Self Harm Recovery Daily Check-in : Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
Hello hello beautiful beings <3
Welcome to the Tuesday check in ! I hope your week started off well ! If need be, free hugs are available ;)
Recently I've been more self centered trying to figure out things that have been bugging me. Part of recovery is working through the thoughts that we used to have and change them to a more suitable mindset. Changing our way of thinking isn't always easy and it can take some time to move on from these thoughts. But I often hear that it's not the destination the most important, it's the journey there !
Check in questions :
1) How are you today ? Feel free to share anything you want with us !
2) Are there any thoughts floating around your mind ? If so, would you like to share them ?
3) Are there any simple/mundane things that make you happy through your day ? For example, I made pancakes and will be enjoying them tomorrow for breakfast :)
Song recommendation of the day : Africa by TOTO.
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@Slizzy564
1) How are you today ? Feel free to share anything you want with us !
Eh, I'm okay. I went on a walk down to the creek with my dad and sister, it was so cold even for me.
2) Are there any thoughts floating around your mind ? If so, would you like to share them ?
No, not really : )
3) Are there any simple/mundane things that make you happy through your day ? For example, I made pancakes and will be enjoying them tomorrow for breakfast :)
Hm... I checked on the tree I'm growing outside, it's doing pretty well! Been directly growing it for about 1 year, and indirectly for about 3 years. So it's pretty old. I named them Pluto, since I'm kinda obsessed with greek mythology after reading Percy Jackson heh
@The0Vetoed0System
I love percy jackson books!!!
@Godsbae
They're amazing! I haven't read the newest book though, I'm trying to savor it <3
@The0Vetoed0System
Hey there !
It's nice to hear that you're doing well. I hope you enjoyed that walk with your family despite the cold temperature, do you often go on walks like this ?
Sounds like you're peaceful :)
So I know nothing about trees, what's the difference between growing directly and indirectly ? I happy to hear that your tress is healthy and growing :) Also greek mythology is great, it's nice that you got into it via Percy Jackson :)
Thanks for checking in, take care <3
hi!
1) How are you today ? Feel free to share anything you want with us !
borrrred,, today was a pretty boring day, had a healthy breakfast that actually turned out nice (rice, boiled egg, cup of soya milk and some chicken), had online classes, did homework and prepared for the exams. couldn't call it progressive, but still, not bad.
2) Are there any thoughts floating around your mind ? If so, would you like to share them ?
a lot of them are about upcoming exams and plans on future. noticed that i started regularly worry about not passing the exams or just generally messing up everything, but i try to push these thoughts away, after all, i prepare for exams to be more confident in my knowledge.
3) Are there any simple/mundane things that make you happy through your day ? For example, I made pancakes and will be enjoying them tomorrow for breakfast :)
my cat purring. he is a very gentle boy, so he purrs very often, and sometimes it makes my day much-much better. i love him, haha. oh, and also maybe this kinda specifical thing: my school bus arriving earlier then the others, and so i sit in class alone, that lets me to take a nap before classes.
@prisonedbear
Hi hi !
Sorry to hear about the boring day ! That breakfast sounds great though, yummy and healthy, a good combo :) Good luck with the online classes, I know it's not easy for a lot of people !
Hum very true, if you know that you're well prepared there's no reason that it should go badly. Though I understand that you still worry about it, I suppose it's normal if it's something important to you then the outcome is also important. It's nice to hear that your preparation helps you be confident in your knowlegde !
Oh sweet, cat purrs are really soothing and relaxing ! He sounds like a good friend :) Getting in a extra nap before classes sure is a good way to start the day :)
Thanks for checking in, take care <3
@Slizzy564
1) How are you today ? Feel free to share anything you want with us !
Not that great. Got in trouble so cried four times
2) Are there any thoughts floating around your mind ? If so, would you like to share them ?
Next time my uncle and cousins picks me for the scapegoat I'm going to tell them they contribute to my poor mental health
3) Are there any simple/mundane things that make you happy through your day ?
Feeling the sunshine and seeing the sky
@sleepydandelionbby
Hey hey !
I'm sorry to hear that you're not doing well, I'm sending some hugs if you want them :) I hope things have calmed down now !
That sounds rough to go through. I'm sorry that they're giving you a hard time. Maybe by talking about this with them, you could make things change ?
The sunshine and the sky, two very important elements of nature ! It's really nice to connect with nature now and again, very healign indeed !
Thanks for checking in, take care <3
@Slizzy564
1) How are you today ? Feel free to share anything you want with us !
Today has been anxious. I feel very clearly that I am not well. I wish I was well.
2) Are there any thoughts floating around your mind ? If so, would you like to share them ?
I don't know. It's exhausting to have a filter and try to give a good example all the time to the students I teach and the people I am responsible for. I am sure I am too human and overshare at times and I feel bad, but it keeps happening. I guess...
Just things I don't want to think about come to my mind. Images even. I just feel sad. And anxious. But mostly now just sad.
And I know feelings are just feelings. And I wish they didn't affect things so much. I mean feeling come and go. And we still have responsability for and control over our actions. And we can form and guard good habits, and just stay steady, whatever we feel. Why do the feelings even matter at all? But they do to me. I just need to sleep more I guess. Idk.
3) Are there any simple/mundane things that make you happy through your day ? For example, I made pancakes and will be enjoying them tomorrow for breakfast :)
I have a weighted blanket? lol
@1morday
Hello !
I'm sorry to hear about your bad day ! You seem to be very self aware of your mood though and that's a start ! Is there anything that has triggered this ?
Hum I understand ! Putting on a facade to show that 'all is well' when all is really not well can be so tiring ! There's so much that you have to pretend and things to say/not say. But as you say, you are human and nobody is happy/doing well all the time so you can also have your ups and downs. When we're dealing with negative emotions, letting them out can be a good way to help us understand why we're feeling this way. I hope the sadness doesn't linger around too long ! Hang in there, easier times are ahead ! As for feelings affecting things, it seems like your an emotional person, I don't mean this in a bad way, only that emotions are important to you and so they taint the way you see the world around you. As you said, we can form habits and some of those habits could be a way of dealing with all these feelings.
Oh I have one too ! I like it but don't use it all the time though, I seem to get too used to it after a bit, is it the same for you ?
Thanks for checking in, take care <3
@Slizzy564, Hello again!
1) How are you today? Feel free to share anything you want with us!
I'm okay.
2) Are there any thoughts floating around your mind? If so, would you like to share them?
There are thoughts, and it's about my future. Lol.
3) Are there any simple/mundane things that make you happy through your day?
Reading a webtoon, video games, and anything related to entertainment I like.
Thanks for the check-in, and take care.
@LovelyOrangeJuice
Hey there ! :)
Good to hear that you're doing well :)
Ah the future ! That weird unknown thing that everyone seems to interested in but no one can predict ? Are your thoughs good or bad ?
It's nice to hear that you still enjoy your hobbies :) I wish you many hours of being lost in other worlds and universes :)
Thanks for checking in, take care too <3
@Slizzy564
My thoughts that time was a mix of both. So, have you watched the first episode of Attack on Titan's final season? It ends with a cliffhanger. :)
@LovelyOrangeJuice
Actually I haven't yet, I'm waiting to meet up with my brother to see it. I'll see him this weekend, so hopefully we'll get round to watching it :)
1) How are you today? Feel free to share anything you want with us!
I'm doing okay today. I did all the homework I was planning to do, plus more, and I'm proud of myself for that. I started feeling terrible about myself again, but I'm learning to be gemtle with myself, and just take things easy. It's the holidays after all
2) Are there any thoughts floating around your mind? If so, would you like to share them?
I love the song Betty by Taylor Swift
3) Are there any simple/mundane things that make you happy through your day?
Making my grandparents happy. Old people somehow age backwards, and they get so excited when I speak a little bit of dialect as I'm picking it up from them. Also the gentle coolness of the wind.
@honestpanda81
Hi :)
It's good to hear that you're doing well :) You're right to be proud of yourself for finishing that homework :) I'm sorry about the bad thoughts but I'm happy to hear that you're trying to be gentle with yourself, it may take some time but it'll definitely be worth it :) I hope you make the most of your holidays :)
I hadn't heard it before today ! It's a nice song ! Thanks for sharing :)
Oh that's lovely to hear ! It must be really nice for them to hear the dialect and know that it's been passed on as traditions are and it must be great for you to be able to make them happy with this :) Also the wind can be soothing when it decides to be gentle with us :)
Thanks for checking in, take care <3
1) How are you today ? Feel free to share anything you want with us !
I fell like crap. I didn't jet much sleep last night
2) Are there any thoughts floating around your mind ? If so, would you like to share them ?
None that I'm going to share
3) Are there any simple/mundane things that make you happy through your day ? For example, I made pancakes and will be enjoying them tomorrow for breakfast :)
I like a lazy morning with breakfast. It can really help put me in the right state of mind.
@Flornhope
Hello there !
I'm sorry to hear about the bad night and the hard day afterwards ! I hope you managed to get some rest over the week !
That's fine with me !
That sounds nice ! It's nice to take the time in the morning and do stuff according to your own rhythm :)
Thanks for checking in, take care <3
@Slizzy564 Thank you for everything
@Slizzy564
1) How are you today ? Feel free to share anything you want with us !
I'm good, a really cold but good day at the petting zoo. Despite some small unpleasant things, like a bunny still had an inflamed eye, the pigs knocked over the wheel barrow spilling all the poop I had just scooped up, and a chicken escaped it's pen(but was able to lure it back in with food).
2) Are there any thoughts floating around your mind ? If so, would you like to share them ?
Nothing much
3) Are there any simple/mundane things that make you happy through your day ? For example, I made pancakes and will be enjoying them tomorrow for breakfast :)
I got a bag of apples for free from the petting zoo and made apple sauce from them
@Madaraismyspiritanimal
Hi ! :)
Your day at the zoo sounds pretty eventful ! :) Even if it's hard work, it must also be very rewarding to be able to look after the animals and help them when they need it :)
That's fine :)
Oh sweet ! I hope you get to enjoy that sauce :)
Thanks for checking in, take care <3
@Slizzy564 Cool song recommendation
@mytwistedsoul
Thanks :)
I outed myself cutting to one of my friends when I was having anxiety attack yesterday and now I'm embarrassed
@intuitiveNorth133
Hi there !
I'm sorry to hear that you're embarrassed about this, I'm guessing that you didn't really want to open up to them that way. Self harm is a topic that not everyone is comfortable with, I hope that your friend is understanding of the situation ! If you want to discuss this more, feel free to reach out to us on the forums or you can also connect with a listener if you prefer a 1 on 1 chat. Hang in there !
Thanks for checking in, take care <3