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~ Toolshed 2: Power Tools for Recovery ~

JynxModerator

~ 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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TaaliSenior Contributor

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Please excuse my ignorance but what is TMS treatment?

Taali 💙

@Nala2022 @Jynx @MissGremlin @Meowmy @DownMoreThanUp

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MissGremlinSenior Contributor

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@Taali a brief google description: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy is a non-invasive, evidence based treatment that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate nerve cells in the brain.

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DownMoreThanUpSenior Contributor

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@Taali Where you talking about Geese?🤣🤣🤣

@Jynx @MissGremlin @Nala2022 @Meowmy @heartathome @ENKELI

These ones only recently left. i think i can hear them further down the river behind our block. The fowl have left as well. Very much quieter my wife's birds gone anyhow.😁

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor

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@MissGremlin loving the bumblebee 😄 thank you for including me sweetheart. love bunnie xxx

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DownMoreThanUpSenior Contributor

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@Taali No expert on this but i have been told it is a non-invasive form of therapy that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate nerve cells in the brain, primarily to treat major depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) when other treatments have failed.

@Jynx @MissGremlin @Nala2022 @Meowmy

i was told that i will have magnets placed on my headl where the brain signals which are over simulated are more deactivated while activate brain signals not activating are activated to some degree. So hopefully the depressive bouts become less crushing and my sleep will improve.

It has been placed on Medicare now for patients, like myself, who are medication intolerant or medications have only a minimum effect on. And is preferable to more E.C.T treatments where memory loss is another effect that comes along with the treatment. And last time took me a few years to fully recover from.

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MissGremlinSenior Contributor

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You're welcome my sweet @Bunniekins, the bee one is very cute and the quote is so true. Love you beautiful ❤️.

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TaaliSenior Contributor

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Goose 🪿 🪿 🪿 🪿

That's about as close as I get.

I care about all animals but I have a strange fear of birds feet.

@DownMoreThanUp @Jynx @MissGremlin @Bunniekins @Nala2022

Now that I've typed that I realise that I have 2 fears 😨....

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Nala2022Moderator

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I can hear you're feeling hopeful that it might help with both the depressive episodes and your sleep, I hope so for you too @DownMoreThanUp

It also makes sense that you'd be weighing it up against previous experiences with ECT, especially if recovery took a long time for you afterwards.

I hope the process gets underway soon and that it brings some relief for you. It sounds like you've been working really hard to explore different options and find something that might help

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Nala2022Moderator

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Aww, that's okay @Taali 💜

Fears can be funny things sometimes, they don't always make logical sense, but they're very real when you're the one experiencing them

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GlistenSenior Contributor

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@Taali Yep birds feet are creepy and crazy strong. Valid fear. Proof they were dinosaurs.

My overriding curiosity. I can be both scared and fascinated at the same time 😆

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