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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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😊 @Faith-and-Hope ❤

And more 💗 and 🤗 (the hug one is too smiley sometimes) for you @Teej.

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somewhere nice to sitif i remember right you like hot chocolates?and some of these never go astraysitting with youtoo @Teej

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@Teej

Hello @outlander, @CheerBear, @Faith-and-Hope, @Sans911

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Totally neurotic. Been trying so hard not to be but I am. Want to shut down everything. Really really want to switch off permanently. So much insecurity and self hate. I don’t know why I can’t get passed it.

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hugs @Teej and sitting with you

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Hi @Teej

@If it’s at the surface and expressing itself, it’s at the place where you can work on letting it go.

You know the 15/15 with housework .... invest in something productive / creative / worthwhile in response to those feelings .... fly in the face of them to do something good for yourself or someone else, trading positive for negative.

Water something.

Clean something.

Walk.

Shop.

Garden.

Walk into the library.

Walk into an art gallery.

Cook something.

Use the pain, anger, self hate as the catalyst to achieve something instead of self-harm, like you are spiting it, countering its intent.

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Too late @Faith-and-Hope i started. 😖

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I find doing the dish washing is good @Teej and it also makes lots of noise too

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I’m so screwed up. I just don’t want to be awake anymore. I hate me. I don’t want to be this person anymore. I don’t know what I’m doing anymore.

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Just because you have started doesn’t mean you have to continue @Teej.

Call someone to be with you .....

💜💜💜

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