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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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@MissGremlin thanks beautiful. Not feeling great at the moment, lots of anxiety for some reason.

Hope your day is treating you well xoxo

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Hello @ENKELI sweetheart, I'm sorry you're not feeling great at the moment and have lots of anxiety. Always here for you beautiful ❤️.

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Hello @Meowmy sweetheart, you're so welcome ❤️.

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@MissGremlin you are an absolute treasure xoxo

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@MissGremlin thanks for your support beautiful, a sweet friend of mine sent me a video of her dog playing and it really made me smile. Feeling much better now, thanks xoxo

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@ENKELI awww how special. Animal videos are always good for making people smile. Glad you're feeling better now sweetheart ☺️❤️.

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@MissGremlin yes it was just what I needed.

Hope your day has been good xoxo

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@MissGremlin Good morning. i hope you will have a lovely day.

@ENKELI @Jynx @Meowmy @Flutterbug9

i finally had an in charge day yesterday. A little elevated at the end but nice anyhow.

Dust to Dust, Life to Light

To open your eyes to the darkness,
ever-present in the waking hours.
Restful sleep, where have you gone?
I do not want to live like this.

To feel hurts so much...
yet not to feel hurts even more.
My very own mind
mocks me endlessly.

There is no winning against pain
when depression takes hold of me.
Best just surrender quickly
to all the things pulling me under.

The strength to keep going long gone,
every dragging step
of every bloody day
hurts like hell.

Why am I even here right now,
if not to wound myself
with failure,
regret,
and the crushing weight
of being me?

Yet there at rock bottom,
who do I meet?
Not judgement,
not condemnation,
but a quiet awareness
of my suffering.

Something in me still sees
the agony I carry,
even while I drown beneath it.

Perhaps the way forward
is not through the lies
that keep pulling me downward,
but through learning
to face what is true,
allowing some small light
to reach the places
I buried long ago.

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Morning @DownMoreThanUp, thankyou. I hope you have a good day ☺️

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@Flutterbug9 hey Flutterbug0 beautiful affirmations. love the illustrations that came along with them. how are you hunny? i hope you are doing well and that life is being kind to you. love always. bunnie xxx

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