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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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tassietassie Some different thoughts.
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Can you get a sense of how things happen, simply by observing what is happening? If you can, you have the foundations of making things happen. Enjoy the journey

Can you get a sense of how things happen, simply by observing what is happening? If you can, you have the foundations of making things happen. Enjoy the journey

Billyc Movie club for the disenchanted
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Hi all, I’ve only been here a couple days but I get so much from this forum that it has inspired me to reach out and invite all to provide an article/ review of a movie you have seen, and why chose to write about it. How did the movie impact you? Doe... View more

Hi all, I’ve only been here a couple days but I get so much from this forum that it has inspired me to reach out and invite all to provide an article/ review of a movie you have seen, and why chose to write about it. How did the movie impact you? Does it relate to what you are going through? Or does it show you that things can get better? It’s open season on self expression through the cinema...

Guest_093 Question time!
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G'day just a question please would like to change my display name on here but dunno how to do it, search bar above is chucking a hissy fit on me?

G'day just a question please would like to change my display name on here but dunno how to do it, search bar above is chucking a hissy fit on me?

Soberlicious96 Laughter is the best medicine! Brought to you by Dory fish .....
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So at work today we were a bit on the quiet side, and so we decided to use the quite few minutes to go around the team and choose nicknames for everyone! Nothing nasty of course, all friendly and only nicknames that we can all agree on, and be comfor... View more

So at work today we were a bit on the quiet side, and so we decided to use the quite few minutes to go around the team and choose nicknames for everyone! Nothing nasty of course, all friendly and only nicknames that we can all agree on, and be comfortable with. (I work with the best colleagues!) Anyway, so the really tall guy wants to be called either Ace or Stretch, one girl likes to be called ..... something ...... dammit, I can't remember now. I wanted to call her 'Red' cos she's a redhead! Um, Our 2IC we're calling Boss babe ...... anyway, we went through the whole team and there were nice cheeky smiles all around, and then I piped up and said "Hey, but what about me? What's my nickname?" and a couple of the girls, in complete unison said "Mel, you're Dory fish! Remember?!" and I said "Oh yeah, of course I am! I forgot about that!" Hahahaha!!!!!!! We all laughed so much! I really am a Dory fish, I forget so much stuff! ....... I actually, genuinely had a brain injury when I was a kid and didn't know my name for a few days, and had several weeks off school trying to get myself back together. At the time I was teased a LOT because I had to re-learn some things that had been quite basic before. These days, a lot of the time, I use humor to deal with my memory issues and tell people (customers) all sorts of funny things like "I'll come and meet you again in a moment!" or something else that will give people a laugh, like "My memory is so bad I could plan my own surprise party!". I love to make people smile and laugh, and I try to make light of it often. Only a few minutes earlier, before this little 'moment' of mine, we had been talking about a couple of very heavy issues so it was nice to have a laugh-out-loud moment, and to make light of what can sometimes be an incredibly frustrating issue.

Dannygirl Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?
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If you could invite 3 guests from the past or present to dinner, who would they be and why? My dinner guests would be (1) Anne Frank: for her courage and optimism whilst in hiding in such cramped conditions. (2) Joan of Arc: She was so young and so i... View more

If you could invite 3 guests from the past or present to dinner, who would they be and why? My dinner guests would be (1) Anne Frank: for her courage and optimism whilst in hiding in such cramped conditions. (2) Joan of Arc: She was so young and so incredibly brave. (3) Helen Keller. For refusing to be disabled and living each day of her life to the fullest.

pat06 Just chatting about anything
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Hi all. 38M, just separated, 2 beautiful kids (boy 3yrs, girl 6mths) just a post to chat about anything and everything. I like my cars (ford boy), fishing, 4wding, camping, beach, cooking and experimenting in the kitchen. just keen to chat with anyon... View more

Hi all. 38M, just separated, 2 beautiful kids (boy 3yrs, girl 6mths) just a post to chat about anything and everything. I like my cars (ford boy), fishing, 4wding, camping, beach, cooking and experimenting in the kitchen. just keen to chat with anyone Pat

Ifkappaipna People's favorite custom cars
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This is for people that like cars and would like to talk about their own or their favorite custom cars

This is for people that like cars and would like to talk about their own or their favorite custom cars

mcshanno56 All alone for Xmas?
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Hi all. I am having a very hard time with Xmas approaching this year. Does anyone have any hints for not losing the plot while I spend my first Xmas alone in many years? My partner left me 6 months ago and this will be the first Xmas without him. Als... View more

Hi all. I am having a very hard time with Xmas approaching this year. Does anyone have any hints for not losing the plot while I spend my first Xmas alone in many years? My partner left me 6 months ago and this will be the first Xmas without him. Also all my family are far away or not in my life. So it's not a good time for me! Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

City_skyline 1 Word Game
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ok, I will start with one word then, someone else will say a word and so on and this will make an ongoing sentence that will never stop!! for example, i say "the", someone else says"stars" ,another person says"are" and etc. So far the sentence says "... View more

ok, I will start with one word then, someone else will say a word and so on and this will make an ongoing sentence that will never stop!! for example, i say "the", someone else says"stars" ,another person says"are" and etc. So far the sentence says "the stars are" and you have to say another word that would make sense in this sentence. the starting word for this game is "PLEASE"

Agaig Spanish anyone?
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Seria bueno hablar en mi idioma materno.

Seria bueno hablar en mi idioma materno.

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