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Anybody want to vent or chat about anything? (Triggering Stuff Edition) w/c 19.01.26

VerityVerity Community Manager Posts: 185 Helping Hand
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.

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  • Lottie5433Lottie5433 Community Connector Posts: 1,015 Wise Owl
    Callum wrote: »
    Hey @Lottie5433, it's good to hear that seeing your parents was okay and felt more settled.

    Just checking in on whether you managed to cancel your DBT appointment for Wednesday, or whether you managed to speak with your general manager about sitting out of the course this time and maybe doing your DBT appointment online?

    It makes sense you're feeling worried and lost about what to do, but it sounds like you are actively thinking about how to get through this, which is really strong of you.

    (Just moving this from the other thread as I wanted to answer but I know the thread gets closed today)

    Thank you @Callum for your message.
    Yeah everything with my parents seemed okay I still think there is some tension at times but I don’t spend a lot of time at home anyways so should all be fine.

    So I jut had a response from my email and I have cancelled the appointment on Wednesday and they have forwarded the email on to N (who is the one I’m seeing) to see if we can rearrange or go online for it. I spoke to my general manager and she’s sorry that I have to miss the appointment as she knows how important they are for me but ultimately I need to do the training for work anyways.
    I’m just not looking forward to the training right now because I relapsed again with my self harm last night so now have to find a way I can hide it during the training as the training involves going into the swimming pool.
  • CallumCallum Community Manager Posts: 11 Settling in
    @Lottie5433, It's good to hear you managed to sort out the situation regarding your work and therapy appointment tomorrow. It's a shame you've had to cancel the appointment to rearrange it and have to do the training tomorrow, but at least that's sorted out now.

    I'm hearing that the training might be difficult being in the swimming pool following your relapse. In what way might you be able to deal with that I wonder?
  • Lottie5433Lottie5433 Community Connector Posts: 1,015 Wise Owl
    Hi @Callum
    Thank you for you message, it is a shame I had to cancel it and rearrange it but it’s now on my 2nd training day. I’ve spoke to my general manager to see if I can skip part of the training for 1hr to do the session as it’s online and she said I’d have to speak with the instructor doing the course. She also said it’s up to me how much I disclose to the instructor but might be worth telling him what it’s for and the importance of it and that I’ve already had to cancel the initial appointment for the training course.
    I’m not sure how I’m going to deal with it, it’s mainly the worry that my wrists are in show and the top of my arm. Like my only way around it is to find my long sleeved swim suit or wear a long sleeved T-shirt as we have to wear shorts and T-shirts in the water
    I’m just annoyed at myself because I relapsed again with my self harm and I can’t hide it much because I keep itching it and drawing attention to it
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