Three New Songs

Hello, you've reached a quiet place, a place where you can bare your heart or simply share your soul. We are all like you - problems and pain haunt and hurt us as they do you. We don't all have the same things that consume us, but still we understand your ghosts and the trouble you face daily hurt you deeply, as ours do to us. We know pain. We try help you face it. If you remember one thing about this place, remember this: No matter what you are living or have lived through, you are accepted.


We need to save to upgrade to a super group again, as I have just upgraded us. Check the bottom of this journal for donation information. Please consider donating if you can - we can do so much more as a super group.

Due to the front page being laggy I have moved some of the custom boxes containing the songs. The 'songs from members' and 'songs highlighting a cause' are on the 'About Us' page and the 'songs from admins' are on the 'Favourites' page. The 'songs lost but found' Volume One are on the 'Gallery' page due to us reaching our custom widget size limit.


Claires' Corner is a life skills based initiative. It is there to teach you things, remind you of things, help you with things.  

If you have any suggestions for life skills that can be addressed in Claires' Corner please note the group.

The previous Claires' Corner articles can be found on the 'About Us' page.


"You-R Heard" is the latest journal series started by this group. It aims to be a randomly updated journal highlighting a deviant's struggle with a particular disorder, in a way that informs the rest of us what that disorder is, how it is usually 'handled', what the deviant is going through, how they are handling it and what has/can/will be done. So far we have only had Farand 's, PoetryOD 's and kiwi-damnation 's stories and I am working on mine. If you have struggled with a particular 'disorder' or illness that you would like to educate people on - maybe so they can help you, maybe so they themselves won't be afraid to go for help - please note the group with the topic/disorder you would like to write about. I will have a series of questions for you to answer, in an interview-like manner, if you are unable or unsure of writing something yourself. If you have something yourself, you don't have to stick to the questions I have. It's free and open to members and non members to share, so if you know of someone who might want to share their story consider telling them.


Letters To... is a box on the front page. The exact nature of the box is to place letters to our emotions, our negative thoughts, things that get us down. The example that will be in there shortly is a letter I wrote to my destructive ego-state, the part of my brain that contains my negative thought cycle. I know that our admin Diluculi wrote a letter to wrath. If you have a letter you wish placed there, please note the group. It can be anonymous or not, the choice is yours.

Please consider using this box to post letters to your emotions (or lack thereof), your idealistic side, your negative side. It works, the writing, it's cathartic...but the sharing works too - shows people they are not alone.

1) A Thought-Hand-Prayer list where you can be listed if you need help in any way or just a thought. You can disclose why your name is on there or not. Please note either myself [MagicalJoey] or the group and let us know that you would like your name on the list, and if you want to why as well. Also send a note if you are doing better so we can update the list in an even more positive and supportive way.

2) An "Agony Aunt" where you can send a question/complaint/issue (group/personal related only) and one or more of the admins will answer as best they can. The admins will all be Aunt Dev so you cannot tell who has answered. You can choose to remain anon or share your dev name. If you have anything for this please note UnderstoodAdmin (our admin account which will be responsible for this particular part of the group) or fill in this form: Agony Aunt Form

So far we have had nobody using this particular support system. Please consider using us if you have any questions about any disorders, about emotional issues/emotions...about anything really. We would love to help you!

I do hope that these songs are helping in some way.
WIN; WIN; WIN
I challenge you, the members, to note the group with song suggestions that uplift, inspire, console, comfort, or that highlight a particular issue.
You could win
A custom poem written on a topic of your choice.
A feature.
Both.
So...Suggest. Suggest. Suggest.


But I’m only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I’m only human
And I crash and I break down
Your words in my head, knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
'Cause I’m only human, yeah

From: Human by Christina Perri

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Wild Hearts Can't be Broken by P!ink
I will have to die for this I fear
There's rage and terror and there's sickness here
I fight because I have to
I fight for us to know the truth

There's not enough rope to tie me down
There's not enough tape to shut this mouth
The stones you throw can make me bleed
But I won't stop until we're free
Wild hearts can't be broken
No, wild hearts can't be broken

This is my rally cry
I know it's hard, we have to try
This is a battle I must win
To want my share is not a sin

There's not enough rope to tie me down
There's not enough tape to shut this mouth
The stones you throw can make me bleed
But I won't stop until we're free
Wild hearts can't be broken
No, wild hearts can't be broken

You beat me, betray me
You're losing, we're winning
My spirit above me
You cannot deny me
My freedom is burning
This broken world keeps turning
I'll never surrender
There's nothing, but a victory

There's not enough rope to tie me down
There's not enough tape to shut this mouth
The stones you throw can make me bleed
But I won't stop until we're free
Wild hearts can't be broken
Wild hearts can't be broken
This wild heart can't be broken

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Highlights a Cause: Divorce



Perfect Story by Idina Menzel
Jack and Jill went up the hill, a bucket full of dreams
When the morning came, they carved their names into the cherry tree
But the hill was built on quicksand and it all came tumblin' down
So they held onto the only thing they couldn't live without

And here you are the best of us
With a bigger heart than the rest of us

I'm so sorry
I couldn't give you the perfect story
A textbook happy ending
Where nobody here gets hurt
But don't you worry
Your daddy and your mommy
May be a little broken
But not our love for you
Oh our love for you
Can move the earth
Ooh ooh ooh

When London bridge came falling down, I saw you through the flames
And for a second I convinced myself, it's better if I stay
But what would you have thought of love If you've been watched us burn
Would you grow up and think a bridge on fire is what you deserve

And here you are the best of us
With a bigger heart than the rest of us

I'm so sorry
I couldn't give you the perfect story
A textbook happy ending
Where nobody here gets hurt
But don't you worry
Your daddy and your mommy
May be a little broken
But not our love for you
Oh our love for you
Can move the earth
Oh the earth

And I never had to wonder
I don't regret what we've been through
Don't have to look no further
The answer's here it's you

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Member suggestion by betwixtthepages



Human by Christina Perri
can hold my breath
I can bite my tongue
I can stay awake for days
If that’s what you want
Be your number one
I can fake a smile
I can force a laugh
I can dance and play the part
If that’s what you ask
Give you all I am

I can do it
I can do it
I can do it

But I’m only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I’m only human
And I crash and I break down
Your words in my head, knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
'Cause I’m only human, yeah

I can turn it on
Be a good machine
I can hold the weight of worlds
If that’s what you need
Be your everything

I can do it
I can do it
I'll get through it

But I’m only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I’m only human
And I crash and I break down
Your words in my head, knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
'Cause I’m only human, yeah

I’m only human
I’m only human
Just a little human

I can take so much
Until I’ve had enough

‘Cause I’m only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I’m only human
And I crash and I break down
Your words in my head, knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
‘Cause I’m only human, yeah

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Feel free to invite any friends you have who may need this group, or suggest works by people from other groups you are in who may then join us.

The more stories that are shared the more we can come to realise that maybe 'I' went through 'this' to help 'them' along their journey, and so on and so forth. Let's help each other. We are, after all, a community and a family; one of the good type.

This group is for people suffering in all ways anything where someone might need a poetic vent or a willing ear to listen. So spread the word about the group. Help us help others.

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A quote from an email a friend sent me. If it could help someone you know please share.
"The simplest way I can describe it is... I obliterated my body with Anorexia and by pushing myself into the world to be normal, it never was able to recover. I would regularly crash and spend weeks in bed recovering, only to get back out as soon as i could and repeat the process  My whole body has basically crashed and the systems don't work, but are unable to repair themselves properly anymore. In addition, I'm constantly in the stress response, which stops the creation of normal ATP (energy chemical). No one really knows why and what and how about M.E."
_{M.E. is another name for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome}

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In this group we aim to support you through what you are going through, mainly through the writing of poetry.
Many people write poems because of how they are feeling or because they suffer from a particular disorder and cannot speak about it - so they write to vent their feelings. Here is where you can submit pieces that do that.

Any judgement by any other member or by any admin will result in a warning and then a ban for that particular person, as we are here to support each other.

If you need help, ask for it. Many of us have been through the same things you are going through and can help, even if it's just a virtual hug or some encouraging words.

The admins are here to help you. On our front page you will find a list of the admins and some of the things they have been through/experienced in their life. If you have a specific problem you are more than welcome to note that admin for help.

Enjoy your time with us.

Jo

P.S If you have work that you don't think fits into any folder we currently have, note us with a query and a link to the deviation and we may be able to make a new folder.


I currently have 100 points in this group's fund after upgrading.  
I am begging you to donate, get your friends to donate, get your mother's best friends intelligent cat to donate more with cat-like-typing.
Or, considering sponsoring the group by donating all 5000 points. You will get a mention in every journal along the lines of: This journal made possible by <deviant>
All points can be donated directly to UnderstoodAdmin , please with a note saying they are for super group status, otherwise I just get blindsided and don't know where anything goes in my filing system.
What does supergroup status allow us to do?
- Have more widgets so that we can keep up the songs in their boxes and Claires' Corner in its box. It allows me to fit more into each custom box. It gives the option of a poll to vote. It allows me to make journals sticky, so that the most important ones are always visible on the page. It allows for our custom journal skin. Basically, without it, the group will lose its unique look and its unique way of helping people through music and life skills.

_{Believe me, any amount - even just one point - can make the difference.}