Self-Harm Recovery Daily Check-In: Wednesday 5th September, 2018
Heya, everyone! Welcome back to another checkin, in the middle of the week! <3 I hope your week's been going well so far, and that Wednesday isn't doing too badly! Also remember, Recovery month ahs arrived upon us, and our subcommunity is holding some fun events! So come one, come all, and enjoy the fun! <3 Check out what's happening here!
^^ Happy hump day!
1) How are you today? Is there anything you'd like to share?
2) I find mantras and mottos to be very helpful when we're in recovery and needing a simple reminder that'll keep us going. So I'm wondering- do you have a mantra? If you do, what is it if you feel comfortable sharing, and has it helped you so far? If you don't have a mantra, how do you feel about them?
3) Has anyone had any funny mishaps (or more than one in a day!) that they'd be willing to share? :D
I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday, and take good care of yourselves! <3
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Hellooo again!!!! Love seeing you here, there, everywhere!! Today was the teachers' event I told you about and it went so smooth. Just absolute perfection. It was extremely humourous (although I can't express that because it will get lost in translation). My hands and throat were sore from clapping and hooting!!! I am really happy that something that I took part in went well. :)
2) I don't think of it as a mantra but when I was in my total worst, the most degraded that I could perhaps be, I laid down on my bed put my hand on my ears and kept whispering 'its ok its ok its ok its ok'. That kinda-sorta made me feel that it truly was.
3) Usually I am really clumsy but today I stayed clear!! Wohoo!!! Mini wave in celebration of me.
@black1995
Heya, Black! :p hahaha I tend to go wherever my fingers want to take me on the site xD woohoo!!! A massive congratulations for you, for helping organise it and for it going so smoothly and humorously! ❤️ It sounds like an awesome event!
Aww, that
@rebecca947 yesh, it did help me!! And thank you!!!
1) How are you today? Is there anything you'd like to share?
today i feel on edge, im extremely anxious for tomorrow but i am also determined. ive got re-scans at hospital tomorrow after waiting anxiously for 5 weeks i think i am ready to face what is coming. i just want to know dates for surgery and then i might finally feel slightly better physically. even if tomorrow doesnt go to plan and the worst happens i will not use this as an excuse to punish myself like i usualy would, i will fight urges and accept it as it is. i wont cry i will stay strong and smile to show my mum im okay.
2) I find mantras and mottos to be very helpful when we're in recovery and needing a simple reminder that'll keep us going. So I'm wondering- do you have a mantra? If you do, what is it if you feel comfortable sharing, and has it helped you so far? If you don't have a mantra, how do you feel about them?
i havent actually got a mantra, they do sound like they are helpful. i think they are actually a really good idea its another option to help people cope. i mean they wont work for everyone but im sure they would for a lot of people also. i will have to look into it more
3) Has anyone had any funny mishaps (or more than one in a day!) that they'd be willing to share? :D
haha im an extremely clumsy!! 
things always happen to me! today i tripped over a curb outside my sisters school so loads of people saw :o and i was late to pick my little sister up whoopsies 
but that for me is a good day lol ...... however the day isnt over yet ^_^
@discreetBeach2458
Heya, Beach! It
@rebecca947
yes haha I have returned again awe thankyou I really appreciate your kind words my appointment is in 2 hours, the feelings are intense and I am really worried but I will be okay. I just have to face the problems, I literally have hardly slept! Went to sleep at 6 am and woke up at 9 am, its 12pm now so Im a bit tired ahah
ill have a nap after though! Thankyou if I do really feel the need to cry Im sure im emotional enough to not hold it back, that takes a lot to hold them feelings back and like you say sometimes they can push stronger!
yes exactly people seem to like my clumsiness lol cant be helped so Ill let it be! Im all okay though thankyou no more new injuries lol
thankyou again, hope your well and look after yourself also 
Heyo every-amazing-one! *waves* ^-^
Well, I won't lie, I am really, really tired and busy - like very busy lately, but I guess this week will be like this. The good thing is that I have already made it through half of the week and I am still here and kicking, which is not bad, I guess :P
Well....I do not have mantras. I mean, there is this thing that sometimes even subconsciously start to tell myself that "I am an idiot" or that "I hate myself" and takes quite some time, even a mintue sometimes to even notice and stop it but that is not really the most helpful thing so I don't think that counts.... >.<
Well, I mean, it is not a mishap, but funny, so I will share :P
So while I have been travelling on the subway today, minding my own business I have noticed the advertisement of one soft-drink brand that if you buy their product you get 100 MB of data and "you can watch 9 minutes of a stream koalas sleeping" and it worked - I mean, I still do not like that soft drink and do not wnat to buy it, but I definitely want to watch koalas sleeping now :P
Stay awesome everyone! *hugs* (for whoever may want and/or need one)
@redmark
Heya, Red! Aww, I hope youre taking some breaks to relax or take a nap! And thats very true, youve already made it halfway through! Only two more days left (unless you work weekends...?) and then time for a good self-care weekend, it sounds like! What do you think?
Being able to recognise our negative thoughts and turn it into a positive thought takes a lot of effort, practice and determination to change, but thats exactly what youre doing! Youre doing some awesome work ❤️
HAHAHA koalas sleeping xD now youve also gotten me curious and wanting to watch koalas sleeping! I know theyre very cute and fluffy though, so even if they dont move while sleeping, itll be so cute to look at haha sounds like you might be thinking of buying the drink? xD
Take care of yourself! xx
@rebecca947 I will see, I do not know how much free time I will have the weekend but more than I have now anyways for sure, so that's something to look forward too :P
Also, I do not plan to buy the drink. I mean, all they offered was that they have partnered with one of the providers that for each can you can get 100 MiBs of mobile data and you can use that to watch sleeping koalas - I mean, that is the example they have written on the ad so, I am not making this up :P
I do have enough mobile data to watch sleeping koalas without buying those drinks so all I really want now is not the dring but to watch sleeping koalas :P - only thing I lack is some free time for it tho >.<
@redmark
omg 😂 sleeping koalas xD here
Hey everyone. I hope your weeks are going well. I'm feeling pretty horrible today. It turns out that a bunch of my friends hate me, and then I told the one friend that I trust about my self-harm, and she hasn't talked to me since. I kind of feel like I'm going to just have to survive the rest of the year with no friends, which totally sucks. It's becoming harder to bother with recovery, because I am really not feeling the love right now. My family are too busy for me and my friends aren't really my friends afterall.
I don't have a mantra at the moment. I went to the school psychologist once (I didn't like her) and she told me to come up with one. I don't know how I feel about mantras. I guess they're alright, but I kind of feel a bit sceptical about them, but that's the same way I feel about anything therapy related until it works.
I hope all of you are doing well this recovery month, and I look forward to reading your stories and learning some more about you awesome people in our community!
@DiggingDeep
Heya, Deep! Aww, Im so sorry to hear that! :( it sounds like youre feeling unsupported and understandably upset. ❤️ I can imagine how hard it can be to open up and be vulnerable, and not have a supportive reception towards it from the people we thought we trusted. I can understand why recovery seems so pointless now, as it might feel like were going downhill and feeling like theres nobody to support us. I can imagine how tough that might be for you right now ❤️ what were your reasons for recovery? I find that when were slowly going downhill and feeling worse about wanting to recover, sometimes going back to our roots and remembering why we started our journey in the first place can help sometimes. Or thinking about all the reasons we want to recover. And a quote is like to share with you is Some friends come into your life for a reason, others come only for a season. But either way, we can learn lessons. Maybe some food for thought when youre ready for it, remember to take the time you need to process through everything first ❤️
Hmm, mantras arent for everyone, as is the same for most things in life. But what you said is right, that we never know until we try and it works for us. And sometimes it wont work, other times the same thing will work. Its a lot of trial and error I tend to find. Its fine to be skeptical about things and be a critical thinker, but give it a try if you feel up for it and if you think it might help you. No pressure ❤️
Take good care of yourself, OK? Youre worthy and youre a fighter. Keep going xx
