Self-Harm Recovery Daily Check In: Wednesday May 1st, 2019
Hey amazing community! Happy May!
Wow I cannot believe we're now in May, this year seems to have gone by quite quickly.
What are the highs and lows of the day?
What is something youre currently working on to grow within yourself?
Do you have some self-care planned for today?
Being a work in progress is perfectly oka!! No one is perfect or doing everything right and having an opportunity to learn and grow is amazing. You are great for being here and taking the step to recovery and that is a huge achievement!
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@bear228
The work in progress paragraph and the picture reminded me of a quote I have always loved.
@rebecca947
What a beautiful quote thanks for sharing it!! 
Hi @bear228, hope you are ok? :)
What are the highs and lows of the day?
I'm good. Haven't self harmed for like... 3 weeks now, I think? It's all good, I guess. I have been feeling really well over the last couple of weeks. At the easter break I did overeat a lot, but after that I have been able to eat very little again. So I'm pretty happy.
The day today has barely begun, but I'm doing laundry which sucks a lot, bc I hate doing laundry. But I'm going to my grandma's today, and we are going to work out together, so all is good. Looking forward to it. Oh! And I'm on my period, which sucks, bc I will try and eat everything and I feel bloathed. My period was delayed too, so I actally thought it would just skip this month. Apparently not --'
What is something you
@bear228 Hey How are you?
It's still pretty early here, but so far the anxiety is pretty low at the moment, that is definitely high point. Plus the sun is shining. Everything always seems a little better when the sun is out. Storms later, which I like storms but we don't need any more rain.
Definitely a work in progress... working on some self acceptance.
A little garden work later. Strawberries are growing like crazy. Hopefully find some time to work with some wood. I have a piece that's coming along nicely. It's hard to find time now with the warmer weather, because there's so much other stuff to take care of. But as long as we can be outside it doesn't matter what needs done.
Have a good day, take care
hey!
What are the highs and lows of the day?
highs: i got some good sleep
lows: i feel very triggered today.
What is something youre currently working on to grow within yourself?
honestly, i dont really know. currently i am trying my best to just survive as i am really hitting rock bottom.
Do you have some self-care planned for today?
maybe i will do some exercising or reach out for support.
@dynamicHemlock1736
Hey there!
Yay for good sleep, that is always wonderful to have! Sorry to hear you were triggered that sounds challenging, did you manage to move forwards from this trigger?
Doing your best to survive sounds perfect and that is all anyone can ask for. Sometimes this is all we can do and it's still a growth little stepping stones does it fine!
Exercising and support are great things - did you manage to attempt either of those things on Wednesday?
How are things going for you now?
Hi @bear228 !! How are you??
Today's been weird. I woke up feeling really irritated to the point of nearly punching a wall. I got up anyways because I"ve got a new job and today was my first day and I had to stay calm.
One thing that I'm trying to improve about myself is my emotional control. I'm becoming more aware of how I'm feeling, and even if I'm not thinking rationally, I've noticed that I can sit back afterwards and analyze how it affected my actions and try to figure out what caused it.
There's not much I can do about self care today, I'm lucky that I can sit down for a few minutes to type this haha, I'm also lucky that I have a counselling appointment later this afternoon, perhaps I can discuss some of the issues tat have been plaguing me lately.
I'm also going to a party this evening, so that's fun.
Oof, I really have to go. Take care!!
Hello, been a long time since I've been in this forum, I guess I've just been thinking about self harming which I can't tell if its a warning sign or not since I haven't really tried.
Plus I never really tried to stop either, it just seems I haven't done it in like 2-3 months, I feel like it just stopped working for me at some point...which could be a blessing in disguise cause I'm aware that I really shouldn't do it. On the other hand I may feel differently in the future it has only been 2 - 3 months...
I think this is a clear indication that I'm really not taking care of myself properly, I think i'm just having an iffy day.
@bear228
What are the highs and lows of the day?
I laughed with my friends but am on the verge of a mental breakdown
Do you have some self-care planned for today?
I'm trying to practice mindfullness today
What are the highs and lows of the day?
It's only morning but a high is that I've deleted my calorie counter and got rid of my weights, I'm working on fighting my ED. Lows haven't happened yet :) I'm hoping for a good day
What is something youre currently working on to grow within yourself?
Overcoming my ED, working on socialising with people and not isolating myself and quitting SH for good
Do you have some self-care planned for today?
I plan to work out, to read and to work on some music
