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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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A very gentle happy birthday @Teej ☕️☕️☕️😘

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Thank you @Maggie, @Sans911, @Zoe7, @eth the quiet birthday wishes. It was lovely to have a quiet, almost but not quite, under the radar birthday. I have enjoyed getting the birthday whisper wishes. 💜😘

@CheerBear I’m so 🤦‍♀️ I read your post yesterday but forgot to support it. Was all a bit of a blur for a while yesterday.

My friend took me out and thoroughly spoiled me. She was very naughty. We saw a movie (with wine and a cheese platter), then went to a really nice restaurant, (like really nice) and had a cocktail and fabulous dinner, then had gelato. I came home exhausted.

I then did what I usually do and had a freak out. I had 90 mins left on my birthday and felt thoroughly undeserving of it all and thought about suicide again. It came with a mix of I’d had a lovely day and allowed myself to be in the moment and enjoy it so maybe I should go out on a good note. There was much thought and very scrambled brain. Came close to calling lifeline but fell asleep before midnight.

today I’m in this strange mix of wanting to go forward but feeling very scared of all the Centrelink and job network buses coming my way in the next two weeks. I think I’m angry too that I feel like I could be making so many steps forward at the moment but am not coping with this hanging over my head, then I feel pathetic for not handling it better and allowing this to derail me. I know this post sounds all negative but it’s not. My mood is ok and I got through yesterday. I have fam dinner tonight and some things I want to do with what is left of today. I think I’m just venting that I’m flipping lots and a little scattered. :face_with_rolling_eyes:😳😬😏

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Oh and @Faith-and-Hope, I felt your birthday wishes too 💜🤗

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You do deserve the pampering @Teej You're a special person. Sounds like you were with a really good friend. Sorry to hear what you've been going through since. Hope tonight goes smoothly and you feel better than last night at the end of your day xx

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@Teej really glad to hear you had lots of love from your friend yesterday. I can imagine feeling like going out on a good note would have some appeal though it is great to get to today and be able to say you made it through yesterday too 😘

Very much understand the frustration with the c-link buses. It's not the same but I feel lots of frustration and anger that I am still stuffing around (and getting stuffed around) with NDIS stuff when I feel like I could be going forward if I wasnt having to deal with it and actually had the support I need. The smashing around by systems really sucks.

I hope your afternoon/evening goes OK or better for you ❤

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I am struggling also I have a young family that I need to be here for and I think you need to be with yours they love you so much please don’t do anything silly I know how easy it is to say I get told all the time to just snap out of my panics and they last for days I’m over it but I know there is a better way out of stress forums like this will
Help us all find our own paths to be happier

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glad to hear you had lots of love from your friend yesterday @Teej

Hugs @Aaron92, @CheerBear, @eth, @Maggie

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Everything is 🤬. So much want it over. 😞

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💜💜💜 @Teej ..... Hugs n hugs ..... deep breaths to slow the adrenaline ......

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Don’t think I can do it this time @Faith-and-Hope. I am shattered into pieces. There is no hope or future that will be ok.

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