hey I’m sad

[smelly_steph]

hi welcome.

I'm stephanie (steph)

hope you find this forum a good one to use

[sallyb]

I find listening to audio books is really soothing. I listen to while I wash up, while I get ready for work. So nice being told a story and so nice to be engaged in something. I used to bowlrrow for free from the library but seem to have listened to most of them.

The. I came across ‘Listening Books’ it’s a charity set up for people with disability including depression to be able to access audiobooks cheaper. It’s £20 a year to join and they have a huge selection. Stephen Fry is the patron

https://www.listening-books.org.uk

[Lux]

I find listening to audio books is really soothing. I listen to while I wash up, while I get ready for work. So nice being told a story and so nice to be engaged in something. I used to bowlrrow for free from the library but seem to have listened to most of them.

The. I came across ‘Listening Books’ it’s a charity set up for people with disability including depression to be able to access audiobooks cheaper. It’s £20 a year to join and they have a huge selection. Stephen Fry is the patron

https://www.listening-books.org.uk

I love audiobooks, there;s almost nothing more soothing when you need to close you eyes and escape. My favourites are my Tolkien collection and Homer's Odyssey

[Paula]

I love audiobooks, there;s almost nothing more soothing when you need to close you eyes and escape. My favourites are my Tolkien collection and Homer's Odyssey

I can’t do that. As I’m always exhausted, every time I close my eyes I fall asleep - so end up having to try every chapter again lol

[Suzi]

Hi and welcome!
I too have chronic pain, but your intro could have been written by my husband. I'm so sorry, I know how much it's affected him over the years, but he's just finished a long period of psychotherapy - with a different trust than he's been under before. It's really, really helped him to talk about things. Have you asked your GP for a referral for counselling or is there a charity who accept donations rather than fully paid sessions?

[sallyb]

Hello I’m sorry to hear that your husband has struggled too but great to hear that he has found some help. I rang my work care support team thing today which is for all staff to just have someone to chat to. The person I spoke to understood so much so quickly. She made me imagine my eight year old self and go give her a hug and tell her all the nurturing things she never got told. It was so powerful. And she told me to buy a notebook today and start writing to my eight year old self. Be kind to her and get to know her. It made me feel so good that someone else vocalised my feelings and gave me something practical to do to help heal my soul (as she said) while I figure out how to pay for some counselling.

I hope your chronic pain hasn’t been too bad today

[Paula]

Well done for that, I can’t imagine how much that must have taken but you did it

[Suzi]

That's a really positive, but totally emotionally exhausting thing to do. I feel for you so much.

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What line of work are you in?

[sallyb]

I work for local council so fortunate enough that there is a support service for staff. I’ve always been to unconfident to ring before but it was really good to talk. Feel like I have just bottled so much up for years.