Hi, Really lovely to hear from you. Thank you for your words of kindness and reassurance. I'm sorry to hear that you aren't feeling in a very good place right now. You are not a failure. Completing twelve months of DBT in itself is a testament to that. You have shown real strength, courage, honesty,...

Hey M, Lovely to hear from you. How are you doing? The goal and reward idea could work really well for helping me hold down my shifts. Thank you. I spoke openly with my boss this afternoon. Outcome is, I HAVE to finish each shift regardless of how bad I am feeling and I HAVE to give at least 24 hour...

Hey!! :D Aww thanks for replying. 1. Something has snapped with me and work. I don't want to be there. You know the reasons why. So yes, I will reduce my hours whilst I am looking for something better. I've not been coping there lately if I'm honest. I think I might have just quit. ?? 2. True. 3. I ...

More so over recent weeks have I been feeling downright fed up. I can describe it as needing to let out a heavy sigh and feeling "'what's the point?" Sometimes I just want to go to bed, pull the duvet over my head and tell everyone to just leave me alone. Once a week, I have a day off and ...

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Em x

Hey Emma! :D Lovely to hear from you! Thanks for the TED talk! I agree that one's vulnerability opens the possibility of one finding connection with another, but I also feel that whether that connection is made then depends on whether the vulnerability and consequent openness to connection is recipr...

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Hey!! :D I'm so proud of you and pleased for you! You should be so proud of yourself. Really lovely to receive such a positive and encouraging message. :D Celebratory waffles on me! *hearty handshake* :lol: Ahhh.... Acceptance. A burden from our backs. A breathe of fresh air! 8-) I'll check out the ...

Thanks Maisi. Aww thanks! Yup, I am trying to get the hang of it too! Practice makes progress. :) So pleased to hear the positive influence the choir has had on your daughter. :) I enjoyed the experience.... But it costs £300 a year! So think I might be shower-singing my way to stardom after all! :l...

Thanks andthistoomustpass, I hope you didn't think I was dismissing your advice or anything. I honestly really do appreciate it. Just getting things out of my system and receiving others' perspectives enabled me to 'check-in' with myself as to whether or not I was doing something for ME or because I...