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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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I am cooler with just the sound of your swim @Teej ....

Hot one here again today .... thinking feet-in-water and watermelon ......

💦🍉💦🍦❄️🌧⛄️🍉

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I think it's a little unfair of summer to be taking over autumn so far 😑

Hope you have some gentle and calm in your day @Teej. Thinking there may be a bit of post-mega-stress crash? Maybe not though.

Lots of ❄ (that was supposed to be ❤ but I think ❄ might be more appropriate today)

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It’s 🥵 🌶 🔥.

7th straight day over 37, already been past 40 today, 42 yesterday. Feels a little more like me Alice springs than here. Having a kind of crash day. Can’t get motivated for anything much. I’m ok just getting through hopefully last hot day and then I can try to pull my life together again.

Thanks @Sans911 , @CheerBear , @Faith-and-Hopedfor the support . I hope you are all staying cool although looks like a lovely day there @Sans911 .

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Ugh, that heat would make me feel so wiped out! I can't remember what state you are in. It's a much nicer day here in the West.

@Teej

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Hey @Teej. Wondering how the rest of your weekend was? Hoping you're OK (ish/enough etc) or better. If not, here if you'd like to vent ❤

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I was hot and totally over the heat today @CheerBear. It’s been really humid. I slept a bit and then went to the movies with mum to see bohemian rhapsody. I enjoyed the movie, wasn’t sure how mum would go but she coped and enjoyed it. It’s finally cooler here. Yay.

Its tested me very much in the last few days @Sans911

@CheerBear I’ll try to respond to the checking in post tomorrow. Thanks for sharing it. I am going to take some sleeping meds and sleep in the cool tonight now.

Onwards and upwards 💜🤗😘

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@Teej it was a very hot day here today but I'm very pleased it's cooled down for you.

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Ooh I just looked at your forecast for tomorrow @Sans911 and it looks like a hot 🥵 day. Hopefully it will cool down after that. It’s 22 here now and breezy and I love it. Here’s hoping you keep cool tomorrow ❄️ 💜🤗

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It's 2am and I'm feeling completely suffocated by hot thick air in a house that didn't cool down with the change last night 😑I'm totally over it too.

Heat aside @Teej, sounds like a nice day for you. 🤞 for some less bananas heat from now on Teej and @Sans911

👋😴❤

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Looks like we have swapped weather for today @Sans911 😕 ..... not great for you ..... @Teej yours is looking a little better ....

Its just as well for us cos Daut3 and I have got an outdoor class for half the day today and we are both total snowflakes.

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