I do this. I share on this blog. But if trouble I call Randy. I desperately do not want to return to the bad times. But if the nightmares get bad, if I am crying I reach out to him. Does he deserve to be my main support person? No, but he is willing to be so. Just weeks ago I was struggling with self harming again. I called Randy. I did not know but I interrupted his getting supper after a hard time at work. He talked me off the ledge, he calmed me down, and he did not let me off the phone until I assured him I wouldn’t hurt myself. That is the person Randy is. I am so sorry to put my friend through this. Hugs
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Ooh, mind.org. I’ve explored that site in the past, although seeking info on a different situation. They seem to be a great, practical resource.
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Hi MDavis. It was on one of the meme sites I go to for stuff to post. The author must struggle as I do because they post a lot of stuff like this. Hope you are well. Hugs
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I’m doing okay.
I’ll be brave here. I found this site when I was searching on hoarding. I was heading down a dark road of possessions and this helped me start dealing with it.
For one thing it showed me how much worse it can get. I’ve stopped it sort of early. And it showed me I’m not alone. The first thing, though, is that I seem to be on this spectrum. It could be worse, but if I don’t fix it it probably will be.
I do wish I was progressing faster. I think my current spirit animal is a snail, the one from the riddle, the one climbing out of a well. It feels like I’m backsliding a lot but I have pictures. I can look at them and see that I have made progress.
Okay, I don’t want to talk about this any more right now.
(Hugs)
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Hi Scottie. This was a good post. Disheartening thing about mental health [outside of the poor color people put on that word. If you say “heart health” people don’t think you’re having a heart attack, but if we say “mental health” people think ‘crazy’. Secret is, we are all crazy in our own way 🙂 ] is that people are most often really trying to make it through the hurt and hard parts of their life the best they can, and admitting that they need help can seem to them as a weakness. It’s not. It’s absolute wisdom. We have a lot coming at us in life, and frankly it can become overwhelming. It gets too damn heavy, too much to carry. And, often times we have pointed out to us that we are so desperately trying to carry loads that aren’t ours to carry, that aren’t necessary to carry.
Hugs!
randy
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