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  • Baku@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    Tonight is my first night home alone in my life. I’ve been alone heaps in the day, but never overnight before. Pretty exciting, yet terrifying at the same time though

    I’m thinking keeping busy until I go to sleep will help, so I guess tonight is cleaning night (shamefully overdue 😭)

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zone
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      1 year ago

      You’ll be fine mate. Put on some comfort tv or music and pretend someone is home but asleep.

      You got this

    • wscholermann@aussie.zone
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      1 year ago

      I hope you don’t mind my asking but how old are you? I’m just wondering how you’ve got to this point in your life never having spent a night alone. I don’t mean this rudely I’m just genuinely curious.

      • Baku@aussie.zone
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        1 year ago

        It’s okay. I’m 16. And how I got here without spending a night alone is just that I only lived with my mum for the first 11 years of my life and she never left me alone overnight, and in residential care you can’t be left alone ever at all for any reason

          • Baku@aussie.zone
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            Yeah, I feel like I’m in such a weird situation where I’m deemed too young to do half the things I want to do, but old enough to live more or less by myself

            • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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              I think society completely underestimates the ability of young people. Years ago you would be treated as an adult with adult responsibilities and expectations.

              You can do this. 👍 🤗

    • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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      You’re aware enough of how you’re feeling and you’re not afraid of it, that’s a great start! Music really helps with regulation, if you need something to zone out to, Drone Zone on soma.fm is great