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Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (May 2022)

This is a monthly thread for those who need it. Vent, share your experiences, ask for advice, talk about how you are doing. Let's make this a compassionate space for all who may need one.

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    lynxy
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    Honestly? Not too great. I'd usually avoid throwing identifying information out onto sites like these but I've not many other avenues to vent. I'm currently part-way through week four of...

    Honestly? Not too great.

    I'd usually avoid throwing identifying information out onto sites like these but I've not many other avenues to vent. I'm currently part-way through week four of recovering from breaking both of my arms in an incident involving an electric scooter- a hospital trip which I likely also caught covid during. I'm back at work but the time off seems only to have highlighted that I don't much enjoy it.

    In combination with these health issues, and possibly partially because of them, I've been spiralling a little. Isolating myself. Coming to the realisation that the main online social space I frequent has changed over the years and I no longer vibe with the existing user-base is difficult to deal with, and a split from a short-lived relationship with an older friend due to mine own insecurities, his inability to communicate (and, really, a genuine unreadiness for relationships), and the difficulties surrounding long-distance as a whole have not helped. I'm not sure why I do this to myself when prior history shows it's not a good idea.

    I'm not sure. I'm getting by. Trying to find things I can look forward to. Trying to prepare a suit for an upcoming funeral for a grandparent.

    This, too, shall pass.

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    1. lou
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      Dude or dudette, breaking two arms is harsh! I'm no doctor, but, unless you're Wolverine, doesn't it take a lot more than four weeks to heal a broken arm? Hope you're not working too soon! About...

      Dude or dudette, breaking two arms is harsh! I'm no doctor, but, unless you're Wolverine, doesn't it take a lot more than four weeks to heal a broken arm? Hope you're not working too soon!

      About relationships: sometimes, even when we know something is probably a bad idea, we just gotta try for ourselves, you know? Like those dudes licking Nintendo Switch cartridges. I don't know, I don't have any wisdom to share. Be well ;)

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