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I am struggling at the moment

I am struggling at the moment

I don't know why I am really writing this. There seems to be part of me which says that I need to pull my head in and do this alone and another part who so desperately wants to reach out for help. I am really struggling. I'm not coping at all. For much of the day I've thought about all the reasons to die and there are hundreds. There is also one reason to live that keeps me here. I can't let down my oldest son and cut out his trip of a lifetime. He would have to come home and pick up all the pieces for everyone. I keep telling myself I have to hold on until he comes back and then I can let go but this keeps me waiting to die not choosing to live. I have a cold sore that now goes from the corner of my eye the length of my nose and it's slowly creeping across my face from stress. It started on Wednesday and each morning I wake to find more of my face engulfed by it. I am so tired. I am so sorry to write this and I know I'm so lucky to have friends on here that care. I don't want anyone to have to deal with this as it is so depressing so I started this thread as a way of saying that I'm not well when writing here and please don't feel obliged to read or respond.

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Glad I reached you @Former-Member .... hold onto that ....

Keep posting cos it's connectivity and accountability ....

A funeral for the wrong reasons is messed up anytime @Former-Member and leaves a crater in the lives of others who love and lost .... and the copy-cat sh can flow on to other copied things too .... it's a no-go zone .... mark it with land-mine fencing and tell yourself it's not an option .... so that leave you the option of staying with life .... and that means making the most of it for you and everyone else .... it doesn't have to be great every day .... nobody gets great everyday .... and if that's the bar you think you have to reach and can't .... then lower it ....

Some days you just have to breathe and survive .... but you're doing it for you and for them ....

Other days will be brighter ... like a deck of cards .... some are plain, some are ornate, some are a surprise .....

Get into coffee with a milk substitute .... then put that one behind you ....

Do something for someone else at some point in your week - give a gift out into life .... my D1 drops 5c coins on the ground sometimes cos it will make someone's day to find it ...

Keep swimming @Former-Member .... we're on your team, and we matter too ....

🐠🐠🐠💐💐💐💗💗💗💋💋💋🌷💜

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Thankyou @Former-Member for your kind words. I haven't been able to cry for months - thought they were all dried up until I just read your post. (Has saved on the purchase of tissues though LOL). Maybe that's a positive. Might relieve some of the pressure building up in my head.

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Hi @Former-Member,

The feeling I am getting from you right now is overwhelmed, it that right?

I love @Faith-and-Hope's suggestions, although it sounds like you feel that is too much to think about in this very moment. Would it help to narrow down the focus to just tonight? What is one grounding or self-care thing you could do this evening @Former-Member?

Step by step we go. @Faith-and-Hope and others are beside you.

Take care,

Shimmer

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Thanks @Faith-and-Hope. I hope your day gets better as it goes on. I am really grateful for your support. I feel like a loaded gunn at the moment and am scared and it does help to connect. Thank you again 💜🤗💜🤗💜🤗💜

Thanks @Zoe7. Please forgive my out there post. I'm glad you are feeling good about being on the forum.

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@Former-Member

No forgiveness necessary - just a raw expression of what you're feeling and if getting it out helps in any way - keep being out there!

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Will be carrying you with me across the day @Former-Member ...

Hold tight .... there are better times beyond these difficult parts of the journey. You are making more progress than you know.

You will have a new phams worker for support.. It's very clear that helped you.

There are other things waiting for you in life.
Wait for them too.

As @Shimmer said .... baby steps thru today ....

Hugs n hugs girlfriend .... keep swimming ...

💜🐠💕

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Yes @Former-Member, xx we are all beside you.my friend

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Pls take care @Former-Member 💕💕

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I think you are right @Shimmer. Overwhelmed is much of it. I will medicate again tonight to stop it all. I was just starting to survive today when I found out about one of my house members not coping with my poor mental health and attempting to copy my SH. Luckily she didn't do the dangerous part of it but she didn't know I did. And I'm struggling with the fact I did it again and without medical intervention wouldn't be writing this and everything is messing with my head. I am really really bad of letting this stuff go.

Tomorrow I have to deal with Centrelink (they ceased payments for my son wrongfully) and other messy things I've been putting off. And I will miss my phams support worker to help navigate all this. I guess this has just turned into a whinge and self pity party and I should stop and get off.

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Recognising the feeling is a great step to managing it @Former-Member

It's understandable that you are struggling with having self-harmed. I'd encourage you to try to be kind to yourself, and get back to taking little steps in looking after yourself. We know that recovery is not a straight line, there will be ups and downs along the way. Also, you are not responsible for your house member's actions.

Good luck with dealing with those tricky tasks tomorrow such as sorting out your son's Centrelink payments.

Do what's best for you tonight, whether it is chatting here or taking time out for self-care. Know we are here supporting you either way!

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