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Are you safe Hon - have you taken anything @Pollyotter ? I hope 'passed out' means you are sleeping.

Oh okay that is a reflief @Pollyotter I do hope you sleep soon Hon nd cn stay warm. Are you still snuggled in your cosy corner?

Yes I certainly can fill in the blanks @Pollyotter and that is incredibly hard. Can you warm yourself up - another blanket or a hot drink - anything to help with the outside temperature of your body ...that inside feeling of colsd is much harder to get rid of but if you are warm on the outside it can help a little with the inside. I do know that feeling of cold though Hon and the memories associated with it ...you are safe now in your little corner though - keep telling yourself that. Imagine me sitting there with you - and your dogs snuggled in (I'll bring Toby as well because he is a real snuggler) - and we can all sit in a safe space together.

That is really tough @Pollyotter - needing so much to be hugged and to be told everything will be alright and that someone is there with you but that overwhelming feeling of sickness and disgust if you are actually touched It really is a horrible place to be and makes one feel very much they they are all alone You are not alone tonight though Hon - it may not be in a physical sense but knowing you are chatting to someone that gets it always made me feel a little more connected. Do you have a pillow or soft toy that you can hug - my psych gave me a teddy bear that I used to hug in sessions and then brought home - it really helped me to have something I could hang onto and curl up with.

You are cared for Hon and I appreciate that our connection here has made you feel that way @Pollyotter It really does make such a difference when we can connect with someone that 'gets it'. You are not alone on the forum and it is wonderful that you are here - despite what brought you here! Job number 1 is to find a snuggly teddy or soft toy that you can hug. It really has made a difference for me in the past having that something to hold and hug. Tobes sleeps next to me but he spreads himself out - we have snuggle time for a while then when he has had enough he moves onto his pillow and goes to sleep ...teddy filled tht gap for me between being alone and not wanting to be touched and finding comfort in something I could hold. Any ide on what kind of soft toy you will get?