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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.

Ember_Glow Poems About Greif, Death of Loved Ones, Suicide, Self Harm, Trauma, or Anything That's On Your Mind
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Hi. I'm Ember Glow. I write to process things. mmMekitty suggested that I start my own poetry strain thingo so here it is. I will post my poems here, but feel free to post your own too. As I said before, i write to process things, whether that be gri... View more

Hi. I'm Ember Glow. I write to process things. mmMekitty suggested that I start my own poetry strain thingo so here it is. I will post my poems here, but feel free to post your own too. As I said before, i write to process things, whether that be grief, loss, sorrow, anger, elation, jelousy, or anything in between. And so this is where I will share these poems with you. For some context, most of my poems are either about my daily life living with grief, or the grief in itself that consumes me from various friends and family members passing. But I also write about nature and intangible things like hope, or sometimes just whatever is on my mind. I hope this is a space where you can feel free to do the same. So post your poems below! They don't have to be good or anything, and they don't have to be about a certain topic, but this conversation thingo (I'm kinda new here so I don't know the correct terminology sorry) is for you to share your work with others. I usually find it nice and much easier to share my work with people who don't know me because that way if you judge it I won't care as much Ember

Puppies Doggos!
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Hi! My favourite animal has always been the dog. I'd love to hear about any dogs that you have and a little bit about them, including name, breed, age (and birthdate), their favourite things to do, and how spoilt they are! I'll start: My dog's name i... View more

Hi! My favourite animal has always been the dog. I'd love to hear about any dogs that you have and a little bit about them, including name, breed, age (and birthdate), their favourite things to do, and how spoilt they are! I'll start: My dog's name is Lucy. She is a purebred beagle. She is 9 but will be 10 on December 4th (born 2008). As a beagle, her stomach is all she thinks about, so she loooooves food. She loves to go for walks, and although she is antisocial, she knows the words 'dog park' and loves spending her time sniffing all the dog smells. If you are looking for Lucy, she will either be licking the floor in the kitchen, or sleeping in her queen sized bed. She has her own rocking chair (known as 'the dog's chair'), but she often sleeps on the recliners, with her blanky. She's my favourite thing ever - and I love her I'm looking forward to hearing about all your doggos! - puppies

BlueKat1082 I am just me and that's ok
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I'm not great at expressing my self but here gose.I have been reading a lot about people trying to chase ( normal ).But what is normal ?

I'm not great at expressing my self but here gose.I have been reading a lot about people trying to chase ( normal ).But what is normal ?

Guest_00608802 Randomly going through internet and i found this page
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i was just randomly reading something and found this page and now i feel money is a very expensive thing you have to spend so many of your precious days of life working your ass off for money. Whereas time is the most expensive thing which we do not ... View more

i was just randomly reading something and found this page and now i feel money is a very expensive thing you have to spend so many of your precious days of life working your ass off for money. Whereas time is the most expensive thing which we do not care about .Cheers everyone this is just a normal message after 7 beers i wanted to share

Ggrand Middle, mature, elderly aged person...lonely & living alone...Needing someone to talk to?..Let’s be here for each other.
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Hello Everyone..... have noticed that a lot of mature aged and elderly people are living alone and overwhelmed by loneliness...I though I would make this thread to give and receive support to each other as well as a place where we could also chat abo... View more

Hello Everyone..... have noticed that a lot of mature aged and elderly people are living alone and overwhelmed by loneliness...I though I would make this thread to give and receive support to each other as well as a place where we could also chat about any thing you want to chat about...so we can all get to know each other...Life’s not as lonely with others to talk to....forum friends can be a big help for us in not feeling so alone... Share some tips, exercise, gardening, favourite meals, recipes, books your reading, hobbies, what you like doing.....pets and their impact they have in your life....anything at all you feel that would help other people struggle with living alone....and loneliness.. I have a volunteer day..one day a week, which gets me outside of my home and into a different atmosphere where I can talk to the other volunteers and sometimes even customers, when I venture into the shop...Do you volunteer yourself somewhere... I have 2 little Maltese x Yorkshire..that are my companions, they help me to get out of bed each morning to care for them....when really all I want to do is stay in bed..... Please feel free to talk about what your interests are or how your traveling right now.. Looking forward to getting to know you... Grandy..

Ggrand Unscramble my word.
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Hello everyone.... I like word games and thought this game would be fun to play.... Select a word you like with 6 letters..any word as long as it’s not a negative word...Please only words in English dictionary....the next person who comes along has t... View more

Hello everyone.... I like word games and thought this game would be fun to play.... Select a word you like with 6 letters..any word as long as it’s not a negative word...Please only words in English dictionary....the next person who comes along has to try to unscramble the word.. Example....enclad......CANDLE.. I’ll go first..good luck.. My scrambled word is... wleorf.....lol watch out for auto correct... Grandy..

Guest_32230555 The winds of change are blowing across the planes
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Hi new to all of this, but so glad to see I am not alone in this, so many good topics that is certainly helpful for me.Stay strong

Hi new to all of this, but so glad to see I am not alone in this, so many good topics that is certainly helpful for me.Stay strong

Clara1 Volunteering
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I am 45 years old and I have been volunteering in an op shop for six years. I like my job but I am not obsessed with it and I am not that materialistic. People always want to talk to me about my job. Sometimes I don’t want to talk to them because it’... View more

I am 45 years old and I have been volunteering in an op shop for six years. I like my job but I am not obsessed with it and I am not that materialistic. People always want to talk to me about my job. Sometimes I don’t want to talk to them because it’s not that interesting and I don’t care how much they want to spend. I don’t want to be rude but sometimes I feel like I need to find some more friends outside of work.

CMF Quotes that I like
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I couldn't think of a more creative name for this thread so I kept it simple. I love coming across quotes that make me feel good or make me think about a situation in a different light. I have a "little book of confidence" that I used to carry in my ... View more

I couldn't think of a more creative name for this thread so I kept it simple. I love coming across quotes that make me feel good or make me think about a situation in a different light. I have a "little book of confidence" that I used to carry in my handbag for when i needed it and I have a few other little books with quotes that I reflect on now and then I thought it would be good to share some and encourage others to do the same. For starters I have: If you want to know someone's mind, listen to their words. If you want to know their heart, watch their actions. People are not addicted to alcohol or drugs, they are addicted to escaping reality. cmf x

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