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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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@Chasingsunsets good idea. Will call my GP.

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@Meowmy Yes i learned that in the end as well prevention is so very much better than months of struggling bad times.🤗

Do you find it also hard to know when your fears are your paranoia or real fears? i realised it was paranoia taking hold of my fears that confused the issues so much for me.

@Jynx @Chasingsunsets @Glisten @MissGremlin

i really struggled with anxiety for many years in my life. To face fears that are unrealistic to happen at the time it happens, resisting, even for seconds at first, is how i learned to deal with my anxiety fuelling fear thoughts.

Hard lessons learned!🤗

Fear Holds Fast,
Fear grabs hold with hot iron grip
evil thoughts quick confusion sowing
birthing me terrorising conditions
harvesting my own faithless heart.

All my doubts and unbelief's peaking.
Hopes and dreams torching the flames!
Daily goals a catastrophe unfolding!
Earthquakes shattering my defences.

Feeling that loveless grip ramming.
Cruel enemies rejoice an easy victory!
Advancing through my broken gates.
with me watching the fires burning!

i am a mess inside my dwelling place.
Terrors cast hair raising shadows.
My fears fuelling every insecurity.
Shamefully exposing weakness.

Paranoid voice good life plundering.
Scorching torches lie me darkness.
Roasting me freaking me for dinner.
My life serving the wicked feasting.

My friends, My friends do i thirst!
For i forsook my own loving truth.
Believing those lies hurting me badly.
Will i ever learn seeing self only true?

My friends, My friends do i thirst!
For i forsook my own loving truth.
Believing those lies hurting me badly
Will i ever learn seeing myself only true?

Wrote a poem about this once

Hey Untrue!

See…
hear…
feel…?

do. do. do.
have. have. have.
take. take. take.

silencing all who oppose
breeding deep in the dark,
feeding on all that you drain—

what is it all for?

your core of corruption—
you call it life?

who built you?
who pays for your becoming?
why spend the time you’re given
on egos already decaying?

(morning after morning—
you fade a little more.)

rule…
rule…
rule…

arrogance crowns each breath

fear.
guilt.
shame.

goodness driven into hiding
innocence fractured and taken
honesty buried under your weight

addiction reigning, violence stalking,
desire turned weapon against the self—

you call this freedom?

run. hide. mask.
lie upon lie upon lie—

bending truth, pulling strings,
puppets dancing in your shadow

cowards waiting in silence
for innocence to pass by—

which face do you wear now?
where will you hide at the end?
do your answers fear the light?

curse. swear. yell.

virtue on the tongue—
rot in the core

twisting. choking. suffocating.
until the voice goes silent

and care falls away

T W I S T
S W E R V E
S T R I K E

the tongue ignites—

N O W

—————————————
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C O N T E M P T
D E C E I T
D E T O N A T I O N

lies explode outward
light dimmed within
innocence consumed

how long—
before silence?

you drain what life offers
falling stars burn out

but when truth breaks through—

L I G H T

what power remains?

no more believing you
no more losing myself

OUT.

OUT OF MY LIFE—
ALL OF YOU

no more lies
no more chains

clarity—
my ground

burn…
burn…
burn…

the fire you lit
consumes you

as for me—

I rise

free

no fear remaining

a clear light within

alive. restored.
walking true

until nothing false remains

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@Chasingsunsets hey there, is spoke with my GP. He was nice. He said its not paranoid as the previous mentor ask for more money after not giving back the money he borrowed. It is realistic worry. GP said i am not going into psychosis but just very stressed.

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I hope the chat with you GP helped @Meowmy

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@Chasingsunsets thank you for support. Chat with GP does help.

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@Chasingsunsets hey there, 👋. Ate a few chocolates and fruits. Feel happier ha

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@Bunniekins @Cuddlebear @avant-garde @NightFury @MJG017 @Captain24 @Flutterbug9 @Chasingsunsets @heartathome @REDLINEZ750 @Bellaley @ENKELI @Glisten @DownMoreThanUp @Realness @Shaz51 @Appleblossom @Meowmy @PeppyPatti @Blackcloud @Mustang67 @SmilingGecko @GezzaP @StuF @TAB @Jacques @Bow @Dimity @Snowie @Eve7 @outlander @Emelia8 @SleeplessRaven @MedicinalGypsy @Rosepetal96 @Sophia1 @creative_writer @The-red-centaur @Kashmina @Sadness2015 @happy222 @LexieJo @lonemushroom @puppydoglover @DahliaDreams @R_nie912 @Judi9877 @Jynx @Ru-bee @AuntGlow @RiverSeal @0ddsidian @Oaktree @tyme

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@MissGremlin hey sweetheart, thanks you so much for the tools. Really helpful.

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@Meowmy you're so welcome sweetheart ❤️.

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Thank you my friend @MissGremlin needed these 💗

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