Trauma Support Check-in: April 19, 2021
Hello again lovely Trauma Support community! I hope everyone is having a wonderful Monday so far. It's the beginning of a brand new week, yay! 
Today I wanted to discuss what gives us hope! When we're going through something rough, finding hope for the future can be really difficult. It can feel like no matter what we do, nothing is getting us out of our tough situations. Let's talk about the different things that give us hope together.
I have some check-in questions for you! Feel free to answer these or just let us know how you're doing.
1. How are you? Do you have any highs or lows you'd like to share?
2. Who/what/where makes you hopeful?
3. What is something you're looking forward to this upcoming week?
Thank you all for checking in! I look forward to reading and replying to your responses. See you next Monday! 
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I have had some lowes because im scared my trauma effected my ability to have kids but i am hopeful because my partner is amazing and i know he will stick by my side for the rest of our lives even if my fear is true. Im also hopeful because im still young and i believe i have plenty of time to have kids so im trying to be patient and hopeful for the future. But i will be honest it is very hard to keep my head up. I am looking forward to getting a lot done this week and being productive and spending more time outdoors since it is getting warmer where i live. Yay summer!
@Yandapanda1998 Hi there, thanks for checking in! It sounds like your trauma may affect your ability to have kids, I imagine that to be a very frustrating experience, but having a supportive partner is so incredibly helpful! You do have plenty of time - patience is key! Staying patient is easier said than done for sure.
Yay, I'm glad you're looking forward to this week! Warm weather is the best ☀️
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i am doing a bit better than this morning. It was a low one. I woke up feeling like i didn't sleep at all. I got on here right away as well as grabed my husband pellet 9m (it a pellet)... and sat in a craddling position. the flashbacks were awful. the hard difference of what was reality compared to not.. it was not an easy morning.
the chance to move to my husbands lake property is hopeful. away from the city life although its a city of its own... i mean lake of the ozarks ... super exicted. just going to be at least 20 grand to do what we want.
this week i am looking forward to a clean apartment. i have buckled down and did quite a bit today.
@Mmhuebnermmm I'm super glad you were doing a bit better than you were yesterday morning, waking up without good rest feels terrible! I hope you're able to achieve that clean apartment - I love the feeling of a tidy space! I'm super proud of you for getting that done.
1.) I'm okay! I am taking a mental health/light physical health day from work today. I've done pretty good not beating myself up with guilt about it! Lately I've been frustrated because I feel like every little thing is tripping me up. It's unfortunate, but it's completely understandable. I've been through a lot this past year. I am always trying to be kinder and gentler to myself. 2.) Nature makes me hopeful, and so does laughter. 3.) This week, I don't know! That's a good question. I don't think I have anything special lined up. Perhaps I should make something for myself.
@betterchoices I'm glad you're doing okay! Taking a break is a good idea 
You're doing an amazing job not being guilty about taking a break, we all need them sometimes. Nature makes me hopeful too! I hope you have a great week!
@fairyava I'm just really confused right now, because I had food poisoning before the weekend (I think Thursday night) and that faded, then last night I went back to the restaurant (to show myself it won't always end up like that), and I could only get through a couple of bites before my tummy started really really hurting! The weird thing is, it hasn't turned into food poisoning this time, my tummy just hurts like heck, so I don't get what the heck happened... My heating pad helps a lot with the pain but you're not supposed to use those for more than like 30 mins at a time so it can't help all the time. ~~~ My fiance gives me hope and tries to help as much as he can, and recently we've been getting ice cream to cheer me up whenever I need it. Not much this week to look forward to, but thinking about the wedding (only a month & a half away!) and spending life together helps a lot <3
🥭 How are you? Do you have any highs or lows you'd like to share?
I'm so overwhelmed with work and so loved by some of the women in my life and so conflicted about how I can love my time here so much and still spend so much of it worrying.
🥭 Who/what/where makes you hopeful?
I dreamt last night that I was on a ship that crashed on a tropical island. A little boy and I set off to find something.
🥭 What is something you're looking forward to this upcoming week?
I get to see my favorite coworkers later this week. Some of them will be leaving at the end of the summer and I'm crushed. One I never even got to meet in person. Time is a confusing thing. Everything ends, but if you don't know when it's ending the interactions feel different than when you do.
