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ChildofVenus Life is Messy
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If you look at me, I seem like a happy go lucky person who has achieved so much in life, and yet I feel anything but. I've had many setbacks in life, made some poor choices in terms of life partners and have had way too many struggles in my life. I a... View more

If you look at me, I seem like a happy go lucky person who has achieved so much in life, and yet I feel anything but. I've had many setbacks in life, made some poor choices in terms of life partners and have had way too many struggles in my life. I am doing the best I can with what I have and sometimes I have to remind myself that it's enough. I can be really hard on myself and feel like I need to be strong for the sake of my children if nothing else. When I'm alone, sometimes I allow myself to fall apart. I feel like I am unable to share my deepest feelings, thoughts and challenges with anyone as I don't have any real friends anymore. It's hard to make genuine connections with people. I do however enjoy saying hello to strangers and I enjoy my volunteer work. Journalling, reading and walking have been life savers. I love quotes and different outlooks on life. Sometimes I think of life as a garden. There will always be flowers and weeds. My happiness depends on where I focus - the flowers or the weeds. Sometimes I can only see the weeds and other times I can see the flowers. I'm also aware that the garden can be mowed at any time, with both flowers and weeds removed, so while I can, I try to focus on the flowers. Life can be messy but life is precious. Thank you for reading my ramblings 🙂

Charlotte3841 Mental health carer of a family member inpatient in a mental health facility
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Hi everyone, I have been in a caring role for the last two months for a younger family member. I'm glad I found this space after lots of searching. I'm in Queensland. I have lived experience of poor mental health myself - mostly demonstrating as anxi... View more

Hi everyone, I have been in a caring role for the last two months for a younger family member. I'm glad I found this space after lots of searching. I'm in Queensland. I have lived experience of poor mental health myself - mostly demonstrating as anxiety. In my experience, caring for a family member in a mental health facility, I have found it hard to get relevant and timely information in regard to the carer/support person role, in regard to the person I am caring for's treatment progress (I have the person's consent). I have also found it challenging when trying to engage with the mental health staff at the hospital. Often they are busy and when I ask to speak to someone I feel like I am often brushed aside. So feeling unseen and unheard. I also have not been asked in the 8-9 weeks that I have been visiting my family member if I myself am doing ok. So that has been tough. I'm so happy I found this space to connect with others. Sending kindness to you all; you matter

waffle_puppy Nice to meet you 👋
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Hi everyone, and thank you so much for reading this. My name is Waffle for short, and I enjoy reading, playing games, collecting figures, vinyls, CDs, comics, and spending time with my dog. Some of my favorite games are Pikmin 4, and the older games,... View more

Hi everyone, and thank you so much for reading this. My name is Waffle for short, and I enjoy reading, playing games, collecting figures, vinyls, CDs, comics, and spending time with my dog. Some of my favorite games are Pikmin 4, and the older games, along with games that are on the Wii and Nintendo 3DS/DS. (I’m so sorry if this is all jumbled or confusing to read by the way 😅) Some of my favorite foods are waffles, pancakes, crepes, and sweet pies. I really love animals and nature as well, with some of my favorite animals being dogs, wolves, foxes, penguins, and snow leopards; my favorite subjects in school are music and art because I was inspired by a few famous bands to become a famous singer and bassist in the future! Well, as for the other subjects… I don’t really like them because they’re boring for me but it’s 100% okay if someone else likes it, that’s their choice after all. I guess that’s all for now, thank you so much for reading this; and I hope that you can have a good day/night/evening ❤️🤗

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Talking about mental health can be heavy. We get that. BB Social Zone offers a space where you can chill out and socialise with other members.

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

smallwolf What small thing brought you a little joy this week?
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Hi everyone, Life can be hard sometimes, so I thought I might try something different here. And I figured it might be nice to share a little light. Has something (big or small, it does not matter!) that brought you a moment of joy this week? It could... View more

Hi everyone, Life can be hard sometimes, so I thought I might try something different here. And I figured it might be nice to share a little light. Has something (big or small, it does not matter!) that brought you a moment of joy this week? It could be as simple as a smile from a stranger? Good cup of coffee? a walk? Or something funny your pet did. I’ll start: After a day when I thought I did not accomplish much, my higher up sent me a text message in the evening, thanking for the help I had given during the day. And this put a smile on my face. Looking forward to hearing the little things that made your day a bit brighter

Ash_music It's my turn-song lyrics
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They told me I was nothing, just a shadow in the dark Tried to steal my voice, tried to break my heart But I am not a puppet, I won’t play their game I’m done being silent, I’m done with the shame I’ve been knocked down, I’ve been cast aside But I wo... View more

They told me I was nothing, just a shadow in the dark Tried to steal my voice, tried to break my heart But I am not a puppet, I won’t play their game I’m done being silent, I’m done with the shame I’ve been knocked down, I’ve been cast aside But I won’t stay buried, I was born to riseI’m a storm, I’m a fire, I’m a hurricane I won’t break, I won’t bend, I won’t fade away Let the chains fall, let the walls burn This is my fight, now it’s my turn They fed me lies and called it love Tried to clip my wings, said I wasn’t enough But I’ve seen the truth, and I’ve found my voice Now the battle is mine, and I’ve made my choiceEvery scar, every wound, just proof I survived They tried to bury me—guess what? I’m alive I’m a storm, I’m a fire, I’m a hurricane I won’t break, I won’t bend, I won’t fade away Let the chains fall, let the walls burn This is my fight, now it’s my turn I’m a storm, I’m a fire, I’m a hurricane I won’t break, I won’t bend, I won’t fade away Let the chains fall, let the walls burn This is my fight, now it’s my turn

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SleepyRain APP??
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Hello everyone, I don't know if it has been posted here before, but does beyond blue have an app? I tried looking, but I could not find anything. Just wanted to know because a lot of forums these days have their own apps.

Hello everyone, I don't know if it has been posted here before, but does beyond blue have an app? I tried looking, but I could not find anything. Just wanted to know because a lot of forums these days have their own apps.

ProjectTeam What do you think of the current character limit for posts?
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Hello everyone, Some of you may know that when making posts on the forums you are limited to 2,500 characters. We'd love your feedback on this, so we have two questions for you. How do you feel about the current character limit? How would you feel if... View more

Hello everyone, Some of you may know that when making posts on the forums you are limited to 2,500 characters. We'd love your feedback on this, so we have two questions for you. How do you feel about the current character limit? How would you feel if there was no limit at all? We would love to hear your thoughts. Project TeamBeyond Blue