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Soulwings

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Ari, how are you doing? managing to stay safe? :-S

I miss your orange font but you still have your guinea pig! Hehe. And don't go to the trouble of turning your font orange... I just do miss CF the way it "used to be" ... urgh. Can you believe that I was the 8055th member here, way back in 2003? it's grown quite a lot!

I am not doing too well tonight. Depressive episode right now. Feeling fat on top of all of it... guess you all can understand that, heh.
 
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I'm still having to log off and log back on just to see my posts!

I still haven't made a character yet because it looks like they're still working on things around here.

I don't know what I'm whining about I'm just cranky I guess.

Hope you're all doing better today.
 
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oh! I thought something was different! My writing has gone black ...... let me see if I can orangeyfy it.........
....ok, so it is now orange for this post ... but I forgot how I made the change the first time ... mb on my control panel...

I'm glad to still have my guinea pig April I feel my CF character is lookinga lottle pale tho ... (probably a like I do tho!)

I liked it when I could choose the CF colour... I liked having the forum green.. I'm not sure about the blue really.

How are you, April? and Kerin?
(the remaking a character was quite fun - i got to choose the position of my eyes, nose and mouth.... innovatively I placed them on my face, but I could have created a Picasso.

I'm ok ...... still struggling a lot....i spent a lot of today feeling like i couldn't breathe, i just need to.... well..cut....to calm down and feel in control....... I don't think the feeling is going to go away.
 
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Aww yey orange font!! Tou really didn't need do to that, you know.

What's on your mind? I mean, what's making things so difficult? lots of work and stress? Please try and take care of yourself, just like I told Bec... bc there is a direct relationship between doing well and taking care of yourself.

I'm doing okay. Worried about my counseling (T) appointment today... worried about what I'm going to say and how I'm going to say it. Ugh. I wish... well, I don't know what I wish. I guess I just wish. :-(
 
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Ari! What's going on hun?

Let us know how your appointment goes April. Will be praying for you!


I have to make a doctor's appointment for a physical for the RN program. I have been putting it off, but it needs to happen now. Why do you have to get weighed? I've been avoiding it (weighing myself) for a long time now and I really don't want to know the number. And I don't want to tell them that I don't want to know the number because...well I don't want to deal with that, you know?
 
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Kerin, I hope that your doctor's appt goes well whenever you do make it. Usually can't you just close your eyes as they weigh you? bc for me, they will only tell me the number if I ask for it, although I usually see it myself before they can do that. I don't know... I hope though, that you can figure out some way to get around knowing the number. You don't need that to fret over - none of us do. Scales are evil... but it's a love-hate relationship. Can't live without them, can't live with them. Blah.

My appt went... ick. My T is worried about me still, and I don't want to say any more about that since I don't want to make myself need to hate me... so that's that. I just don't know if a belief system can be chiselled away by meds? what do you think?

s to all.
 
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There's really no way to avoid hearing the number I guess. They usually just blurt it out. I just need to prepare myself and deal with it. Instead I will focus on the fact that I'm getting the physical done for the RN program that I've worked so hard to get to and now it's finally happening. Hopefully that works!

Sorry your appointment was rough April. Belief system are hard to change; if it's possible at all.
 
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i just want to sit and cry am feeling horrible tonight and i dont know why. my mouths really really sore from my operation on wednesday i collected my student nurse uniform today no that i saw much point in it but hey and i had to try it on at home and [wash my mouth][wash my mouth][wash my mouth] i hate myself sooo much
 
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Katey I'm sorry that you're feeling so rubbish tonight and wish that I could help more. Seems like that is all I say, but... hang in there... reach out... and you shouldn't hate yourself, no reason for that. Easier said than done, yes? but think on what I said for a bit. You are lovely, worthwhile, and a special person... remember that. And I'm not the only one who thinks so - God does too. Remember that also.
 
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Katey

Why are you pushing everyone away? It's okay to need people. We all do. Humans are social beings, and God made us that way... it's okay. It doesn't mean you are weak or a burden to need people, you know.

And I am sure that you can come up with one good thing in all of the blah and bad and dark things. Like... having CF to come to. Or having friends that you can hang out with. Or having someone try and cheer you up (people do care).
 
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Ari What's up, beautiful? Whatever is happening... just hang in there. Try to stay away from sharps... use a list of distractions... spend time with God.

I am... okay. My head is really busy and I'm a little worried about that - feels like random neurons firing and making a mess of everything - but I will be okay. Sometime. I just need to straighten things out in my life. :-(
 
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Katey Hopefully you will be able to get past that bad coping mechanism sometime... you recognize that it's bad and that's the first thing. Now just work on reaching out. There are people who care. You've just got to open up - yes, be vulnerable - and get the help and support that you need.
 
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Hi everyone,

How are you today Katey, April? How are things going Katey?

I just feel totally overwhelmed, and i'm sure everyone hates me and is trying to get rid of me. I'm so useless. I don't really know how to explain it....but i don't really feel that it is worth resisting SI, who really cares if I cut myself.... and the next few weeks are going to be so crazy and stressful, i need somthing to help me get through it...
 
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hey everyone... sorry i havent been around... i have a bad case of tonsillitis which has had me in bed for the last two days... (im still in bed) it almost put me in hospital today... lucky i got out of that... anyways... praying for you all *hugs*
 
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