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@CherryBomb, @Former-Member or any other @Former-Member floating around Forum Land, will you ride a wave with me? I thought I would be fine doing something...but it turns out that the something has made my big feelings BIG and now I'm in a pickle...and there's nothing worse than a pickled turtle! I'm going to go and snuggle in my bed so I probably won't actually respond to you, but it will still super help me to know that I am not utterly alone on the wave. I don't want to tag anyone else because I don't want anyone to feel they need to respond. Thank you in advance for riding with me.
I take my duties VERY seriously @Phoenix_Rising - so the answer to that question is NO you cannot have the keys but if you are reallllly nice to be I may top up your jar a little tomorrow for the weekend - as I know you don't (officially) visit forumland on weekends.
Then we can revisit the Nutella shortage situation again on Monday. That is my final offer (unless I change my mind lol)
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
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ps - yes yea for bells @Phoenix_Rising I am still a bit on edge about that icky adventure - you know when you feel something isn't quite right at the time but has gone too far already - things like that play on my mind alot - especially when there are other BIG things that have happened at the same time - not nice at all
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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I'm so much looking forward to part 1 of the epic mindfulness post @Phoenix_Rising😄 (this post has taken forever to get to so it might already be up now).
Did you email using the team@ sane address? I ask because I am wondering the best way to check whether things are ok to share too as it's come up for me a couple of times.
Hey, while we're talking DBT, if you catch me saying something that is a bit "errrrr, maybe not", please let me know. I think I'm getting a pretty good grasp of it but it's a 'kind of' idea and not a 'totally know what I am doing/saying' one at all.
🙂
Will keep my eye out for a post
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Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor
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Got a little sidetracked here practicing distress tolerance right now.
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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I think I understand why you've had to head into distress tolerance mode @Phoenix_Rising😞 :S
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
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I understand where that is coming from for you too @Phoenix_Rising and am just sitting on my rockstack on the beach - letting you know I am still here and not going anywhere for quite a while ....
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Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor
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Superly duperly struggling. I don't understand why anyone at SANE would think that was a bright idea. Super super super struggling.
How can we possibly encourage people to go to hospital when those of us who have been there know what happens there?
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Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor
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Every time I hear that stupid phrase "to help keep you safe" it triggers chaos in my brain. A public psychiatric ward has to be one of the least safe places on Earth - as clearly described in the article that SANE posted. Angry turtle. Hurting turtle.
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
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Still here @Phoenix_Rising and hearing you
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Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor
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Hurting angry turtle. Rocking, stimming, cuddling turtle. Big feelings. Big feelings pass.
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