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28 Feb 2023 01:04 AM
28 Feb 2023 01:04 AM
That is a beautiful story @EternalFlower & thankyou for supporting @tonys in their time of need. I REALLY don't want my words to cause any further turmoil to them. I guess we have to all tread very lightly. As @Former-Member stated, we never really know who we are talking to behind this screen.
I can't chat long. I have an appointment today, with an exceptionally beautiful woman 🤞👍⭐
I'm not going to cause any further damage here. I get, that people are intimidated by me.
I try my best to make others feel safe. Nobody ever deserves to be abused.
Do they?
A small gift.
It helps me when I'm lost & needing help.
Anyway, maybe it'll do the trick.
One last trick.
And all those who have ever been here for me . I wish you all the peace joy & health in the world.
Oh...& Don't forget
Take Care of Yourself! 😊
28 Feb 2023 01:13 AM
28 Feb 2023 01:13 AM
Hi @StanD if I understand correctly I think Tonys was asking if you maybe take a break from tagging them.
Are you ok? It's ok to need space.
I am a bit pedantic sometimes about details and am sorry if I'm annoying was just wandering if maybe the tagging could be a way to respect the wishes.
Sending peace to all...
I think the way to access peer workers is bit confusing like we don't know exactly which peer workers are on and when, so could it be that we could have a generic tag for asking any peer workers support ? I feel annoying sometimes tagging you or jynx or amber and don't know if it's ok to do so. Can we get more clarity on how we can get peer workers help on threads ?
28 Feb 2023 02:01 AM
28 Feb 2023 02:01 AM
28 Feb 2023 02:23 AM
28 Feb 2023 02:23 AM
Hi sorry I am trying my best with what I have. It has been a bit tense here and I am sorry if I made it worse , trying my best ...
The posts here are very supportive and from very genuine place we are lucky to have this space so I hope it continues.
I don't ike the crosswar of and feel sometimes people are treating others with suspicion. Care is needed .
28 Feb 2023 03:12 AM
28 Feb 2023 03:12 AM
Oh mate @EternalFlower I'm so sorry, I have been wanting to reply to you beautiful letter and have been flat out with farewells and posts to people on other threads that wrote to me. .
My friend, you realy shouldn't be worrying about this at all and thinking you have to take sides or fix things up. You are way way to fragile to be doing anything other than accepting support and having a laugh at silly old me if that is at all possible. This other person is your friend and yes I've always been proud of you. so that will be that. Go to bed and know people care about you very much. I only included you and the others so that if you sent posts to me and did not get a reply, I care deeply. I'm just having a spell in the top paddock with the rest of the cows.
You have such a soft heart, an old farmer like me has to be so careful with it. Its a little hard for some one with A2 but my respect and admiration of you has never wavered.
I seriously doubt Sane is going any ware. mate, they are bigger than our army. and after the floods fire economy, they will double in size again so put that worry out of your head.
We are all softies even though some like me always try to hide it. So rest your mind, thats what I'm going to do and before you know every thing will be ribbons and roses.
tonys moon base one. big big hug and see you in a little bit.
28 Feb 2023 10:12 AM - edited 03 Mar 2023 03:28 PM
28 Feb 2023 10:12 AM - edited 03 Mar 2023 03:28 PM
@StanD Glad you getting yourself beautiful woman time. Sorry to see you go. Was looking forward to sorting through some experiences of early institutionalisation, but maybe you were never in the land of fire and flooding rains. Never felt the slightest intimidated by you, sorry if I trod on your toes in any way by asking questions. It was with warmth and inclusion. It is your right not to answer. Sometimes people from overseas do not get Aussie culture and a lot of us have been underdogs for a long time. It has taken me a while to figure it out meself born of non English mother, and I was born here, pay the rent and walked with koori peoples, yep in Sydney.. Sometimes people from dominant cultures can make a lot of assumptions and generalisations that really do not fit and are an import from another sociopolitical environment.
@Former-Member including you in role of original poster and a bloomin good poster.
@EternalFlower To tag or not to tag ... zis is zee kwestchun... your gentle cutting straight to the issues approach is great and I would skate on thin ice with you any time....lol... I used to get teased with ... your a poet and dont know it line ... lol ... thats certainly true now ...lol... bit old for a rap artist tho... lol
@tonys You do you too.
Thats all we can ever do ... there is a wisdom in I statements. I am pretty careful with you statements.
28 Feb 2023 01:16 PM
28 Feb 2023 01:16 PM
Thanks @tonys @Appleblossom for seeing that . I am fragile and no sides.
Other person also my friend. Speaking up is ok, scary but ok...we try and I hope people can allow.
Lol @Appleblossom skating the ice....skating around....thanks for skating around this space with me and it's experimenting isn't it as we don't always know how to commubicate.
You're right tagging is the question !!!! I don't know anymore I think like in real life I honestly struggle too and it feels big. I mean no harm to anyone xx
01 Mar 2023 01:01 AM
01 Mar 2023 01:01 AM
@StanD hope U are ok and can feel comfortable to return...this space is here for you. I don't know how to articulate well. I'm sorry you're having a hard time and I was very empathetic to read U also struggle with not having a home of ur own. I have had small experiences with that and struggle to have secure housing with my illness. It's been one of the hardest things so I'm very sorry you experience that and hope you're ok.
02 Mar 2023 10:55 AM
02 Mar 2023 10:55 AM
Hello @EternalFlower it's very cool you reached out to me. I think you are doing your best to in this message to support me. It means a lot. I want going to write on the forums for a while, but I'm having a scary day today. I have to go to a meeting. It will probably be good for me? I don't want to get out of bed. It feels like that nervous feeling first day of a new school in prep! Or first day of a new job. It's really difficult to push myself. Also the weather is cold & I want to stay under blankets. I'm just gonna stay here for a bit & see if my mind changes.
😢 Flashbacks of being a little kid & not wanting to go.
02 Mar 2023 01:14 PM
02 Mar 2023 01:14 PM
At the meeting @EternalFlower 🙂
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