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Tough Times

Lee82Senior Contributor

Tough Times

I thought I'd open up this discussion for anyone going through a rough time at the moment and want to get some extra support.
I am struggling a lot at the moment dealing with a range of things. One thing a struggle with is Anxiety. This is something I deal with everyday. I wake up with it every morning and fall asleep (when I sleep) with it every night. Some days are worse than other days. Distractions play a big part in coping with it daily. At the moment being stuck at home schooling my kids is my biggest distraction. It helps most of the time however sometimes it can be a real struggle to stay present and calm. We as a family try to go for a walk everyday. We take our family dog with us. Another distraction for me is cooking but this can be a challenge as I struggle with motivating myself but when I get into it I create some nice things. Today my 8year old son and I made oat based banana and chic chip muffins. 😋😋

I hope everyone's day has been a good day filled with self care and motivation.
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And anyone else who I have missed. All are welcome to join.

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Unknown userMember

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Lol good one but I'm sure that's not true! @Former-Member

@Lee82 what's going on?

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Lee82Senior Contributor

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Just trying to deal with flashbacks @Former-Member

not doing too well

keep playing the game babe.

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Unknown userMember

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@Former-Member , Lee is in the middle of a flashback and is struggling to stay safe and present. Please don't offended if she can't answer you.

@Lee82 , wrapped yourself tightly in the blanket babe. I am sorry you are feeling her/your pain it's not nice I know. But you are here in the lounge room under your blanket. You are safe. Keep talking to me sweetie

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Unknown userMember

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@Former-Member @Lee82 I get flashbacks too, I have PTSD aswell.

I'm sorry this is happening right now. It may not help but I guess my suggestion would be just to try and tell yourself that it's a flashback, it's not currently happening, and that you're safe. Trust me I really do know how hard that is because I deal with the same things.

I'll look up some stuff for you to suggest, I know it may not help however

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Unknown userMember

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@Former-Member , I am so sorry you suffer from flashbacks as well. They are the pits.

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Unknown userMember

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@Former-Member thanks. Sometimes they just come on randomly for me. I had nightmares 2 nights in a row which I told my Psychiatrist about recently. I was so scared, I knew they were nightmares because what happened didn't happen to me, and I hope it doesn't. I won't mention them because they were VERY graphic. But I was that scared that when I woke up I just felt like I couldn't move and although it was morning or the middle of the night, I just looked around and I felt lost from reality really

@Lee82 I'm looking up some suggestions for you now. I know they may not help because its different for everyone but they're just stuff you may wish to try if you feel comfortable. Of course it's ok if they're not helpful, I do understand. You can talk to us or reach out to a helpline if you need to.

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Unknown userMember

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@Lee82 @Former-Member here's some stuff I found. Like I mentioned, I know and understand that it's different for everyone and it may not help. It's ok if you don't feel comfortable doing these or whatever, but they're just suggestions. Just trying to help however. I'll post the link to the website so I don't have to type everything because it's long. I just looked up "how to cope with flashbacks" and this came up. I LOVE the name of the website!

https://www.beautyafterbruises.org/blog/flashbacks

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Unknown userMember

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I love that site @Former-Member

@Lee82, please sweetie, let me in.

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Lee82Senior Contributor

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Thank you gorgeous that is a beautiful song. I felt every word.
@Former-Member

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