The Worry Doll Thread

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The Worry Doll Thread

Post by calypso » Tue May 01, 2007 2:11 pm

Does anyone know about worry dolls? There are some here you can meet if you want, just whisper to talk to them :)
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They're tiny little handmade dolls made of paper and wire and fabric.
The idea is that you tell them your worries at night, put them under your pillow, and while you sleep they take the worries away to deal with them.
I thought that maybe people could leave their worries in this thread and when they come back they'll be gone, or a little less pressing anyway :)
My mum got me some when my anxiety started showing itself when I was little. I think they work wonders :blush:

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Post by calypso » Tue May 01, 2007 2:13 pm

aaand i'll go first.

i'm worried that i've upset my closest friends :(
i'm worried that these thoughts of SU are coming back and i hate them.
i'm worried about my heart.

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Post by miffy » Tue May 01, 2007 2:14 pm

Nice idea,

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Post by heliotropes » Tue May 01, 2007 2:18 pm

OOoo I have one of those from Thailand! I keep it under my pillow, but I always forget it's there. Maybe it takes some of my worries away when I sleep without me knowing :wink:

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:star: I'm worried my T and pdoc will think I'm an attention seking little brat, and I'm worried that I've hurt my T by making him worry about me too much
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Post by catylyx,ver.2 » Tue May 01, 2007 4:40 pm

i've seen these! we have them at a store in the local mall. i thougth they were really cute.

:redstar: I'm worried that i won't be what i truly want to be.

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Post by mywildrainbow » Tue May 01, 2007 6:24 pm

i'm worried that i won't be able to achieve all the goals i set for myself
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Post by wilson » Wed May 02, 2007 2:20 pm

im worried i will never get out of this cycle
im worried that i worry too many people and it makes them feel like shit and not sleep
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Post by wish » Thu May 03, 2007 9:04 pm

im worried about my capabilities as a mother
im worried that now the feelngs easing,about when they come back
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Post by black_23 » Thu May 03, 2007 10:59 pm

oh i had these as a child, they were magical.
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Im worried I will fail at this
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Post by loveLights » Fri May 04, 2007 7:22 am

i'm worried that my husband will start drinking again.
I'm worried that my friends will stop being my friends when they find out i'm not always happy.

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Post by balletomane » Sat May 05, 2007 12:02 am

I'm worried that I won't get back into school.

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Post by handmade mute » Sat May 05, 2007 6:59 am

*whispers* I'm worried that I'm too much hard work for my partner, and they'll leave me.

I'm worried that my mum will always think of me the way she does now... as unimportant.

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Post by the edge of the world » Sat May 05, 2007 4:19 pm

ooo, my mom got me those when I was little, too :)... I lost them all though.

I'm worried that my desserts won't be good today (I'm baking for a school event) and nobody will ever know that I used to be very good at baking and they will always see me as someone who is good at school and nothing else.

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Post by calypso » Sun May 06, 2007 12:25 pm

i'm worried i'll never speak to them honestly again.

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Post by wilson » Sun May 06, 2007 4:01 pm

im worried that she is serious
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Post by calypso » Mon May 07, 2007 9:05 am

i'm worried about infection :(

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Post by handmade mute » Tue May 08, 2007 3:59 am

I'm worried that, if this break turns permanent, I'll have lost my offline friend (not to mention all our mutual friends, I mean, who'd choose me over someone happy and confident??) and my offline support network.

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Post by volta » Tue May 08, 2007 4:36 am

i'm worried that i'll mess up everything i've been working for.

i'm worried that i've already messed it up.

i'm worried that all my confidence in my dreams will get me nowhere.

i'm worried that i'll end up like them - like the older ones that say they used to be like me.

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Post by broken this fragile thing » Tue May 08, 2007 10:45 am

im worried he'll start usinng again
im worried he'll cheat
im worried because SIing doesnt feel as satisfying as it used to
im worried ill lose the plot and roll my car again...
and then i worry that this time it'll work.
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Post by caged bird » Tue May 08, 2007 12:07 pm

i'm worried i won't get my dissertation done
i'm worried the SU thoughts won;t go away
I'm scared i'm loosing my friends
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