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Tooky History: Clipart but potentially triggering

Tooky History: Clipart but potentially triggering

This is a little project I did earlier this week, inspired by @Faith-and-Hope on one of the art threads, also @Appleblossom and Sherry, and some others on the Carers side.

The story "reads" left to right line by line as you would a book.

Some will "get it" some probably won't but nonetheless, it depicts my "black hole" story and everything in it is chosen or placed deliberately. It's supposed to be a side by side trilogy but in this format it's the three sequential pages so the pics in the collage can be seen.

It's a little scary posting it because it means something to me but well here it is anyhow.

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Re: Tooky History: Clipart but potentially triggering

Wow amazing and thank you so much for sharing all of this. Seriously thank you. I genuinely find this (you, your story, your words, your words through pictures) very inspiring. I love the idea of fog beginning to lift in chunks rather than in a breeze. That's a really powerful image. And can definitely relate to russian doll kind of opening up stuff.

I'm can really understand how scary that must have been to share given all those feelings attached to it. It's brave and has touched me.

I'm so glad you were able to get out and on a path of recovery. You sound very much like someone who has experienced huge positive personal growth, not in spite of your experiences but perhaps because of your experiences, and that's special.

Thank you Tooky 💚

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Re: Tooky History: Clipart but potentially triggering

@Former-Memberthat's what we are here for. To help each other. And if I can help you more, in any way I will gladly try. And if my "story" has helped you, then that is my privilege and honour and I am so glad it has.

Thank you too.

👭

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Re: Tooky History: Clipart but potentially triggering

Thanks so much for sharing this, @Former-Member. It seems a wonderful way to express and communicate trauma. So happy to know that you have travelled so far in your recovery.

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Re: Tooky History: Clipart but potentially triggering

@Former-Member - WOW. What an amazing way to share part of your story.
It was very easy to 'read' your story.
What a journey you have been on. I'm so glad you are in the rebuilding phase. And I hope this part of your journey brings more healing.
Absolutely love this thread. ♥♥♥♥

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Re: Tooky History: Clipart but potentially triggering

Thanks @utopia , that means a lot to me. How kind of you when you have so much on your own plate. It's going to be ok. Just keep pushing

🌩 🌂 ☀️

and thank you @Mazarita I know you too have a lot of cr@pola you are dealing with too.

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Re: Tooky History: Clipart but potentially triggering

forget it.

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Re: Tooky History: Clipart but potentially triggering

@Former-Member, absolutly amazing! Thank you for sharing your story.

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Hi @Former-Member.

I saw this and kind of guessed that having your story out brings up so many different emotions. It's the most vulnerable thing we can do. I thought it was so vey clever and conveyed so much in a really sensitive way. Please don't feel distressed about it. I'm so sorry you've had to experience the trauma you have. From what I've read you have amazing resilience and that you've worked really hard at recovery. We all fall down from time to time. It's ok and I'm here with you. I'm on my big fall down in hospital at the moment. I also wanted to say you didn't chase me away from night shift the other day. I just needed sleep. I'm probably not going to be around much on the forum just now but wanted you to know that I hope you stay, you have bought so much positivity and support in the short time you've been here. 💜🤗

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Re: Tooky History: Clipart but potentially triggering

Thanks @Former-Member and @Former-Member.

Teej, i hope you are ok... I'm a hopeless blubbering ness today. Half the time I'm angey the rest I have ters pouring out of my eyes. It's very messy. Thanks for your support, really appreciate it. I even bit a mods head off because I was angered by what Ithought was a ridiculous suggestion. So I've just been curled up and crying pretty much since then.

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