{"id":82,"date":"2026-05-15T05:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T04:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maraudersconne.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=82"},"modified":"2026-05-15T11:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:38:53","slug":"tom-test-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marauders-menshealth.org\/cym\/tom-test-story\/","title":{"rendered":"O Ynysig i Ymgysylltu: Stori Un Aelod"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bron na ddes i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drwy\u2019r dydd roeddwn i\u2019n dweud wrthyf fy hun fy mod i\u2019n rhy brysur, yn rhy flinedig, neu nad oedd o\u2019n addas i mi beth bynnag. Erbyn i nos Wener ddod, roeddwn i eisoes wedi gwneud tri esgus gwahanol yn fy mhen. Ond gyrrais draw, eisteddais yn y car am bum munud, ac yn y diwedd cerddais i mewn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yr hyn roeddwn i&#039;n ei ddisgwyl oedd tawelwch lletchwith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yr hyn a gefais oedd \u201cIawn gyfaill, falch dy fod ti yma\u201d syml.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dim pwysau. Dim sylw. Dim angen egluro popeth ar unwaith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ymunais \u00e2&#039;r sesiwn, cefais baned, a gwrandewais ar ychydig o fechgyn yn siarad yn onest am straen, cwsg, gwaith a phethau teuluol. Dim byd dramatig, dim ond sgyrsiau go iawn. Roedd yn teimlo&#039;n normal mewn ffordd nad oeddwn yn sylweddoli bod ei hangen arnaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erbyn diwedd y noson, doeddwn i ddim wedi \u201ctrwsio\u201d popeth, ond roeddwn i\u2019n teimlo\u2019n ysgafnach. Roeddwn i wedi rhoi\u2019r gorau i gario\u2019r cyfan ar fy mhen fy hun am unwaith. Sylweddolais hefyd nad oedd angen i mi gael y geiriau cywir. Roedd troi i fyny yn unig yn ddigon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dros yr ychydig wythnosau nesaf, des i n\u00f4l. Dechreuais adnabod wynebau. Daeth y sgyrsiau&#039;n haws. Cyfeiriodd un o&#039;r t\u00eem fi at opsiynau cymorth ychwanegol hefyd, a helpodd fi i gymryd cam arall heb deimlo&#039;n llethol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Y newid mwyaf?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dydw i ddim yn teimlo mor ynysig ag yr oeddwn i o&#039;r blaen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Os ydych chi&#039;n darllen hwn ac yn meddwl, \u201cMae hyn yn swnio&#039;n dda, ond nid yw i mi mewn gwirionedd,\u201d dw i&#039;n deall - roeddwn i&#039;n meddwl yn union yr un peth. Ond os ydych chi ar y ffens, rhowch gynnig arni. Dewch fel yr ydych chi. Dim pwysau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weithiau&#039;r rhan anoddaf yw mynd trwy&#039;r drws.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mae aelod newydd yn rhannu sut y gwnaeth troi fyny unwaith ei helpu i deimlo&#039;n llai ynysig, yn fwy sefydlog ac yn barod i gymryd y cam nesaf.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":869,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-member-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>From Isolated to Involved: One Member\u2019s Story - Marauders Connect<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marauders-menshealth.org\/cym\/tom-test-story\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"From Isolated to Involved: One Member\u2019s Story - 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