My Mosaic

[tyme]

Wow! That sounds really good! @Bow 

I dont' even know if I have any in my area. We have PARCs which is amazing, but I'm yet to hear of safe havens around here.

Is the safe haven far from where you live? It seems you have a fair few supports in your area that you can access? For some reason, I thought you lived in a regional area.

[Bow]

I’m about an hour out of Sydney @tyme  pretty large city. Safe haven is about 10mins from me. So pretty close. 

[tyme]

Sounds amazing @Bow ! And is it a place you can drop in whenever, or do you need to make an appointment?

Is it staffed by only peer workers?

I just looked it up. Ours are in the city.

Anyway, I'm logging off. I NEED an early night tonight!

Speak soon!

[Jynx]

Hey @Bow deary, how are you travelling? Just popping in with some hugs 🫂🫂

You are welcome to 'download' whenever you like, just tag me hun 😉

[Bow]

Hi @Jynx  im squeezing ya tight and not letting go for a long time. I need one of them kinda hugs. 

I miss seeing you around. How’s your week been?

I’ve had a fairly crummy week. I got a lotta high intense si.

[Bow]

@tyme  Safe haven is a drop in centre. All peer workers. No appointments needed. Only opened Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 12-8pm. 

my SW met me there. They had some communication cards where we had to sign in and my SW helped me pick some, which was good. A guy spoke with us first and asked heaps of questions. One of the cards was a request for a female worker, so he went and got a female psw and we went and sat outside. My SW asked if I’d like her to share a bit first, which I appreciated. Then we just sat and chatted. 
I shared my own communication cards and the psw asked me if I could pick one for how I was feeling then. 
I was introduced to the other female psw that will be on over the weekend and we talked about how I’d like to be …. treated? when I come to visit. (Female worker, let me come in and settle before asking a million questions)

over all it was a positive experience I think. 

you can pretty much go there and use the space as you please. There is a quiet room, outdoor space, cards games, guitars, couches. You can go to chat, just sit. 

[Jynx]

@Bow gotcha covered!! I've been doing push ups so they're EXTRA tight! 

🫂🫂🫂🫂

It's a bit different isn't it? I like the weekend though, feels really lively around here! And having some days off to do all my adulting bits has been really helpful. I do feel like I miss a lot during the week, too. But it's also kinda nice to get these like... snapshots I guess? Of what all our wonderful members have been up to. 

I wish I could say I was surprised by the crumminess of your week hun, but I can only imagine it's been a doozy. Those si thoughts would be super loud, I am sorry that you have to endure it. How safe/unsafe you kinda feeling? You got some dece distractions or one of your supports getting in touch soon? Think I saw that you had a less than fab experience w them last week so I thought I'd check in 💜

[Bow]

Thanks for the squeeze @Jynx 

How’s the sorting/decluttering adulting stuff going? Hope you’ve been able to make a bit of a dent in it this week. 

I went to safe haven this arvo with my SW. in all the ways we talked/ communicated, I still wasn’t really able to be completely honest with them. She asked if I was safe and I sat there for ages in silence and then never got to answer it as someone asked something else. Oh well. 

just curled up on the couch watching the tv. No supports. Still haven’t heard from my CM. What’s the point of them??? 

I feel pretty hopeless @Jynx @the feel the heaviness. I got a shitty trauma anniversary next week and I just don’t wanna face it. 

[Jynx]

@Bow err, slowly 😅 I got a friend coming round to help me out a bit with it haha. I seem to find myself WAY more motivated when I have someone around. Apparently it's a big ND vibe for that to be the case 😋 But I did get some yard work done!! And I also gave the kitchen and bathroom a solid sprucing last night. So fresh, so clean!! Teehee

Aww darlin, I know it feels hopeless, and that it feels like no one cares. You SHOULDN'T have to prompt them, but would it be worth maybe flicking your CM a message? 

Oh noooo anniversaries are always so hard. What day is it? We will totally be here for ya hun.

You know, I don't think there's any particular threads about coping with trauma anniversaries, that could be a good discussion to open up. Seems VERY UNLIKELY that you're alone in having to navigate those feelings, and maybe folks could share some tips about what they find helpful in those moments. Up to you 💜

[tyme]

Hey @Bow ! Thanks for sharing! I can hear you can sorta 'add this to the list' as a support source as needed. Would you say so? They seemed so receptive of your needs.

How are feeling now?