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05 Sep 2024 02:41 AM
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Welcome to the forum @Bettyboop2, you've started already.  I remember what it was like the first time I joined a forum and decided I needed to talk about personal stuff.  Which I'd never done before so it was really scary and intimidating for me.

 

I started out by just reading some of the posts, getting a feel for what people talked about.  I started to reply to a few, just to say hi to get to know people before I felt comfortable enough to post about myself.  I realized a lot of people talked about some really personal stuff and got such great support that it made me feel safe to share my own issues and it did help me a lot.

 

So well done for reaching out.  Maybe start of be sharing a little bit about yourself and what brings you here.  It doesn't need to be everything, just what you're comfortable with sharing.  As you get more replies you then may feel more comfortable to share more details.  It doesn't really matter, just connecting to people and sharing some thoughts I find is very helpful for me in itself.

 

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