Self-Harm Recovery Daily Check-In: Monday, May 4th, 2020
Happy Monday amazing people! Its May already!
1) How are you feeling?
2) What is/will be the highlight of your day?
3) Have you faced a struggle youd like to share?
4) What would you like to accomplish/focus on this week? And how will you do it?
Feel free to share anything, Ill be looking forward to reading and hearing from you all!
Take good care of your amazing selves, stay safe! And May the 4th be with you, for anyone who gets the reference :p
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@LinearWaves
Hey!
1) How are you feeling?
I'm well! It's a new week and I'm gonna beat life!
2) What is/will be the highlight of your day?
Always dinner :p
3) Have you faced a struggle you
@RiverHudson1
Also, yes, Star Wars!
@RiverHudson1
Yay what a positive mindset ! Its really good and motivating to read that ! Its also really good that youre keeping this mindset when it comes to relapse, as you say it so well, despite the expected disappointment, it doesnt erase or invalidate any of your progress. What matters is just to stand back up again and keep going, which you are doing perfectly!
These sound like great things to focus on, especially listening to yourself, sometimes we sure need a push, but other times we just need to listen to ourselves.
Thanks a lot for this inspiring check-in, keep up the amazing work and take care!
@LinearWaves aww it was so lovely that you understood. Thank you for posting such a wonderful check-in ❤️
@RiverHudson1 I believe in you!!! Dont let one mistake change anything ❤️
@caringCami1304
Never! ❤️
1) How are you feeling?
I'm not feeling much empty I guess and disappointed in myself
2) What is/will be the highlight of your day?
I don't have highlights or anything. It's all the same.
3) Have you faced a struggle youd like to share?
Nothing in particular. Everything would be petty or just sad to anyone else.
4) What would you like to accomplished/focus on this week? And how will you do it?
Get a job. Send out more resumes.
@Flornhope
Hey there, good to hear from you !
Im sorry to hear youre feeling empty and disappointed in yourself. Its positive though that youre willing to focus on getting a job and I hope focusing on that, managing to send out more resumes as youre planning to, will help take off a bit of the disappointment you have.
Take care of yourself and good luck for the job!
1) How are you feeling?
Everything, it's not the too much kind of everything... it's a too full kind of everything
2) What is/will be the highlight of your day?
Taking a hot shower
3) Have you faced a struggle you
@GoblinBoyQ
Hey there !
Does feeling everything/too full is a good kind of feeling for you ?
Hot showers can definitely do some good! Ive read somewhere that the fact to change the temperature of the body thanks to a hot shower (maybe a cold one too) could have a great impact on our mood.
These sound like great focuses, both with some school work but most importantly also some personal things! Good luck on both, take care and thanks for checking-in!
Hey everyone!
1) How are you feeling?
I'm feeling alright. Some slight stress related to school and family matters. But overall okay.
2) What is/will be the highlight of your day?
I get to see my boyfriend later, he's dropping off a birthday present to my house.
3) Have you faced a struggle youd like to share?
I'm struggling with keeping focused and staying away from procrastination.
4) What would you like to accomplish/focus on this week? And how will you do it?
My plan is to get through the week. I have some family celebrations, which should be interesting to see how it's done amid the current situation. I also have so much studying to do. I have exams over the course of the next couple weeks. I just bought some new notepads and a new planner, so I hope it helps.
@AstronomySkies
Hey there ! Its nice to hear that youre feeling okay overall, despite the slight school- and family-related stress.
That sounds like a nice time of the day! I hope youll enjoy!
Staying focused and not turning to procrastination can definitely be a hard one. I find to-do lists quite helpful when I tend to procrastinate. And I try to put on it things split in small tasks, so that I can go from one task to another if Im struggling with staying focused on one thing for long. I dont know if these tips can help you as well, but I sure hope you can find something that helps, especially with the notepads and planner you got!
I wish you good luck both for the family celebrations and the studying, Ill be crossing my fingers for the exams!
Thanks for checking in, take care!
@LinearWaves
1) How are you feeling?
I'm ok. I have been disturbed all day. First at 8 AM by ppl who was there to fix my toilet, but couldn't figure it out. So the left and I fell asleep again. At 9 AM they were back, but for a different matter, and was there until 12 or so. So I have slept like hell today.
Tomorrow someone will come and actually fix the toilet, and someone to fix my internet too, and I just want to get over with it. I can't ride my bike either, bc it's being repaired and I have to wait for them to fix it (ofc). So I will have to wait. The plumber will be here at 8 AM again, I think. And the internet-guy will be there between 12:00 and 18:00, so I can just sit around and wait for that time I guess. It makes me angry, bc I am then stuck in my home again, and that doesn't do anything good for my mental state sadly.
So I am feeling a little frustrated right now, and like... very energized but in a bad way. I can't sit still even though I had a bikeride earlier. I don't really know what to do with this pend up energy :S
2) What is/will be the highlight of your day?
When the plumbers left and I could finally get some sleep. That and my bikeride.
3) Have you faced a struggle you
@EvilRegalsReadToo
Hey there !
Its good to hear youre ok, despite having been disturbed all day. I hope you can catch more sleep the coming days and also have everything fixed, especially your bike. When moving in the first times where pretty annoying like that with people coming and going to fix/deliver things and youre kinda just stuck there waiting, at least when its finally fixed its really satisfying! I hope you can use the time youre stuck at home waiting to do something, like cleaning or ordering, or even nicer hobbies like reading or writing?
I hope everything gets sorted soon enough so you can start riding your bike again and its just all an annoying memory! Hang in there and take care!
Heyo! Im new to this community. Just a bit about me, I have been on 7cups since April this year and Im loving it! I absolutely love this community because we have the opportunity to hear from others and what their stories are like. We can then learn from their stories or receive inspiration—or both! So I cant wait to be a part of this community!!! I love you all! (pms open for those who need suppport on self-harm recovery 😉) ❤️
@caringCami1304
Hi, you're a ray of sunshine. Nice to meet ya
@Skyy0 aw, thanks ❤️ that made my day ☺️
@caringCami1304
Hey there, nice to meet you and welcome on the subcom! Its really good to have such a positive and dedicated person join the community! I also really like what you say about hearing people stories and receiving inspiration, I find it truly amazing that we can share our sotries and learn from one another. I hope youll like it here!
Glad to have you there! Have a nice day <3
Hi! I'm feeling like I'm meant to suffer... I just don't take care of myself, and let the days blur together. I try and try, but even saying "I'm trying" makes me feel sick about myself because I hear my coworkers tell me that trying isn't enough. All my managers want to see me progress; i want to progress amd be promoted, but I do feel afriad i cant live up to their expectations.
Highlight of my day was eating an apple outside in my backyard in the morning. It was the first time in a whileeee I've just eaten a fruit for breakfast, instead of starving till lunch or eating leftover dinner for breakfast...and the weather was just perfect.
A struggle is talking to co workers with a strong front. I faked a smile instead of being my crumbling self who can't make sense of my own self. Sooo with the fake smile, they're comforted that I'm ok and then we all move forward.
For this week, I must clean my room! I've done teensy task by teensy task and it's not amounting to anything. Soo by Sunday I want my bookshelf to contain only books i look forward
to reading and my makeup decluttered.
@Skyy0
Hey there !
Im really sorry to hear that you feel youre meant to suffer. I also totally get what you mean with trying, being afraid of not living up to others expectations. I like to think that in certain cases, trying is more than enough though, as long as you always keep trying. Because sure, if you try one time and then no more, well then its not enough, but if every day you wake up and try your best, its truly amazing. It also sounds really encouraging that all your managers want to see you progress, it shows they have faith in you, and it sure makes it scary that you could not live up to their expectations but the very important thing to remember and focus on here is that they believe in you, that added to the fact youre trying so hard, its all really encouraging!
I hope grabbing a fruit for breakfast can become a more regular habit now that youve felt how good it was!
As for talking to coworkers, it can sure be hard especially when they have a strong front. I guess the fake smile is a good way to move forward until you can figure out another way.
Good luck on cleaning and ordering, these tasks take time but at least theyre really satisfying when the work is done! Take care and thanks for checking in!
@LinearWaves
Thank you! Cheers to a brighter day today. Keep the momentum going i cleaned 25 percentage of my room for now
@LinearWaves
1) ATM, feeling sleepy after a long, productive but good day
2) Highlights. Dying my hair a fun, but very subtle ombré (total rebel/quarantine moment). Riding/working with horses
3) Struggle: extra self-harm in the last 4 days relating to having to go home to my abuser next weekend. Also, work being extra stressful. A break-up. And several triggering things happening.
4) Working on self-esteem and confidence and mental fortitude this week so I can stay spend the day with my abuser without resorting to panic/self-harm/nightmares afterward
@FigureskatingEquestrian
Hey there ! I hope you were able to catch some good rest after that productive day ! It sounds like you had really nice things indeed, with riding and working with horses plus dying your hair!
Im sorry to hear about that extra self-harm, I can definitely understand how all these triggers are affecting you, it must be really challenging to have to go back home to your abuser. Im guessing that theres no other option to avoid going there?
I really hope it goes well and you can remember how strong and resilient you are! Youve got this and if theres anything you need to let out after that, or even before, dont hesitate to message me or any other listener, were here for you. Take care!
