Trauma Support Community Check-in: Monday-Tuesday, 15-16 March 2021
Hello community ❤️
Today's check-in topic is about hope ❤️ As always, feel free to also tell us about how you've been and what's been on your mind lately. *offers a safe hug* ❤️
Holding onto hope is a teachable skill that improves emotional and physical wellbeing and strengthens personal relationships. You don't need to already feel hopeful to learn, so it's okay if it feels like hope is nowhere to be found. That's normal, and it's something that we can change. No matter where you are emotionally today, you can have hope. Here are some simple steps you can take:
1. Take a deep breath. Then another. Keep going for as long as you need.
2. Practise gratitude. Take a moment to whisper out loud the things that you're grateful for and why you're grateful for them. Write or type them out if you want ❤️
3. Get creative. Draw, paint, write, sing, colour, think of a story, whatever you can think of ❤️
To learn more about hope and how you can cultivate it in your life, check out our very own self-help guide: https://www.7cups.com/hope-training/
I know that it's daunting. It always is when the fear and hurt and emptiness have crowded out everything else. But I hope that you will give yourself a chance, and try out these steps today. Maybe, just maybe, it'll help ❤️
Questions:
1. How are you today ❤️
2. What is something that you can look forward to this week?
3. What is something you've done in the past week or so that you can be proud of?
Take care, and have a restful week, everyone ❤️
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@hopebeyondpain
1. We're doing pretty good today, although pretty tired.
2. This week, we can look forward to horseback riding tomorrow :)
3. We can be proud of having good communication going within our system
@TheAngelSystem19
Hey there ❤️ It's so good to see you here ❤️ I'm glad to hear you had a pretty good day. I hope you got a good night's rest and had lots of fun at horseback riding! I've always loved horseback riding, even though I've only ever done it once in my life. Having goog communication within your system is a big achievement! I imagine it took a lot of effort and cooperation, and I'm proud of all of you for contributing to that ❤️ Thank you for checking in today, and have a good day ❤️
How are you today ❤️
I am feeling a combination and angry and sad because I am still haunted by the traumas of my past. I honestly want to move on with my life get to a point where I feel happier.
2. What is something that you can look forward to this week? I am going to talk to a friend on Friday
3. What is something you've done in the past week or so that you can be proud of? I got a covection oven and I learned how to make air fried chicken wings.
@Summershy
Hey there ❤️ I know that feeling, I'm sorry to hear you've been struggling with the things that happened. It's normal for these things to come back periodically, but I understand how frustrating it is to feel as though you're getting somewhere, only to be reminded of all the things you want to leave behind.
Healing isn't a straight path ❤️ Some would liken it to a spiral staircase: you seem to be going around in circles but you're always climbing higher. It might be tiring to keep going, but as long as you keep at it you'll eventually look back and find you've come a long way from where you used to be ❤️ It might not be easy, but we're here for you ❤️ We'll walk through this together
It's awesome to hear you're going to talk to a friend later this week! That's a great thing to look forward to ❤️ Just hte thought of air fried chicken wings is making me hungry. They just sound so delicious 😋 I'm proud of you for accomplishing that ❤️ Thank you for checking in today, and I hope you'll have a good day ❤️
🎀 I’m not great. Weekend involved setting boundaries with people I care about. That was difficult and I question how effective I communicated these boundaries in actuality. 🎀 arranging travel plans to go visit home. 🎀I set reasonable boundaries with myself and others really close to me.
@pinkcloudpaintings
Hey there ❤️ I'm sorry to hear you didn't have a good day ❤️ Setting boundaries can be such a tense conversation, but it's so important and I'm proud of you for going through with it. Your needs and wellbeing matter, and healthy boundaries are super helpful for maintaining healthy relationships, so I believe you made a good choice. No matter how effective you were in communicating these to the people you care about, we can always learn and adapt. You're capable of doing difficult things ❤️
I'm so excited for you! Going home sounds like a really big deal ❤️ Thank you for checking in today, and I hope you'll have a good day ❤️
1. How are you today ❤️ I'm not doing that well. My anxiety and depression is high
2. What is something that you can look forward to this week? Hopefully the stimulus so I can get errands done
3. What is something you've done in the past week or so that you can be proud of? I heal from one of my gout flare ups
@Rebekahwriter13
Hey there ❤️ I'm sorry to hear that you weren't doing well at all ❤️ Anxiety and depression can both be huge challenges on a bad day, and it takes a lot of strength to keep going. You're doing such a good job already, and I proud of you for that. You're not alone in this struggle, and you can always share your experiences here if you feel it would help you *sending hugs if you want them*
I'm looking forward to that too ❤️ It's great to hear you recovered from your gout flare up, I'm proud of you for being strong ❤️ Thank you for checking in with us today, and I hope tomorrow will be better ❤️
@hopebeyondpain
Hello, my dear friend 💗
I think I will skip the questions today. But I liked the post, and I recognize that having hope really helped me. I learned it when I was in a dark pit, with no light, helpless and hopeless. And you were there to light a path to me. So this leads to the second part of your post, and it is gratitude.
I want to thank you, Hope, because you have done so much for everyone. I know how much work you have to do lately, and yet you're still here, bringing light to everyone. You took my hand and guided me through the dark. You didn't let me go, and I'm here now because of you. Thank you. Thank you so much.
@Kimmkimm
Hey Kimm ❤️ From the bottom of my heart, thank you ❤️ Your story is an inspiration to me, and no doubt to many others who have come to know you through this site. We're both here because we found kind souls to walk together with, and I'd like to thank you too for being such a dear friend. Keep being the compassionate, kind, loving person you are, Kimm ❤️ The world needs more of you around. I'm grateful to have a friend like you ❤️
@hopebeyondpain
😢 You make me cry with your kind words. 💖
@hopebeyondpain, Awesome topic. Your username is about hope as well. :o
1. How are you today ❤️
I'm doing fine. It's funny how I consider technology as my best friend. :)
2. What is something that you can look forward to this week?
To make progress in Geometry dash, a mobile game.
3. What is something you've done in the past week or so that you can be proud of?
It feels great to have a bank account. Recently, I bought my first paid game without my parents knowing it. They will probably think about the negative aspects first, and it sucks.
Only my elder brother in our family knows what I did. I'm glad that he trusted me.
Have a nice day!
@SnippyHam
Hey there ❤️ Hehe, it sure is 😄 I'm so glad you liked the topic ❤️
I'm glad to hear you're doing fine ❤️ Technology has many uses, and I guess it really depends on what you use it for ❤️ We all get to choose what we want to do with it, and I'm grateful that technology has been able to safely connect you and me and this entire community ❤️
Geometry dash is a really fun game! I had a lot of fun (and frustration 😆) working through the levels and making progress. Having some financial independence feels great ❤️ My parents would have objected to some of the things I've bought too, but I've learned to trust my judgement. You know yourself and your situation best, I trust you too ❤️ Besides, if we're going to make mistakes, we might as well make them and learn from them now than later on in life. This sounds like a big milestone for you, and I'm prou dof you for trusting your own judgement and recognising your ability to make these decisions for yourself ❤️
Thank you for checking in today, and I hope you'll have a nice day too ❤️
@hopebeyondpain. Wow. It's great to see a fellow player in Geometry Dash. :D Indeed. The game is an emotional roller coaster. This feeling of getting the hidden coins, and completing a level simultaneously is the most satisfying feeling, despite having many obstacles! Happy playing,
Thanks for the kind words as well. It's great to hear it. Trusting oneself can be quite difficult sometimes. Haha
@hopebeyondpain
1. How are you today ❤️
Hello ♥️ Its currently almost 3am right now and I just went through a small anxiety attack. I am feeling a bit better, I started praying and then started whispering things that I'm grateful for to myself. That helped quite a bit.
2. What is something that you can look forward to this week?
I intend to start trying to read the Qur'an more, inshaAllah. I was learning to read Arabic consistently a while back but, I'm quite rusty now.
3. What is something you've done in the past week or so that you can be proud of?
I've been taking care of my plants and my baby lemon tree is getting quite big! I'm excited for to see it blossom.
@CoolBeans29
Hey there ❤️ I know how awful anxiety attacks feel, I'm sorry you went through that ❤️ It makes me happy to hear that you have some healthy coping mechanisms that really helped and you're feeling better ❤️ Remembering and using healthy coping mechanisms can be hard when you're overwhelmed by the emotions, so I'm really proud of you for sticking to them and successfully helping yourself feel better ❤️
I was learning a new language two years ago too, and I've become rusty over these two years :P It's not easy, but I'm glad you've made the commitment to keep going ❤️ I wish you all the best in learning the language and spending more time reading the Qur'an ❤️
Wow! A baby lemon ❤️ That sounds amazing, I'm prou dof you too ❤️ If you can and want to, you cou;d send us a picture of your plants too ❤️
Thank you for checking in with us today, and have a good day ❤️
