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"Autumn update. How's everyone doing?"
Love you, too
As we move through the year I just thought it would be nice to see how everyone is doing?
I'm doing okay. Was able to have a fairly big messy session in the summer(by myself) with some green gunge. Which did bring me great joy.
On the down side some family issues happen which left me a little low but I've worked through them.
Hope everyone is well. Look after yourself.
I'm doing okay. Was able to have a fairly big messy session in the summer(by myself) with some green gunge. Which did bring me great joy.
On the down side some family issues happen which left me a little low but I've worked through them.
Hope everyone is well. Look after yourself.
spacewam said: Hi mate feel like in same way . Lost of my mum 5 months ago family come first and messy side push 1 side . Bring back when I have mind for it.
Happy I get messy soon with bcmessy few months. Feel like let go all other problem in my mind
Happy I get messy soon with bcmessy few months. Feel like let go all other problem in my mind
Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a great time when you do get messy.
Speccybeard said:
Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a great time when you do get messy.
spacewam said: Hi mate feel like in same way . Lost of my mum 5 months ago family come first and messy side push 1 side . Bring back when I have mind for it.
Happy I get messy soon with bcmessy few months. Feel like let go all other problem in my mind
Happy I get messy soon with bcmessy few months. Feel like let go all other problem in my mind
Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a great time when you do get messy.
We aim for Nov but see on my Instagram page and x. When it happens . Go back darla next year things get better
Everything is starting to get better. the old saying about hitting rock bottom and the only way left to go is up. Taking things as they come but also I don't live with the falso hope that all people are good and that people who were once good can't become bad.
Volunteering in the community has helped massively. My football club rallied around me and I am now passing along the aid that they gave me. Giving back to people.
A plan for a big messy session is only a few days away. A sensory play session.
Sure there are still some thing that are bad. Can't sleep, overthinking. DID flared up again, dealing with that. Finding a psych who is not busy or on holidays is hard.
Volunteering in the community has helped massively. My football club rallied around me and I am now passing along the aid that they gave me. Giving back to people.
A plan for a big messy session is only a few days away. A sensory play session.
Sure there are still some thing that are bad. Can't sleep, overthinking. DID flared up again, dealing with that. Finding a psych who is not busy or on holidays is hard.
Axios
Pleaserbootsboy said: Everything is starting to get better. the old saying about hitting rock bottom and the only way left to go is up. Taking things as they come but also I don't live with the falso hope that all people are good and that people who were once good can't become bad.
Volunteering in the community has helped massively. My football club rallied around me and I am now passing along the aid that they gave me. Giving back to people.
A plan for a big messy session is only a few days away. A sensory play session.
Sure there are still some thing that are bad. Can't sleep, overthinking. DID flared up again, dealing with that. Finding a psych who is not busy or on holidays is hard.
Volunteering in the community has helped massively. My football club rallied around me and I am now passing along the aid that they gave me. Giving back to people.
A plan for a big messy session is only a few days away. A sensory play session.
Sure there are still some thing that are bad. Can't sleep, overthinking. DID flared up again, dealing with that. Finding a psych who is not busy or on holidays is hard.
Glad things are getting better. Enjoy your sensory play session!
Not bad for me. Hot on the heels of meeting some really nice people in the London meet (after the Sploshcars) I finally got some time off frantic work and spent it with friends in rural France, helping them build a new chicken coop and walking their donkeys each day from their place through the lanes to a nieghbour's grazing field around the corner. Their constant munching had relaxing ASMR qualities. At nightfall the sky is dark enough to see the galaxy up on end. One clear morning we could see the Pyrenees mountains about 100 miles away. The return trip was also leisurely - all the way by train back to London. I needed that.
Nikki
WetNikki said: Not bad for me. Hot on the heels of meeting some really nice people in the London meet (after the Sploshcars) I finally got some time off frantic work and spent it with friends in rural France, helping them build a new chicken coop and walking their donkeys each day from their place through the lanes to a nieghbour's grazing field around the corner. Their constant munching had relaxing ASMR qualities. At nightfall the sky is dark enough to see the galaxy up on end. One clear morning we could see the Pyrenees mountains about 100 miles away. The return trip was also leisurely - all the way by train back to London. I needed that.
Sounds awesome!
longarm69 said: well not been great but thats my life....
great to see people doing so well xx
wear my heart on my sleeve sorry to bring things down
great to see people doing so well xx
wear my heart on my sleeve sorry to bring things down
Don't worry about bringing things down! I hope things pick up for you in the near future.
mandyp1999200gmailcom said: I'm glad most of you are doing fine my year has been up and down but I have found out who my real friends are and the fake ones who only was my friend when it involved money.
I hope you find some positive stability soon. Friends can be a tricky thing, but time often filters out those that it's not worth spending time on. But cherish those that ask for nothing but your company through life.
Life has been...well if I'm honest, really rough lately.
I work, I go to the gym, I go back to work. If I'm lucky, I can putz here on my phone while at work (I work from home 90% of the time thankfully) and I go to bed. I don't have time for much else. One would think with how much I work I'd be doing ok financially. While I'll say I'm not "poor" right now, I'm actually making less now than the beginning of the year due to a promotion that kicked me over to salary. Now I work usually 50-60 hours a week (on the ones I don't work weekend on call). and I'm kinda burnt out.
It's nice to feel appreciated and useful, but it's a very stressful environment and I wish I could go back to my old position. Physically, my health is improving (praise God, for that) but my mental and emotional health is dwindling. I have a dear friend who has been struggling with her health and doctors can't figure out all what's wrong with her, a combination of neurological, cardio, and endocrine issues who has been hospitalized a bunch recently.
My dad just lost his place to a fire and instead of getting a place with me like I've been begging, has once again moved back in with my abusive mother who has ruined so many lives in the past 25 or so years. Furthermore, he lost a good chunk of what little he had left.
Meanwhile, it feels like others are just skating on by with nary a worry or care in the world. It's really wild how that works in life sometimes.
My best wishes, prayers, thoughts, good energy or whatever you believe to all of you. I know many of us here have some very significant challenges and struggles in life. Keep on fighting, keep on caring.
I work, I go to the gym, I go back to work. If I'm lucky, I can putz here on my phone while at work (I work from home 90% of the time thankfully) and I go to bed. I don't have time for much else. One would think with how much I work I'd be doing ok financially. While I'll say I'm not "poor" right now, I'm actually making less now than the beginning of the year due to a promotion that kicked me over to salary. Now I work usually 50-60 hours a week (on the ones I don't work weekend on call). and I'm kinda burnt out.
It's nice to feel appreciated and useful, but it's a very stressful environment and I wish I could go back to my old position. Physically, my health is improving (praise God, for that) but my mental and emotional health is dwindling. I have a dear friend who has been struggling with her health and doctors can't figure out all what's wrong with her, a combination of neurological, cardio, and endocrine issues who has been hospitalized a bunch recently.
My dad just lost his place to a fire and instead of getting a place with me like I've been begging, has once again moved back in with my abusive mother who has ruined so many lives in the past 25 or so years. Furthermore, he lost a good chunk of what little he had left.
Meanwhile, it feels like others are just skating on by with nary a worry or care in the world. It's really wild how that works in life sometimes.
My best wishes, prayers, thoughts, good energy or whatever you believe to all of you. I know many of us here have some very significant challenges and struggles in life. Keep on fighting, keep on caring.
Damn fool of a tuber
PotatomanK said: Life has been...well if I'm honest, really rough lately.
I work, I go to the gym, I go back to work. If I'm lucky, I can putz here on my phone while at work (I work from home 90% of the time thankfully) and I go to bed. I don't have time for much else. One would think with how much I work I'd be doing ok financially. While I'll say I'm not "poor" right now, I'm actually making less now than the beginning of the year due to a promotion that kicked me over to salary. Now I work usually 50-60 hours a week (on the ones I don't work weekend on call). and I'm kinda burnt out.
It's nice to feel appreciated and useful, but it's a very stressful environment and I wish I could go back to my old position. Physically, my health is improving (praise God, for that) but my mental and emotional health is dwindling. I have a dear friend who has been struggling with her health and doctors can't figure out all what's wrong with her, a combination of neurological, cardio, and endocrine issues who has been hospitalized a bunch recently.
My dad just lost his place to a fire and instead of getting a place with me like I've been begging, has once again moved back in with my abusive mother who has ruined so many lives in the past 25 or so years. Furthermore, he lost a good chunk of what little he had left.
Meanwhile, it feels like others are just skating on by with nary a worry or care in the world. It's really wild how that works in life sometimes.
My best wishes, prayers, thoughts, good energy or whatever you believe to all of you. I know many of us here have some very significant challenges and struggles in life. Keep on fighting, keep on caring.
I work, I go to the gym, I go back to work. If I'm lucky, I can putz here on my phone while at work (I work from home 90% of the time thankfully) and I go to bed. I don't have time for much else. One would think with how much I work I'd be doing ok financially. While I'll say I'm not "poor" right now, I'm actually making less now than the beginning of the year due to a promotion that kicked me over to salary. Now I work usually 50-60 hours a week (on the ones I don't work weekend on call). and I'm kinda burnt out.
It's nice to feel appreciated and useful, but it's a very stressful environment and I wish I could go back to my old position. Physically, my health is improving (praise God, for that) but my mental and emotional health is dwindling. I have a dear friend who has been struggling with her health and doctors can't figure out all what's wrong with her, a combination of neurological, cardio, and endocrine issues who has been hospitalized a bunch recently.
My dad just lost his place to a fire and instead of getting a place with me like I've been begging, has once again moved back in with my abusive mother who has ruined so many lives in the past 25 or so years. Furthermore, he lost a good chunk of what little he had left.
Meanwhile, it feels like others are just skating on by with nary a worry or care in the world. It's really wild how that works in life sometimes.
My best wishes, prayers, thoughts, good energy or whatever you believe to all of you. I know many of us here have some very significant challenges and struggles in life. Keep on fighting, keep on caring.
That sounds like a lot. Thank you for sharing. I do hope the situations improve for you over the coming months.
I'm in the best place work and relationship wise that I've been in for about 7 years. Actually work wise I don't think things have ever been better than this. Job satisfaction if really high and although I've been in higher up roles and paid more previously I've never felt this secure in my work before. Health wise not great but there's so much I can do to improve that if I can just find the energy and motivation. Friends and family wise not great. Various family members have various on going issues which I'm powerless to do anything about. That feeling of being unable to help really sucks. Friends wise I don't really have any. I have some Xs I'm in contact with but rarely see. I don't count my colleagues as friends, they don't make time for me and a few years ago I had a revelation that I don't actually like, respect or value most of them. The few I actually do like and respect haven't got time to do things outside of work. Sorry to read the struggle some of us are going through. It sucks monkey balls.
WAM_in_Bed said: I'm in the best place work and relationship wise that I've been in for about 7 years. Actually work wise I don't think things have ever been better than this. Job satisfaction if really high and although I've been in higher up roles and paid more previously I've never felt this secure in my work before. Health wise not great but there's so much I can do to improve that if I can just find the energy and motivation. Friends and family wise not great. Various family members have various on going issues which I'm powerless to do anything about. That feeling of being unable to help really sucks. Friends wise I don't really have any. I have some Xs I'm in contact with but rarely see. I don't count my colleagues as friends, they don't make time for me and a few years ago I had a revelation that I don't actually like, respect or value most of them. The few I actually do like and respect haven't got time to do things outside of work. Sorry to read the struggle some of us are going through. It sucks monkey balls.
Glad things are going well in your work and relationship. I hope things improve for your health and the health of those around you.
I'm still battling lonliness, too much work and sight that's failing except when looking at an eye chart... I'm finding it more and more tricky to go out, I seem to be having the thoughts someone twice me age has about not being able to do things any more...
My folks are down in a couple of weeks for a few days, but I'll be working every day until then... A couple of things planned with them, Christmas at Kew and a steam train trip to Sherborne. Then there's a flying visit to Brighton to see the Human League (on my own, so not the best scenario for someone who struggles socially...)
The council-sponsored active travel app has taken to ignoring any activity I do, which does rather sum up how things are set up as you really don't seem to exist if you don't get around in a 3-tonne behemoth.
No idea when I'll next do any play, have a forfeit to do, but it can wait.
No one's asked me what I want for Christmas (yet), just as well as I'm not exactly sitting on a vast whishlist. I did suggest last year that rather than things, folks could just visit for a day or so on the way somewhere... I don't think my folks have told anyone that I'm using a white stick these days, so that'll probably shock them, which will probably turn Christmas into an episode of EastEnders...
My folks are down in a couple of weeks for a few days, but I'll be working every day until then... A couple of things planned with them, Christmas at Kew and a steam train trip to Sherborne. Then there's a flying visit to Brighton to see the Human League (on my own, so not the best scenario for someone who struggles socially...)
The council-sponsored active travel app has taken to ignoring any activity I do, which does rather sum up how things are set up as you really don't seem to exist if you don't get around in a 3-tonne behemoth.
No idea when I'll next do any play, have a forfeit to do, but it can wait.
No one's asked me what I want for Christmas (yet), just as well as I'm not exactly sitting on a vast whishlist. I did suggest last year that rather than things, folks could just visit for a day or so on the way somewhere... I don't think my folks have told anyone that I'm using a white stick these days, so that'll probably shock them, which will probably turn Christmas into an episode of EastEnders...
iain-ecgunge said: I'm still battling lonliness, too much work and sight that's failing except when looking at an eye chart... I'm finding it more and more tricky to go out, I seem to be having the thoughts someone twice me age has about not being able to do things any more...
My folks are down in a couple of weeks for a few days, but I'll be working every day until then... A couple of things planned with them, Christmas at Kew and a steam train trip to Sherborne. Then there's a flying visit to Brighton to see the Human League (on my own, so not the best scenario for someone who struggles socially...)
The council-sponsored active travel app has taken to ignoring any activity I do, which does rather sum up how things are set up as you really don't seem to exist if you don't get around in a 3-tonne behemoth.
No idea when I'll next do any play, have a forfeit to do, but it can wait.
No one's asked me what I want for Christmas (yet), just as well as I'm not exactly sitting on a vast whishlist. I did suggest last year that rather than things, folks could just visit for a day or so on the way somewhere... I don't think my folks have told anyone that I'm using a white stick these days, so that'll probably shock them, which will probably turn Christmas into an episode of EastEnders...
My folks are down in a couple of weeks for a few days, but I'll be working every day until then... A couple of things planned with them, Christmas at Kew and a steam train trip to Sherborne. Then there's a flying visit to Brighton to see the Human League (on my own, so not the best scenario for someone who struggles socially...)
The council-sponsored active travel app has taken to ignoring any activity I do, which does rather sum up how things are set up as you really don't seem to exist if you don't get around in a 3-tonne behemoth.
No idea when I'll next do any play, have a forfeit to do, but it can wait.
No one's asked me what I want for Christmas (yet), just as well as I'm not exactly sitting on a vast whishlist. I did suggest last year that rather than things, folks could just visit for a day or so on the way somewhere... I don't think my folks have told anyone that I'm using a white stick these days, so that'll probably shock them, which will probably turn Christmas into an episode of EastEnders...
I'm sorry to hear that. Hope you can get some play time in.
spacewam said: well 1 week from meet bri bcmessy from amazing messy we going have ! and video come out later on !
Hope you have lots of fun.
iain-ecgunge said: I'm still battling lonliness, too much work and sight that's failing except when looking at an eye chart... I'm finding it more and more tricky to go out, I seem to be having the thoughts someone twice me age has about not being able to do things any more...
My folks are down in a couple of weeks for a few days, but I'll be working every day until then... A couple of things planned with them, Christmas at Kew and a steam train trip to Sherborne. Then there's a flying visit to Brighton to see the Human League (on my own, so not the best scenario for someone who struggles socially...)
The council-sponsored active travel app has taken to ignoring any activity I do, which does rather sum up how things are set up as you really don't seem to exist if you don't get around in a 3-tonne behemoth.
No idea when I'll next do any play, have a forfeit to do, but it can wait.
No one's asked me what I want for Christmas (yet), just as well as I'm not exactly sitting on a vast whishlist. I did suggest last year that rather than things, folks could just visit for a day or so on the way somewhere... I don't think my folks have told anyone that I'm using a white stick these days, so that'll probably shock them, which will probably turn Christmas into an episode of EastEnders...
My folks are down in a couple of weeks for a few days, but I'll be working every day until then... A couple of things planned with them, Christmas at Kew and a steam train trip to Sherborne. Then there's a flying visit to Brighton to see the Human League (on my own, so not the best scenario for someone who struggles socially...)
The council-sponsored active travel app has taken to ignoring any activity I do, which does rather sum up how things are set up as you really don't seem to exist if you don't get around in a 3-tonne behemoth.
No idea when I'll next do any play, have a forfeit to do, but it can wait.
No one's asked me what I want for Christmas (yet), just as well as I'm not exactly sitting on a vast whishlist. I did suggest last year that rather than things, folks could just visit for a day or so on the way somewhere... I don't think my folks have told anyone that I'm using a white stick these days, so that'll probably shock them, which will probably turn Christmas into an episode of EastEnders...
Lonelyness is a real curse that I'm very familiar with. What helped me was finding people with the same medical or social problem at me. I don't know about the UK, but here in the Netherlands it's possible to find them everywhere. I understand it's a big step to take, but everyone in those communities has had to make that step, and they welcome everybody.
As for walking with the stick; don't mind other peoples opinion about it. Three years ago, I've had my first Christmas after my transition, and it can actually feel really wholesome when people realise they haven't been the friend they thought they were. Hang in there buddy
Fear is a mind-killer. Use is as a motivation.
I've been struggling a lot lately. Sitting at home for months now due to a burn-out, and fallen into severe depression (dark thoughts about stepping out of everything) because of it. It's lonely to sit at home 5 days a week without speaking to anyone, but things are finally coming together. My friends are really helping with the depression, and have guided me to the necessary proffessional help. I'm currently on medication, and am getting help with coping while on the waiting list for a psychiatrist.
It's a dark period for me, but I feel like I've almost wethered the storm, and look forward to see the blue skies after.
It's a dark period for me, but I feel like I've almost wethered the storm, and look forward to see the blue skies after.
Fear is a mind-killer. Use is as a motivation.
Soakey said: I've been struggling a lot lately. Sitting at home for months now due to a burn-out, and fallen into severe depression (dark thoughts about stepping out of everything) because of it. It's lonely to sit at home 5 days a week without speaking to anyone, but things are finally coming together. My friends are really helping with the depression, and have guided me to the necessary proffessional help. I'm currently on medication, and am getting help with coping while on the waiting list for a psychiatrist.
It's a dark period for me, but I feel like I've almost wethered the storm, and look forward to see the blue skies after.
It's a dark period for me, but I feel like I've almost wethered the storm, and look forward to see the blue skies after.
Thanks for sharing. I'm glad you are looking to the blue skies.
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