Milestones or Steps Completed! Share and Celebrate Here :)

I'm only at 29, but I already feel a lot of improvement. I better understand my mental illnesses and have started developing some great coping mechanisms.

I've learnt it is a long road to normality. With twist and turns, miss direction and many obstacles.

After years of self loathing and depression, when i think i've cleared the woods and things are looking bright it doesnt take much to knock my confidence or push back into the darkness. Keeping myself busy and seeing my friends as often as possible helps. It maybe a long journey but you dont have to travel it alone.

Made it it 70

Every day I'm healing a little bit more and things are getting a little easier

Each step brings a little bit of strength with it. It will take time, but Im going at my own comfortable pace.

Just realized through a chat yesterday, if I try to use breath work to calm down from a panic attack and focused breathing triggers my PTSD, I can use other methods like 5+4+3+2+1, five things I see, four things I hear, 3 things I feel, two things I smell and one thing I taste to bring me back to the present. I can also use either something cold or something hot to come back to the present moment. I usually use essential oils or acupressure points, but if they don't work I have other tools that don't depend on breath! I can also sing, or hum, or do a chant, which will take my focus off the breathing focus! Thanks 7cups community!

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Completed step 130 but feeling very depressed.

Every day gets a little easier and the pain eases

So glad to be back doing my steps! 😉