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Cuddlebears Space

Cuddlebears Space

Hello everyone I’ve made a space here.

I’ve been having a really rough time. I have experienced a lot of trauma and abuse since childhood. I’ve been on forums for a while now and thought to start a thread so that my journey and anyone that cares to see how I’m going and offer support or advice can find me here.

I have complex ptsd, anxiety and severe depression with anhedonia. I’m currently tapering antidepressant and it’s been brutal.

I am really struggling everyday and can’t find ways to feel better. I’ve tried so many things.

I am having daily panic attacks, my body shutdown and I am so lonely with very little support. There’s a real heavy darkness around me I feel so unloved and worthless. I can’t do basic things like shower, eat, clean and going out is very very hard. I have no purpose or meaning though I try to create it but nothing works.

More recently I’ve experienced passive SI and sometimes more active. The tapering I believe has caused these symptoms. I’m safe.

Im finding it hard to write this all up. I hope it gives you some insight. @MissGremlin @AlwaysMyself@Chasingsunsets

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@Cuddlebear I'm sure that your friend never sees you as a burden sweet. Friendships go both ways and when you're there for each other even when you're both going through tough times then that's what makes all the difference. Lots of love and hugs to you beautiful ❤️.

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@Captain24 I am so glad they survived. I’m really hoping the diabetes can be under control really soon. It can take a bit of time. I can tell you love them with all your heart & soul. I’m so glad you have them. They sound so beautiful and so much loved. I’m sorry though that parents don’t provide the support you need. You deserve it. I know it can be hard for friends to understand what to do. But still it puts you in a hard place cause we need that understanding & love at our worst times. I hope here you do find some support, love and empathy. Wow you drive a truck in coal mine. That's a hard job. I hope it pays well. I’m glad you have your own place. Provides stability. I’ll just type up a part 2 cause wint let me type up much some kind of technical fault.

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@Captain24 I have complex ptsd, anxiety, panic and major depressive disorder. Anhedonia & more recently agrophobia. I rent a little shitty place takes up most of my DSP. I have little if anything left over after utilities, food, medicine. My visual acuity is really bad. Peripheral vision not great but acuity worse. I have no one. Grew up in violence & abuse. Had my mum but she passed by suicide. My guide dog is a Labrador turns 3 in August. He is my reason for living too. Can’t afford any treatment the gap fee too high. Services only hekp with mild MH stuff. Being disabled very isolating. Very hard to improve on my own.

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@MissGremlin You know my friend always tells me I’m not a burden. They are one the best the souls in the universe and having them is a true miracle. Every single day they are there. We live far away from each other different States so it’s all via internet. They are such a wonderful human.

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@Cuddlebear I'm so glad you have them in your life sweet and they tell the truth that you're not a burden. I have an amazing friend that's in a different state to me aswell and she means the world to me. You're a wonderful human too sweetheart, don't you ever forget that ❤️.

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Hello my friend @Cuddlebear 💚, popping in to say hello ☀️🫶, always so good to see you around. 😊

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I get most of my support from here @Cuddlebear When it wasn’t working properly it caused me so much distress as I have nowhere else other than professionals and I wasn’t seeing my psych due to financial strain.

It’s actually quite and easy job just long hard hours. It’s easier than driving a car. Just need to be able to reverse well! It does pay well but with a mortgage, pixies bills and all the MH support it is quite expensive and doesn’t really leave much but I know I am really lucky that I can work and afford everything I do. The only thing is Pix’s bills are getting really hard to manage. But with out my job I couldn’t have done it. I definitely don’t take for granted that I work and can pay my bills. So many on here can’t and can’t afford support.

Im sorry that you grew up like that. I don’t have a really good childhood hence the cPTSD! But I’m guessing it was a lot easier than yours. I’m sorry it was so tough. Childhood shapes a lot of things and leaves so much damage behind.

Are you able to access community health? I’m guessing you have already tried. I was with them for about 2 years. It was ok, not as good as what I have now but it was helpful. I only got in their books because I was suicidal and unsafe.

Here’s my babies

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@Chasingsunsets Hello lovely how are you? Are you having a good weekend. So glad you’ve dropped by. Love seeing you here.

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Of course @Cuddlebear always so lovely to connect with you, good to be here. Still trying to find my way around here really. How are you? I’m getting over a flu.🤒 but improving 😊. Hello @MissGremlin @Captain24 👋. Got to bounce now Cuddlebear but will make sure I come by here next time I’m on ☀️

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Hello @Chasingsunsets sweet, so lovely to see you here. Hope you're feeling better soon ❤️.

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