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Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

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Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Living in smaller communities can be aligned with so many wonderful things. You might be near nature, enjoy the comfort of familiar faces or perhaps relish in more down time.

On occasion, living within smaller communities can sometimes lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness, especially for young Australians. This Topic Tuesday our Community Manager @Former-Member will facilitate an engaged and open conversation around some of the peaks and troughs of life within smaller communities as we work through mental health symptoms.

*NB This event originally featured a special guest, due to external circumstance this event will now be facilitated by the Forums Community Manager.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

I live in a small community. The problem is everyone knows everyone.-- same here @BlueBay

hello @Former-Member , @Sim1 , @Former-Member , @Former-Member , @Former-Member

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Unknown userMember

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Hi @Shaz51 and welcome 🙂

@Sim1 Oh that sounds very lovely. Please let us know how the duck trip goes 🙂 She has also lost someone close to suicide? You've touched on something I personally love as well, when you feel comfortable enough with another human to just exist alongside them, no words necessary - just presence, how nice.

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BlueBaySenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

That sounds really nice @Sim1 😊

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

There is limited job opportunities in our area. It makes it very difficult.

To better your job opportunities you need to travel further out.-- same here @BlueBay , @Former-Member

and our biggest gossip place is the Hairdreeses

Hello @Former-Member

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Unknown userMember

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Ah @Shaz51 yes.. The hairdresser does not surprise me at all!

Disengaging from gossip is challenging, but like anything once you do it enough it becomes second nature. You're valuable strong people, I have no doubt it gets tiresome at times but you can do it 😄

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

@Former-Member, I was born and raised here and married here too , so everyone knows me and they all want to talk but my mr shaz has MI , and it gets too much for him

but places like the bakery and the cafe are great , but i have not donethis in alllloooongg time

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Sim1Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

She also lost her son. Our boys were both 33 & there are so many similarities. Her struggle is recent, mine started 19 months ago. I asked her in a message if she'd like a coffee by the river with someone who completely understands the total gut wrenching pain. She accepted. I'm hoping we can help each other just by being there. I thought counting ducks was a good way of reflection

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Unknown userMember

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

That is beautiful @Sim1 thank you so much for sharing. I am sorry, you both lost your boys very young. Have you heard of the organisation Compassionate Friends? I would recommend checking them out here if not 🙂

You are definitely well versed @Shaz51 Thank you for sharing, good to hear there are some good spots to spend time at the very least 🙂

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Unknown userMember

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Second last question for everyone!

It’s super easy to ruminate, and begin to point the finger inadvertently at ourselves when we feel socially isolated. It’s even easier when our mental health symptoms are at the forefront. What are some other ways we can exercise self-compassion when we are going through a lonely period?

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BlueBaySenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Thsts a tough one for me @Former-Member

when feeling lonely I come on here to chat.

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