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Anybody want to vent or chat about anything? (Triggering stuff edition) w/c 08.09.25

KatieKatie Community Manager Posts: 1,469 Wise Owl
edited September 15 in Health & Wellbeing
This is a space to chat or vent about things which you think may be more triggering for the Community but still want to get off your chest.

Every Monday morning we will close the thread and start a new one so we have a fresh one each week. If you'd like to check out this week's venting thread that isn't triggering, click here.
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  • RedemptionRedemption Community Connector Posts: 5,387 Part of The Furniture
    I was having some dark thoughts last night but I think I'm ok now
  • eylaheylah Community Connector Posts: 9,252 Supreme Poster
    Redemption wrote: »
    I was having some dark thoughts last night but I think I'm ok now

    sending you hugs. 🫂 we’re here for you as a community. <3
    ppl dont always need advice. sometimes all they rly need is a hand to hold. an ear to listen. and a heart to understand them. 🧸
  • RedemptionRedemption Community Connector Posts: 5,387 Part of The Furniture
    eylah wrote: »
    Redemption wrote: »
    I was having some dark thoughts last night but I think I'm ok now

    sending you hugs. 🫂 we’re here for you as a community. <3

    Thank you Eylah, same to you, I hope you're ok today ❤️
  • DonnerKebabDonnerKebab Posts: 2,032 Boards Champion
    @Animalloverb I just wanted to say, i'm here for you mate. If you ever need to talk, or just to vent, i'm here for you. You deserve support, the same as everybody you give support to does.
  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 5,477 Part of The Furniture
    So it's my second week of my induction of my supported internship and I will be honest I did feel very tired yesterday. Also there's opportunities for me to be part of a the youth group omy inter ship and stuff. I mentioned it to my parents but I think they were worried about me getting burnt out and stuff. But I want to do things. I am learning coping strategies for it as well. I did get upset last night talking to them because I did realised I'm not as independent as I think I am or want to be. I hardly get up without my mum calling for me and doing breakfast. But today I literally forced myself to get up, do breakfast and tea, coffee for me, mum and dad. I feel like I'm so lazy and I don't do anything at all.

    It's a whole new routine for me right now, new people, new workplace etc. Bur my tutor is great and supportive.

    Sorry for my stupid rant I rarely rant on here.
    Just a person who likes pop culture and films
  • KatieKatie Community Manager Posts: 1,469 Wise Owl
    Just popping in here to say because the evening chats are cancelled today we'll be running an afternoon General Chat 3pm-4:30pm if you'd like to come along for some chit-chat and distractions!
  • AnimalloverbAnimalloverb Posts: 355 Listening Ear
    @DonnerKebab
    I know, thank you mate. I just don't want to talk.
  • AnimalloverbAnimalloverb Posts: 355 Listening Ear
    Been a rough day
  • DonnerKebabDonnerKebab Posts: 2,032 Boards Champion
    Animalloverb wrote: »
    Been a rough day

    @Animalloverb Sending you hugs bea
  • RoseliteRoselite Posts: 7 Confirmed not a robot
    This past week has been rough. Between my physical health issues flaring up to the point where I couldn't move or sit up at all some days, a nightmare on Monday about trauma that I thought I had gotten over, and now being left with more reminders of traumatic experiences floating in my head where my mood is at an all-time low with no one to talk to about them...Yeah, it's been a terrible week. I just want to feel better than I do. It can't get much worse.
  • DonnerKebabDonnerKebab Posts: 2,032 Boards Champion
    Amy22 wrote: »
    So it's my second week of my induction of my supported internship and I will be honest I did feel very tired yesterday. Also there's opportunities for me to be part of a the youth group omy inter ship and stuff. I mentioned it to my parents but I think they were worried about me getting burnt out and stuff. But I want to do things. I am learning coping strategies for it as well. I did get upset last night talking to them because I did realised I'm not as independent as I think I am or want to be. I hardly get up without my mum calling for me and doing breakfast. But today I literally forced myself to get up, do breakfast and tea, coffee for me, mum and dad. I feel like I'm so lazy and I don't do anything at all.

    It's a whole new routine for me right now, new people, new workplace etc. Bur my tutor is great and supportive.

    Sorry for my stupid rant I rarely rant on here.

    @Amy22 sorry i'm a bit late responding to you. Nothing you said is stupid. Your entitled to vent and rant like everybody else is. You sound like your making enormous lifestyle changes right now, and i wanted to say that this is something you should be incredibly proud of. You've looked at your lack of independence and reliance on your parents, and you're taking active steps to get out of that cycle and into a more independent and positive lifestyle. That isn't easy at first, but once it becomes routine, it becomes a lot easier to do daily. And it takes a lot of courage to start to try and escape that safe and comfortable dependency.

    You are right to be concerned about burnout. It's incredibly important to watch out for, so it's also vital that anything you do, you leave yourself enough time to be able to relax, chill out, and take a break at the end of every day. Giving yourself enough time for this is a must in the long term. You are doing a lot, and if you feel able to, and can guarantee you'll have a few hours a day of personal time still, then i think it's worth going for if your comfortable trying out those opportunities. And if it ever started to get to much, then you could look at maybe stepping back a bit.

    That feeling of laziness is going to get better, the more your lifestyle changes for the better. We are all proud of the effort your putting in and the changes your making to your life. You should be too.
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