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GonePirateSenior Contributor
i encourage you all to join me for some casual drinking, social lubrication and light laughter right here in the beer garden.
Oh and before anyone gets up in arms about alcohol and its dangers the main beer on tap is VB or virtual beer
beer is the third most commonly consumed drink in the world behind water and tea
why not share the worlds joy with friends
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Unknown userMember
I'm angry that I had to go through that.
That the doctors treated me so badly. That I was so sick, and scared and I needed help and I was left to rot.
I thought that the devil had taken my soul and that I had to die, but I was so scared to die. And no one did anything to help. I thought they wanted me dead. That they kept engineering situations that I could end myself in. I was so scared.
I needed help and I got nothing. It makes me angry. Mental health care shouldn't be like that.
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TABSenior Contributor
sounds rough, are you talking about dreaming based on what happened? are you alright? @Former-Member
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I've been told I was delusional at the time, but it seemed/seems very real to me. I just have nightmares I'm in the same situation and I'm scared, and alone, and everyone around me wants me dead.
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Hi there @Former-Member You're up late. Have you been out all day? 
@Former-Member Nightmares are horrid. Sorry you are having a terrible time. Are you on your own? Hugs to you.
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TABSenior Contributor
@Former-Member I have his cousin james and coke, may be rolling celebration, just hadn't planned anything definite to do, so ended up doing not much, rang mum who;s sick in hospital. Got a candle here. And had best time in virtual party. I promise to get myself some treats during the week
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Feeling for you @Former-Member .... they're some hard memories you're carrying forward there .... that's tough .... 😔
Do you have someone helping you work back over them to calm them down in your recall ? It's not part of my life experience .... but I have heard there are psych methods and therapy techniques that can help take the edge off them.
How do you deal when they surface @Former-Member ? Do you breathe it out ... and distract yourself ?
Hugs .... be gentle with yourself .... 💜💐
Here if you want to talk some more ....
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
@Former-Member
I expect your psych would understand, if she knew it's something that's rebounding on you ....
Maybe think about raising it with her some more ? Just a thought .... I know you would have to find your comfort level with it ....
💜💐
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