26-12-2024 04:35 PM
26-12-2024 04:35 PM
Dearest @Healandlove
I imagine your family eating dinner together and being happy together. I don't know if this is what really happens but I guess what I'm trying to write is that I do feel strength and positivity behind your words.
What a nice gift.
I hope your Christmas was relaxing yesterday. Yesterday I really felt it was time for my youngest son to know that he's making choices about his life that I feel are very good.
I said to him that ide been in therapy for many years one was that my mother forcedly took both my sons at 15 and iv been grieving since then.
He looks at me and he says,
'yeah, I know. Whatever, what are we eating ?
Yep. Over 20 years of my LIFE ..... 😂
27-12-2024 09:43 AM
27-12-2024 09:43 AM
@PeppyPatti , thank you lovely.
I think we have love in this little family but my husband's mental health challenges make it harder sometimes to feel that love.
Today my daughter turns 10. She shares her birthday with her Dad who turns 46.
It's bitter sweet but we are still together.
I hope things get better but I do feel isolated too sometimes.
I try to stay positive as much as I can.
Just because your son didn't want to continue the conversation or ask you more questions it doesn't mean he didn't hear what you said. I think telling him how you feel is good and for him to know he has his mum's support is reassuring. I'm sorry your mum did that to you. And I am so glad you are getting therapy. It will help.
God Bless lovely. Sending you hugs 🫂 🤗 ❤️
27-12-2024 12:03 PM - edited 27-12-2024 12:04 PM
27-12-2024 12:03 PM - edited 27-12-2024 12:04 PM
Dear @Healandlove
You just sent me a message very similar to
That keeps me going for the day. Thankyou. I have things to respond to you sweetheart. I don't have clinical depression or anything - - after having therapy -
I need to hold onto how much I have changed.
It's tough to wake in the morning with life around and I'll tell you why. I was married to a man with schizophrenia for 10 years - it was wonderful. The love I got was exactly what I needed but
The craziness was suffocating me. ( No sex really but the relationship was very loving )
When I left him - this is weird - my priority was to stay his next of kin - his confidant because there was no I've else. Bloody mental health - so shocking how us normal people run away from it.
Am I normal? Absolutely not.
His parents want nothing to do with me -- but he would only keep me as his next of kin. It's hard because my new husband iv been with for 5 years --- it's been tough for him to understand the Nitty gritty of mental health.
You know this well.
i commend you. I commend you.
I beg you to wake up every morning and think of you.
27-12-2024 05:49 PM
27-12-2024 05:49 PM
@PeppyPatti just wanted you to know:
You are so strong.
You've been through so much and you still manage to stay so positive.
I commend you.
27-12-2024 06:37 PM
27-12-2024 06:37 PM
Thankyou - sweetheart
I am looking around a little about your messages and if I'm correct your in hospital ?
This morning - I decided to call my ex husband's hospital up, I knew he had an appointment with his psychiatrist and I decided to dob him in.
There are two feeling that I feel I go through that possibly others may go through when you're the loved one behind someone suffering mental ill health -
It's like it's none of my business what my ex husband does during the day but it can get very murky if you know things are not good - you gotta do something without interfering.
I'm with you darling lady. Let's just rest in two different beds
27-12-2024 06:44 PM - edited 27-12-2024 06:44 PM
27-12-2024 06:44 PM - edited 27-12-2024 06:44 PM
I was originally going to be admitted to hospital today. But the psychiatrist is stretched between public and private hospitals and public takes priority.
So I'm going in on Monday.
Six weeks ago, I went to an outpatient appointment with my private psychiatrist, and he said I was too unwell to be admitted to his private hospital.
So that means I'm doing better than I was six weeks ago.
I need them to sort out my meds and give me some intensive talking/ group therapy before I return to work in late January.
Fingers crossed. 🤞
27-12-2024 08:27 PM
27-12-2024 08:27 PM
27-12-2024 09:01 PM
27-12-2024 09:01 PM
Hello @Spirit_Healer , @Oaktree , @Sunnyside226 , @PeppyPatti , @Healandlove 😊
How are you going today my friends 🧡
27-12-2024 11:25 PM
27-12-2024 11:25 PM
Okay my friends
Saturday tomorrow. I'm going out for coffee in the morning 🌄
@Shaz51 @Oaktree @Sunnyside226 @Spirit_Healer @Healandlove
@Glisten
Any plans for anyone ?
dating dillema @Judi9877 @TAB
28-12-2024 12:00 AM
28-12-2024 12:00 AM
@Shaz51 hi. I'm a little si been struggling I haven't talked much.
I'm ok I guess
@PeppyPatti hi no plans for today yet may just stay home or go for a long run
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