Anyone feel like chatting?

Good afternoon everybody! I'm here at the last day of respite, going home tomorrow.

yeah @Former-Member try and get a laptop maybe you could look into a rent to buy one? like have the computer but your paying it off like a laon. i do that and it comes straight out of my bank account before i even see it there so its always getting paid without worrying

it really is up to you what youd like to do the course, you can always enroll and if its not for you jsut pull out of it

hey @Queenie its soo good to hear from you!

hows everything been going? has it helped you like you hoped it would?

@Former-Memberi know of many people who still haven't got their Learners permit. Never fear. There is always time for that.

I often need to remember that taking care of my mental health first and foremost is essential. Without that we are setting ourselves up for failure

And yes I agree, I often do feel depressed when doing absolutely nothing. Even small things count 🙂

I often try to remind myself that life is subjective - everyone goes on their own path. Dare I say we are made stronger by our challenges with mental health. That isn't to say it's always easy, but it certainly means we can weather tougher storms 🙂

And also labels are the worst right? I get labelled as the guy who prefers to stay home and be introverted amongst some of my friends. It's tempting to give up on those people but I believe we can rise above those things in time. Hang in there 🙂

thanks @CheerBear

Hey @outlander, I miss human contact a whole lot as, even though there is a support worker here, I am left to my own devices here at respite. There is literally not a soul about. There is only so much Playstation and arts and crafts that one can manage. I miss the animals at home too. Apparently they are going bonkers searching the house for me and seem very out of sorts (the poor things).

ill bet youll be glad to see your mrs tomorrow and your animals too @Queenie

oh yes the bordeom when no ones around! when i was in hospital there was only me for 2 days and all i did was draw and draw and draw and eventually other came in and while it was better to be on my own having them around even jsut watching the tv in the shared dining room thing and having it as background noise was abit of comfort plus i had no music it was all on my phone!

did it help you like you hoped it would?

It has actually helped a lot @outlander. There are workers here studying social work, so I have been picking their brains and networking for study reasons. I am feeling more and more like that is the area I want to go into. I feel like it's my life's calling.

im super it glad it helped you @Queenie

are you studying social work? what sort of work are you looking into?

that all sounds really really positive!!