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Anybody want to vent or chat about anything? w/c 18.08
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What is today looking and feeling like for you? We have our Topic Thread 1:30 - 3pm today if you did wish to join. I'll be there for you!
I also wanted to say - have you ever heard of a safety plan before? I'm mindful you mentioned coping with some 'dark thoughts' and we were talking about how social connection is one of the things that helps you in some of the hardest moments. If you'd ever like to make your own safety plan, this website offers an online template - https://stayingsafe.net/. It can be a way to make a record of all your coping tools so you have them to hand whenever the dark thoughts get loud.
We care about your safety and your wellbeing, and we're here for you. Hope you can be kind to yourself today.
Omg that's fab news @independent_ I know how it can be having to talk through an automated bot system especially when it asks you to repeat things as well because it didn't pick it up the first time. It sounds like almost all of it is sorted out now.
Burnt out can be really tough at times especially when you feel like your stressed too as well. Firstly sending big digital hugs right now, sorry to hear your feeling this way right now.
Burn out can happen anytime and often it just turns up unexpected especially when you feel like you've been working so hard and then you get tired out from it all. it sounds like your dealing with a lot of stress right now
In the meantime, is there right now you can do which can help distract you? It doesn't have to be a activity that requires a lot of energy to do, it could be watching a comfort TV show or even a film.
Big hugs and deep breaths even know I understand this is hard for you. It sounds like your GCSE were quite a difficult time for you. I know that feeling myself having to do a lot of revision and overthinking what my exams would look like. I hear you feel like you are struggling to breathe right now because of panic attacks.
Panic attacks can be quite scary at times especially as they often appear out of the blue then afterwards it makes us feel exhausted and worn out.
I'm glad you were able to get the grades you wanted in the end and it shows that you worked so so hard.
It's sounds like your really struggling right now. I know this will probably sound cheesy but have you tried doing controlled breathing. So you inhale for 4 and exhale for as much as you need to. I know sometimes doing guided breathing exercises can be very tricky when you feel like you can't breathe. It's similar to box breathing. There's also meditation videos online as well, I tend to use headspace now and then especially when everything just feels too much. Though I find sometimes mediation doesn't always tend to be helpful in certain situations but can be used as an aid.
It's like a really hard time for you right now and I hope you are doing okay right now
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I get you to be fair because it sounds like you've been trying hard and stuck at square 1 as they say. Ah I get you it sounds more like a recurrent thing then. I can imagine it being annoying especially when you want to feel okay too. It's totally alright not to be okay though. Apologies if I misunderstood, it sounds a lot like burn out but also a lot more too as well. Is there anything that has been on your mind lately?. Sometimes I find with me when some things happen in the day I have a tendency to overthink them which lead up to thr feeling of exhaustion.
I know you mentioned how it makes you feel lonely and alone most of the time. Honestly I wish I could tell you its gets better (cheesy I know) but it's not as straightforward as that, these feelings are hard to overcome straight away. The thing with anxiety or panic attacks is they don't often go away on their own, it can take time to figure out how to manage with them. I can imagine hoe your feeling though right now.
Do you have anyone you can talk to about how you've been feeling at the moment, your more than welcome to chat on here as much as you need to.
@Amy22. Thank you, yeah it feels excatly like that like im stuck at square 1. Nothing happened specifically its just everything like there isn't really a reason for me to not be okay its just everything. I dont know how much longer i have to wait if 7 years isnt enough. Half the thine i just dont want to get out of bed or function but I have to because life and if i say im not okay it gets turned into a whole scene so its just safer to keep quiet and mask it pretend everythings great and im fine when im not. I dont really trust people here im anonomus the information i tell you isnt linked to me you (not saying you or anyone here would all of you seem like lovely people) cant use it against me or hurt me with it. I used to have a safe space I dont really anymore nowhere and nothing really feels truly safe and it just always feels like there's some sort of catch and a lot of people say "oh just make up a safe space in your mind" but even that isnt safe I want to get out of my head most the time so i try to do anything that distracts me. I got send to the GP for having suicidal thoughts because a teacher thought i was unsafe (tbh yeah sometimes I do think about it I promise im safe) and I had to lie through my teeth just to get out of that stupid fucking office with the doctor giving me that fucking condesending smile and having to sit there with my parents and a fucking stranger I dont know or want to open up to and having to explain to everyone why a teacher thought i was suicidal it also doesnt help that a TEACHER I confided in and trusted deeply betrayed me beacuse turns out he has sick fantasies he wants to follow instead of being a normal human being and he had to go get arrested. For a while I coped by distracting myself with pain and sometimes I still get the urge to because i feel like I deserve it or id rather feel physical pain. Im sorry if I'm oversharing or if this isnt the right place to share this.