Lived Experience Forum

[Razzle]

Hi @Jaz5 , just checking in.  Hope your appointment went well and you were able to talk through everything going on for you at the moment with your councillor.

Hope today has been a better day for you ❤️❤️

[Jaz5]

@Razzle fewlinf abit better now I've got everything in the open. But slow steps will get me there. She suggested I have time away for myself like a month away from my family 

I'm all for time out but a month?? I thought maybe the weekend or a week just to get me back on track 

thanks for checking in 

[Razzle]

@Jaz5   Wow, a month - I think I need the name of your councillor 🤣.  Having said that, a month does seem a long time away from your family.  Maybe small steps in that regard too, a weekend or a long weekend at first, work up to a week.  Then again, if you feel like a month could work, why not??

Glad you’re feeling better today 🙂

[Jaz5]

@Razzle  lol I was thinking a month geez that seems abit out of hand I will definitely be taking small steps first and maybe a week here and there 

I don't think I could do a month 

[Razzle]

@Jaz5   Yeah, I tend to agree, a month seems a long time - and imagine the housework waiting for you on your return if your family had been left behind 😱😱

[Jaz5]

@Razzle i don't know if I'd come home to a house at all lol. 
but let's hope things get better from here with regular talk sessions and some me time 

[Razzle]

@Jaz5 , yes, some “me” time sounds good.  We kind of forget ourselves when we’re taking care of everyone else.  

Im a little up in the air at the moment with my councillor.  Something happened a few months ago and I have lost trust in him so have stopped seeing him.  I really can’t put myself through everything again with a new councillor, but I also know I need help and at present I’m not getting that.  

Im glad you’re getting the help you need though.

[Jaz5]

@Razzle thank you it feels good to just talk about my problems because I'm so use to keeping everything bottled up I need to learn to talk I know it makes me feels better and I've been hating myself for weeks now for feeling this way. I should have for help sooner.. 

oh I'm sorry to hear I really hope you can learn to trust someone else and go back down that road  

thinking of you xx