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  1. bellbird

    Colorful and hopefully optimistic but maybe hateful occasionally

    I'm so glad you're safe!
  2. bellbird

    Atheist unite!!

    Cherry picking of the divine word. Beats me, too. It's all conditioning in the end, I guess. Only now some churches are "progressive", and so people indoctrinated by their teachings will believe them as so. It's not like all religious persons have read all of their holy book(s) anyway, to know...
  3. bellbird

    Atheist unite!!

    👋 Hi SRG. Getting through, here. Your classes sound like they will be very informative and interesting. I hope they will go well, I am sure they will. I've been having a lot of nightmares too, nothing really new there. We're going to work through them in T. Hopefully something shifts. Hope...
  4. bellbird

    Getting A Service Dog.

    Oh b, my heart and thoughts go out to you. This all sounds so much to deal with. Crossing my fingers tomorrow goes as well as it can, and you get the care you need from good doctors.
  5. bellbird

    Struggling to sleep in the summer.

    That sounds really rough, I'm sorry @Gatsu . Do you happen to be working with a therapist? Reprocessing that event could help a lot, as it sounds like your intrusions are very vivid. A lot of us here are seeing therapists who use EMDR for that purpose. Sleep is a big one, it's so fundamental...
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    Getting A Service Dog.

    I'm so sorry you've been so unwell, b. It really does sound rough. You were such a big support for me during my time in hospital following surgery, I've always remembered that. Sending you lots of support and strength back from across the ditch. I really do hope you make a swift and full...
  7. bellbird

    ED How do I get help? Eating disorder /therapist issue

    Does your therapist know this? If not, I would suggest letting him know. Same with your medical team. If you can't say it out loud, write it down and show them. I've done that before, it can help when verbalising the issue is too difficult. I have a history of ED, too. It's great you can see...
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    Recommendations for kids animated films?

    Hey @barefoot , are you considering TV shows too? If so, The Backyardigans are nice. Animated animal characters with big imaginations who go on adventures together. They aren't on Netflix (at least, not in my country), but they have an official YouTube channel that has a lot of ~24 min episodes...
  9. bellbird

    Ask a foreigner

    Anyone familiar with Le Snak?
  10. bellbird

    Atheist unite!!

    I was raised without any religious doctrine or conditioning, and to date any ideologies I have been exposed to simply haven't convinced me. I guess in that sense I was raised to check "none", but equally there was never a requirement to not believe in any gods, just the encouragement to think...
  11. bellbird

    Cant sleep - Place to visit when you're up late.

    Hope you get there soon, and that it's peaceful when you do. :)
  12. bellbird

    My spine surgery journey: from preparation to recovery

    That's incredible, @DharmaGirl , I'm thrilled your fusion has healed well and your pain has reduced. It makes such a difference, doesn't it? I only really noticed how much pain I had been in all those years, when it was no longer there. Good on both of us, indeed. 🤗🤗
  13. bellbird

    My spine surgery journey: from preparation to recovery

    I see I haven't updated here in a while... Unfortunately due to covid related issues, I wasn't able to complete the half marathon. I did manage to run 15 km in the preparation I did do, which I'm pretty damn pleased with. --- In other news, today marks exactly three years since I became...
  14. bellbird

    Becoming afraid of the dark

    Thank you all for taking the time to respond, it's been very helpful to read through your ideas and advice. I'd been meaning to write specific responses to each post, but I'm having one of those weeks where I started the post and then it just sat in drafts. I'll get there, but just wanted to...
  15. bellbird

    The "I Need A Hug" Thread

    I really need a hug
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    The "I Need A Hug" Thread

    Hugs, @Lionheart . And a little bellbird sitting on your shoulder and tweeting in your ear to distract you from the fibro. I hope you feel better soon.
  17. bellbird

    Becoming afraid of the dark

    As the title states, I'm becoming afraid of the dark. Or perhaps rather, I'm already there. This is a new thing, more recent than PTSD. In fact in the beginning, I used to go for spontaneous walks at night as a coping mechanism. At some point, I would feel the occasional twinge of fear on my...
  18. bellbird

    The "I Need A Hug" Thread

    Hugs, @OliveJewel
  19. bellbird

    Atheist unite!!

    I picture an eternal limbo party and conclude that, as someone with a lower back fusion, maybe this is actually what hell looks like. Only if reading or writing about it is detrimental (for you). I think it's absolutely right to be disturbed by such suggestions (well, often more blatant than...
  20. bellbird

    Atheist unite!!

    Yeah, I feel you on this. It's utterly bizarre, but also I really really feel for all the people who've been brainwashed to the point where this semantic mishap will have a major impact on their lives. It seems the church found a loophole though: Not entirely sure what not walking away...
  21. bellbird

    Atheist unite!!

    Spirituality is such a woo word, that can be interpreted many different ways. Do they define what they mean by spirituality? Some may define it as a connection to god (that is the universal champion of hide and seek ;)), others as a connection to the universe (well, science says my atoms came...
  22. bellbird

    Atheist unite!!

    Ah! My mistake, I missed that part. I will keep my fingers crossed the bill gets buried then. Blows my mind what it would protect, and the legal power it would provide groups to discriminate against others.
  23. bellbird

    Atheist unite!!

    Ughhhhh. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-60152011 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/10/coalition-religious-discrimination-bill-passes-after-marathon-all-night-sitting
  24. bellbird

    Today my “coworker” (my pet)...

    You know that really annoying feeling when bird poop gets on your bed sheets that were hanging on the outside line? Now imagine those bed sheets are actually already on your bed, and the bird is actually your coworker, and now you know what mine did today. 🙃
  25. bellbird

    Nausea: your go to fixes!!

    Me three. When my nausea is really bad, I take one and curl up into a ball until it subsides enough to be able to sit up / walk / consider food. Here (NZ) it is available on subsidised prescription. I realise it might not be as accessible in other countries, though. Typically, my nausea is...
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