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TygrBright

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7. Awful times, awful feelings. You're part of this community...

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 08:30 PM

Sep 3

...and we get it.

I'm honored you're sharing the cruddy stuff with us, too. It's what friends, neighbors, community members are for.

Do remember, though, that feelings can change from day to day, if you just hang on. No big turnarounds, necessarily, but if you just hang on, one day at a time, at some point you'll be able to look back and say "Better now than it was then."

And we'll be here for you each day, too.

lovingly,
Bright

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Loss, lies, confliction, confusion, fakeness, struggles, hardship... [View all] LuckyCharms Sep 3 OP

I'm so sorry for your losses. I know how those can affect you. rsdsharp Sep 3 #1

It will pass. A world with sparkly leaves & hummingbirds is still beautiful & inspiring. Take your time to heal. . . Bernardo de La Paz Sep 3 #2

You know that I care what happens to you ZZenith Sep 3 #3

Thank you. That song has been in a loop in my head for several weeks. LuckyCharms Sep 3 #4

We love you, Lucky Charms. ZZenith Sep 4 #17

Nice touch. Harker Sep 3 #6

The good thing is that... Tesha Sep 3 #5

Awful times, awful feelings. You're part of this community... TygrBright Sep 3 #7

I cannot, I'm sure, offer a fix, but if I may be permitted advice, it would be "find that magnificent sense... NNadir Sep 3 #8

I'm scared, I'm in trouble, and I'm crashing. LuckyCharms Sep 3 #10

I wouldn't be ashamed of being in trouble, even big trouble. Perhaps it won't help much, but at such points I pull... NNadir Sep 3 #12

NNadir... LuckyCharms Sep 3 #13

My experience with grief is that is never "resolved" or goes away, but one learns to live with it. NNadir Sep 3 #16

I so hear you LuckyCharms CountAllVotes Sep 6 #32

How about some bad poetry I wrote 47 years ago when I was super buzzed on some good weed Martin Eden Sep 3 #15

... MiHale Sep 3 #9

I think I may know how you feel MW67 Sep 3 #11

damn markie Sep 3 #14

Don't have anything wise to say, just sending you love. HeartsCanHope Sep 4 #18

''Your brain is not designed to make you happy, it's made to keep you alive. '' Donkees Sep 4 #19

That was exceptionally helpful. It further convinces me of the effectiveness of CBT. halobeam Sep 6 #29

Thoughts are living things, and I trust that your words have the power to reach Lucky. Donkees Sep 6 #31

Every day you live there is hope Marthe48 Sep 4 #20

We love and care. quaint Sep 4 #21

Try Yale's Science of Well Being course SheltieLover Sep 5 #22

A song for you, my friend UpInArms Sep 5 #23

We love you murielm99 Sep 5 #24

Sounds like you are experiencing the dark night of the soul Clouds Passing Sep 5 #25

You have experienced a lot of recent heavy losses...It can spin a person around! Seems natural for u 2 feel this bad... electric_blue68 Sep 5 #26

A healing hug 🫂 to you. mwmisses4289 Sep 5 #27

Thank you for sharing. I just live that way WhiteTara Sep 6 #28

Yeah.... Figarosmom Sep 6 #30