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Re: making friends at college
Redemption wrote: »toffuna101 wrote: »i made two acquaintances at lunch club today
Thats great well done
thank you
Re: making friends at college
Matthew_04 wrote: »Super glad to hear that you've made an aquaintance! I know how difficult it can be to make friends at college but it sounds like you are handling it really well.
Going to the lunch club on a wednesday sounds like a great way to meet more people and make more connections. Even just being able to see friendly faces around the campus can make all the difference!
Let us know if you do decide to go and how it goes @toffuna101 You got this!
yeah i probably will now that youve said it. thank you
Re: Anybody want to vent or chat about anything? w/c 15.09.25
I haven’t had a good week. It’s a case of what i might call brain fog.. but at the same time, my brain is running at 100MPH .. all the fucking time. Imagine you’ve got a song on loop in your head, and 50 different thoughts buzzing around there too? Sometimes i can calm it down.. but this week is not one of those weeks. I have done almost nothing since I hoovered on Monday afternoon. I feel so lazy. But my mind is both on overdrive, but also not working.. does that make any fucking sense? Probably not.
Edited to add that I am acutely aware of the things i need to do to help me, that is cut down on phone use and get a bit more exercise. But it’s so hard when my brain feels like I’m walking through mud but it feels like I’m trying to walk through mud in boots that are not made for mud.. at 100MPH
Edited to add that I am acutely aware of the things i need to do to help me, that is cut down on phone use and get a bit more exercise. But it’s so hard when my brain feels like I’m walking through mud but it feels like I’m trying to walk through mud in boots that are not made for mud.. at 100MPH
Re: Anybody want to vent or chat about anything? (Triggering stuff edition) w/c 15.09.25
I feel so God damn awful right now
Re: Anybody want to vent or chat about anything? (Triggering stuff edition) w/c 15.09.25
I feel like crap and what to cry and scream and everything but can’t.
I have a sense of impending doom and anxiety and panic are sky high right now.
The only release for all this that I can see if to hurt myself but if I do that I don’t know if I’ll stop.
I’m a failure and a burden
Why am I here
Why am I going through another year of life if nothing ever changes or gets easier.
Sorry to be a burden to everyone needed to get this out before I do anything
I have a sense of impending doom and anxiety and panic are sky high right now.
The only release for all this that I can see if to hurt myself but if I do that I don’t know if I’ll stop.
I’m a failure and a burden
Why am I here
Why am I going through another year of life if nothing ever changes or gets easier.
Sorry to be a burden to everyone needed to get this out before I do anything
Being overly sensitive as an autistic women is embarrassing
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Re: Anybody want to vent or chat about anything? w/c 08.09.25
@DonnerKebab I was really tired last night so I didnt get a chance to talk abt it. I feel invisible like people just dont notice my existence like I dont matter and I just kinda feel like a ghost basically drifting through life like Im either emotionally numb and cant feel anything or im feeling everything all at once. I hate feeling like no one ever notices me like im disposable or forgettable. Also Im pretty pissed at my friend and I was upset abt it and texted my bestie to tell her and she was like oh im so sorry that happened cba to explain what happend so ill just copy paste the text I sent her bc im lazy lol.
Basically she texted me saying we need to talk and when we were at the school gate she said I was too negative and that I was venting too much and if I really need someone to talk to that bad that I should talk to a therapist (i was telling her abt her friend and I was just whining abt one of the teachers its not like i was telling her all my trauma) and she also said are personalities aren't rly a good match cus I care abt school and she said she doesn't she's annoyed bc I dont mess around with her during study periods I actually study and idk it was just rly hurtful but im glad she told me tho. Sry if some of it doesn't make sense I had to change for anonymity purposes. I rly dont wanna go to school today I just wanna stay at home and sleep and curl up and cry and eat snacks but that unfortunately isn't an option bc I have to be a functioning human being yay. Im gonna fcking kms. But yeah im fine totally dont wanna punch a punching until my knuckles bleed (surprisingly cathartic). Im fine ive delt with worse and I know i have to be stubborn and get thru this bc I cant stop to rest but its fine. Can't wait until A levels are over so I can get out of this hell hole. So now during breaks lunches and study periods im alone and idk that might be a good thing and everyone keeps telling me it's an opportunity to focus on my work but what do I do when I need support who do I go to? My non existent friends? My bestie that cant rly do anything bc we rarely can see eachother? My teachers who dont understand? The pastoral staff who are alright but incompetent are kinda terrifying? Like what do I do? Everyone's like oh your not alone there are people you can talk to but there aren't. The country is in a mental health crisis mental health websites and companies are so overloaded and im just another weight and a another burden to the system. Sometimes i feel like just a number to them just another patient to talk to and get over with. I was asked if I wanted to do counselling and realised it was my old counsellor she was awful I hated it literally begged the school to let me stop it (bc it was in school counselling) but they kept forcing me to go into eventually wore them down and they let me stop the sessions which was fucking traumatic (idk if im allowed to say that was traumatising sorry if im not). I also keep getting told to stop constantly apologising cus it makes me seem weak. I cant help it tho like im the kind of person who flinches if anyone raises their voice so if I feel like someone's mad at me I get really really scared and keep apologising in the hope that maybe they'll get less mad and I genuinely cant explain the panic and fear I experience when I think someone's mad at me especially if im already overwhelmed. But im fine everything all perfect and amazing (im being sarcastic if you cant tell). Anway sorry fir the huge rant im just rapidly losing the fucking will to live.
Basically she texted me saying we need to talk and when we were at the school gate she said I was too negative and that I was venting too much and if I really need someone to talk to that bad that I should talk to a therapist (i was telling her abt her friend and I was just whining abt one of the teachers its not like i was telling her all my trauma) and she also said are personalities aren't rly a good match cus I care abt school and she said she doesn't she's annoyed bc I dont mess around with her during study periods I actually study and idk it was just rly hurtful but im glad she told me tho. Sry if some of it doesn't make sense I had to change for anonymity purposes. I rly dont wanna go to school today I just wanna stay at home and sleep and curl up and cry and eat snacks but that unfortunately isn't an option bc I have to be a functioning human being yay. Im gonna fcking kms. But yeah im fine totally dont wanna punch a punching until my knuckles bleed (surprisingly cathartic). Im fine ive delt with worse and I know i have to be stubborn and get thru this bc I cant stop to rest but its fine. Can't wait until A levels are over so I can get out of this hell hole. So now during breaks lunches and study periods im alone and idk that might be a good thing and everyone keeps telling me it's an opportunity to focus on my work but what do I do when I need support who do I go to? My non existent friends? My bestie that cant rly do anything bc we rarely can see eachother? My teachers who dont understand? The pastoral staff who are alright but incompetent are kinda terrifying? Like what do I do? Everyone's like oh your not alone there are people you can talk to but there aren't. The country is in a mental health crisis mental health websites and companies are so overloaded and im just another weight and a another burden to the system. Sometimes i feel like just a number to them just another patient to talk to and get over with. I was asked if I wanted to do counselling and realised it was my old counsellor she was awful I hated it literally begged the school to let me stop it (bc it was in school counselling) but they kept forcing me to go into eventually wore them down and they let me stop the sessions which was fucking traumatic (idk if im allowed to say that was traumatising sorry if im not). I also keep getting told to stop constantly apologising cus it makes me seem weak. I cant help it tho like im the kind of person who flinches if anyone raises their voice so if I feel like someone's mad at me I get really really scared and keep apologising in the hope that maybe they'll get less mad and I genuinely cant explain the panic and fear I experience when I think someone's mad at me especially if im already overwhelmed. But im fine everything all perfect and amazing (im being sarcastic if you cant tell). Anway sorry fir the huge rant im just rapidly losing the fucking will to live.
Re: Dating a much smaller man
Thanks I appreciate that. Yes I do have issues with insecurity. It is a lot to do with being overweight im ngl. I don't like my body a lot of the time, but if I'm around people taller or bigger than me then I feel better.
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Re: Dont like single life
Hi @Redemption, thank you for sharing this with us here. I can hear how you're unhappy with being single, and that you've mentioned some insecurities around whether you're good and tall enough. You've mentioned that you've tried dating apps, but that the competition is scary and that the "intended" approach isn't what you prefer.
Your feelings are valid, and dating can certainly be challenging. Looking for someone who likes you for who you are is reasonable, and looking for a supportive, non-judgemental partner seems reasonable too. You mention that you don't feel good enough for people, what makes you say this?
I'd imagine there are many that feel the way you do too. Dating isn't easy, and dating apps have their challenges. There are other ways that might feel more natural, such as in-person speed dating events, or being introduced to new people via friends. How would you feel about those kind of ideas? We're here to listen to you.
Your feelings are valid, and dating can certainly be challenging. Looking for someone who likes you for who you are is reasonable, and looking for a supportive, non-judgemental partner seems reasonable too. You mention that you don't feel good enough for people, what makes you say this?
I'd imagine there are many that feel the way you do too. Dating isn't easy, and dating apps have their challenges. There are other ways that might feel more natural, such as in-person speed dating events, or being introduced to new people via friends. How would you feel about those kind of ideas? We're here to listen to you.
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Re: Anybody want to vent or chat about anything? (Triggering stuff edition) w/c 15.09.25
DonnerKebab wrote: »im been put on the surgery list. im so scared. bc my mum had surgery and never woke up.sounds rly stupid im sry.
@eylah nothing you say is stupid. I'm sorry but i need to make that bit clear, and every single person here would agree with me on that. You're worries and fears are completely valid, and you have nothing to be sorry about. There isn't much i can say that can ease that fear, but i just want you to know that we're all with you, you aren't alone, and none of what you feel is stupid. You were so incredibly brave waiting for the surgery before. You can do this eylah, we're all incredibly proud of you.
thankyou so much. i just had a full on cry and i feel better. i let everything out.
eylah
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