Just needed to be heard for a little while

whitewing

Yes Divorced_Daddy, all are welcome on this thread, posting or lurking.

lostinrates

Starting out all over again, eh? What an opportunity your sig offers you! Make the most of it, huh? Welcome.

Divorced_Daddy_001

Thanks very much

elsien

Hello new people :wave:
Slight tangent, but I've just been to see the comedian Susan Colman. Aside from being very funny, she was also talking about mental health problems and times when she hasn't liked herself very much, and the impact of sudden recognition. Refreshingly open, and also had us rolling in the aisles.

jobbingmusician

Hello DD and welcome to the thread - all welcome here! :hello:

One of the things that might help you when you are feeling low, that a few of us value, are http://therecoveryletters.com/ We all try to help each other here, but we also point people at good resources, and sometimes one of us will post an inspirational letter here to give us all a lift

System

Welcome to the thread D_D

Feel free to post or lurk, whichever you are most comfortable with!

Pyxis

Divorced_Daddy_001 wrote: »

I hope it's ok for me to post in this thread? If not, but you can point me in the right direction where I might receive a bit of support on days when things get really scary, I'd be very grateful.

Hello, Divorced_Daddy. Welcome to the thread.

I know what you mean about "really scary".
Do you have any strategies you can employ, to counteract the fear?

seven-day-weekend

Welcome Divorced Daddy!

And you ARE welcome! Please read the thread netiquette below,which we all keep to in order to support each other

seven-day-weekend

Originally Posted by Pyxis View Post
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Here is the suggested THREAD ETIQUETTE. By following this etiquette, all posters, whether new or existing, will feel safe, unpressured and respected..

- This is a thread for support. We have discovered some good friends on here, but we promise always to welcome and include new people, and not to be cliquey.

- People may make suggestions to help each other, and might even ask if the suggestions were helpful or have been carried out, but we'll really try not to nag each other or put too much pressure on.

- The normal board rules about sexism, racism, homophobia etc. apply, but if we are careful we should be able to discuss almost anything without breaching board rules - so far we have discussed subjects ranging from child abuse to incontinence!

-If someone thinks that too much pressure is being applied, they can post the trigger word PENGUIN and flag up the fact that they believe there's a potential for someone feeling too nagged to do something. ANYONE could post PENGUIN if they felt there was a danger that suggestions were being enforced too much.


- If you think something might be a PENGUIN, please post something like the green bit which follows.

"I would like to discuss something to do with [insert subject here], but I am concerned that this might be a trigger for some people. Is everyone OK if I post about that?"

Then LEAVE IT for at least an hour to allow people to respond. Then, when you post, repost the word PENGUIN above the discussion. Then post the penguiny bit in white! And the phrase END OF PENGUIN when you have finished.

It will look like this. You will be able to see the white text if you highlight it or if you quote it (so please don't quote a penguin!)

PENGUIN

This is a penguin. A nasty, crotch biting penguin (CBT).
It isn't really, you can look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozGTv0hxhpc[/url]
END OF PENGUIN




IMPORTANT: It has been ascertained that some posters to this thread have found that there are certain subjects which act as triggers, precipitating a worsening of their condition.
To protect these posters, you are respectfully requested NOT to discuss these subjects on this thread:-

Religion. (Please note: it is recognised that everyone is entitled to their beliefs, and we respect those beliefs. It is only because of the fact that religion does act as a trigger for some posters, that we exclude it from discussion.)
N.B. Please don't even mention the name of the religion.

The afterlife. The reason for this is explained in this thread by one poster, and there will be others for whom this is a trigger.

We ask and thank you for your co-operation in this matter.


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It should be pointed out that if anyone is feeling very distressed or close to a crisis, they do not have to worry about what they are posting, or whether it is a penguin for someone else or not. In a crisis situation, just post! We wouldn't want anyone to feel that they couldn't ask for help in case it's a penguin! The penguin thing only applies to a general discussion situation.

- More suggestions please.............We stress that we are suggesting that we AGREE some Thread Etiquette to HELP people who might feel anxious about posting, we are not trying to IMPOSE rules, just relating this to facilitating groups, so that people feel safe and able to participate as fully as they can.

pipkin71

Everything has been upside down here lately. I was taken into hospital last Tuesday 25th, discharged on the 28th, re-admitted in the early hours of the 29th and discharged again at 5pm yesterday.

To say I feel rough is an understatement and they still haven't been able to operate so I still have to face that

My girls have been amazingly grown-up though and friends and family have rallied round so there's a positive from a negative. I just need to hope I can stay out of hospital now and build my strength up so that they can do the operation I need