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Re: Anybody want to vent or chat about anything? w/c 22.09.25
@Redemption , it sounds like things have been heavy lately, and you've been carrying a lot of guilt. That sounds so hard - that feeling of going to bed slightly dreading the next day, and not being able to get any relief from the sadness you're feeling. Would it feel helpful to share some more about what you're feeling guilty for at the moment, and where that sadness is coming from? We're here for you and we're listening.
Sian321
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Re: Would You Rather - Fun and Silly Questions
Would You Rather:
A perpetual everlasting summer, or for it to be Autumnal / Wintery all year round?
winter all year round! hate summer.
eylah
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Re: Would You Rather - Fun and Silly Questions
As much as I do love summer (a summer baby myself) i don't think I'd be able to cope with it ALWAYS being summer - especially as a ginger who burns fairly easily. Plus theres nothing i love more than cozy clothes in the autumn/winter
Re: Would You Rather - Fun and Silly Questions
Would You Rather:
A perpetual everlasting summer, or for it to be Autumnal / Wintery all year round?
This is such a hard one actually because I both love those seasons very equally. See having an everlasting summer would be nice but temperature dependant so I'm going to say autumnal but the type where its sunny not raining and it's warm too.
Amy22
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Re: Anybody want to vent or chat about anything? w/c 22.09.25
@Sian321 i have a bad headache but I’ve not eaten all day so it could be from that, I’m going out for dinner soon and yeah my mum is home
River
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Re: Anybody want to vent or chat about anything? w/c 22.09.25
Last night was rough, low, and when getting up it was like I was waking up back to misery but it's not been too bad today. It was just I had a nice dream then it was like it wasn't real then what was real to waking up to guilt and sadness
Re: How did you find our Community?
Slightly different to everyone else - but was looking online for places to volunteer in the mental health sector and this came up - best decision i made though 
Limerence. Attaching to people quickly.
Hey everyone, its been absolutely ages seen I have been on here. I remember last time, I was talking about how toxic my partner was etc. I have now broken up with him and gone no-contact for a good couple months now. It feels good, but I do miss sometimes having someone I can confide in,
Now, whilst we are on this topic, I want to get something off my chest. I was at work, covering for someone for a while. I had my eyes on someone, a crush. I was friends with his friend. The 'crush' comes over with his friend, and we start talking. There is tension, he is asking me questions, he is giving me the impression that he is interested. We had banter. Gave me his social media. Then said he shouldn't have given it and deaded it off. Next day I see him at work, I was just being normal. He saw me on my lunch break and we had a little flirty conversation, and then he re=opens the conversation on text. He tells me how he has a girl. Then retracts his point and says 'I'm messing with you, I don't have a girl, but I am talking to someone.' So he's told me he is talking to someone, but still proceeds to talk to me flirty banter, and knows I like it, and I know he liked what I was saying too. He is upstairs, I am downstairs. There is tension over text. We agreed we were only talking to each other for entertainment.
But then skip to later, he said that 'our ideas of entertainment don't align.'
The question is, why cannot I not stop thinking about him. Is it the fact that he showed me THE SLIGHTEST bit of attention, when my ex was nothing but toxic to me for months. Why do I LOVE the chase of non-chalant people, why do I love when they pull me in closer to them with their flirty words, but then push me away so quickly. Why can I not accept affection? But still want to get to know someone?
I have so many 'why why why's.' I am so attracted to the way this guy spoke to me, despite him not even being the most good-looking in my eyes, despite him saying he is talking to someone else, despite him still not messaging me again after ending whatever the hell we had going on for 24 hours. WHY. Why am I becoming so attached. I am not going back to that workplace until another week and a bit. Everything is messing with my mind. I just don't know.
Now, whilst we are on this topic, I want to get something off my chest. I was at work, covering for someone for a while. I had my eyes on someone, a crush. I was friends with his friend. The 'crush' comes over with his friend, and we start talking. There is tension, he is asking me questions, he is giving me the impression that he is interested. We had banter. Gave me his social media. Then said he shouldn't have given it and deaded it off. Next day I see him at work, I was just being normal. He saw me on my lunch break and we had a little flirty conversation, and then he re=opens the conversation on text. He tells me how he has a girl. Then retracts his point and says 'I'm messing with you, I don't have a girl, but I am talking to someone.' So he's told me he is talking to someone, but still proceeds to talk to me flirty banter, and knows I like it, and I know he liked what I was saying too. He is upstairs, I am downstairs. There is tension over text. We agreed we were only talking to each other for entertainment.
But then skip to later, he said that 'our ideas of entertainment don't align.'
The question is, why cannot I not stop thinking about him. Is it the fact that he showed me THE SLIGHTEST bit of attention, when my ex was nothing but toxic to me for months. Why do I LOVE the chase of non-chalant people, why do I love when they pull me in closer to them with their flirty words, but then push me away so quickly. Why can I not accept affection? But still want to get to know someone?
I have so many 'why why why's.' I am so attracted to the way this guy spoke to me, despite him not even being the most good-looking in my eyes, despite him saying he is talking to someone else, despite him still not messaging me again after ending whatever the hell we had going on for 24 hours. WHY. Why am I becoming so attached. I am not going back to that workplace until another week and a bit. Everything is messing with my mind. I just don't know.
Re: Introducing Good News Friday!
Hello hello.
As the end of the week is upon us i thought i'd distract you with this......
https://www.positive.news/society/how-managing-attention-can-change-your-life/
Have a great weekend!
As the end of the week is upon us i thought i'd distract you with this......
https://www.positive.news/society/how-managing-attention-can-change-your-life/
Have a great weekend!
Owen
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