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Something positive for the week ahead
I know this probably counts more as creative rather than a positivity but I thought it made me smile and maybe it might make you smile too.
On the way home from my internship today I was waiting for the bus as usual. Sometimes Ill tend to go on my phone and I did today a bit but where the bus stop is is right by a train station, quite small but very nice. Under the train station bridge where I stood, I notice a wood pidgeon flying in and out of the inside of the bridge. I then realised that the pidgeon was actually building a nest. Eventhough not a very comfy nor quiet place to nest, it made me realise how sometimes even the smallest of things in life we often take for granted. I realised that sometimes if we don't look up we may miss things and in my case If I didn't look up, I may not have seen the lovely sight of the wood pidgeon flying back and forth building a nest.
I think it's the simple things in life that bring me joy ultimately and I realised being in nature I guess is what makes me happy too.
Amy22
me in hospital almost two years ago
i didnt expect to me making another post especially after announcing that i was leaving the mix, but just before the pre-moderation is implemented i just wanted to share with you all an image of me in hospital almost two years ago:
for those who dont know, almost two years ago i had my first psychotic episode and ended up in hospital for it. i was first in a general hospital and then in a psychiatric one because of how acutely unwell i was. this was me the morning before i went into a children's ward for some time before being transferred over to a psychiatric hospital a week or two later. if yall want to know what my facial expression is like in this picture, its just flat. i didnt even make an attempt to smile at the camera because i was simply too exhausted to, emotionally and physically. im looking back at this picture smiling at myself because of how much progress ive actually made with my mental health. from needing inpatient camhs to barely needing camhs at all now, id say ive made a lot of progress within these past couple of years.
note: for those wondering what that frame is doing there its my old kaye walker that i used to walk in since i have cerebral palsy. i have a different one now. its the same height but its a different colour.
Re: Boards theme update
I just want to flag something…. I know I’m not around much anymore you do realise that some of the issues that have been brought to you aren’t just ”glitches and errors” they are accessibility issues - Correct me if I’m wrong @independent_and from what I’ve seen, there’s been no reassurance to say that they’ve been fixed ?? So surely if these are issues that couldn’t have been ironed out since the first test back last year, then whatever software is being used shouldn’t be used.
Re: i will be leaving the mix.
thankyou both @AnonymousToe @sinead276 . i’ll miss you both. thankyou for everything you’ve all done for me. <3
eylah
Why is so much about autism unknown
TW// mentions of abuse
I can’t help but wonder if my birth parents weren’t bad people or if it was because they couldn’t cope with what me and my siblings wanted like yeah we were what 2 years old - 7 years old maybe we asked for too much maybe just wanting love was too much for them? Maybe that’s what lead them to abusing us?
River
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The text box is so confusing, where did the reactions go and things like spoiler etc
River
Re: Change Management Session
Quick question, will there perhaps be some kind of summary or something of that sort afterwards for those who aren't able to attend the session?
