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Helping Eachother a Must Read Thread

Chris D — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 09:34:05 GMT

Hi All,

This is for anyone and everyone suffering or have been though a mental illness and whatever else people have gone through in the past.

I thought of this last night while trying to get to sleep and in my head it sounded good,inspirational and encouraging to help others in similar positions. I will try to remember it as best i can.

Here i go: We have all been through bad periods in our own personal lives as we grow older, wiser and have a better understanding of life. Here we all are, so many people with so many different illnesses and so many different things that has happened to all of us in our lives. Together at Beyond Blue on this forum we come together to band as one. We stand side by side with eachother walking with eachother picking eachother up off the lush green paddock ground when we are feeling down, we will not leave anyone behind. Any obstacle that we come across we will band together as one and know it down as we all keep marching forward across this paddock towards the ray of light that we are all hgeading in the same direction for.

To all going through a rough time at the moment, i say this: YOU ARE NOT ALONE, YOU NEVER HAVE BEEN AND NEVER WILL BE. TOGETHER WE BAND AS ONE, TOGETHER ON ONE CAN BRING US DOWN, TOGETHER WE WILL KNOCK DOWN ANY OBSTACLE WE COME ACROSS, WE WILL NOT LEAVE ANYONE BEHIND. TOGETHER WE STAND SIDE BY SIDE WITH EACHOTHER.

To all members: STAND TALL, STAY STRONG AND BE DEFIANT TOGETHER WE WILL OVERCOME ALL OF OUR SUFFERING that has brought us all here to Beyond Blue.

To Beyond Blue i say THANKYOU.

I hope this msg inspires everyone to overcome their own personal challenges in their own lives.

Kind Regards

Chris

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Jo3 — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 23:18:34 GMT

Oh Chris,

You are truly amazing. I've read your messages and you've had your share of pain.

But reading this, OMG, I am so inspired by what you wrote. I'm crying, just thinking that before I joined BB I thought I had no friends but now I know I have so so many.

By banding together on here we are all here to support and help each one of us.

I will print this out and keep it in my wallet for my "bad" days. Sort of like today, i will keep reading this over and over again so I know that I have the support from you and others.

Thank you so much Chris for an inspiring message.

Jo xx

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Jos — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 05:44:06 GMT

Hi Chris,

Beautifully written and truly inspiring, THANKYOU...

Keep your light burning so that others may follow...

Jos 🙂

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vip — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 09:27:26 GMT

A great write up Chris 100% with you well done x

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Chris D — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:13:04 GMT

Hi All,

You know to have the responses i have had so far is very kind of you all. Today i was feeling down & so when i was feeling like that i came back on the computer and went straight to this thread and read Jo's reply. Then coming back tonight to have a couple more is even better.

Getting back to myself feeling down to read the comments from everyone including my own lifted me up, it gave me a boost.

To you all that have responded so far and to the many more that have read it and still have not responded i say thankyou.

I'm getting the responses that this thread was intended for.

THANKYOU.

Remember STAND TALL, BE DEFIANT AND BE STRONG

TOGETHER WE UNITE AS ONE AND WILL WIN EACH OF OUR OWN PERSONAL BATTLES

Kind Regards

Chris

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Jo3 — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:30:05 GMT

Hi Chris,

I've had a pretty down day today, feeling like I'm in a dark spot. But I have just re-read your message from this morning and you have lifted me up again. You have pulled me out of my dark spot.

Thank you Chris, so much.

Your friend Jo

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Jos — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:54:07 GMT

Hi Chris,

Ditto, remember that tomorrow is a new day, don't feel down feel enlightened, you have the no how to stay focused.

Jos 🙂

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Mbuna — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:56:45 GMT

Chris,

Great post. I find sharing my experiences helps me deal with my demons. Listening to others and how they deal with their issues is also very helpful to me. I read posts on this forum for months before i actually signed up and started contributing. You are right. People may not always find the answers on here but it is a safe place where we can all post without the fear of judgement. Stick with it.

Cheers

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geoff — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:20:36 GMT

dear Chris, when you first came onto this site you were definitely in a bad way, so yes we all band together to start your journey again, and you have responded and started to walk again and then be able to participate, and to be able to do this requires great strength, and that's exactly what you have.

Without having this site you and all the other people would be in dire straights, so fortunately here we are helping each other.

Great post Chris. Geoff.

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Neil_1 — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 22:20:58 GMT

Chris

I just wanted to weigh in with my congratulations to you on such an uplifting and powerfully worded post.

Neil

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Chris D — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 04:32:15 GMT

Hi All,

This the second installment of trying to encourage and support you all with your own personal battles including my own.

I wirte this post while lying on my bed with my door closed, listening to music on my phone, my mum playing the piano in the lounge room and my dad outside doing things around the yard.

As i lay on my bed i have alot of things going on in my head. I think of all of the battles people are facing in their own lives, my heart is the pot of gold for all of you to walk to. It is the light that we all going to get to, even those who are experiencing the upmost pain and battles. As we all have our good and bad days, i think we all should remember just how lucky we are to live in this great country of ours. We see and hear about all of the unfortunate events that happen to people in less developed countries and how they must feel in the end being left with nothing in most cases. Their homes are in ruins, their lives are turned upside down by the act of nature and unfortunately by the most cruel people on earth.

We all should be very grateful to have what we have in this amazing country of ours.

Carrying on from the very first post in this thread, walking up the hill in the lush green field towards the Ray of light, the light of hope, life and happiness. We band together in one straight line across the field up the hill and we take down each obstacle we come across on our own path, we help eachother, we talk, we support, we encourage and we join hands so tightly that NOTHING CAN BREAK THE GRIP WE HAVE ON EACHOTHER TOGETHER WE WILL WIN EACH OF OUR OWN BATTLES WE WILL WIN. WE ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE ANYMORE BULL FROM ANYONE ANYMORE. We will BAND TOGETHER AS ONE WE WILL BE DEFIANT WE WILL BE STRONG WE WILL STAND TALL WITH STRAIGHT BACKS AND NOT GIVE AN INCH TO ANYONE. WE ARE SIMPLY THE BEST, WE ARE THE VOICE, WE ARE AMAZING PEOPLE WITH THE STRENGTH THAT CAN KNOCK DOWN ANYONE WHO TRIES TO PUT US DOWN. We all have had this power in us and now is the time show the world what people like us are made off. They can take us on at their own risk.

Thankyou i hope this post can inspire and make you all think about things from a slightly different angle.

I hope you all had a safe and happy new yr.

Kind Regards

Chris

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Yves — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:22:21 GMT

Chris! It's so great to hear from you and see you're doing well.

I came here to vent because I've been feeling really stressed and worried about my situation at the moment, but I read your post first, and I feel so much better.

Thank you for taking the time to reach out to others like this. It's so great that you're not only doing well yourself, but offering comfort to all of us too.

Take care 🙂

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Jo3 — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 21:13:17 GMT

Hey Chris

This is a great post that you have written. Thanks for writing this - i needed to be reminded especially at the moment.

Chris, i hope you're doing OK, please take care

Jo xx

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Fish123 — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 09:21:42 GMT

Hi Everyone, I'm new to this, but after reading the posts it feels right.

My story (history) is long, first Chronic fatigue Syndrome for 5 years, then breast cancer, and then depression. Seems like I got the trifecta, I have other health concerns, but they are the main ones. I blame the CFS for everything, it really stuffed up my body.

I have 3 beautiful children, fantastic friends and family support. BUT days like today I do feel so "alone". I also feel guilty as I have been really good for so long, and then I woke up this morning feeling like "death warmed up"

I just don't understand it, how it can just come on like that, so weird. I have managed to hold down a job and get through Christmas and NYE without any problems and have even been going out with friends. Then today out of nowhere it hits me. Manage to struggle through the day, feels like such a waste of a day though. I feel like I shouldn't complain 'cause I have had a good run, but I just hate it, why does it have to rear it's ugly head again.

It's helped reading the posts here, as everyone seems to understand. I wish everyone health and happiness.

Thanks for reading.

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bzb — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 12:40:30 GMT

Dear Fish,

I have been having a good run, but, there are days that seem to creep up on me, or I have a bad day out of the blue. We are human and it's ok to have one, that's what I think 😉 If it persists for a long time, then I'd be worried, but one day out of a great run, I think is ok.

Take care,

bzb

p.s. Thank you Chris for your post, I agree!!! 🙂