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We are in need of a new co-leader for MHC to encourage, empower, & support our members. I make a APPEAL to current members - PLEASE read below!

We are currently looking for a new Co-Leader for the Multiple Health Challenges group. We are growning fast and just passed 2,200 members. This is really exciting to me, however to be honest, I have been very frustrated that there is less activity recently and as our membership grows steadily the number of comments & replies has actually diminished. Our old co-leader Chris is no longer with the group and we need to have others step up and make up for her commitment to regularly respond to posts and comments. This means a collective effort from everyone in the group! I have had numerous layers of serious physical & mental health challenges recently and not been as active as I would like in order to step back and focus on self-care. This is a time having another co-leader to pick up the slack is essential!

My last post about hobbies was actually first posted 16 months ago (when we had at least 1,000 less members) and it got over 200 ❤️ & 👍and 100 comments then! It got only ONE this time. And Laura made a great post about disability after that and it got only two responses as well. When new members open up and post to introduce themselves and then get very little response that is even worse. I fear that new members will see this and not be active moving forward. This is OUR group everybody and it functions best when members support other members. We all have our varied health histories and with them the knowledge and wisdom we’ve garnered along the way! PLEASE let’s share these with each other. Without this empathy and understanding this group is falling short of what I first envisioned when I started the group and what it’s capable of.

For a co-leader I am looking for someone to welcome new members, comment or respond to posts and other comments & replies, and make new posts to the group. It is important for the group to have distinctly different voices to support people because people might relate more to either of us. What is a really good situation is if we both respond to the same posts, welcome new members from different perspectives and provide voices for people that are accessible and relatable. There is a commitment needed that you monitor activities on the group regularly and can respond pretty quickly.

Offering your own posts provides more content for the group. I can assist and support by offering to look at your new posts for feedback and editing before you post if you would like, will comment on your posts to get the responses going to best support your efforts, and I can help finding memes or images.

I look at potential leaders' history of posts and/or comments that have helped and supported others in the past. Willingness to be honest and open about your own health challenges is crucial to best support people.

You will get access to the Community Leaders group and your name will have a “Group Leader” tab next to it up top on your comments and responses so I think people pay attention especially to your activity and wisdom shared from your personal experience. Would you consider joining me on this journey? Let’s have a DM chat to discuss this! Thanks for considering taking on this role!

In service,
Moshe
@moshemhc

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#AddictionRecovery #Depression #ADHD #BPD #CPTSD #Anxiety #Bipolar #OCD #thankful

i want to say ty for all of the great messages and support..it really makes it easier on me knowing that I have ppl on my side

it feels good that everyone is rooting for me and my recovery..it means the world to me bc i hardly ever post and now i know im not alone

today is my 2nd day clean 2nd go round..i have a great therapist but i need more tbh.. like trauma therapy..i really want to check into that as ive seen great things on tik tok about it

i had a horrible child hood and first started cutting and then stopped whn i found out more about drugs at a very young age.

i had no one when i was little so all the love and support from such a great community really helps me in so many ways.

i dont need rehab as it never has helped me..i was able to get clean from meth wout any rehab..its about ppl,places and things

what im having a hard time w is that my favorite person (i have BPD) uses too..he doesn't want to get clean and that's ok..bc thats his choice

im having a hard time bc idk if our relationship will be the same with me being clean and him not.. addiction is real..it is a horrible disease that lives within you

steals from you.. lies to you and for you.. destroy family and friends,i just want to thank you all for the support xoxo 🫂😘❤️

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So after 2+ years I finally got the answers I've been waiting for. I already knew I had Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Last week we just went over my Echo, Tilt Table, and Holter Monitor results and I was diagnosed with POTS and Raynaud's too. I'm just grateful and relieved for answers at this point. I'm on a med to raise my blood pressure to help prevent the fainting and I use a stationary bike 30 min a day to help build strength in my legs now. Baby steps but I'm getting somewhere. I'm more relieved than anything right now just to know what's wrong and finally be getting treatment for it, it's been a long bumpy road but I'm gonna be alright. #CheckInWithMe #PosturalOrthostaticTachycardiaSyndrome #IIH #IntracranialHypertension #RaynaudsPhenomenon #RaynaudsDisease #ChronicIllness #thankful #TheMighty #grateful

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What is something good that has happened this week? :-)

Any positive things or things you were grateful for this week? Even as little or as big as you want. #positive #Grattitude #thankful #Trying #MentalHealth #physicalhealth

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Went for a hike :D Steelhead Falls

I’ve only been only 2 hikes my entire life but I live close to many hikes especially now, I went with a mental health clubhouse program group really thankful it was beautiful! #hike #Health #Support #happy #excited #Walk #enjoyed #overjoyed #thankful #Anxiety #helped #soothe #Relaxed #beautiful #MightyTogether #newhere #New

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What are you grateful for? What can you be thankful for to keep you holding on during tough times?

Please let's all share our blessings in life that we are thankful for. In
dark and trying times (like right now), I try to always remember the things I am grateful for and remind myself that without any/all of them my life could be much less manageable

I am grateful for:

-Being alive!
-Being able to walk, even if I need mobility devices
-Having a roof over my head
-Having food on the table
-Having great doctors, nurses, my therapist, my shrink, numerous specialists and my clinic - and having the insurance to pay for them - as well as insurance to pay for my many medications!
-Having a strong network of family and friends and always being able to know that I am loved and supported ...and
-Having my relative health - things could always be worse!

What are you thankful for?

Maybe thank someone who you are grateful for and let them know how helpful they are and how much it means to you to have their support. Sometimes people don’t know how much they impact other’s lives!

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Surviving is just part of the journey…making the most of the time it gives you and realizing there can be good times despite the struggles is a gift!

It’s not all about survival, there is a lot of living to do along the way. Although at times I feel like I am just treating one ailment after another, all day every day (which is true right now) I’ve decided why take all the time and energy it takes to survive everything unless I don’t enjoy how the time given to me by surviving is ripe for good times too.

Recently I have mostly been homebound except to go to health appointments… doctors, PT & OT, clinics, therapy etc. and then only with a walker and the benefit of handicapped parking spots. But I try to continue to celebrate the gifts I have in life, be thankful for the blessings I have that make life just a little more bearable and remind myself of what I’ve been through, how I’ve survived and what I’ve learned from these experiences. If I consider all this, then I must be a very wise man 😉 I may have dropped out of college but I have a Masters degree from the School of Hard Knocks … the diploma is not needed, I know I have accomplished it and need no reminder…I’m still alive after all!

Tough times have given me the chance to tap into my inner strength and I’ve also grown along the way. I don’t have to wait to celebrate the good times when I am experiencing some right now despite what I’m going through!

Thank you all for the love, support, thoughts and prayers, I certainly couldn’t have done this alone!

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#TheMighty #InsideTheMighty #MightyTogether #DistractMe

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#thankful I am so very thankful for having everyone of you people for all of us ❤️

And I'm here 100% here for any and all of you people no matter what the situation I hope all is well today #GoodVibes

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I’m #thankful to be here.

58 years of pain, procedures, medical gaslighting, and everything else you’ve been through. I’m finally being listened to. For that, I am thankful. I also love cats. 🤣😂