New years eve hang-out

Hi @AlwaysMyself I haven't spoken to you in a little while. I'm good. I just wanted to wish you a happy new year! 💛

Thank you @Blackcloud , I am glad you let me know and the grace you have given me for not seeing it earlier and forgetting to respond about it last night. *big friendly hug*.

I think your reaction is quite reasonable - the fear, the disgust at how he treated you (and probably others too). I am glad you were able to distance yourself from him and he did not follow. Have you thought about what you would do if someone did that and then followed you? e.g. go into a nearby store and ask the shop attendant for support and to call the police if they followed you into the store? I wonder whether having a generic plan idea for the future would help? I know for me it would help me feel less anxious if I had an idea ahead of time of how I would respond to a situation.

Above all, I am glad you are safe and able to share your experience here so that we can all share our care and support for you, and validate your feels and that you did NOT deserve to be treated that way, and it was NOT your fault.

@heartathome I have been thinking of you lately also. 😊. I just read the poem that @PeppyPatti commented on (which is how I saw it, from my notifications) from earlier in December. Whilst I don't have children and am not a fulltime mum, I related a lot to the feeling of monotony and disconnection in it. I know it was from a long time ago; I hope things feel different for you now? But it is also OK to say if they don't feel different, whatever is true for you.

@PeppyPatti (how are you today? 💛) read the first one on the poem thread called Therapist @AlwaysMyself I don't know if that's the one you read.

It's always great to hear from you! I hope you've been okay because I know you reach out to everyone else so willingly and with so much 'love'. Things are very different for me these days, thank goodness!

Have you got anything on today? That sounds creepy but you know what I mean. 😄💛

Oh, i read a different one - the post above PP's which ypu posted 13 Dec. 😊 @heartathome

Im in a holding patrern at the moment with life, but making some big changes this year in the hope to cope better.

Today i plan to go out with a friend this evening who i havent seen for a year (we live in different cities, and im currently visiting where she is).

Right now though i am doing paint by numbers 😊 whilst keeping an eye out for tags on the forums.

I made a deliberate decision to be online last night because i knew NYE can be really difficult for many people, and even myself had some difficult thoughts when reflecting on the year. And since i dont celebrate NYE myself i figured i could be supportive and meaningful here instead 😊. And I am glad i did. 🥰 i was so busy with a variety of chats that I have no idea what the tv show i was watching was about lol. I got into episode 4 and decided to return to episode 1 and then turned it off after episode 2 again. Still dont know what ep 1 and 2 were really abput though, despite having them on twice each last night 🤣🤣🤣

How are you doing hun? @heartathome

I expect you are still missing @REDLINEZ750 ? I have been so busy i havent checked in how he is going either. I hope he is still doing OK and treatment is progressing.

Hi friends 🫂

I’d love some hugs even for this New Year’s Day please 🥲☺️😊

sending you all some hugs first 🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂💗💗💗

@AlwaysMyself @MissGremlin @heartathome @Chasingsunsets @MJG017 @Rosepetal96

Sending you some big safe hugs @Blackcloud and sitting with you.

Is there anything you feel you WANT (not should or must) do today?

I have my paint by numbers with me and an iced coffee (thinking of @Shaz51 as i type that). I just finished what i was watching on Netflix whilst doing my painting, so now I need some new recommendations 🤔. Has to be in English and able to follow it generlly by listening rather than visuals - as i am painting. I like storylines. Action is OK but not required. Not a big fan of romance. Comedy is ok, although i am more british or dry humour than american. I did enjoy shows like House also though which are drama and comedy a bit.

@AlwaysMyself I’m just out in the park in the cbd just watching the river flowing in front of me as I’m sitting on the bench 😁

hmmm in terms of what I feel I want, not as of now, I just want a hug that’s all 😊❤️

@AlwaysMyself Actually I was just reaching out to the crisis support service to tell a crisis supporter about the treatment I was receiving by the supervisors and the crisis supporter gave me a half-arsed reply that seemed quite passive-aggressive and that my concerns weren’t listened to. Anyway, that’s that. So I’m just out here sitting at the bench chilling. Everything looks beautiful here today…the nature, the river…

Oh, @Blackcloud im sorry that the person on the crisis service was not a good listener and did not respond with care. 😓😰. I would have thought they of all people would understand that sometimes it can be very difficult when feeling attacked by a caller. You deserved a better response from them.

Sitting next to you on the bench seat. Waiting for the image to come through.

My relative i'm staying with just came home, so i will porbably have to log off and give them some attention also. But def not ignoring you 🥰

Happy New Year @Blackcloud ! Sending you lots of new years hugs 🫂