Trying makes it worse

[Appleblossom]

@EternalFlower I am really glad to hear from you and that you are able to move on with your life and pathways to wholesome healing. It’s wonderful you have trustworthy people on your team now. Whether it is the vibe or gentle smile or apt joke that generates rapport and the feeling of being able to express yourself as you are, it is great you have found it and feel supported, I hear the DBT programs have many ideas and strategies that you can draw from.  

@Sophia1 good to see you, even if it is less often. Your quiet wisdom shines through.

@TAB your dreams for your house are great and will give you projects and direction. Maybe even better than having it all right now. So long as you have protection from the elements, some warmth and you are even cooking. Go Tabster. I approve of trees for shade, but am green in that I have not even travelled outback much.

[TAB]

Thanks @Appleblossom 😊 you are right..

[EternalFlower]

@Sophia1 @Appleblossom sometimes, some support services and some online spaces where i may or may not be a member, can be so authoratarian, poorly handle complaints or concerns and privacy and sometimes it is so difficult and disappointing to express reasonable concerns and be dismissed, that I feel it truly makes mental health worse.

I personally feel very uncomfortable on this site at times, altough of course, not naming any names, just expressing how angry and disappointing it can feel at times...

[Appleblossom]

Gentle hugs @EternalFlower good to see you 

hearing you about a general shift to authoritarian styles in the modern world. Not good in mental health field where I believe issues around power dynamics are key.

This week I am dealing with losing my gorgeous support worker who is a rare gem in the field. She has expressed her vulnerability to me with decency and good boundaries. We are working out a plan to transition… part of the reason she is STRESSED is that she doesn’t want to be associated with the mechanical heartless even brutish behaviour of many in the field, especially NDIS. It is sad and I have told her I am really grateful to have known her. Sad the good ones are leaving. It also happened in education. 

take care of yourself 

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