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Re: General chit chat
I've been playing on Ai dungeon which is like character ai. eventhough technically im a writer and I shouldent be playing with ai but its an interesting thing to see how the ai comes up with a story
Amy22
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Re: Brain felt crazy today (is this a period thing?)
Hey there @RainbowPenguin 
I'm sorry to hear your head has been feeling all over the place. That sounds really difficult to deal with and I can imagine how this could impact day-to-day living. Hugs
I'm sorry to hear your head has been feeling all over the place. That sounds really difficult to deal with and I can imagine how this could impact day-to-day living. Hugs
I hear you about how your eyes feel dry and tired from looking at screens too long! It's so difficult to tackle this when we spend so much of our time looking at screens (just like you said!). I try take regular breaks and go on a walk or do some colouring. I must admit though sometimes when I'm colouring I have something on the telly in the background so I can't winRainbowPenguin wrote: »(Also my eyes feel so dry and tired and looking at screens for too long makes it way worse. Which is awkward when our whole lives are on screens these days!)
This is an interesting point. I wonder if you feel you have a sense of control when you're making your dinner. We all find a bit of peace and serenity in different things - maybe this is yours! Making brownies every time you get anxious sounds like a pretty good step for you. You can kinda do your own experiment and see if it helps at all! You can even branch out to different recipes. Do let us know how you get on with this - I really hope it does help!RainbowPenguin wrote: »Weirdly the only time I felt not-messy was when I was making my dinner... like there was something about cooking, even when it got a bit stressful. Should I start doing brownies every time I get anxious or something?)
You could be onto something here. Menstrual cycles and hormones can really have an affect on how we feel. I know some people track their cycle and have found patterns in their mood based on where they are in their cycle. Have you given much thought to this?RainbowPenguin wrote: »*am wondering if it's anything to do with hormones and my period being due. Anyone here relate?
Katie
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Re: Community Check-In 💛
I'm gonna put the FAQ that V answered here that I took directly from the confidentiality post as I feel it answers a fair bit of what is being said here:
Why do you have to report non-emergencies?
Mostly legal reasons - there's some new legislation coming into effect now which puts more responsibility on institutions (like us) to report more safeguarding concerns.
The field of safeguarding has also moved on quite a bit from where our confidentiality policy was previously, so there's some wider change in our sector too.
Does this mean The Mix will report things more lightly?
Not necessarily. It's a funny one - there will probably be more situations where we escalate something as a non-emergency, but less situations where we escalate as an emergency.
So the total number of reports we make will likely go up, but the number of emergencies should go down.
Is your policy the same as Shout's now?
Yes, Shout and The Mix now operate under one policy.
Does this only apply to things posted after the merger?
Yes, that's correct.
There are a couple of reasons for that. 1) there's simply no way we could go through old posts, and 2) the information and safeguarding risk presented in old posts would be out of date.
When we're conducting risk assessments, we need the information we're using to be new and current for it to be a useful process for the person involved.
What happens in a non emergency? Will it just take police longer to come out?
So, there are a huge number of possibilities and it depends on the services involved. The honest answer is we don't know - and they may not tell us what they decide to do.
Our role in that situation is to pass the information on to the services involved, and they don't always keep us informed on what decisions they make with that information.
It might be that the police just keep that information on file in case more reports come in in the future, it may be that someone reaches out to you (like your social worker), it may be that someone comes out to you in person. I realise that's quite vague, though!
The key thing is that we'll always be transparent about our actions with you, and we'll communicate any information we have at the time.
Are there any non-emergency situations that apply to adults?
If someone is an adult (not an adult at risk of harm) there are no instances where we would escalate something as a non-emergency. The only time we weigh in with that age group is when there is an immediate threat to life involved - a bit like our old policy.
Mostly legal reasons - there's some new legislation coming into effect now which puts more responsibility on institutions (like us) to report more safeguarding concerns.
The field of safeguarding has also moved on quite a bit from where our confidentiality policy was previously, so there's some wider change in our sector too.
Does this mean The Mix will report things more lightly?
Not necessarily. It's a funny one - there will probably be more situations where we escalate something as a non-emergency, but less situations where we escalate as an emergency.
So the total number of reports we make will likely go up, but the number of emergencies should go down.
Is your policy the same as Shout's now?
Yes, Shout and The Mix now operate under one policy.
Does this only apply to things posted after the merger?
Yes, that's correct.
There are a couple of reasons for that. 1) there's simply no way we could go through old posts, and 2) the information and safeguarding risk presented in old posts would be out of date.
When we're conducting risk assessments, we need the information we're using to be new and current for it to be a useful process for the person involved.
What happens in a non emergency? Will it just take police longer to come out?
So, there are a huge number of possibilities and it depends on the services involved. The honest answer is we don't know - and they may not tell us what they decide to do.
Our role in that situation is to pass the information on to the services involved, and they don't always keep us informed on what decisions they make with that information.
It might be that the police just keep that information on file in case more reports come in in the future, it may be that someone reaches out to you (like your social worker), it may be that someone comes out to you in person. I realise that's quite vague, though!
The key thing is that we'll always be transparent about our actions with you, and we'll communicate any information we have at the time.
Are there any non-emergency situations that apply to adults?
If someone is an adult (not an adult at risk of harm) there are no instances where we would escalate something as a non-emergency. The only time we weigh in with that age group is when there is an immediate threat to life involved - a bit like our old policy.
Chloe234
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Re: Community Check-In 💛
I was about to say that it can’t be cause of shout. They have very relaxed rules compared to the mix. Even before these rules. So if anything I thought the rules would get a lot more relaxed with the merge not the complete end
So it can’t be a law thing if shout don’t
So it can’t be a law thing if shout don’t
Siena
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Re: Whatcha currently reading?
Omg @Amy22 I didn't know there was a Dexter book series? Gosh I remember when I was in school racing home then laying in bed watching Dexter on my ipad miniAnd it's me again, I just started reading an online sample of that and wow, super good!. Speaking of novels that are on my list *long list of books I need to read but terribly procrasinate reading them*, I want the Dexter book series because omg Dexter is such a hyperfixation at the moment. Also, Dexter is a good tv show too which I need to watch and maybe get the boxset of. What I will say is that the show and the books can be quite dark and deals with a lot of subjects that may be triggering for some
Omg the title sequence is absolutely amazing and perfect how they shot it too. Did you know that there's Dexter original sin tv show and there's going to be a Dexter resseruction show as well?. Im watching bits of Dexter on youtube lol. Yep there's a book series. Actually the book series by Jeff Lindsey inspired the tv show Dexter.
Amy22
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Re: Replying to messages
Hey @Lola_G
Welcome to the community 🙂
You can reply to whole messages by using the quote button - this will allow you to respond to either rhe whole message or parts of it.
If you want to tag someone in a reply or discussion etc if you put @ and then their name it will tag them.
Hope this helps
Welcome to the community 🙂
You can reply to whole messages by using the quote button - this will allow you to respond to either rhe whole message or parts of it.
If you want to tag someone in a reply or discussion etc if you put @ and then their name it will tag them.
Hope this helps
Re: Replying to messages
You can tag someone by putting @ and then their username
If you want to reply to their comment you can click the quote button and that replies to their whole message
If you want to reply to just a bit of it, copy the bit of it you want to reply to and then click quote here
If you want to reply to their comment you can click the quote button and that replies to their whole message
If you want to reply to just a bit of it, copy the bit of it you want to reply to and then click quote here
Faolan
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Re: Indeed is worthless for finding a new job
a good one i’ve found it charity job - they offer paid and voluntary roles - here is the link: https://www.charityjob.co.uk/
also, if you have any specific ideas in mind you could always use the company’s website which i’ve always found a super helpful way!
this might not be relevant as im not sure where in the uk you are however i’m in northern ireland and find ni job finder and also community ni a great place to look for jobs:)
also, if you have any specific ideas in mind you could always use the company’s website which i’ve always found a super helpful way!
this might not be relevant as im not sure where in the uk you are however i’m in northern ireland and find ni job finder and also community ni a great place to look for jobs:)
Re: Hi Everyone!
@Matthew_04 It's a very worthy endeavour! Do you have any particular goals? I'd like to get back to my previous gym personal bests back in sixth form🙏🏾
Anthony
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Re: If you could live in a TV show...
@Claire28 I love this so much! I think I'd say The Durrells. Its a Netflix show. Has anyone else seen it? 
Sian321
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