Dunc

May 12, 08 - 10:37 PM

Hi - I'm new to forum

Hey all. All the times i've read and looked at SS website and never noticed the forum! Sometimes i cant see for looking!!!

Just wanted to add my little bit and say hi to all as I've been communicating with Steve a bit but i havent with anyone else.

I'm comming to the weekend this year (2008) and really looking forward to it, but i'm a bit nervous too (but nerves are good... i'd be more worried if i wasnt nervous).

Guess im hoping to get a hi from others going and at least feel i "know" someone.

I'm waffling now so thats it really.

You all take care, you have my love and admiration, if for nothing else, then for continuing to survive.

Peace out.

Dunc.

§tèvë

May 12th, 2008 - 10:55 PM

Re: Hi - I'm new to forum

Real good to have you with us and I'm sure some of the guys will add their bit later, when they see your post

As for the nerves....all good stuff, because nerves show that you need to come, otherwise it would be a waste of time, if you felt it was a peice of cake.

By the end of the weekend, you will know 24 people that will become part of your life, and have a huge impact upon you

See you real mate

§tèvë

Dunc

May 14th, 2008 - 10:31 PM

Re: Hi - I'm new to forum

Thanks Steve, thats something nice to hold on to.

Ken

May 15th, 2008 - 3:45 PM

Re: Hi - I'm new to forum

Hello and welcome Dunc, good to have you here but carry on posting after the weekend as well, maybe with a before and after comparison.

I haven't gone to a weekend, but attend the group set up by two Londoners who have and the solidarity's literally life-changing.

Dunc

May 18th, 2008 - 7:06 PM

Re: Hi - I'm new to forum

Hi Ken, Oh yeah i'll be with this forum for a long time to come. not just before the weekend.

Hi

May 19th, 2008 - 2:58 PM

Re: Hi - I'm new to forum

hey Mate

I am steven from scotland. Just like to say welcome to the forum.

Am no going to retreat. i want to go, and i was going but feel that am not ready yet as i havent been through any face to face counselling or any support groups as there a bit difficult to come by down here. The nearest place in Glasgow.
I know glasgow and love glasgow but where the counselling places are are places where am not familer with and there evening appointments i just feel it would make things worse travelling at night from a place i dont know, but ive made up my mind am going to go. I need it.

Maybe the re treat next year.

Hows you?

Dunc

May 20th, 2008 - 12:07 AM

Re: Hi - I'm new to forum

Hi Steven,

Thanks for the hello. Sounds to me like you've really thought about YOU and how YOU can maintain some security whilst working out some things that i guess may be painful and raw.

I'd really encourage and support you in going for face to face counselling.

For me, it is bigger than the sum of its parts. Therapy has changed my life in so many ways (too many to go into here as i'd be sat here all night and there would be little cyber space left that didnt contain my ramblings

). I know that i will access therapy at times for the rest of my life. Not just to sort out the shitty stuff, but also for personal development and to grow as a human being. I'm a big thinker and a big processor and i like to understand. Understand me and my world, and others and theirs. Therapy provides me with a place to do that.

Not everyone is so welcoming of therapy, and i believe that people that want to go will go when they need to. Therapy doesnt have a stigma attached to it for me, but i really do understand it does for some.

Sounds like your in a place where you've at least made a concious decision. Well done you

I really hope you get what you want.

Take care and lovely to (virtually) meet you.

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Dunc May 12, 08 - 10:37 PM	Hi - I'm new to forum Hey all. All the times i've read and looked at SS website and never noticed the forum! Sometimes i cant see for looking!!! Just wanted to add my little bit and say hi to all as I've been communicating with Steve a bit but i havent with anyone else. I'm comming to the weekend this year (2008) and really looking forward to it, but i'm a bit nervous too (but nerves are good... i'd be more worried if i wasnt nervous). Guess im hoping to get a hi from others going and at least feel i "know" someone. I'm waffling now so thats it really. You all take care, you have my love and admiration, if for nothing else, then for continuing to survive. Peace out. Dunc.
§tèvë May 12th, 2008 - 10:55 PM	Re: Hi - I'm new to forum Real good to have you with us and I'm sure some of the guys will add their bit later, when they see your post As for the nerves....all good stuff, because nerves show that you need to come, otherwise it would be a waste of time, if you felt it was a peice of cake. By the end of the weekend, you will know 24 people that will become part of your life, and have a huge impact upon you See you real mate §tèvë
Dunc May 14th, 2008 - 10:31 PM	Re: Hi - I'm new to forum Thanks Steve, thats something nice to hold on to.
Ken May 15th, 2008 - 3:45 PM	Re: Hi - I'm new to forum Hello and welcome Dunc, good to have you here but carry on posting after the weekend as well, maybe with a before and after comparison. I haven't gone to a weekend, but attend the group set up by two Londoners who have and the solidarity's literally life-changing.
Dunc May 18th, 2008 - 7:06 PM	Re: Hi - I'm new to forum Hi Ken, Oh yeah i'll be with this forum for a long time to come. not just before the weekend.
Hi May 19th, 2008 - 2:58 PM	Re: Hi - I'm new to forum hey Mate I am steven from scotland. Just like to say welcome to the forum. Am no going to retreat. i want to go, and i was going but feel that am not ready yet as i havent been through any face to face counselling or any support groups as there a bit difficult to come by down here. The nearest place in Glasgow. I know glasgow and love glasgow but where the counselling places are are places where am not familer with and there evening appointments i just feel it would make things worse travelling at night from a place i dont know, but ive made up my mind am going to go. I need it. Maybe the re treat next year. Hows you?
Dunc May 20th, 2008 - 12:07 AM	Re: Hi - I'm new to forum Hi Steven, Thanks for the hello. Sounds to me like you've really thought about YOU and how YOU can maintain some security whilst working out some things that i guess may be painful and raw. I'd really encourage and support you in going for face to face counselling. For me, it is bigger than the sum of its parts. Therapy has changed my life in so many ways (too many to go into here as i'd be sat here all night and there would be little cyber space left that didnt contain my ramblings ). I know that i will access therapy at times for the rest of my life. Not just to sort out the shitty stuff, but also for personal development and to grow as a human being. I'm a big thinker and a big processor and i like to understand. Understand me and my world, and others and theirs. Therapy provides me with a place to do that. Not everyone is so welcoming of therapy, and i believe that people that want to go will go when they need to. Therapy doesnt have a stigma attached to it for me, but i really do understand it does for some. Sounds like your in a place where you've at least made a concious decision. Well done you I really hope you get what you want. Take care and lovely to (virtually) meet you.