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Jaz5Senior Contributor
Hi all posted in here not too long ago saying how much I'm struggling. I'm panicking there is something seriously wrong with me getting short of breath it does pass after about 10mins but holy sh*t it's intense why does it feel like I'm going crazy,why does it feel like I'm going to die?
I am booked in tomorrow to speak with a councillor it can't come quick enough
I feel talking really helps me a lot
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Jaz5Senior Contributor
@Razzle fewlinf abit better now I've got everything in the open. But slow steps will get me there. She suggested I have time away for myself like a month away from my family
I'm all for time out but a month?? I thought maybe the weekend or a week just to get me back on track
thanks for checking in
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RazzleSenior Contributor
@Jaz5 Wow, a month - I think I need the name of your councillor 🤣. Having said that, a month does seem a long time away from your family. Maybe small steps in that regard too, a weekend or a long weekend at first, work up to a week. Then again, if you feel like a month could work, why not??
Glad you’re feeling better today 🙂
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Jaz5Senior Contributor
@Razzle lol I was thinking a month geez that seems abit out of hand I will definitely be taking small steps first and maybe a week here and there
I don't think I could do a month
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RazzleSenior Contributor
@Jaz5 Yeah, I tend to agree, a month seems a long time - and imagine the housework waiting for you on your return if your family had been left behind 😱😱
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Jaz5Senior Contributor
@Razzle i don't know if I'd come home to a house at all lol.
but let's hope things get better from here with regular talk sessions and some me time
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RazzleSenior Contributor
@Jaz5 , yes, some “me” time sounds good. We kind of forget ourselves when we’re taking care of everyone else.
Im a little up in the air at the moment with my councillor. Something happened a few months ago and I have lost trust in him so have stopped seeing him. I really can’t put myself through everything again with a new councillor, but I also know I need help and at present I’m not getting that.
Im glad you’re getting the help you need though.
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Jaz5Senior Contributor
@Razzle thank you it feels good to just talk about my problems because I'm so use to keeping everything bottled up I need to learn to talk I know it makes me feels better and I've been hating myself for weeks now for feeling this way. I should have for help sooner..
oh I'm sorry to hear I really hope you can learn to trust someone else and go back down that road
thinking of you xx
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