Self-Harm Recovery Daily Check-In: Wednesday, June 10th, 2020
Heya everyone! We reached the middle of the week already, congrats!
A lovely reminder for ourselves, that we're often capable of so much more than we think. Of course most of the time we shouldn't have to be so strong and go through that many battles, but we can fight them, we're stronger and braver than we believe and I like to think that recovery is also about discovering that and many other important things about ourselves <3
1) How are you feeling?
2) How is the week going for you so far?
3) Is there something youd like to focus on for the rest of the week?
4) What important message would you like to send to yourself?
Feel free to share anything else in your mind! Ill be looking forward hearing from you all!
Take good care of your amazing selves, stay safe!
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@LinearWaves
Hey Waves!
1) How are you feeling?
I'm feeling a bit underwhelmed! I may need to find a productive way to occupy my time.
2) How is the week going for you so far?
It's going, I guess! Got good news and bad news, it's honestly been a bit all over the place. We'll see how the rest of the week goes.
3) Is there something youd like to focus on for the rest of the week?
Hm, I want to focus more on living in the moment rather than jumping ahead.
4) What important message would you like to send to yourself?
Relax! You will be free one day, you'll get to live your life. You will. So keep going, you've got this!
Thank you for this. Take care 
@RiverHudson1
Hey there !
Im sorry to hear youre feeling a bit underwhelmed, i hope you can find some nice ways to keep yourself busy and productive! There are lots of cool courses online (serious stuff and also less serious like skills and all) in case that interests you, or nice Ted-talks to watch (watching them makes me feel smart and productive lol)
I definitely hope the rest of the week goes okay for you, despite the bad news I hope you can figure it out, Im sending good vibes your way!
That is definitely an important thing to focus on, not an easy one for lots of us, I guess its hard not to want to jump to the next step sometimes… Do you see specific things you could do (or avoid doing) so as to live more in the moment?
Such an important message, thanks for sharing it and just as you said, youve got this <3 Take care, thanks for letting us know how youre doing!
@LinearWaves
1) How are you feeling?
I'm feeling pretty relaxed, grateful, and loved today. My girlfriend prepared some food for me and I'm taking the day off.
2) How is the week going for you so far?
It's going okay. I think I worked pretty hard in the beginning of the week and I might take it easy for the next day or two.
3) Is there something youd like to focus on for the rest of the week?
I think I'll focus on journaling and getting my thoughts together so I can be productive for the rest of the month.
4) What important message would you like to send to yourself?
Keep breathing.
@Brynn9
Hey Brynn!
This is such a good thing to hear that you
1) How are you feeling?
Tired and down
2) How is the week going for you so far?
Just fine. Nothing is happening.
3) Is there something youd like to focus on for the rest of the week?
Nope. I can't do much anyway.
4) What important message would you like to send to yourself?
Getaway for those people as soon as you can. No matter what you do it won't be as bad as staying.
@Flornhope
Hey Florn, I
@LinearWaves It's a accumulation of things. Some I have been fighting my whole life. Other just years. Life doesn't seam to get better though. I am away from them now for the most part. They have some legal ties to me, obligations. But they don't care about what is right or the law. And they have nearly all my worldly possessions. Thank you.
@LinearWaves
1) How are you feeling?
Pretty good, content, happy, calm.
2) How is the week going for you so far?
Quite good, started the week with therapy, bringing homemade cookies for everyone 😊
Tuesday, ran some errands, bit all over the place
This morning, fed the animals at the petting zoo. In the afternoon I finally got a response from from the postal service about a return package being stuck somewhere in the system. It should be resolved in 5 workdays or less 🤞🏻
3) Is there something youd like to focus on for the rest of the week?
I promised my therapist I would write down social situations I struggle with, so she can help me with them.
4) What important message would you like to send to yourself?
You're good enough
@Madaraismyspiritanimal
Hey Madara, it
@LinearWaves
Hello hello !
1) How are you feeling? I'm feeling a lot of things. Or maybe I'm just feeling. I don't know.
2) How is the week going for you so far? It's tiring, work is stressful and I'm just tired all the time.
3) Is there something youd like to focus on for the rest of the week? Litterally the rest of the week as in I just want to rest. Can't wait for the weekend.
4) What important message would you like to send to yourself? To my younger self, I'd say that not everything will work out as I expect but that's okay, it's just life. To my older self, I'd like to apologize for wasting all this time. To the me of the present, I'd say : make the most of that fresh air, feel the breeze on your face, enjoy your soft blanket, use up all the hot water in the shower, wear that t-shirt that you love so much and just live the moment to it's fullest.
Wow this took me a while to write. It got me thinking about a lot of stuff.
Also your post about being more than we think brought a memory back. I was talking with my sister-in-law about some things of the past. I said something along the lines of 'I'm just too nice to people and never stand up for myself'. She turned around and said 'actually I think you're strong to have gone through all that'. And it just hit me that our vision of things isn't all the best. It was a good wake up call.
Thanks for the check in. I hope you're having a good day :)
@Slizzy564
Hey Slizzy !
Im sorry to hear youre feeling lots of things and that the week is tiring, it definitely sounds like it, added to work being stressful on top of being tired… it must be tough to handle it all! I hope the rest of the week goes more smoothly until the weekend! I like to see the week as a hill, with Monday and Tuesday being all the climbing, Wednesday reaching the top and then Thursday and Friday climbing down, still a bit hard as you have to stay careful (so you don't trip and roll down lol) but almost done!
These are really powerful messages, it would definitely be great if we could learn from a very early age that not everything works out but that its normal, it would save lots of disappointments! And living in the moment, enjoying little things, this is such a good thing to live by!
Its nice that your sister in law were able to make you see things from a different light, were definitely not the most optimistic/positive when it comes to judging our own selves, so its good to have external opinions from times to times!
Thanks for checking in and letting us know how youre doing, its always nice to hear from you!
@LinearWaves
Hi Waves !
Things will get better with some rest. Better days will come I guess. I never thought of the week as a hill, I quite like the imagery. Having said that my schedule is a bit all over the place at the moment.
There's a lot of important things that we miss out when we're young. I suppose it's all part of growing up in a way.
And yeah I definetly think that I'm not objective when I talk about myself. It's in those times that I realize that a good support system is important.
Thanks for your reply, have a good day :)
@Slizzy564
If you think at it that way, you summit every week, which means an achievement per week (at least !) :p I hope your schedule can be more manageable in the following days/weeks!
Youre very right on that, I never really thought about our support system also being a kind of eye-opener/better vision on ourselves...
@LinearWaves Im feeling good normally I'm really depressed in the mornings so it was refreshing to not be just hella sleepy😂
it's going okay my sister tries to make me jealous and boasts abt things which does hurt but I try to not let it get to me : )
I'd like to focus on myself get my school work done organise things make my room look pretty online shopping😂 etc
That it won't always be like this yes there's a cycle and it hurts but every time you get stronger and you fight through the pain bit my bit
@Julia27LockRuby100314
Hey Julia, it
@LinearWaves thank you that was nice:)
@LinearWaves
1) How are you feeling?
This morning....anxious and broken. Anxious because I get to help and work with a kid struggling with some stuff I'm not familiar with. I want to be the best for him, but I'm afraid I won't know how. Also, anxious about my next work stretch. Work is awful right now.
Broken and hurting (but in a good way if that's possible) from something I read on the trauma sub-committee. It was a list of affirmations and a post about change. And it broke me. I've always dreamed of hearing that stuff. I've never heard it. I thought I was unlovable. But reading them.....it just hurt so badly. But it was so beautiful. It was like my sou was getting the water it had spent it's whole life craving.
2) How is the week going for you so far?
Work sucks...but overall pretty good.
3) Is there something youd like to focus on for the rest of the week?
Staying strong and free from cutting. Protecting my heart .
4) What important message would you like to send to yourself?
IDK. I just need to process that post some. I want to believe that maybe I could be lovable
@FigureskatingEquestrian
Hey there ! Im sorry to hear youre feeling broken and anxious, I can definitely understand how working with a kid on something youre not familiar with must bring lots of anxiety, especially considering how much you want to help him. In case you need some support or opinions, are there some people with similar experiences that you could reach out to? As for work being awful, Im really sorry about that and that its adding up to the anxiety as well… I definitely hope you can get a well-deserved break soon enough!
Im both sad and happy to hear how this post hurt you, I cant even imagine how hard but also fulfilling it must have been to read such affirmations that youve longed to hear for so long. I dont know if that will make much sense, but sometimes things need to be broken so as to be rebuilt in a better way, and I certainly hope the post you read can have this impact on you and spark that! Youre definitely lovable and I may not know you personally but from all the check-ins you seem like a wonderful person, always dedicated, thoughtful, interested and motivated, staying brave and fighting when things get harder. It shows a lot of sheer strength and hard-work, and its really inspiring! Im really proud of you for all the hard-work you put in pretty much everything! And I hope that as you process that post, you can also realize that you are lovable and the first person that should love you the most is your own self (I promise thats not being self-centered or narcissistic at all!)
Thank you for checking in and letting us know how youve been doing, I hope work goes well, take care!
@LinearWaves
How are you feeling? I feel broken.
2) How is the week going for you so far? Im alive. It was my birthday yesterday. I guess those are good things.
3) Is there something youd like to focus on for the rest of the week? I would love to be happy.
4) What important message would you like to send to yourself? Please dont give up.
@purpleTree4652
Hey there ! Im really sorry to hear you feel broken… Its good though that youre reminding yourself of such good things, although they might not make you feel less broken which is totally understandable, sometimes we just feel broken… Happy late birthday by the way! Did you manage to do some nice things?
As for being happy, are there some activities that you like, and self-care things, that you think you could add to your days, so as to take good care of yourself and hopefully feel a bit better? <3
Such a strong message, thanks for sharing it and for checking in, were here for you if we can help with anything, take care!