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Figarosmom

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Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Sat Sep 6, 2025, 03:10 AM

Sep 6

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There are times when I would just take a day or two off and do just what I want. It could be sleeping all day or doing bongs all day or just playing music and singing. I don't answer the door or the phone, it's my home a d my choice when I do so. Just to wipe out the reality of life for a while and live in the fantasy.

Or there is this guy

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We all need to take the time for just us.

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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