Trauma Support Check-in: June 14 - June 17, 2021
Hello trauma support community 
I hope you are having a great start to your week.
Today's check in will be focused on self-care! Feel free to answer any and all questions. I hope you all have a relaxing week as we head into summer! ☀️
1. How are you doing?
2. What does self-care look like for you?
3. What is one new self-care acitivity you will try this week?
4. What's your favorite drink for the summertime?
Take care, -Ava
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1. How are you doing? Tired, but better than this morning. . . this a very busy week and I am very anxious.
2. What does self-care look like for you? I color, listen to music, walk, and try to clear my mind
3. What is one new self-care acitivity you will try this week? I'm not sure about anything new, but I will working on relax and self care this week.
4. What's your favorite drink for the summertime? Gatorade or any type of freezzee.
1. How are you doing?
I feel so bad and awful 😞😞 I still can't stop reading an Italian novel written by Elena Ferrante, "the amazing friend" it makes me feel depressed but my mind can't stop working when I stop reading it. I had a presentation this day, but the doctor was asking me like I was in oral exam not presenting my research, in addition I felt like he saw my research as nothing, as if I didn't work hard for this research. I am so depressed.
2. What does self-care look like for you?
I don't know.
3. What is one new self-care acitivity you will try this week?
I have nothing to do.
4. What's your favorite drink for the summertime?
Soft drinks.
@fairyava I'm doing well. Self-care for me looks like me surrounding myself with authentically supportive and caring people. I found out that you do not know fully how a person truly is until you have open and direct communication with them. 1:1 chats are the best way to figure this out. A supportive person will respect your boundaries and wishes without giving you a hard time. My new self-care activity is that I do not want to be tagged in any posts (this includes subscriptions) unless if it is a direct response to something that I posted. If I find a person not supportive of me in this way, I will no longer participate in their actions or posts. I realize that this is best for me and that should be respected. So, that is what i am doing for my self-care. My favorite drink lemonade.
@fairyava
1) tired, but well
2) trying to relax taking a break
3) i think ive tried everything in the book, but ill try deep breathing again
4) diet coke, iced coffee ( that counts right?), and lemonade
@fairyava Also, for my self-care, I have decided to flag posts that I feel are a safety issue and submit L-L report forms.
L-L form is to report a listener to the safety patrol team. Including members on the safety patrol team.
How are you doing - good ever since I’ve exposed myself to my traumas and memories more, I feel strong and more hopeful and everyday is a better day Self-care : journaling is the main thing, and expressing my concerns and pain to my girlfriend so she can support me (made it clear before we started dating that I’ve had traumatic things happen growing up, she loved me more for it) Self-care I’d like to try: I’d like to learn the violin very soon and feel it’ll keep me focused on something and I can show myself I’m capable of growing Favorite drink for summer: my favorite drink for summer and outside of summer will always be orange juice 😊
@fairyava Thanks for doing a check in, very kind. How are you doing? Um still on some kind of emotional rollercoaster bit trying to manage it better thanks to so useful advice. Self-care? Trying not to judge myself so harshly. New self-care activity? Try to accept more support that is available by trusting others. Favourite summer drink? Got to be a lovely flavoured gin and tonic 😋 Hope all is good with you. Many thanks
Hi Ava, Thank you for giving us this thread and topic.
1. How are you doing? had worst day in about 25 years this week. feeling frustrted from being aways 4-5 days and nighs in a row for a few years and with no specialists or any medication able to help. feeling frustrated with constant pain from eyes and head that has also been going on for years and also, no specialialist can give me a reason or any help wiht this. frustrated with seeing people not respect others, how that effects those people, and with continuing to see some people constantly run over others, who ever it may be, just seeking constant validation about themselves--with no feelings or disregard to others.
2. What does self-care look like for you? seeking more and other ways of helping myself in life and definitely progressing to spending less time on here, as it is making things worse for me in lots of ways
3. What is one new self-care acitivity you will try this week? working on reading in a couple of books and an ebook more
4. What's your favorite drink for the summertime? lemonade with Splenda in it, as I am diabetic and have to aviod the normal sugar that is usually put in it.
I feel awful but I am pushing through Self care for me is a warm bath and coconut oil infused epsom salt I will try to take more baths Sweet tea all the way
1. How are you doing? I'm honestly not doing my best I just feel sad. Stuck 2. What does self care look like for you? For me personally it would be a great outing with people positive influences and just have a good time. 3. What is one new self care activity you will try this week? I will try to get more into reading books. It helps my imagination and creativity. 4. What's your favorite drink for the summer time? I think a berry smoothie! Berries mixed together just sounds so good right now, and preferably cold!💖