Welcome! Introduce yourself here 🙂

[BipolarRich]

Suffering from the level of physical and emotional abuse I copped has stuck with me and ai am permanently in a defensive mode. I have to learn to trust again unfortunately 

[tyme]

It sounds like a trauma response. That constant flight/fight response and hyervigilance is so draining. Whilst trauma often occurs around people, the healing also is around people @BipolarRich 

Do you have supports to help you through?

[BipolarRich]

I have my Psychiatrist and Psychologist a two close friends I am able to talk to. Just so so tired of being angry all the time😞

[tyme]

Hearing you mate @BipolarRich 

[BipolarRich]

I am glad someone else who understands!

[pansexualpirate]

Hello 👋🏻 I am PansexualPirate, I was going to write you can call me PP for short but I’d rather you don’t 🤣

A few facts about me:

• I love to be creative and I’m usually found at my desk doing something crafty.

• I am studying to be a youth worker because I’d love nothing more than to give young people a voice.

• My favourite animals are monkeys, especially orangutans. 

Glad to be part of the SANE community ☺️

[tyme]

Awesome stuff @pansexualpirate !

Thanks so much for sharing! What an amazing role as a youth worker. 

I spent a lot of time working with youth in Mental Health, but I struggled. It was had to balance out safety aspects while also remembering they are minors. 

Hence I moved to working with adults at SANE instead. 

But certainly, working with youth is incredibly rewarding.

[simple-petal]

I am kept going by my heart literally and figuratively.

[tyme]

And hold onto that @simple-petal . I love the way you put it.