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Short Sads
Hey everyone!
I reckon we are so good at supporting each other and this section of the forum is an absolute testament to that. A place where a lot of people reach out for help for the very first time ever and it's pretty awesome to see how great you all are at supporting people through that.
Life isn't just full of big new tough things though. Things don't just get better as soon as we start out on our path to recovery, it's called a path for a reason, there's many steps! And sometimes we can stumble a bit and you know what, that's okay :).
A couple of weeks ago I made a thread to celebrate our achievements together. And @tsnyder made an awesome one for us to talk about the new things we're exploring in the world too!
This thread is kind of like the dark side of those threads - but it has a silver lining!
This is a place to let us know about something tough that you're going through and -this is the important bit- for us to support each other through those tough bits, to remember how to turn negatives into positives and to work on finding solutions together.
If you're feeling like you're stumbling a little or like you might fall, i want you to come here to let us know about it and to draw on the AMAZING support you folks give each other.
So post here with the smallest fear or what feels like the greatest failure and we will support you with everything we've got!
It'll probably look like this:
@N1ghtW1ng I've done two of those strategies; way too hot for running.
Kids helpline is a service and they want me to kill myself. Just ask them. I don't when I'll get an opportunity to do it though
It's terrible that kidshelpline is treating you this way. Have you tried reaching out to other services today?
I don't trust other services; I don't trust anyone. I have to go out with family.
It can be difficult to build trust. Do you think tonight you can find yourself a space and online chat with Lifeline?
I'll probably end up writing a thread later, atm it's too hard to talk
@Clockwork sounds like that was a tense moment! Hopefully you're feeling safe, regardless of how that conversation went
@loves netball you mentioned yesterday that you weren't able to talk to Lifeline or SCBS without attracting attention, would you be able to today?
@safari93 I just want to talk to about a lot of general things, that if I could get out to someone one on one I might feel a bit better. Which would mean I'd have to use somewhere like kids helpline, but they would just hang up on me. Which would make me cry and feel ten times worse
Last Christmas I wanted to die; this Christmas, I want to die more.
What would happen if I did it today...
@Bree-ROI'm volunteering in a cafe but it's a name your price/pay as you feel or what you can sorta thing, so lots of people with very little come in a for a cheap or free feed and socialise. I think this might be my 2nd or 3rd year, but I am there every few weeks during the year too. I love it - such a wide variety of people come in all with such interesting stories, and are happy hearing a part of mine too. I've establish lots of friendships and aquatances through this and when I'm there I feel like I'm a part of a community. We have our Christmas regs, so I'm expecting quite a few familiar friendly faces tomorrow.
my brother is ok, I told him he can even come past tomorrow and grab something to eat and say hi to me, which I think he might do, which is nice, I hate the thought of him being alone doing nothing
Feeling so yuck today despite having a 4 hour sleep in the middle of the day. Tried eating toast before and I could barely tolerate it. Side effects suck so bad 😞
Hey @lokifish are you all good? You suffering some medical side effects? did the professional who gave them to you give any advice?
@loves netball hey let me know if there's anything up I may have missed - I hope you're all good, @j95 good idea on the distractions/strategies.
@Bree-RO ya I'm really nauseous/dizzy/headachy, which I think has been made worse by the hot weather. He just recommended I rest and try not to take on too much. Some antiemetics would be nice tbh but I'm not going to be able to get any now given that it's Christmas, so I'll just have to make do with staying hydrated and keeping cool
that sucks @lokifish, I refuse meds because of side effects, but don't listen to me
I don't want to see Christmas; I'm done; it's too overwhelming
@loves netball from past experience I know that the side effects usually ease a bit after the first couple of weeks, it's just getting through the initial adjustment period that sucks. I wish I could get by without meds but I've accepted that that'll probably never happen. Sorry to hear that Christmas is making you feel so rough - have you tried any distraction stuff yet?
I need to talk to someone BUT I don't know where to go anymore.
Everything feels black and dizzy again and it sucks
@Bree-RO already done that
@loves netball didn't you have a good yarn with SCBS? Or alternatively do you get on with the crew at Lifeline?