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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'm sitting right here with you @Phoenix_Rising. Actually, I am walking over to the nest for a while because I have to bite my tongue (hold my fingers) right now and practice my not reacting.
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Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor
Re: Riding a wave
Don't respond Phoenix_Rising. Don't respond. Just rock and breathe and cry and wait. Someone will come. Just wait. Just breathe. Just wait. You are not bad Phoenix_Rising. You are doing a great job Phoenix_Rising. You are doing an awesome job at keeping yourself alive. Good job Phoenix_Rising. Good job Phoenix_Rising. Good job Phoenix_Rising. @Faith-and-Hope@Former-Member
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Re: Riding a wave
Breathing is good, crying is ok, rocking is ok, stimming is ok
Be still, breathe, wait. Be still, breathe, wait. Be still, breathe, wait.
@Phoenix_Rising ......
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
Re: Riding a wave
So much this above @Phoenix_Rising.
Breathing. You're good at that. You are awesome at staying alive. You do breathing well.
Remember that time you picked me up in a wheelbarrow and carried me to the nest? Would you like me to take you over there and we can leave this so someone else can respond?
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Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor
Re: Riding a wave
Just stay at the computer Phoenix_Rising. Just don't get up. Just stay right here. It's ok. Just breathe. Breathe and rock and cry and type. This is super super super super super super super super hard but you've got this. You can do this. Good job Phoenix-Rising. Good job Phoenix-Rising. Good job Phoenix_Rising. Good job Phoenix_Rising. You are doing awesome Phoenix_Rising. Breathe, rock, cry. People are here. They are right here. You've got this. You've got this. You've got this.
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