Board Thread:Clubs/@comment-43432691-20200123212151/@comment-109.161.168.250-20200201054057

Swearingparrot wrote: Okay so I literally JUST found this club and have NO IDEA what’s going on, but for the things I did see:

^....I feel like I missed something... but that’s TERRIFYING. I’m so sorry that happened to you, that sounds horrifying. You did the right thing by screaming until someone helped and I’m glad you’re okay.

As for the thing about the Coronavirus & anxiety, I kind of have the opposite of anxiety. I’m super naive, which is hard to deal with in its own ways but is also a blessing. And about people not caring about your anxiety, that’s horrible! One of my friends is very secretive (which is fine, she’s my oldest friend and I know that that’s just how she is and she’s perfect the way she is) and sometimes I wonder if she has anxiety. She always seems anxious and stresses about her appearance. I also wonder sometimes if she has anorexia or another eating disorder because she doesn’t eat in front of us ever (at school, at sleepovers, etc) but I’m off topic.

As for dealing with your anxiety over the virus, remember that it’s unlikely you will get it. And by washing your hands too much, you actually wash off the GOOD bacteria on your hands that help you stay healthy. I know that’s terrifying too and when you have a phobia you don’t feel rational and don’t want to listen to reason (I speak from experience) but it’s the truth. Try to limit how much you wash your hands and distract yourself.

I can also relate to just feeling sad and kind of... diluted all the time. For a few months I just haven’t felt the way I have before (except for Wednesday, when some sort of happy-switch turned on when I was listening to the song “King of Anything” by Sara Bareilles and was happy-go-lucky for a good 24 hours). When I almost-kind-of came clean about my sadness in class to two of my friends and a girl who was at our table, the girl who didn’t really know us but was at our table said, “If [insert my name] is depressed then the world is wrong” and it’s kind of got to me. In my grade, I’m kind of the happy-go-lucky, naive, nice, innocent girl. I’m not open about things but also not secretive. But the fact that I’ve felt sad and kind of hopeless for the past... oh wait, it’s been three months now, not two. I don’t know if it’s just a part of growing up and being a teenager or what, but it just feels kinda sucky. But the point is, I know how you feel.

So yeah, guess I’m a new member here. This is such a wholesome club, I love it <3 I really hope you feel happier soon. Sometimes when I was sad it was the weirdest feeling, like I was so sad but I didn't really want to be happy. But then we had some friends come from a different country to visit us. They stayed in our house for 10 days. At first I thought that it would be hard becausee they're a more reserved family. But then I went outside more and I felt so much happier. And it feels amazing. I didn't lock myself in the bathroom and cry once​​​​​​, which had almost become a daily thing. I really don't want anyone else to keep doing this until it gets a lot worse, so if you're social, socialize. Go outside. Spend some time with your family. Just keep pushing! *sends internet hug to anyone who feels like this*

-Lady Sassyfur