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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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that_crazy_araneologist A quail appreciation thread
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Hey everyone! Any of you out there like quail? I keep Japanese, button, California, as well as bobwhite quail in my big aviary, which my dad helped me build

Hey everyone! Any of you out there like quail? I keep Japanese, button, California, as well as bobwhite quail in my big aviary, which my dad helped me build

Roberty_Bob The Velveteen Rabbit
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I was introduced to this story last week by a colleague in another group. She was providing me emotional support during some particularly traumatic child contact issues. It is a children's book first published in 1922. It is about a toy rabbit that c... View more

I was introduced to this story last week by a colleague in another group. She was providing me emotional support during some particularly traumatic child contact issues. It is a children's book first published in 1922. It is about a toy rabbit that comes alive due to the love of a child. It is all about being genuine. It rang true with me and made me cry. The take home message for me is to believe in yourself.

Out_the_window Back from the dead again
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Hi peeps. Im back. Was so sick. Couldnt walk at all for months. So happy im improving. Hope to be here for feedback.

Hi peeps. Im back. Was so sick. Couldnt walk at all for months. So happy im improving. Hope to be here for feedback.

HamSolo01 @home on friday and saturday nights
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This is meant as a thread to share ideas on how we deal with the angst/sad feeling we sometimes get if we find ourselves at home on what is usually considered a time of the week to be out partying/enjoying oneself. I reckon if we share ideas we can b... View more

This is meant as a thread to share ideas on how we deal with the angst/sad feeling we sometimes get if we find ourselves at home on what is usually considered a time of the week to be out partying/enjoying oneself. I reckon if we share ideas we can build our self esteem and combat some of that crappy feeling. Something i find good is watching a film i havent seen for years. Last friday i watched Batman Begins and found a new love for comic superheroes and ended up buying Arkham Asylum on PC which ive never played before. this act on its own is not much, but it was a way to treat myself and basically tune out. What are other people's ideas?

jonjr Poet's corner
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Im no poet but i think its a intresting subject to see or express how we feel within words. I wont start as it takes time for me but if any of you feel the need to put something down please do so. A song or a poem or just random words can bring relie... View more

Im no poet but i think its a intresting subject to see or express how we feel within words. I wont start as it takes time for me but if any of you feel the need to put something down please do so. A song or a poem or just random words can bring relief. Who's up for it?

Guest_1055 Competition- How many? Winner announced on Monday
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Hi all, just thought of this old game where you look at a jar full of something, then guess how many is in the jar ..., I always liked trying to count whatever it was from all angles. I remember counting coloured Jellybeans and another one with marbl... View more

Hi all, just thought of this old game where you look at a jar full of something, then guess how many is in the jar ..., I always liked trying to count whatever it was from all angles. I remember counting coloured Jellybeans and another one with marbles. This one is a photo of marbles in one of those 1kg flour containers. If one turns it around one would see all different sized marbles in the container. Well feel free to guess as many times as you like. The winner will be announced on Monday. I attempted to turn the photo around, but could not work it out. Anyway not to worry..... Guess away!

Doolhof HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!
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Hi All, For many people Easter is a 4 day long weekend. For some of us it is a very special Christian celebration and time of recognition. The stores will probably be getting ready for Christmas now! Ha. Ha. Our little town is chock o block with cars... View more

Hi All, For many people Easter is a 4 day long weekend. For some of us it is a very special Christian celebration and time of recognition. The stores will probably be getting ready for Christmas now! Ha. Ha. Our little town is chock o block with cars, caravans and trucks all trying to get through to the Riverland and beyond. The traffic in the main street was at standstill when I tried to get home after Church. Tonight we are having our nieces and their boyfriends here for dinner and an Easter egg hunt. Do any of you have happy memories from Easter's past? The infants at our school all made baskets and put them out in the garden. The "Easter Bunny" would hop past the windows, we all saw his ears, then we would run out and find our baskets filled with Easter eggs. Wishing you all a lovely weekend, no matter how you decide to spend it. Cheers, from Mrs. Dools

Gruffudd Corrupted Wishes
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Grant a wish, make a wish... but beware the next person who grants it will add a little sting in the tail It goes like this... I wish that I could sing. Granted, but now everything you say or think will come out in a song like you are in a musical. S... View more

Grant a wish, make a wish... but beware the next person who grants it will add a little sting in the tail It goes like this... I wish that I could sing. Granted, but now everything you say or think will come out in a song like you are in a musical. So I'll start. I wish I could eat anything and not become fat.

Loca_SHJ All things tatts
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Hi guys, Totally unrelated to anything mental health related but I have nobody else to really ask. I am going to be getting a medium size tattoo done on my back coming friday but i wanted to find out if the price they were asking was way extreme or n... View more

Hi guys, Totally unrelated to anything mental health related but I have nobody else to really ask. I am going to be getting a medium size tattoo done on my back coming friday but i wanted to find out if the price they were asking was way extreme or normal. I have had small tats done before but they all fit into the base tattoo price of $120 at the place i go too. This time i'm getting a roughly 5" by 5" piece put on me and they are asking $500. I figured it would cost me a bit given it involves shading and all that jazz. But the design has no colour to it and its not exactly a massive shoulder to shoulder piece so I'm a bit suprised at the piece. I wasn't really sure how to convey that to the tattooist given that for 1) i have mad anxiety 2) i don't even know what standard prices are and 3) shes putting stuff into my skin so if i make her angry she could cause me a bit of trouble. Any help or tips guys? Also let me know what tattoos you have or want to get done. I currently have a semi colon on my wrist - for the obvious symbolic meaning and also because i needed something to cover up the scar tissue a bit. The piece im getting done on friday is a rose morphing into a clock with the quote "by the time the last petal falls" circling around it. As for the ones to come in the future i have lots of ideas. But its probably not worth discussing until i have actually made the appointment to get it done like i have with the rose-clock. What do you guys have/want?

Sunflowerrs Hello techies: Needing some phone advice!
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Not sure if its the right forum. I'm needing a new phone - is it worth getting on a 24 mth plan? Or other good options out there? Thanks in advance

Not sure if its the right forum. I'm needing a new phone - is it worth getting on a 24 mth plan? Or other good options out there? Thanks in advance