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Tough Times

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.
@Former-Member @Angels333 @Sans911 @Shaz51 @Appleblossom @Snowie @eth @outlander @Former-Member @Zoe7 @Faith-and-Hope @BlueBay

And anyone else who I have missed. All are welcome to join.

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Thanks @Zoe7 reaching out for help and support was definitely not an easy thing to do and I had to hit rock bottom before I realised that I needed to reach out.

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Toby is a dog and Cat is a cat (of coursel lol) @Former-Member

Much like I have just said to @Lee82 I admire you too Hon. I have followed along with a lot of your interactions here and despite what you face everyday (and nights ) you still get up every day and keep going - that takes inner strength so recognise that within yourself and build upon it little by ittle - it is not a sprint but a marathon (I am full of cliches tonight lol) - you may not see the finish line yourself from the distance you feel away from it but others can hold onto that ribbon for you because when you do make it you will be able to look back as say "I did that" and that will make you even stronger.

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You maybe be full of cliches tonight but they are beautifully written cliches. I tend to judge myself harshly and allow others to do the same. I see people move forward from their pasts and hate myself for not being able to them same.

Thank you for your beautiful words of encouragement and support @Zoe7

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You are most welcome @Former-Member Know your own worth Hon and move forward from there - you don't have to believe in yourself to begin with but that grows - taking those baby steps become full length strides in time and that feels good no matter where we have come from or what we have endured to get there.

@Lee82 Reaching out I feel is the hardest part - so cross that one off your list as achieved Hon

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Hi @outlander how you doing honey?
Hi @Appleblossom how was your day?

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Hey friends, I hope your day has been kind to you all. @Lee82 @Zoe7 @outlander @Purplerain @Appleblossom @Shaz51 @Former-Member 👋👋 and anyone else passing through.

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Hi @Former-Member,

Not too bad thanks, bit emotional today. Hope your day was ok?

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Hey @Former-Member A very long but productive day for me - some more work to do tonight and hoping to get it done quickly. My brain would not work this afternoon so I left some of it until tonight. How are you doing today Hon?

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@Zoe7 , glad it was a productive day for you my friend. I hope you managed to get the rest of it done quickly and are now resting. 💖

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Haven't started yet on school work @Former-Member but have done little housework. Will do the washing up later then do the other work . Probably going to be a later night than I wanted but needed some rest when I cam home.

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