Winter solstice

[Dimity]

@Appleblossom @NatureLover I've been trying to extricate myself from the mess for a while but it's been getting worse. No, my vision loss didn't cause my mh issues, but does further disadvantage me. I do have trust issues but that's a chicken-vs-egg paradox as to what's causative when my difficulties - query various forms of abuse - go back almost a lifetime. 

No I don't have a support coordinator,  I fend for myself. 

I feel a bit overwhelmed at the moment. I had an expensive theft last week and made a police report. Now I'll have to navigate the unsatisfactory Aus Post options for future deliveries. 

Hopefully the week will improve. 

[Appleblossom]

@Dimity 

A theft is often an unexpected whack on mood levels.  Hope you navigate the practicalities and feelings of it. Sorry it happened. 

Hospital tests are confusing for most of us, and probably a few in the field as the knowledge base is growing.  An epidemiologist told me it was all about knowing which tests to ask for ... beyond the standard ones.  

Trust and abuse of trust, and who to trust ... ??  Wish I knew!

Hearing you about ... how personal "difficulties" can be a result of trauma and abuse. (and so not personal, but psychosocial). Othering, Labelling, Mental Ill health maybe a way of denial of causes, being put into too hard basket, and all that.

I dont think I would be alive if I had not accessed medical/clinical supports in various ways over the last 30 years.  However, now I have survived my divorce and separation, the raising of children, and am less pressured by commitments, my need for them is less.  Finding a balance among it all is not easy.  

We are slowly coming through the coldest part of winter.  Hope the hyacinth and coming spring help lighten your burden.  

[NatureLover]

Sorry to hear about the expensive theft @Dimity  - just what you don't need, another blow to your finances! 😢

Hoping your overwhelmed feeling eases soon... 💚

[Dimity]

Trying to move past a complex roadblock but there's more layers than an onion and they all bring tears

https://youtu.be/eiB-ibIwJN4?feature=shared

[NatureLover]

So sorry to hear, dear @Dimity  😢

Does the meditation help? 

Sending 💚

[Dimity]

@NatureLover I'm a bit lost at the moment and not sure what helps. I thought I was due for a mhcp in May but my gp said to ask her in July. She was away then.  I asked again this week and she said I'm not eligible until the end of October. I guess I should have a major declutter and try to find my copies of the last ones... both the plan and the supplement. It's like struggling in quicksand, the harder I try the worse it seems to get. 

[NatureLover]

So sorry to hear, @Dimity  😢

I hope you can find the old copies of your MHCPs. 

What can we do - anything?? 💚

[Dimity]

Thanks @NatureLover I really appreciate your replies... that's how you help. I'll try to get back onto the hoarding and decluttering threads to start again. I looked at some goal setting and progress chart apps but none quite suited. Sharing with you and others does make a difference. 

I just came in from my walk. That's something else that keeps me going.

[NatureLover]

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@Dimity wrote:

I really appreciate your replies... that's how you help.

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I'm glad, @Dimity ...and you help me likewise.

I agree, getting out for a walk in nature brightens me up too. 

[Dimity]

It's the equinox. The world has kept turning.