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    <title>topic Between Two Worlds in Welcome and orientation</title>
    <link>https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/between-two-worlds/m-p/247#M2</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi pl515p1&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I am really sorry that you are grieving your father and that you’ve had a breakdown. I am sending you a hug and my condolences for your loss.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I understand what you are experiencing. &lt;SPAN style="font-size: inherit; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;My father passed when I was a teenager. I had never felt pain like that before and my grief was overwhelming. I regularly saw him in my dreams and felt his presence.  &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: inherit; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;I also spent a lot of time in bed so I could be with him. &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I do believe that your father is coming to see you and support you. And while I imagine your &lt;SPAN style="font-size: inherit; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;dad wants to comfort you, ultimately I think your dad would want you to live your best life—and, I say this as gently as possible, you can’t do that from bed. But you &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;already know that, my friend.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;To answer your question, I don’t think you can put a time limit on things. I think you can exist in your two worlds as long as you need to. &lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;From my experience, as you heal you will gradually find you don’t need your dream world as much and I think you will find you’re okay spending more time in this world.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;It will get easier.  Life always finds a way to bring us back to where we need to be.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;For now, you rest. Tomorrow is another day.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;Post any time. Kind thoughts to you &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: inherit; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2021 14:01:33 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Summer Rose</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2021-05-22T14:01:33Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Between Two Worlds</title>
      <link>https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/between-two-worlds/m-p/246#M1</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;How long do you think one can exist in two worlds before one must give out to the other?&lt;BR /&gt;
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Some find an escape by diving into their work, others delve into art and it's variety of mediums as escapism, while for some, substances become their way of coping.&lt;BR /&gt;
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I have found my other world, in this other world my father is alive, he is here, I can interact with him, and we can be free once more, I know these are only dreams, but right now my dreams are far more pleasant than my life.&lt;BR /&gt;
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Since I broke down a fortnight ago I have been sleeping much more, sometimes 18 hours.&lt;BR /&gt;
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Two times this week I have fallen asleep at 6pm and did not wake up until noon the next day.&lt;BR /&gt;
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In a way it is similar to drugs, as when I awake and reality hits I crash down hard.&lt;BR /&gt;
And it is also impeding my life, but in some ways I don't care...these dreams, these dream are an oasis, I cannot describe how I feel.&lt;BR /&gt;
I believe that dad is visiting me to support me, and encourage me to regain myself, but each time he is about to reveal the next plot of the journey I wake up.&lt;BR /&gt;
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My counsellor has said that my mind and body are exhausted, and I need rest, so I am allowing myself time for that, but this tightrope teeters between the two planes, where one is full of endless possibilities, and the other feels robbed of possibilities.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: inherit;"&gt;It is hard, as I feel my mind and heart yearn to be there more than here, I know sooner or later a choice must be made, perhaps dad will show me the way once more.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I guess it is similar to The Matrix in some ways, I know that world is not reality, but knowing that merely opens it up for even more freedom...&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: inherit;"&gt;The mind is such an unexplored place, it holds more possibilities than stars in the sky.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2021 17:41:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/between-two-worlds/m-p/246#M1</guid>
      <dc:creator>pl515p1</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-05-21T17:41:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Between Two Worlds</title>
      <link>https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/between-two-worlds/m-p/247#M2</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi pl515p1&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I am really sorry that you are grieving your father and that you’ve had a breakdown. I am sending you a hug and my condolences for your loss.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I understand what you are experiencing. &lt;SPAN style="font-size: inherit; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;My father passed when I was a teenager. I had never felt pain like that before and my grief was overwhelming. I regularly saw him in my dreams and felt his presence.  &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: inherit; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;I also spent a lot of time in bed so I could be with him. &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I do believe that your father is coming to see you and support you. And while I imagine your &lt;SPAN style="font-size: inherit; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;dad wants to comfort you, ultimately I think your dad would want you to live your best life—and, I say this as gently as possible, you can’t do that from bed. But you &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;already know that, my friend.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;To answer your question, I don’t think you can put a time limit on things. I think you can exist in your two worlds as long as you need to. &lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;From my experience, as you heal you will gradually find you don’t need your dream world as much and I think you will find you’re okay spending more time in this world.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;It will get easier.  Life always finds a way to bring us back to where we need to be.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;For now, you rest. Tomorrow is another day.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt;Post any time. Kind thoughts to you &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: inherit; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2021 14:01:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/between-two-worlds/m-p/247#M2</guid>
      <dc:creator>Summer Rose</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-05-22T14:01:33Z</dc:date>
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