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Something’s not right

not coping

outlanderSenior Contributor04 Aug 2017, 8:11 pm AEST

not coping

im not coping

i cant handle all of these things

besides my mental health deteriorating so dramatically, and my physicall health floating up the creek

and now within the past few hours

my great grandmother now is in a nursing home and they dont know how long she has left and to make thigns worse i think i have to put my beleoved horse down.

we just had vets out and spend the last 4 hours trying to save my horse. its been 2 hours and went back to check on her and its not looking good.

not good at all 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞

i dont know what to do or how to feel, im a complete mess 😞

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outlanderSenior Contributor25 July 2023, 2:44 pm AEST

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It’s one of the bigger steps. Still a lot to go but that’s the one I needed to be able to start the other bigger steps @hanami

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outlanderSenior Contributor25 July 2023, 2:50 pm AEST

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@hanami how did you come up with your name?

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hanamiSenior Contributor25 July 2023, 2:55 pm AEST

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@outlander hanami means 'cherry blossom viewing' in Japanese. I love Japanese culture and love that they have words for things that we don't have in English. This was one of those words! https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011_how.html#:~:text=Hanami%20(%E8%8A%B1%E8%A6%8B)%20literally%20means%20%22,or%20a%20group%20of%20trees.

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hanamiSenior Contributor25 July 2023, 2:56 pm AEST

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how did you come up with yours @outlander ... I always think of the books by Diana Gabaldon!

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outlanderSenior Contributor25 July 2023, 3:02 pm AEST

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wow @hanami

is your profile picture a cherry blossom tree?

i love how some languages have words for things english cant translate to

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outlanderSenior Contributor25 July 2023, 3:12 pm AEST

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outlander is one of my favourite books and also tv series. i also have an outlander car conveniently haha. @hanami

i actually chose the name Outlander because thats how i usually feel. i feel like im a stranger every where i go and struggle to fit in no matter where i am. Hence an outlander

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hanamiSenior Contributor25 July 2023, 3:39 pm AEST

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I love that @outlander . I've always felt like that too throughout my life. Even as a little preschooler. And I LOVE the book and TV series too! My mum and I devoured it and debriefed after each one. I must admit I am way behind on the TV series and will have to eventually catch up!

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hanamiSenior Contributor25 July 2023, 3:40 pm AEST

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Me too @outlander and yep it's a cherry blossom tree. ❤️

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SnowieSenior Contributor25 July 2023, 3:41 pm AEST

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@outlander glad your pops assessment went well.

hi @hanami

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outlanderSenior Contributor25 July 2023, 3:50 pm AEST

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yep. a sense of belonging is a strange one to me @hanami im very much an outlander in every aspect of life.

the tv series are very very close to the books. ive never seen a boo and tv series/movie as closely accurate as that one.

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