Mental health support thread.

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Hanneke Jan 2022 11:26am, 24 Jan 2022 84,798 posts	0 Hanneke Tree hugging is good! Just read your lovely blog Fields! Right, I have made lunch, I am bracing myself to face my client. I simply have to work there until I find someone new... Wish me luck!
AndyS Jan 2022 11:27am, 24 Jan 2022 826 posts	0 AndyS Good luck H!
Fields Jan 2022 11:34am, 24 Jan 2022 2,159 posts	0 Fields Best wishes for the meeting with the client Hann - stand up for yourself
The Terminator Jan 2022 11:44am, 24 Jan 2022 8,923 posts	0 The Terminator Good luck H. May it be a positive experience for you both x Fields tree hugging is the best. Breathe with the tree, hear their story and let them heal you. They are the all seeing, all knowing guardians of the world. In truth what I wrote wasn't wholly enough either. I shouldn't be asking those 3 questions just when I buy but also consume. I try but quite often don't do as I preach either. For instance the rules of foraging are to first ask permission from the blackberries, wild garlic, mushrooms etc, not to take more than you need and not to take more than half of what is being gifted. So often I go to pick and there are people leaving with punnets full and there are none left for others. They don't see as a gift but a commodity and maybe waste half of what they pick too? Then you see the people piling their plates high at carveries or buffets and leaving half the food. Such wastefullness. Such a shame that greed has taken over to such a point. No individuals fault, just a lack of awareness, education, connection and the consequence of the 'every man for themselves' narrative. I'll stop again before I spiral, breaks my heart 😪
Cheeky’s Dad Jan 2022 11:18pm, 24 Jan 2022 2,001 posts	0 Cheeky’s Dad Thank you for pointing me to this thread Fields I don’t know it was here. I may not post much as I never think I have much by way of answers but supporting each other is the only way forward. I love your last couple of posts MaT.T. I couldn’t agree with you more. There is so much wrong with this world that it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Just because you can’t do everything doesn’t mean what you can do is worthless. You contribute to things getting better and that improves life for your environment and the people around you. We don’t always see the consequences of our actions but that doesn’t mean that they don’t do any good
HappyG(rrr) Jan 2022 7:39am, 25 Jan 2022 41,146 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) I want to do a thumbs 👍 up or a plus ➕ one to all of these posts. Great thoughts, tips and encouragement and support. Thanks. G
halfpint Jan 2022 7:55am, 25 Jan 2022 36,663 posts	0 halfpint Cheeky’s Dad I’m personally finding it helpful just to hear from others who are also struggling. No need for answers or support just shared experiences.
Fields Jan 2022 8:00am, 25 Jan 2022 2,186 posts	0 Fields I was thinking about your posts last night Terminator, but I think Cheekys Dad got there first. Don’t think that your good deeds don’t have a positive effect. Have a good day all
FreshStart Jan 2022 8:39am, 25 Jan 2022 4,489 posts	0 FreshStart I've only just discovered this thread, so I'll read it from the first page when I'm on my lunch break. I've been struggling for a while, probably since my mentor Geoff died in 2018, but everything got too much for me during a Teams meeting last summer. I moved to a new team in April, there was a lot of resentment from one of my colleagues who felt I'd stolen his job. There were a lot of passive aggressive emails and comments flying around and I reached the stage I was dreading spending the day at work not knowing what I was doing. I felt like a failure and my motivation to do anything was at an all time low. The morning of the meeting I'd had a conversation with my old team leader. I said I'd had enough and that I didn't see any point in carrying on. I said I hated my life (I still do) and that I hated having to spend all of my time on my own. I think this triggered a call from the Employee Assistance team. So, I was already feeling emotionally drained when I dialled into a catch-up with my colleagues and our line managers. One minute one of my colleagues was busy telling our manager I wasn't pulling my weight, the next minute I was in floods of tears. Not my finest moment and I still feel embarrassed when I look back at that meeting. Work arranged a series of CBT sessions for me. I'd love to say that they helped but I'm not convinced that they did. The final session was back in November, and I've been struggling since. I make sure that I do the small things that help; go for lunchtime walks, eat healthily etc but I know that until I move teams and get away from a colleague who is always going to resent me, nothing will improve. I've got to go as I've got a meeting - must pretend that I'm happy - but I'll share some more later and will see if I can find all the resources I was emailed during my CBT sessions.
Curly45 Jan 2022 8:49am, 25 Jan 2022 4,193 posts	0 Curly45 Hi FS and Cheeky's Dad welcome to the thread. Hopefully you can relax in here a bit