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~ Toolshed 2: Power Tools for Recovery ~

JynxModerator14 Nov 2025, 4:58 pm AEDT

~ 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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Mustang67Senior Contributor26 Dec 2025, 4:10 pm AEDT

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I hope everyones afternoon is going well.

@Sensdeepbluesea @TAB @PeppyPatti @Blackcloud @AlwaysMyself @Dreamy @Cuddlebear @avant-garde @NightFury @Meowmy @Bow @Chasingsunsets @heartathome @REDLINEZ750 @DownMoreThanUp @Flutterbug9 @Captain24 @creative_writer @The-red-centaur @Sadness2015 @Rosepetal96 @happy222 @puppydoglover @Kashmina @GezzaP @Shaz51 @Till23 @Appleblossom @lonemushroom @ENKELI @SleeplessRaven @DahliaDreams @Judi9877 @Eve7 @Snowie @SmilingGecko @Jacques @Oaktree @rav3n @Ru-bee @RiverSeal @AuntGlow @0ddsidian @tyme @Jynx @Glisten @Faith-and-Hope @Emelia8 @Bunniekins @Asgard @Harmonium @Ainjoule @Bon_courage @fruitisgood @Dimity @RebelliousAngel @Sugarshack @LostAngel @Sunnyside226 @balance37 @EternalFlower @BlueBay @Bill16 @DogMan79 @MotherDuck @utopia @StuF @Eclipsefairies @Abbz77 @Realness @Gnat @Silverlinin @Adge @Eden1919 @R_nie912 @MedicinalGypsy @scruffypuffball @Alily @Bailey23 @Breakfast68 @Clawde @CloudedLight @Determined @Historylover @Holly__GL @horse-lyf @Khal @Lapis_Anteater @Littlenhuy @NatureLover @oceangirl @outlander @PDMumandWife @RatDiva @Sophia1 @Spiritual_tree @TeaPositive @Zoe8 @Zoe7 @FearofUnknown

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MedicinalGypsySenior Contributor26 Dec 2025, 4:40 pm AEDT

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@Mustang671
Thank you 😊

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Mustang67Senior Contributor26 Dec 2025, 5:09 pm AEDT

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@MedicinalGypsy you're very welcome

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor26 Dec 2025, 5:19 pm AEDT

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@REDLINEZ750 hey Red! thinking of you just yesterday. good to see you. doing well here hunny 😄 how are you going? here is some bunny wisdom for you x

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor26 Dec 2025, 6:01 pm AEDT

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@Mustang67 hey hunny here is some bunny wisdom for you and i

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Mustang67Senior Contributor26 Dec 2025, 7:03 pm AEDT

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@Bunniekins thank you, I love reading these ❤️

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Mustang67Senior Contributor27 Dec 2025, 12:33 am AEDT

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I thought I would share some of my favorite author's latest work. This is exactly how I feel at times, and I thought that some of you might resonate with this.

I know you see me struggling and want so much to help me get through what’s bringing me down.

And I love that you care enough to try to be there for me when you think I need it.

But this isn’t something that can be helped, fixed or solved.

Sometimes, I just get sad.

I don’t always have a reason, and it’s not always caused by something.

We all have our own battles and struggles, and this is just part of my journey.

I know it doesn’t make sense and it confuses you,

Just know that it doesn’t have anything to do with you.

I wish I could explain it so that you understand, but this is how I get sometimes.

Take heart- it doesn’t mean I love you any less or that we’re having problems..far from it.

I need space and time when I get like this..I’m not shutting you out, I’m walling myself off from the world so I can get through these emotions.

I love and appreciate your concern for me, but I’ll be okay.

I always am.

I’ll deal with my feelings, find my way through the sadness and come back to your arms when I’m in a better place.

You’ve always stood beside me through all the storms we’ve faced, but this is different.

This is just me dealing with complicated emotions in the best way that I know how.

I can’t do that if I’m carrying the weight of the world at the same time.

This time- what I need- is how I stay happy the rest of the time.

All I ask is that you try to understand the best you can, keep holding my hand, and very, very soon, I’ll be hugging you with a happy smile and an open heart, just as always.

Even the clouds rain when they get too heavy, so this is my downpour.

See you on the other side, love.

Can’t wait to see the sunlight and you again.

Thank you for giving me what I need when I need it.

It’s because of you that the rain doesn’t last as long anymore.

And that’s the beautiful heart that I’ll spend the rest of my days loving.

But first,

Let me deal with my darkness so I can find the light again.

I’ll be fine..I always am.

Just promise me you’ll wait for me on the other side.

Ravenwolf

@0ddsidian @Abbz77 @Adge @Ainjoule @Akarsha @Alice10 @Alily @AlwaysMyself @Appleblossom @Asgard @AuntGlow @avant-garde @Bailey23 @balance37 @Bill16 @Blackcloud @BlueBay @Bon_courage @Bow @Breakfast68 @Bunniekins @Captain24 @Chasingsunsets @Clawde @CloudedLight @creative_writer @Cuddlebear @DahliaDreams @Determined @Dimity @DogMan79 @DownMoreThanUp @Dreamy @Eclipsefairies @Eden1919 @Emelia8 @ENKELI @EternalFlower @Eve7 @Faith-and-Hope @FearofUnknown @fruitisgood @GezzaP @Glisten @Gnat @happy222 @Harmonium @heartathome @Historylover @Holly__GL @horse-lyf @Jacques @john74 @Judi9877 @Jynx @Kashmina @Khal @Lapis_Anteater @Littlenhuy @lonemushroom @LostAngel @MedicinalGypsy @Meowmy @MotherDuck @NatureLover @NightFury @NightPixie @Oaktree @oceangirl @outlander @Patchworks @PDMumandWife @PeppyPatti @P0larBear @puppydoglover @R_nie912 @RatDiva @rav3n @Realness @RebelliousAngel @REDLINEZ750 @RiverSeal @Rosepetal96 @Ru-bee @Sadness2015 @scruffypuffball @Sensdeepbluesea @Shaz51 @Silverlinin @SleeplessRaven @SmilingGecko @Snowie @Sophia1 @Spiritual_tree @StuF @Sugarshack @Sunnyside226 @TAB @TeaPositive @The-red-centaur @Till23 @tyme @utopia @Zoe8 @Zoe7

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PeppyPattiSenior Contributor27 Dec 2025, 12:55 am AEDT

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It’s ok to disconnect for a while

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Mustang67Senior Contributor27 Dec 2025, 11:23 am AEDT

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@AlwaysMyself @Appleblossom @Asgard @AuntGlow @Bunniekins @Chasingsunsets @Cuddlebear @DownMoreThanUp @Dreamy @ENKELI @GezzaP @Harmonium @heartathome @Judi9877 @Jynx @Oaktree @PeppyPatti @rav3n @REDLINEZ750 @Ru-bee @Shaz51 @Snowie @TAB @tyme

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CuddlebearSenior Contributor27 Dec 2025, 2:06 pm AEDT

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@REDLINEZ750 Hello lovely I’m so glad you are back. How are you feeling?

Im still unwell. The forced too quick taper had really been brutal and effects are on going. I had to stand up to my GP as he was forcing a taper outside of the safe standards and my body couldn’t take it. He said due to not tapering more when he said that I could only see him once a fortnight. This is despite being very unwell and having effects of high blood pressure readings from the fast taper. I spoke to him nicely and was pleasing with him to understand. He thinks a taper is a walk in the park and I said that my body needs time to adjust I can’t take anymore of this and am not willing to taper more right now. It would be like walking off a cliff. He wasn’t happy but I’m not tapering mote until my body and mind is in a better baseline.

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