Hello and welcome to the 'A Serious Space to Chat' thread.
Recent discussion suggested it might be good to have a space where people can seek short term support when they are struggling but don't feel it warrants a whole thread or when they would like to have a quick moan and be heard/responded to.
This is not a place for major crisis support and it may be suggested you seek offline help in a crisis and/or that you post your own thread in serious.
Hope people can find this space useful,
Jen (Long Road)
Last edited by long road : 18-04-2023 at 08:03 PM.
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I wrote my complaint letter to my police officer in regards to my case today, I've been putting it off. My ISVA is going to check it over for me before I send it, so I've just sent it over to her in the first instance.
if you think you know me in real life, no you don't.
Proud of you Ahimsa for not giving up and filing the complaint. It sounds like they've been awful. Hopefully your human can check it over quickly so you can get it sent in.
Please do not give me virtual hugs unless you are only using the hug function on threads. Thanks.
You can't always keep it separate.
This is happening, this is part of you.
I've been passed between 3 officers, since I reported it. I've not had any contact from her since January, apart from an email the day before the anniversary to say "hope you're doing well, btw I've not written the case up because I'm waiting on a report" - we've been waiting on the same report since before Christmas and it's not been chased up!
if you think you know me in real life, no you don't.
I dont have any tips other than keep on using distraction/coping techniques. I am in a similar position I have a cut on me right now. I have a plaster on it to stop me interfering with it which helps a little. But it's tempting to make it worse/interfere with wound healing. Like yours it wasn't as a consequence of SI.
Wannabe CPN : -)
"He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life." - Homer Simpson "I hear those voices that will not be drowned" Sanity is a nasty disease. The world would be a happier place without it. - Rilic
RIP Kat 4th July 1987- 11th June 2013
Currently have managed to distract myself enough with roleplaying game online with friends and get tired enough that urges have reduced. Will reference this thread should it continue to bug me tomorrow which I expect it may.
Current thinking is lotion might help and I have some antiseptic cream that wouldn't matter if it touched the cut. But I am not the best with plasters as sensory wise I strongly dislike the sensation can mostly tolerate them when needed but sometimes end up tearing them off. And I want to keep distress down to stay in control rather than act on impulse. Destruction would probably be focused on plaster though. Hmmm... Again something to think on further in morning if it is still bothering me.
