5 hours ago
No I don’t wanna talk with either of them @Ru-bee i need to feel safe and heard not pushed away
im curled up in bed I feel so nauseous
5 hours ago
Okay, I understand @Bow I'm here to listen, or even just sit with you.
It sounds like today was really a lot for you, retreating to bed sounds like a good move, I know that's where I go when I need to feel safe
4 hours ago
I understand folks have mh issues and that’s why they are there probably, but exposing themselves to me
shut the door for goodness sake
and not just once
and then I seen him again at break time
it ruined my group
i could not participate
just shut down
how am I going to go back there
4 hours ago
hey @Bow i'm not too sure who 'him' is but if you want to talk about it, we're here to listen. if you'd like a distraction instead, we're here for that too. i'm so sorry hear how rough today's group was, sitting with you 💗
4 hours ago
he…. Was just a random male @rav3n that was at the community mh clinic that my schema group is run at. Not my local clinic thankfully.
he used the bathroom directly in front of me twice while I was waiting for my group to start did not shut the door
😩😩
4 hours ago
Oh I'm really sorry that you had to experience that today @Bow no wonder you weren't feeling safe.
Was he in your group? Is there any way you could talk to the group facilitator about what happened?
4 hours ago
oh gosh that definitely is disturbing to witness, i'm really sorry you had to see that @Bow were you able to speak to anyone at the clinic about this?
4 hours ago
I told the facilitators at break time what happened @Ru-bee I wasn’t participating and was really shut down so they were asking what was wrong. They were very understanding.
then one held me back at the end to talk more and she did an imagery exercise with me. Which I really appreciated. It helped a little then. but then I had to walk back out there couldn’t get out of there quick enough
the streets of this place are fairly… shady though 10min walk back to my car
3 hours ago
I'm glad you were able to get that extra support and talk about it @Bow but of course that would still leave you shaken.
I'm just finishing up now, but I hope that you're able to have some rest tonight ❤️
3 hours ago
So angry with myself that allowed this to effect me so much
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