Traumatic Experiences Community Weekend Chill July 27th- 29th 2018
Good Morning Alle, I hope you are well. Today I don't wish to think on Trauma. I don't wish to hear politics. I will not wear aniones white feather or carry their white flag. Today I just want me to be me, and you to be you. Today I don't wish to see problems, just people. We alle got the weekend to chill together, Lets hang out and have some fun. By alle means we are alle here to support you if you if you need help with anithing, But I'd like to see a day of fun. We alle know each other through our trauma very well, and we are a tight family in our mutual support, love and respect for each other. I'd like to see us look beyond the gloom just once. For a day even I wish we could just be regular people and hang out. I'd love to know everyones hobbies, likes, loves, ambitions. What makes people happy? Again, we are alle very happy and totally focused on helping anyone whom needs our help, if you are hurting today that's ok. Speak up if you need us and we will be here for you, I guess I really just want a day of peace and fun.
Well folks we're here, what's your favourite genre of films and musik? What's your favourite food? say hi aniway.
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Love this thread idea!
Was thinking the open chat would be like this sometimes (can't go usually due to time).
I haven't devoted much time to hobbies for a long time, but I liked to hand sew.
I like to cook. I know, shocking. :P
I don't watch too many movies or TV, or listen to too much music for that matter. Nice to see Florence mentioned here already!
I'm a lab rat, and enjoy it. Working on moving up.
Kind of busy this weekend, but will also be spending more time with my brother. Hmm.
@Torremp
Do you have a favorite dish that you like to cook? I'm not the bestest cook but my fave snack is to make persian cucumbers. First you prepare small slices for snacking and let them soak in a little lemon juice with sea salt. If you like chili powder you can sprinkle that when you're ready to nom it
@Torremp Hmm one after my own heart. I too am a lab rat. For myself these days. In my culture, we are alle raised to be three things. One of minn is called a Siðr, a maker of medines. Ive been making medicines from plants and minerals since I was 4. I used to work in the bak of my Grandfathers Pharmacy. Long ago...
Been busting in my lab alle week lol. Good luck, don't drink from the wrong flask 
Heya everyone, I'm a new face to the trauma forums but because i've been reading threads that the trauma team needs more support, I thought i'd offer my pm's to teen trauma members! I wish adult members could pm me but they can't unfortunately because I am a teen listener. I can respond to adult tags in threads though and I'd love to be able to support people in forum tags and help as much as I can. I also have spoken to @AnyaS and they have offered to lend a hand as well! So if you tag us we will reply and try to support you the best we can <3<3<3
This is so sweet of you, SamFam!
Yes, we are always here to help and support!
Our PMs are open! 
@summertimeSamness
@summertimeSamness
Hi
Nice to meet you! 😊😊!
Glad that you are here! 😊😊!
@GuardianAngel77
Nice to meet chu too!!!
@summertimeSamness
Yes.
Take care! 😊😊!
@summertimeSamness
We are here to help and support you!! 😊😊
@summertimeSamness & @AnyaS Thank you both for your support in our time of need. You Both Rock! If you have ani questions in the support of Trauma and our members, please feel free to post us in the Team Forum Spread forum. 
@Raveninthelabrynth
No probllama! Glad to be able to try to help out <3<3<3
It's our pleasure, Raven! We are always here to help 
@Raveninthelabrynth
Hello everyone
Hope you all are doing good today... as for me Im not big on movies but if had to choose I would have to go for horror only because its when I get some quiet time lol and both my kids dont like those movies (mean) I know but only once in a while music well... I like it all music is kinda like my safe zone I always turn to it cant go wrong with it and cant live with out it.... food... well I live in the United States and Im Mexican American so got to be Mexican food and cookie ugh those r my weakness but hope ur weekend is good for u all
@Ang0825
One of my fave candies are the mexican chili powdered mango, watermelon, and corn lollipops <3<3<3
@summertimeSamness
yes the watermelon ones r mines as well yum
@summertimeSamness
Corn lollipop? Now I have heard it all now!! 😊😊!
@Ang0825 Hej Ang Welcome,it is great to meet you.
I have a northern palate and can't do to many spices myself, but I do love the food (not from taco bell)
A fried from Mexico once gave mi a piece of candy. It was a gummie type called Tongue Candy. Damn near set mi on fire lol
Make yerself at home hon. If there is anything you need or wish to speak on, please feel free to pm mi anityme and I will reply as soon as I can.
@Raveninthelabrynth
awwwwww thank u soooo much and its great meeting u too... Mexico Im going there to rosarito in August for my birthday and I will love to have someone to talk too thank u hope ur weekend was great for u
Hello all, I love this thread.. :) just been reading each of you guys posts. Gosh. :) it's making me smile..
Hmm as for me I love music too, it keeps changing, but it's deep house, and retro music for me, although I do have my days for metal and pink rock lol.. Music keeps me going. I put on my player each morning .
Art too Into painting and doodling...
@energeticPenny8
I can relate, my music always changes too but mostly into pop and 90s music still. Painting and doodling are fun hobbies. Hope you have an awesome weekend!
@energeticPenny8 Ja my musical tastes change alot to but with many staples.
yes this is a fun thread. We spend so much time speaking on the worst, we forget to just say hi, I like cheese how about you? lol
@Raveninthelabrynth
Hey :)
This weekend I'm at my littlest brother's wedding. I'm a bridesmaid.
The other day I downloaded The Greatest Showman soundtrack, and wow, it re-ignited in me my love for the performing arts. I started daydreaming about my own wedding, having it be a performance and a show :D Where we learned a dance :D
When I get to Portland, I really want to get involved in the performing arts communities again. It made me remember how it was my dream to be in musicals. I wanted to sing and dance... to perform...
It makes me feel alive. The thought of it makes me feel alive. (There are other things that make me feel alive too -- such as the wind in my face, roller coasters, thrills, adventures, the wind, the rain).
Other than that... Anyone else here NCGS? Or Celiac? I'm newly gluten-intolerant (well -- newly discovered) and it's been annoying having to bring my own snacks with me for all these catered meals for the wedding party. I feel left out.
- Singer xo
@singercrystalspirit
Hey SInger 😁 a wedding!! yay 😊💕 sorry, little freak out... I really hope you're enjoying the party, even if you had to bring your own food... but seeing the positive, you'll get what you want to eat and don't have to choose between chicken, salmon or steak 😜
Have a wonderful weekend *hugs*💕
@courteousNorth5140
Thanks 🙂 It was really really trigger-y for me and I
@singercrystalspirit I have Celiac's. I found out about mine around 4 years ago. I really hope you get into the performing arts when you get back. I can definitely feel your passion and love for it in the way you speak about it.
@HippyfromMS
Thanks 🙂🙂
What do you do in social situations like weddings? Do you trust the caterer when they tell you something is gluten free? (Do you trust that they realize that gluten free means there can
@singercrystalspirit Hej Singer that's awesome. I love weddings.
In my time I have served as San Íthe Útísetta (providing death and rebirth ceromony) in a few weddings back home in my youth.
I was the Groom in my own wedding (mistake)
I have been the Best Man (Ha!) in three weddings, been a Groomsman in two others.
When mi an my mann ar more settled we will finally marry, then I will be a Bride.
I am open to be a Brides Maiden or Maiden of Honour if anione is seeking lol
yep... Strangest life I have ever known
@Raveninthelabrynth
Lol 😁😁😁 That is so awesome. 😁
Hey there lovely! While I don't have Celiacs or anything, I do get the struggles of being gluten intolerant! My mom is completely gluten intolerant and me to some extent, so it's always tough having to pick and choose what we can eat or not. I have a friend with celiacs and I know it's a lot more intense because even the slightest bit of gluten can make you so sick! It's hard to get adjusted to such a big change, and I empathize with you a lot on this! But I believe that you can get through this! There are more and more people out there dealing with similar issues so people need to have these gluten free options! You can do this! I know how hard it is but we believe in you! @singercrystalspirit
Where are BeeLeigh & Kite? They feel like theyve been gone forever.
@BestIcanbe It does seem a long time ago. I think we can expect them any time soon. 💖
@nolongerafraid
Any time soon you say. But when? I dont see them posting since July 12th, and now the month is almost done. When do we get our trauma team back? When do we go back to regular discussions? When are support sessions returning? Why offer a trauma sub community and then remove half the people helping out with it? When are the people we trust allowed back?
@BestIcanbe I really don't have any answers other than what you already know. A ban is for 2 weeks. As you know Bee is back!!!! and Kite will follow soon.
@BestIcanbe It would be nice if posts that at least offer some clarity/closure would not be continually deleted without explanation (which only breeds more uncertainty and further chills transactional engagement). Maybe I will have more to say later on (no promises). But, broadly speaking, from a fellow member perspective, the apparent top down indifference to community health as the skeleton crew who has been doing their damndest to keep the lights on fights to ward off inevitable burnout is, to me, unsettling. To put it mildly.
@melliotm
We are just as frustrated about it as you are Melliotm, truth is we dont have the answers to give and as much as I try to ask in forum posts and management meetings I've been completely stonewalled and ignored. All we can say is that the ones who are left, are here for you all as long as management allows
@LifeIsMyCanvas Thank you 🌸
@melliotm hugs mellio. With u
@inventiveOrange1 Thanks Orange x How are you doing?
@melliotm fort today. Fragile. How are u?
@inventiveOrange1 Aww hugs -- Fort o'clock⛺❤️
I'm doing my best, thanks for asking. Going to a family birthday dinner tonight (the agoraphobia is less pronounced these days, so I'm actually *gasp* looking forward to it). Is 🌈Pride🌈 today in my city -- the parade route is only a few blocks away, so I may venture over (although it starts in less than an hour and I don't know if I can pull myself together that quickly -- we will see what happens).
@melliotm Cool hon I am proud of you and happy you are getting out a bit. Awesome!
Enjoy Pride, don't bother looking for mi I don't get in parades 
@melliotm Hugs my friend, yes this entire situation has been very disheartening. There have been 3L and 2 M Team holding Trauma. We have been working up 15 hour overlapping shifts to keep coverage, and it certainly has not been easy. I am very dissapointed that there has been 0.0% communication from ani management to those of us still here. There has been no guidance or ani offers for assistance. Ja hon, we're pretty tired, but we're doing alright, we got a tough team. Bee and Kite are bak now, and we will organize and see what groups we can begin to offer again. Much Love Melliotm, hang in there. We're alle alright Hugs
"We're doing the best we can.
With or without a plan.
I'm taking what I can get.
I havn't seen nothing yet!"
@Raveninthelabrynth you are very appreciated Raven.
@inventiveOrange1 Thanks Luv that means alot
Today it rained for the first time in over a month. I love this rain, it has watered the garden and will make the grass green and the flowers bloom! I put on my raincoat and went outside to dance in the rain, to show the earth my appreciation, and have some fun too! The reward was a beautiful rainbow! :)
@FloweringBunny that's a really cool picture!!! Love the rainbow!!!!
@summertimeSamness thank you I'm not sure if you can see it but there was a double rainbow! 
@FloweringBunny
OMG a double rainbow
@summertimeSamness OMG That cracked mi up
Yay for dancing in the rain! That is so fun! I love that pretty rainbow! @FloweringBunny
@AnyaS Yes! It is fun! :)
@FloweringBunny
Bunny send me rain here we need it desperately! 😊😊!
I'm glad that you had fun dancing in the rain! 😊😊😊!
@GuardianAngel77 I'm sending some rain on the wind!
@FloweringBunny
Thank you very much for sending the rain
my way!! 😆😆😆😆!
What makes me happy is the sunshine, this website, and reading self-help books. I also love music (my favorites right now are Tinashe and Ariana Grande). As far as reading, I love psychological thrillers when I'm reading for fun.
I also love to dance, although I haven't done it for a few years. I would like to have my own space so I can dance. I'm sure it would help me to lose weight. I wanna lose 100lbs
Hey all by the way! I think this is my first time posting here
@AbejaReina
Heya thanks for sharing about your likes and interests!!!! I'm not sure if you ever heard of this free app called recovery road. Its good for tracking food & eating behaviors without the focus on calories. It also helps you track your feelings & behaviors with each meal. I've been using it almost everyday for 2 years and it really helps me recognize my eating patterns, moods, and it has calming coping strategies. Your recovery road data can also be shared with a therapist or nutritionist in reports <3 <3 <3
There's also a healthy living community & an eating disorder support community on 7cups. I am a Forum Teen Star for the eating disorder support subcom. Welcome to 7cups!!! Awesome to have you here!!!!
@summertimeSamness Thanks so much for the tips. I'll look into the app. My phone doesn't have much space but I'll see what I can do. Maybe I can start being more mindful about how I feel before and after eating, maybe add that to my journal.
I'm glad to be here too :) see you around
This is awesome 😊❤
@madi10217
Yayyyyyy, you are awesome!!!! Love the positve vibes post <3<3<3
@AbejaReina
Welcome
Glad that you are here! 😊😊😊!
Nice to meet you! 😊😊!
@AbejaReina Hej Abeja Welcome to Trauma Support.
Nice choices in musik there
If you have any questions, or need/wish to chat, please feel free to pm mi anityme, and I will get back to you as soon I can.
Enjoyed spending a little time sitting in the lawn chair in the back yard overlooking the river. Watching Fred and Ethel (the two resident Ground hogs) eat the freshly cut grass. I love spending time outdoors.
Hope everyone else had an opportunity for a moment of serenity today as well.
@TrineT Ooh! The Whistle Pigs lol
They are fun to watch indeed
Not much peace yet, working to play catch up here.
Welcome to trauma Support by the way, if there are ani questions, or you need/wish to chat, please feel free to pm me anityme an I'll get back to you as soon I can.
@Raveninthelabrynth
Thank you Raven. I really enjoy this thread.
@TrineT No M8, Thank you and Alle. Threads are nothing without the family kicking in
Taking some time to not focus on the noise in my head sounds like an excellent idea. Interests, likes. hobbies and ambitions. I haven't thought about those in a long time.
I enjoy writing, researching and exploring new ideas and concepts. I like metaphysics and learning how the mind works. I'm a bit of closeted geek. You wouldn't know by looking at me.
I like a variety of music my favorite bands are Linkin Park, Godsmack, NF, Macklemore, Three Days Grace, Disturbed, Nine Inch Nails and the occasional Slipknot. I enjoy reading a variety of material. I'm not sure if I could pick a favorite movie, I don't have the attention span to watch most films to completion.
I find being outdoors in the woods doing things relaxing (or at least I used to when I went outside). I used to go kayaking, hiking and swimming.
Anyway, this is a small glimpse into my world. Thanks for reading.
Thanks for sharing yourself Deal. Love to hear we have more geeks here!
@LoveFromSara
Glad to oblige. Who doesn't love a few geeks running around.
@practicalIdeal2007 Nice choices in musik hon, and Thank You for sharing a part of yourself with us.
I don't believe I have seen you around before. Hi I'm Raven, it's nice to meet you.
If you have ani questions or need/wish to chat please feel free to pm mi anityme an I will respond as soon as I can.
@Raveninthelabrynth
Nice to meet you too. I've been around for a little while. I finally got up the nerve to post here for the first time sometime last week. The days all run together so I couldn't tell you for sure when.
Thanks.
