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BeyondBlue Welcome to the BB Social Zone - Guidelines for posting in this section
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Hi everyone, This section of the Beyond Blue Forums is a little different to the others, as you may have noticed in looking at the discussions. Elsewhere on the Forums, we discuss some pretty heavy topics: mental health issues, thoughts of suicide, t... View more

Hi everyone, This section of the Beyond Blue Forums is a little different to the others, as you may have noticed in looking at the discussions. Elsewhere on the Forums, we discuss some pretty heavy topics: mental health issues, thoughts of suicide, trauma, abuse, relationship breakdowns. Here is the place to come to get away from that and have a bit of fun. Distraction can be an important tool to draw on if you're finding yourself overwhelmed by distressing thoughts and feelings. As this is a section for respite from heavier topics, we will relocate any discussions about heavier topics to a more suitable section of the Forums. Happy posting! Beyond Blue

Kazzl The BB cafe
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The BB cafe is open for business! Welcome all to a new chill and chat place for everyone on the forum. The BB cafe is whatever you want it to be. There are comfy sofas, tables and chairs, coffee machines, a kitchen stocked with everything. There's a ... View more

The BB cafe is open for business! Welcome all to a new chill and chat place for everyone on the forum. The BB cafe is whatever you want it to be. There are comfy sofas, tables and chairs, coffee machines, a kitchen stocked with everything. There's a pool outside, a bbq area, an annexe with comfy beds for a quiet sleep, tv, dvd, books and whatever else you would like to have here. Most of all, it's a place to meet friends and fellow travellers for a bit of company. Talk over problems, tell jokes, share your day, escape into a world of your making. Grab a coffee and pull up a chair ... So, with a nod to the wonderful Carole King (Hard Rock Cafe) ... Now if you're feeling just a little bit lonely Don't sit at home just mopin' Come on down to where the friendship flows freely You know the door is always open At the BB cafe Come to the BB cafe They will help keep your blues at bay At the BB cafe Important Message from ModSupport: The main intention of the BB Cafe is to encourage light conversation. Please look after your fellow community members by nuturing the BB Cafe as a place to escape some of the more pressing issues in life and save those conversations for personal threads.

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Kazzl The BB cafe
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The BB cafe is open for business! Welcome all to a new chill and chat place for everyone on the forum. The BB cafe is whatever you want it to be. There are comfy sofas, tables and chairs, coffee machines, a kitchen stocked with everything. There's a ... View more

The BB cafe is open for business! Welcome all to a new chill and chat place for everyone on the forum. The BB cafe is whatever you want it to be. There are comfy sofas, tables and chairs, coffee machines, a kitchen stocked with everything. There's a pool outside, a bbq area, an annexe with comfy beds for a quiet sleep, tv, dvd, books and whatever else you would like to have here. Most of all, it's a place to meet friends and fellow travellers for a bit of company. Talk over problems, tell jokes, share your day, escape into a world of your making. Grab a coffee and pull up a chair ... So, with a nod to the wonderful Carole King (Hard Rock Cafe) ... Now if you're feeling just a little bit lonely Don't sit at home just mopin' Come on down to where the friendship flows freely You know the door is always open At the BB cafe Come to the BB cafe They will help keep your blues at bay At the BB cafe Important Message from ModSupport: The main intention of the BB Cafe is to encourage light conversation. Please look after your fellow community members by nuturing the BB Cafe as a place to escape some of the more pressing issues in life and save those conversations for personal threads.

hope4joy 5 letter game
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Hello! one of my favourite word games is where you are given five letters and you need to make a sentence from it, making one word that starts with each letter, in that order. The sentence can be as correct or quirky as you wish, don't worry about gr... View more

Hello! one of my favourite word games is where you are given five letters and you need to make a sentence from it, making one word that starts with each letter, in that order. The sentence can be as correct or quirky as you wish, don't worry about grammar! It can be serious, silly or ludicrous. You then leave five letters for another person. These five letters can be a five letter word or just five random letters, anything goes. It often helps not to think about it too much or it starts to get hard! For example: S T A R T somehow the amazon re-forrested tremendously or, G H J K L giant hairy jovial kangaroos laugh or, M F H B E microscopic follicles harmlessly brew elixirs and here is one for you to try.... P A P E R (and then leave a new set of five letters for the next person) Enjoy! Christina

Ggrand Two word game, loose a word, add a word ,keep a word.
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Hello everyone, I like games especially word games, This is an easy game, I'll start with two word that are meant to be together .... House Boat, Fishing Boat, fly fishing, etc. from first 2 words to 2nd 2 words. . so we take a word away (house)...ad... View more

Hello everyone, I like games especially word games, This is an easy game, I'll start with two word that are meant to be together .... House Boat, Fishing Boat, fly fishing, etc. from first 2 words to 2nd 2 words. . so we take a word away (house)...add another word ( fishing).. keep a word...(boat). lets see how we go.. good luck and have a bit of fun.. Grandy.

Airies A-Z Of films/movies
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Hi All, just a thread of films/movies starting from A through to Z. i will start and being the person I am i will start with Jaws- a film that left me scared of going in for a swim for a year or two, cheers Len

Hi All, just a thread of films/movies starting from A through to Z. i will start and being the person I am i will start with Jaws- a film that left me scared of going in for a swim for a year or two, cheers Len

Guest_78882310 Lost in life
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Hi I’m 30 years old just over a year out of a long term relationship and I feel lost in life at the moment, feels like there is an empty void in me I just can’t fill and I also feel like I’m falling behind in life and time is running out for me.

Hi I’m 30 years old just over a year out of a long term relationship and I feel lost in life at the moment, feels like there is an empty void in me I just can’t fill and I also feel like I’m falling behind in life and time is running out for me.

Guest_10343 One small thing that made today a bit easier
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Hey everyone,Thought I’d start a lighter thread here since this space is all about chilling and connecting.Some days are obviously harder than others, but I’ve noticed that even on rough days, there’s often one small thing that makes it a little more... View more

Hey everyone,Thought I’d start a lighter thread here since this space is all about chilling and connecting.Some days are obviously harder than others, but I’ve noticed that even on rough days, there’s often one small thing that makes it a little more bearable, even if it’s tiny or feels a bit silly. For me today, it was:sitting with a warm drink and doing absolutely nothing for five minutesand oddly enough, opening a window and just listening to outside noise for a bit Nothing life-changing, but it helped me pause. I was curious:What’s one small thing that helped you today (or recently)?Could be a song, a snack, a moment, a meme, a walk, a pet doing something weird - anything counts.No pressure to be positive or deep here. Just sharing.Looking forward to hearing your little wins, comforts, or random moments

Outcast Celebrating?
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Hello, hope everybody out there is keeping their minds in check & not falling into trenches. Not sure what compelled me to come out here, todays christmas which I know is "make believe", where we gather, to forgive, to open gifts, to celebrate etc, t... View more

Hello, hope everybody out there is keeping their minds in check & not falling into trenches. Not sure what compelled me to come out here, todays christmas which I know is "make believe", where we gather, to forgive, to open gifts, to celebrate etc, today's been kinda of dull day which might come off as desperation which is not what i like to come off as, im just curious to know what are we actually celebrating & why does it have to be a specific occasion to forgive & be compassionate for one another on specific occasions, can't it just be everyday, doesn't that make more sense? Especially when it comes to hanging out with family, I just see it as a title where those same people would move on & find any reason to single you out from various reasons, i try to not let it bother me but it just cant be helped, im in my 20's & its been going on for several years now, i dont know if others suffer in the same cohort, maybe due to how things turned out since the coming years as let's be honest, things haven't really been looking promising in terms of what the future holds & how everything is expensive where we have less buying power & more hostility. Now im not much of a interesting guy which does play into social rank, where often times, im singled out & forced to remain in solitude all the time, then I end up stuck with the fact that nobody last with each other as time goes. I just dont know why everything has to be rocket science all the time when it comes to socialism, besides theres hardly anything to do unless youre gonna be spending money on things & not to sound boring but how can anybody be spending in a time like this, especially when renting. Anyways thats all for now. Thank you

Neil_1 Worst Joke Wednesday
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Hi all I know a while back there was a thread with some jokes on it - just to try and lighten the load for folk and to provide a few jolly japes and spiffy spifferoons (those words etched in my memory bank from the late and great Kenny Everitt). Howe... View more

Hi all I know a while back there was a thread with some jokes on it - just to try and lighten the load for folk and to provide a few jolly japes and spiffy spifferoons (those words etched in my memory bank from the late and great Kenny Everitt). However, I was far to lazy to try and find the other thread, so thought I'd start up a new one WJW. Here we go people, something to start you off with: "When I was a small boy, I had a dog named Tax. I'd open the door and "Income Tax"" "That very same year, I had a bird called Enza. I'd open the window and "Influenza" Now, they can't be done on any other day - for it is after all, Worst Joke Wednesday. See if you can beat either of those?

Croix Croix Parler
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I'd like to use this pace for miscellaneous matters that don't fit elsewhere Thanks Croix

I'd like to use this pace for miscellaneous matters that don't fit elsewhere Thanks Croix

111 dad joke
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why do mud crabs never volunteer for anything ?Cause their shellfish.! ouch !

why do mud crabs never volunteer for anything ?Cause their shellfish.! ouch !