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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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Good Morning @Teej 🙂

I can reassure you that we have looked into things around this from our end, I'm sorry that's really all I can say. What I do hope is that you can find a little comfort in my words. I hear this is hard for you. What might be something you can put into place? What's emerging in yoru day today?

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Run away run away faster.

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I'm sorry to hear that @Teej. I hear how this isn't the way you want to be. Try not to be harsh on yourself. Applying things when you can as you can. Be gentle. Compassion is so much more validating and strengthening than self criticism. You can do this @Teej I believe in you, there are so many of us here that do 🙂

Can you name one self care practise you can put into place now?

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Sorry @Former-Member I’ve just flipped out. It’s ok. I’m not your circus or your monkeys. Pretty much my own circus. I shall run away now. It’s ok.

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Hi @Teej @Former-Member .... I would have been the next one to ask for a check on lisajane probably ......

Breathe @Teej ...... drink water, eat something, walk ...... here for you Hon. Remember to communicate about your fears instead of trying to second-guess outcomes. I think it will really help with the panic response to go through this with someone and explore all options thoroughly, huh ?

Please don’t try to second-guess your bro either. He loves you so much and would do anything to divert unhealthy plans ..... you know that .... he loves you. And you love him.

Remember ......

Mega-hugs Hon .....

Breathe and ground yourself. If you can’t do it alone, go to someone who can help you ground.

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I’m so sorry @Former-Member, @Faith-and-Hope. 😔

Im struggling with lots of things at the moment @Faith-and-Hope hit the biggest nail though. My dreams and real life are morphing into one big mash that I don’t know what’s real. They all have the same theme, that I’m letting someone down hugely, that I’ve made too many mistakes that hurt people, that I can be relied on for anything. I wake up everyday trying to work out what is real. I have so many random thoughts about packing up all my gear and getting things sorted for when I leave. Every night I think of suicide and it’s owning me. I don’t want sympathy. I know it’s all self inflicted. I’m just confused and very messy creating a wild ride of emotions over everything. I’m so scared for the coming weeks. I’m running away from everything 😒.

@Former-Member I’m so sorry for my other posts. I was right on the edge. I hope you know that I meant that I didn’t want to be your problem and that running away was safer for everyone. I’m a little calmer now. I think it helped that @Faith-and-Hope recognised that there are lots of layers just now. I’m going to try to get to group, I’ll be more than 30 mins late but if I’d left earlier there’s a fair chance I would have wrapped my car around a pole 😩. Thank you both for trying to help. Sorry I was out of control. 💜🤗

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So glad you reached out @Teej ..... keep doing that ..... “no man is an island” ..... we are not supposed to be doing things without some sort of support, and linking here is one form of grounding ...... one form of life-line.

Add to it .... connect ..... so good that you are going to group.

Think of them all as tent-pegs, and when the wind tears them out of the ground, hammer them back in....... ❣️

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😢 I didn’t make it out the house @Faith-and-Hope. I’m too far gone, can’t concentrate on anything. Will try to pull myself together this afternoon. I have a great big fat L on my forehead at the moment. 😔😩

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Thank you for the update @Teej, you are in my thoughts 🙂

I took your posts earlier as I need some time out. Glad you are finding some ways to help manage what your are going through right now. Great to see you are feeling comforted by @Faith-and-Hope's words.

Easy does it @Teej, hope this speaks to you as much I hope.

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Wash the “L” off your forehead @Teej ..... and go easy on yourself. Who’s daughter just deferred from uni ? Does that means she deserves an “L” ..... or I do ?

It’s like the old dunce-cap ..... don’t wear it Hon ..... take it off, pick yourself up, and go again ......

💜💜💜
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