Traumatic Experiences Community Daily Check-In: Sunday 22nd March
hello lovely community! happy sunday.
i hope you are all having a great end of the week and if not - that your start into the new week tomorrow will be awesome.
for today i thought we could just sit down together and talk about some self-care. i think many of us are currently staying at home - and sometimes we forget taking care of ourselves in weird, confusing times like these.
What is one thing you could do today to improve your mental / physical health?
Whats a movie you would recommend others?
Describe your mood today with a picture or a gif!
Hi there @AveryLove, how are you?
What is one thing you could do today to improve your mental / physical health?
There are a few things that, despite being quarantined, I could do. I could attend a yoga class online. I could clean my whole apartment, or a few rooms at least. And then I could read, possibly something not related to DBT, trauma, BPD, and all that stuff that is certainly helping me, but I need a break. Just a nice, entertaining novel, whilst sipping a nice cup of tea on my rocking chair. And finally, I could summon all my strenght and finally sack my very unprofessional and re-traumatizing crappy therapist.
Whats a movie you would recommend others?
The Fall, by Tarsem Singh. Such a stunning movie.
Describe your mood today with a picture or a gif!
@admaiorasemper hi! i am good, thank you, yourself?
its great that you are able to aknowledge that you need a break at the moment and i hope you give it yourself as well. it seems like yoh are having a hard time trusting others when opening up - thats definitely something I and lots of others on here can relate with. i hope you stay safe , let us know if we can support you.
@AveryLove
What is one thing you could do today to improve your mental / physical health?
Good question. I've already been outside twice today. I'm physically active all day. I'm having a great lunch now. And I've watched a few episodes of my favorite tv show while I was doing chores. So I should be kind of covered, but it somehow feels like I'm not.
Whats a movie you would recommend others?
Wolf Children. Despite the title it's actually the most real and down to earth move you'll ever watch. It's pure beauty.
Describe your mood today with a picture or a gif!
That's the exact same face I've been making for two weeks or so. Can't believe how accurate it is.
@Soe22 hello! sounds like you were able to do some things yesterday to keep yourself active and entertained. thank you for sharing the movie and the gif, im glad you were able to find one that fits your mood 
i hope you stay safe, take care.
What is one thing you could do today to improve your mental / physical health?
Honestly, I hate to ask myself that question. I hope that's ok. Most of the time I just go with the flow, whatever works. If being in bed all day (my case yesterday) helps (it did, I feel better today) then be it. So I'd rather say what I'll do to smile rather than what I could do. I'll remember to share with my boyfriend when things get rough and I need him to make special efforts to accomodate my super traumatic childhood, I'll read to get things off my mind and I'll probably at some point do a bit of boxing to get all my anger out in the open.
Whats a movie you would recommend others?
Honestly, Doolittle (the movie that came out this year), it is light-hearted, full of funny feel-good therapy stuff and really, I had a blast watching it.
Describe your mood today with a picture or a gif
@HenrietteK hi! its definitely okay that you do not like this question, and i find it lovely that you and your boyfriend made such a great connection and that doing boxing helps you to put a smile on your face. thank you for sharing the movie and the gif! may i ask, what do you connect with the gif you shared?
@AveryLove sure :) well, yesterday was my little sister's birthday and I called home and video-chatted with her. She doesn't know what happened to me (which happened during my childhood so she was around - I was protecting her...) and I just had this denial me vs. current me feeling. I haven't told anyone in my family because it's really complicated. So when I talk to them, I go back and forth between denial me (traumatized, not remembering anything, acting like everything's fiiine......) /current me (healing, not as much in denial, remembering my trauma). It's really complicated to not be at ease with people I care about but really, well, things are still way too complicated to tell them. This is what this gif is about :)
@AveryLove
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@CaringBrit thank you!
1. What is one thing you could do today to improve your mental / physical health?
Stay hydrated and try to stay out of bed as much.
2. Whats a movie you would recommend others?
Aristocats. It should be watched at least once, simply because it's very cute and has some funny bits.
3. Describe your mood today with a picture or a gif!
I'm calm and water is always calm to me and it's a happy sort of calm and pretty scenery makes me happy.
@RainbowGhosty
@RainbowGhosty hi! thank you for sharing! hope you get some time to stay hydrated and get a bit active, even when its really hard to get out of bed somedays.
Been challenging my thought patterns today. Tough but worth it. As for my mood, I'm not sure what pic could describe it. I'm mostly letting my emotions come and go, while getting curious about and then gently ushering the negative ones along. I want them to pass quicker so they don't take up too much head space but don't want to ignore them because that's not helpful either. Maybe a pic of an open window or door.
@Lexloveslife hi lex! thanks for sharing how you are doing, good to see you. i can imagine challening your thoughts patterns would be tough but i am glad its worth it for you! hope you stay safe.
