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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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Hello @Taali @MissGremlin @DownMoreThanUp @Cuddlebear

Having a quiet day today. I put garbage out and cooked a potato curry salad.

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Hugs @Cuddlebear @MissGremlin @Taali

Heck, I am a wreck too ...

You all keep giving good to the forums.

@DownMoreThanUp

I like that those tools ... @Dimity ... I kinda been doing that sort of thing most of my life ... still in the situation I am in... very vulnerable family...oh well... keep paddling

its a big sea ....

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@Appleblossom big hugs back to you beautiful, never forget how amazing you are ❤️.

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@Taali good evening sweetheart. hope you are doing well tonight. here is a bunny tool for you to live by.

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@DownMoreThanUp heythere, hope things get better for you

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@MissGremlin hey sweetheart, thanks for the tools. Love, meow

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Hello @Meowmy sweetheart, you're so welcome. Hope you're doing ok, lots of love and hugs to you ❤️

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Hi Bunnie 👋 thanks for the affirmation message.

You doing it tough?

Love and hugs coming to you 💗

@Taali

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@Taali @Bunniekins @SmilingGecko @MissGremlin 

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Thanks for the support friends, it has been a shit of a day for me all up. So doubting i freak it, yet i know i must get up and going. i may not lay down and die, now Life got me so far, despite the hardships.

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@Cuddlebear @Meowmy @TAB @StuF @AuntGlow @Dimity @Chasingsunsets @heartathome @Realness @Appleblossom @Jacques @ENKELI

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And yes it has been hellish to have all this dumped on me. Yet it also showed me how strong i have become and how much the new meds i been using is helping me stay out of psychosis, even stress levels that before would have me out of my mind.

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Slowly i have been disowning all the blame, guilt, and negative emotions, i have internalised over the years, being branded the bad guy, with me trying hard to be the good guy. i tried, but i failed. i get angry when hurt, lied too, rejected, or controlled against my will or input for too long.

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More and more the voices have stilled. Not 100 percent gone but not fuelled any longer. i have been working hard putting up boundaries interacting with those ghosts in my life. i have had some good counselling on that.

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Things from that perspective are looking up. i have more ability understanding myself and why i go the way i go and how to best deal with that. Nevertheless to set up new house. On my own, with only me to care fro me. Travel long distance. But strong enough my paranoia still so activated again the trauma memories of the past year in particular. Its been crappy having doomsday stories playing off in my head when things are hard enough as it is. Not the anxiety ever tells the truth, much more where my defences are weak. And i need extra love and tender care. Not more dumped on.

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The new house will be a big step for you @DownMoreThanUp especially leaving behind your garden and animals

Glad your voices are quieter.

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