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Sophie_M Welcome to the BB Social Zone - guidelines for posting in this section
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Hi everyone, This section of the forum is a little different to the others, as you may have noticed in looking around the threads. Elsewhere on the forums, we discuss some pretty heavy topics: mental health issues, thoughts of suicide, trauma, abuse,... View more

Hi everyone, This section of the forum is a little different to the others, as you may have noticed in looking around the threads. 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 difficult topics, we will remove posts made in this section that attempt to discuss personal issues. Please use a support thread in the appropriate section for these discussions. Happy posting!

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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Denv12 What Do You Collect/Whats Your Hobbies?
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Most people have some sort of hobby. The enjoyment and satisfaction of a hobby is a great way to be at peace. Who remembers the old K-Tel records of the 60s and 70s? Who's still got them? Yep,I kept mine. Mind you I started collecting the 70s compila... View more

Most people have some sort of hobby. The enjoyment and satisfaction of a hobby is a great way to be at peace. Who remembers the old K-Tel records of the 60s and 70s? Who's still got them? Yep,I kept mine. Mind you I started collecting the 70s compilation hits albums like Whopper,Ripper,Ripper 76,Explosive Hits 75,Bobby Dazzler,Unreal,etc. Got a great collection too.Even bought the 45s and those box sets of albums like Readers Digest,etc. As for books I like collecting books. Usually on my favourate cars. I have a lot of self help books. I like things from the past like old toys just like the ones I had as a child. Nothing like brightening your day by looking at old toys taking your back to your childhood. Over to you: What do you collect/whats your hobbies?

car10001 Having catchups
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Hi wondered where you’d have catchups where families get together that has ovens that doesn’t cost much. because it’d be nice to have somewhere where you can have catchups but don’t really have anywhere unless you book a cabin or can think of a cheap... View more

Hi wondered where you’d have catchups where families get together that has ovens that doesn’t cost much. because it’d be nice to have somewhere where you can have catchups but don’t really have anywhere unless you book a cabin or can think of a cheap place that has a stove or have a gas stove on a trailer and can put a marquee up at beach or can use tarps to fence off the open bits in the veranda at park. can afford cabin just at moment have other expenses and it doesn’t fit in at the moment. would mounting batteries in a trailer and have a oven screwed down but not a permanent gas line work. what other options are there, everyone else always has room to have catchups and don’t have room unless you book a cabin or setup marquee at beach or fence off open bits in park. thanks

Kittyyy00 Spirit animal
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So random. But I love animals of all shapes and sizes. I love their symbolism too. I decided to make a post about what you think is your spirit animal, or what animal you love, and why. I love Koi fish. They're graceful and beautiful, energetic and p... View more

So random. But I love animals of all shapes and sizes. I love their symbolism too. I decided to make a post about what you think is your spirit animal, or what animal you love, and why. I love Koi fish. They're graceful and beautiful, energetic and peaceful. They have a lot of symbolism in Japanese culture. They symbolise wealth, prosperity, family, love, strength, etc. The traditional story is very inspiring too. A group on Koi were swimming up the Yellow River against the current. They came to a waterfall and many Koi fish turned back as it was too hard, but some continued and tried to swim up the waterfall. They swam for 100 years and finally one Koi made it to the top of the waterfall. The gods recognised his perseverance and dedication and turned him into a golden dragon. It helps me when I feel like I'm struggling, to think that after all my hard work of getting through a hard time I'll be rewarded.

LonelyGirl89 Hello
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Hello there, people. Has everybody seen the Movie Rocketman? I had no idea that Elton John has mental problems too.

Hello there, people. Has everybody seen the Movie Rocketman? I had no idea that Elton John has mental problems too.

Juice5647 Dear 16 year olds. Let's Vent
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Just chat up a storm. Tell us how your feeling. I'm 16 so I get how you feel. Just vent, let it all out.

Just chat up a storm. Tell us how your feeling. I'm 16 so I get how you feel. Just vent, let it all out.

SourceShield --->>> The One Sentence At A Time StoryBuilding Game <<<---
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Bonjour! The name of the game is...The One Line At A Time Story Game!. We are all going to write a story together...one line at a time. i.e. First person may write - "Once upon a time there lived a friendly dragon, high up in the mountains of the moo... View more

Bonjour! The name of the game is...The One Line At A Time Story Game!. We are all going to write a story together...one line at a time. i.e. First person may write - "Once upon a time there lived a friendly dragon, high up in the mountains of the moon, in Africa. Then the second person may write - "The friendly dragon loved to do yoga on Tuesdays, cooking classes with his other dragon mates on Wednesdays, and has a session with his CBT therapist on Thursdays." ...and so on and so forth... Have fun. Be creative. MuchAmusement Kaitoa ****Remember the point of this game, is to keep the story going...so do your best*** ...one line at a time... So, where do we start? The beginning, of course...a very good place to start!. So the first line for our story is... --- Mitchell loved fire.

PBelle Fortunately/unfortunately
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Hey everyone, I like playing games, so I thought that I would start one that I sometimes play with the pre-schoolers at work. It's called "fortunately/ unfortunately". The aim of the game is tell and create a story, kind of like a serial, but the beg... View more

Hey everyone, I like playing games, so I thought that I would start one that I sometimes play with the pre-schoolers at work. It's called "fortunately/ unfortunately". The aim of the game is tell and create a story, kind of like a serial, but the beginning of each sentence or paragraph has to be with words fortunately or unfortunately. The trick is that they have to alternate. It can be a creative, silly or just plain crazy. But the aim is to keep the story going. I'm going to start with..... It was a bright sunny morning, so today I went to the beach. Unfortunately everyone else had the same idea as I did, but..... Next person is to continue the story starting with fortunately. Feel free to join in!

hausofgrande i don't know what's wrong with me
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I'm in Year 12, and while I get that everyone feels stressed at this stage of their life and that my feelings probably aren't as bad as others', I still don't know what to do. I used to be a straight A student, now I'm barely scraping by with low Cs.... View more

I'm in Year 12, and while I get that everyone feels stressed at this stage of their life and that my feelings probably aren't as bad as others', I still don't know what to do. I used to be a straight A student, now I'm barely scraping by with low Cs. I'm afraid I won't get into my dream uni. Frankly, at this point, I'm pretty sure I won't. All the work is piling up and no matter what I do, I can't seem to get anything done in time, or just done at all. I think I have anxiety. Or something else. I don't know. I may never know, to be honest. My parents don't believe in mental illness, and I don't know what to say to my friends about it. They've always called me the 'funny' friend. Every time one of them is feeling down, it's often my job to cheer them up. How will they react? Will they even believe me in the first place? I tentatively brought up the subject once a few weeks ago to a very close friend, and they just laughed in my face. Apparently, I'm "the most carefree person" that they "know". Sometimes, I wonder if that's the only reason they keep me around. To have someone to lighten the mood. I don't often get invited to their outings outside school, and one of the girls and I often butt heads a lot. She gets mad whenever I ask a question more than once and screams at me "Shut the f*ck up! God, you're so f*cking annoying." The others say that she doesn't mean it, and I believe that, but it's been happening more often than not lately. My parents are incredibly strict, and I am the only one in my friend group with a curfew. They hate it when I say what time I've got to be home, saying it's a "buzzkill". I know for a fact that this contributes to them never inviting me out. But I can't control what my parents do. There's also the matter of coming out. I've known that I'm a lesbian for about five years now. At this time, from what I've seen, most people should have already come out to their loved ones. But I'm just so scared. Completely terrified, actually. One of my older cousins came out to the family around the same time I figured out my own sexuality, and my aunt almost threw him out of their house. My parents' reaction was impossible to decipher. I don't know what I'll do if the same thing happens to me.