Here we can all be heard for a little while. Part 2

Pyxis

Hi Katy!

Was wondering, are you getting support for the MH issues?

Did you feel that things worsened after Escapette was released?

Are things ok, with OH back at work?

Is the mother/baby group helpful/fun?


Oops! This has turned into a grilling! Didn't mean it to!

As we're grilling, have a sausage!

Pyxis

Here is the repost....

Pyxis wrote: »

(The thread etiquette will be reposted every ten or so pages.)
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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..

!!!But first...............please be assured..................................................................******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. (See below about penguins). 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.******


- 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.

Similarly, if they want to discuss something that might be a trigger for some people, then posting PENGUIN would be a warning that what follows in the whiteout might be a trigger.


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

"Possible penguin about.........(type of trigger)" The trigger might be:- child abuse, marital abuse/violence, paranoia, stalkers, death, etc.

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 post containing a penguin onto the thread!)
(Harmless example follows here):-
PENGUIN

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


END OF PENGUIN

(NB on a tenth-page repost of the etiquette, you can see these penguiny words because they are white against the green 'quote' background. On a normal post, they will be white against white, and so won't be seen on the thread.)

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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!!!So, to reiterate..............******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.

...............Thread Motto...............
Nos Omnes Ad Audiendum Parumper

mellymoo74

Gear me up please.
Today my dad would have been 63 in two weeks he will have been dead for 8 years
Feeling sad

Gingernutty

I have spent the night defrosting the other department's fridge freezer.

It's one of those frostless things which never seem to make the fridge cold enough.

It was rank. :eek: I have to pass it to get into the kitchen and get to our fridge (which is virtually sterile now I have access to tubs of alcohol sterilizing wipes :T :rotfl:) and the smell of even the closed fridge was atrocious. :eek: :eek:

There was mould growing down the back of their fridge!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

I had to wipe everything before putting it into our little fridge with an ice box and set about theirs.

There were so few calls I was able to do a good job, let it all dry out for over two hours before switching on and putting everything back again.

Still, even though I may not get thanked for it, I know I did a good job.

The rest of the night/morning did not go so well. The printer started printing gibberish, all the jobs had to be cancelled and resent and the printer 'rebooted'.

That slowed me down and the lady who called for her pile of paper at 05:40 had to wait for me to finish stapling it all together.

And the stapler jammed. And I cancelled a list which I forgot to reprint it so I had to print it off 'special' and deliver it to the lady who had 'phoned telling me what the problem was.

Two emails sent by the system haven't arrived and I'm waiting for a third which disappears if I don't get to it in time...

If anyone asks, I'm keeping my eyes peeled....:cool:

Pyxis

And technology is supposed to save time! :rotfl:

codemonkey

Pyxis wrote: »

And technology is supposed to save time! :rotfl:

You clearly don't know the Murphy's Laws of Computing Pyxis

• If something can go wrong, it will.
• If something does go wrong it will be at the worst possible time
• The likelihood of problems occurring is inversely proportional to the amount of time remaining before the deadline.

tea_lover

Tuesday??? That's not right surely? Wasn't it Tuesday yesterday??

Pyxis

tea_lover wrote: »

Tuesday??? That's not right surely? Wasn't it Tuesday yesterday??

It was, but this is a Tuesday clone.

Wellyboots6

Pyxis wrote: »

Hi Katy!

Was wondering, are you getting support for the MH issues?

Did you feel that things worsened after Escapette was released?

Are things ok, with OH back at work?

Is the mother/baby group helpful/fun?


Oops! This has turned into a grilling! Didn't mean it to!

As we're grilling, have a sausage!

Thanks for the sausage!

No support for MH issues other than being offered medication which I won't take due to breast feeding.

If anything, I feel better since Escapette arrived. I feel worse mood-wise, but I now can explain that as being due to lack of sleep, and I have a very good reason to fight through it and not let it get to me. Not sure that makes sense!

Things are OK with hubby back at work. I enjoy girly time with Escapette during the day but am happy to hand her over in an evening. His family are helping a lot too. I go back to work in a couple of weeks though and am dreading it.

The baby groups are OK. I'm rubbish in those sites of situations anyway but am sticking with it. Trying to get ready to go to one this morning but not sure we will make it as noone is dressed yet!

Sounds like you had a lovely time away.

Georgiegirl256

Hugs (((Melly)))

Well done gingernutty on tackling the terrors that lurked in the fridge :eek: