Struggling

@WIP - do you want to pick 5 colours?

Can you stay and chat?

5 colours? Do you mean my favourite 5?

Blue

Purple

Gold

Pink

Yellow

What are yours?

Hello @Fluttershy1 and @WIP

I can't stay but wanted to say thinking of you both and hoping the day has some sunshine in it for you both 🌞🌞

Definitely get a diamond painting Wip, candy got me into them. It's so therapeutic. X ❤️

Hi @Fluttershy1

A rocky start to the day - I hear you - you wake up and feel blah - I hate that feeling

So when I feel that way I make it a slow start - with a cup of coffee and a favourite brekky, snack, brunch thing and I don't push myself - that's what I do - I hope you do have a favourite way to start rocky days because they feel bleak

I had a pic for the bleakies once - I wonder if I still have it

Rotten start - yeahI hope you are feeling better by now and I do wish you the best

Dec

Hey @Owlunar ,

I can really relate to you, you get up and you don't want to do anything.

MH triage have been extremely rude...

going to make food now.

take care

Hi @Fluttershy1

I have Chronic Pain Syndrome and although I am getting myself back into a better routine I spent the winter nursing my already degerated shoulder - a torn tendon gave me the bleakies in a big way until my pain specialist did a procedure on my shoulder that put the nerve to sleep

But in the past - I really had a rough time - my son had ADHD and other issues - he was depressed and went off the rails as some kids too - not a good outcome but I really had depression and anxiety and still at times PTSD - so - yes - there were days I didn't want to get out of bed or get on with anything -

But we do somehow have to get on with it - what else can we do?

So much ideas about slow starts still apply to me some days - I start with breakfast and medication and something I have recorded on TV and give myself that hour to thaw out - and now my brushed-up new and shiny routines are helping me to get on with life in spite of the lockdown

I even went out for a walk and a bit of shopping first thing today - I woke up and I could not remember what day it was - okay - Saturday - I had to go out and get a script filled so I took a short walk at the same time

Mental Illness is a tougher route than many physical problems - certainly not all -

Which has to be so hard! And we are so misunderstood - and people tells us things to "snap out of it" - and we would if we could

Thinking of you -

Dec

Hey @Owlunar,

I really would like to have more conversations with you!
I have several MH issues.
none of my family understands my MH so I'm all on my own with it

Of course @Fluttershy1

That is okay with me - I will have a look back on your thread later and see what you have already written

I know what it's like not to have family support - my dark days are a long way in the past but my parents were so narky about it - and it didn't matter what I did - it was wrong. I left my family of origin for years at a time during my past - even after I recovered - and before he died my father told me that he was proud of me and what they had done in the past was a terrible injustice - everyone should be lucky enough to have such a conversation before they die - I felt vindicated

With my mother - that didn't happen -

It is so confusing to have people bitching at us about something we have no control over - we do our best with what we have and when you think about it - our parents have so much control over us when we are young it is hard to break away from their influence and I think we always want their approval and support even if it never comes.

So yes - please - let's converse - I am happy to

Dec

@Owlunar - it hits really hard, some days I find it really hard to cope because of how I feel.
Today has been extremely hard. I still don't know how I feel, Mum isn't being supportive I'm trying to help myself by keeping myself busy but yeah...

me not sure right now.
I'm safe

Hey @Fluttershy1 ,

Sorry things are so challenging for you. Keep persisting wit MH triage because you never know who will pick up on the other side. Don't be disheartened if you get one or two not so helpful triage clinicians.

Are you in a lockdown area, or do you have the freedom to roam?

I live on my own and my family don't understand my needs. When it comes to MH, I've had to battle it myself. I am in the public system and with area mental health. I've had some amazing treating teams and therapists there - for which I am grateful for.

MH is hard because things fluctuate. Hang in there @Fluttershy1 .

Hi to everyone else here @Owlunar @Anastasia @WIP @NatureLover

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