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How are you feeling today?
Today I am feeling drained, exhausted and emotional and had yet another night of really broken and disturbed sleep :crying:
AngelFace97
Don't worry at all, it is really not a problem so please don't be apologising and saying sorry as you have no need!
I don't really enjoy doing anything anymore. I am out today with 'family' visiting other relatives and having a meal-Two things I struggle with right there, food and family :crying:
I don't even have any internet connection or Wi-Fi when I'm out either.
I find it helps to re-read my post before submitting it. Also means I realise that half the time, I'm actually not making that much sense, I've missed out words, made a typo, etc.
I don't know how to distract myself while im there especially since two things I struggle with are involved :S
Thank you for that x
Re-reading my posts before submitting them will be something I start to do more often from now on, thanks x
Hello there AngelFace,
I turned 19 a few months back now, and used to be a regular user of ChildLine whenever I needed to offload and just needed emergency support, they were able to call people for me, prior to coming onto TheSite message boards, I was a reckless user, who broke as many rules as I could, trust me, I got banned more times than I can even remember, and the community just got to a point where it was, 'oh shit, she's back.' - We all have rocky starts when it comes to getting used to a new community, getting used a more formal, more flexible community and like I do get where you're coming from, but it's not a transition you have to go through alone.
What I found was the best way personally for myself to settle in, was to engage with those who I assumed liked me, not trying to impress EVERYONE, because with any community, you will have those who can't stand you, and those who will stand by your side, and all the middlemen in-between, engaging in random banter also helped me to get used to it, and I grew fond off one specific user @katralla, sadly that user doesn't use the boards nowadays, but they helped me feel comfortable here and most defo cared for.
Chat also helped me get to know people more, and create a bond I thought I could never have, and also the light hearted stuff, and getting involved in as much as I could. But for me personally, it was a long winded process, it took me forever to actually get used to the community, I've been here what feels like too long now, yet, even at times I still feel like a complete outsider, but you aren't alone, and you don't have to go through this transition alone, I'm always here to offer you a listening ear, and by the looks of things, the rest of the community are here to, take it at your own pace though, no-one elses, how have you found TheSite.org boards so far?
Were here for you
Best wishes,
WhispersOfTheHeart
Sorry it's taken me such a long time to reply here.
Ah okay, what month is your birthday? So there's not much of an age gap between us then-You sound a lot more mature and responsible than me! I am a big baby anyway so erm yeah!:crying: I wonder if we ever spoke on the Childline message boards when you were on there?!;) It feels like a really lonely transition however at the same time I do know I'm not the only one who has gone through a transition like this one.
How are you doing?
xxx