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Hopeforthefuture

Member since
September 2021

97 posts

Posted Thu November 11, 2021 5:17pmReport post

It's been almost 2 months since the court case and the last few weeks I have felt deflated and so low. I thought I was doing ok but I seem to be going backwards.
I can't stop thinking about the future and whether things will ever return to near normal for us

Hopeforthefuture

Member since
September 2021

97 posts

Posted Thu November 11, 2021 6:27pmReport post

Thanks Lee, I'll definitely look them up. I feel like I'm wading through quicksand at the minute. It literally takes a glance from a passenger on a bus to unnerve me and set me off xx

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Smile through tears

Member since
September 2021

2546 posts

Posted Thu November 11, 2021 6:32pmReport post

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Hopeforthefuture

Member since
September 2021

97 posts

Posted Thu November 11, 2021 7:00pmReport post

Smile,

I know what you mean. I was taking something back to a shop the other day and they asked for my name. I felt sick just saying it out loud incase anyone nearby heard :(

Smile through tears

Member since
September 2021

2546 posts

Posted Thu November 11, 2021 7:14pmReport post

That's why I hated the media coverage, don't get me started on that one......... x

Hopeforthefuture

Member since
September 2021

97 posts

Posted Thu November 11, 2021 7:17pmReport post

Hey smile,

yeah we were tortured on social media. It's just vile beyond words!! X

Sarah ??

Member since
January 2021

177 posts

Posted Thu November 11, 2021 7:22pmReport post

Right there with you. Tough days. Hoping they get better. I've been in touch with children heard and seen. They are incredible and my eldest is starting 1:1 sessions next week. It'll get better. Not sure if you have children but well worth contacting if you do.

I'd say stay strong but I'm sick of people saying this. It's OK to not feel strong. I don't. Just muddling through each day.

Cloud

Member since
May 2021

153 posts

Posted Thu November 11, 2021 8:36pmReport post

Sarah?? - You are so right about the idea of 'strong' - people think strong means hard, but hard can be brittle (like glass). When you go through tough times you learn strong means adaptable.

I'm lucky to have a friend who won't question days when I'm a sobbing mess who can't cope and tells me that's part of being a strong woman.

In a book recently a character said she likes to cry a bit here and there so she doesn't have to cry a lot later. I do both but I liked the sentiment x

Sarah ??

Member since
January 2021

177 posts

Posted Thu November 11, 2021 10:16pmReport post

Thank goodness for friends! I called mine earlier today to ask for some mundane news. Just want to have a drama free life! Not waking up wondering what battle I have to fight. The clouds will lift.