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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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You're so welcome @Meowmy sweetheart ❤️

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Thanks @MissGremlin ive been having a bit of gut sensitivities this week 🥲❤️

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@Blackcloud big hugs sweetheart ❤️

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Wow @Blackcloud when I read what you said:

“… I mentioned about that it’s sad we live in a world where the entire population in this world aren’t willing to go out their way to help those out that are struggling and really need a shoulder to cry on.“

I was amazed because you are paraphrasing what my son said to me on Monday night.

The generations of my family are diagnosed ND.

My son is very kind, generous and has a lot of empathy. In his teens it wasn’t uncommon for him to sit on the road curb with a stranger to make sure that they were ok, regardless of how freaked out I was about it. Instead of getting annoyed at him for putting himself in a potential life threatening situation, I thought maybe he can see or sense something that I can’t. So I asked him.
I had to trust his skills and awareness, over my parental fear.

@Blackcloud when you wrote about:

“the host person read my message, then when it got to the emojis part that I included in that message, she made some faces to replicate the faces of the emojis which I thought was very unnecessary and the rest of the group were having a bit of a laugh about those ‘emoji’ faces she made and then they were all talking about emojis for a whole ass minute… also, none of them had anything to say about what I wrote except for one person”

I am so sorry that happened to you. You trusted the host and then got disrespected for your efforts.
I use humour as a coping mechanism around family and friends, or when no one can hear me. But you are that organisation’s/host’s client - Not for long I expect.

The host’s actions are not to be tolerated. That isn’t what support looks like.

@Jynx feel free to correct me, if I’m wrong.

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@Bunniekins @Cuddlebear @NightFury @MissGremlin @Blackcloud @Meowmy @Chasingsunsets @GezzaP @MJG017 @Captain24 @Flutterbug9 @ENKELI @Glisten @heartathome @REDLINEZ750 @Bellaley @DownMoreThanUp @Realness @Shaz51 @Appleblossom @PeppyPatti @Mustang67 @SmilingGecko @StuF @TAB @Jacques @Bow @Dimity @Snowie @Eve7 @outlander @Emelia8 @SleeplessRaven @MedicinalGypsy @Kashmina @Rosepetal96 @Sophia1 @LexieJo @creative_writer @The-red-centaur @Sadness2015 @happy222 @R_nie912 @lonemushroom @DahliaDreams @puppydoglover @Judi9877 @Oaktree @AuntGlow @Ru-bee @tyme @liminalzest @Honeymoon

Happy Thursday folks 😋💜✌️

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@Jynx 💯 % AWESOME as always.

I’m sending a couple of these to my chadults.

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@Jynx @Glisten @MissGremlin @Blackcloud @Meowmy

Black Shows Colourful In The Light

Eyes straining hard to find their sight,
pupils widening against the darkest night,
trying to see beyond the crushing black
that swallowed every colour back.
Then suddenly, a brilliant beam broke through,
piercing blindness with a brighter view.
At once, far more than black and white
filled the vision of my sight.
A new world rich with colour came alive,
as sunlight caused the night to dissolve and die.
And through that warmth, so deep and bright,
True Love melted frozen hearts to life.

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☀️🫶

 

@Jynx @Glisten @Blackcloud @MissGremlin @DownMoreThanUp + everyone

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@Chasingsunsets hey there, that's an interesting post. I am not doing well. Fear of going into psychosis again. Thoughts are not clear. Not sure if paranoid thinking.

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Evening @Meowmy sorry to hear things are tough for you right now. It’s really good you are recognising your warning signs though, I wonder if you are able to schedule an appointment with one of your health professionals as-well for added support during this time? 🙏☀️

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