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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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Hi @Teej ..... sitting with you ..... breathe Hon ..... breathe through it .....

It does sound like a bad session.

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Bucketloads of these 💗💜❤ and lots of thoughts for you @Teej.

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hi @Teej hoping your ok, i did read your post before too
thinking of you tonight

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@Teej ..... 💜💐💕

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For you this morning @Teej

Lilacs. It won't be long before we're enjoying them again.

💜

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Thank you for your support @CheerBear, @Faith-and-Hope, @outlander, @Former-Member

i haven’t been that close to the edge for a while. My big tantrum is mostly over and I’m left just feeling solemn and lost.

Im not going to know until mid August if I get the go ahead for this therapy and in the meantime it is messing with me hugely. I have a strong feeling that I won’t be able to do it as I won’t fit the criteria. The very big hopeless feelings of not ever getting through this take over and the ,what’s the point, stuff comes back. The hardest part is I feel like she could help me.

@Sans911 I’m tagging you here so you know why I dropped out yesterday. I couldn’t write any of this in your thread.

@CheerBear Those lilacs gave me my first smile today. It inspired me to try and getting a cutting and try to grow some.

The hydrangeas (I think they are) are lovely as well @Faith-and-Hope.

I hope you enjoyed your quiet day yesterday @CheerBear.

Im meant to watch one of my sons play footy for the first time this year but I’m not in a headspace I can do that. I feel like I’m just on survival mode. I feel so ripped off that last week I was in respite and doing do much better but it hasn’t taken much for the wheels to come off and have lots of si. Sorry for the downer post.

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It’s just good to hear from you @Teej .....

Be gentle with yourself and wait for / look for the up-swing ..... practice something arty if you can ..... do a “how-to” YouTube vid ?

Not trying to minimalist how you’re feeling, just provide you a baby step to go to.

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Thanks @Faith-and-Hope. In the past I would have gone much further so I guess that’s something.

I think I’m just going to get through hour by hour.

Hugs 💜🤗

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Thinking of you @Teej Sending

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Thanks @NatalieS 💜🤗

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