is trapped in the basement, they literally cannot reach the top floor. They doesn't have the "wiring" right now to care about your feelings.

When you are in pain, the "basement brain" sees it as a problem that is too tough to andle. Instead of helping, they lash out to make the "threat" go away.

It isn't that they won't care—it's that his brain can't care right now.

  • I guessing that being here we all need to find our own pace.I got to read this all again

@Jynx @Cuddlebear @MissGremlin @Glisten @ENKELI @MissGremlin @TAB @Abner @Appleblossom @Bunniekins @SmilingGecko @MissGremlin @tyme @AuntGlow

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Thank you, teacher, @PeppyPatti We're very complex creatures, hey!

We are vulnerable folks I would say most of us are on here! I have a few things on my mind and can't process or fit anything else in at the moment Peppy. I hope you understand. I appreciate you! 💜

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Thanks for sharing @PeppyPatti . Did you know I was a walking amygdala in the past? Totally emotionally explosive!

Glad it's quietened down.

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I think it's swimming water @Cuddlebear

I got a surprise appointment and got a dentist root canal

SUPRISE

Vet tomorrow.

@Cuddlebear @Jynx @tyme @heartathome @MissGremlin

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