Traumatic Experiences Community Daily Check-in: Saturday, 10th of August, 2019
Happy Saturday! I do hope that you all have a great start to your weekend. 
How are you feeling today? :)
How has this week been for you? Is there anything you would like to share about it? :)
I guess, for today, I just really want you to know that you are not alone in this. I know that going through all this can really make you feel isolated from everyone and just so alone but here we all are there for you. We are in this together. :)
Of course, there is no pressure on you. I know very well that some days can be much harder than others and it is okay as well.
Just take this one step at a time in whatever pace if may feel comfortable for you but know that you really are not alone in this here.
Anytime, if you may feel comfortable joining us here or sharing whatever may be on your mind we would be glad to listen and help as best as we can but if you are just not feeling up to it at times that is totally fine as well. :)
So, is there anything on your mind you would like to share or just vent about? :)
Either way, I am proud of you for being the strong and amazing person that you are. ^-^
Of course, as usual, there is really no pressure on you to answer any of the above questions, if you would just like too sit around with us here or say hi you are always welcome as well, we are always happy to have you here with us :)
Also, there is a large supply of safe hugs as well if you would ever need one ^-^
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@redmark Hi I'm feeling a bit lonely and down today During the week I had a difficult day with my partner who is also a trauma survivor. I am going to try to listen better when he is having a difficult time. He doesn't want professional help so I will try to do a better job of supporting him. Thanks for listening
@adventurousBranch3786 It's not easy to swallow your own problems in order to help someone else's. Good job! Hopefully he'll seek professional help in the future, at the very least to be more conscientious of you... but for now, he's very lucky to have you! Hang in there.
Hey there @adventurousBranch3786 *offering safe hugs*
It is really nice to have you here with us!
I would agree, he is definitely very lucky to have such an amazing partner like you. It is never easy tho, and I can imagine that it has to be really tough when he is not yet ready to ask for professional help but you are doing a really amazing job and if there is anything we may be able to help you with or you would just like to vent we are always here for you - take good care of yourself as well pelase, you are important too. :)
Stay strong and awesome!
I had a wonderful first week of August, but I got in a fight with a friend and ended up venting to my boyfriend about it. In venting, I mentioned some trauma I had experienced, and while I could talk casually about it (and he was very loving and supportive), afterwards I was just in a funk all day. However... Instead of feeling bad, and knockin myself for how I felt, I instead just... Let myself feel weird. It was very strange. I made sure to be gentle on myself, so I didn't make it worse and turn feeling weird into feeling bad. However, I also couldn't really cheer myself up to 100%... and it was fine. I just let myself feel kinda off, and tried not to punish myself for being less productive than I wanted to be. Afterwards, I was really proud of myself. Something like that would have destroyed me a year ago. Look how far I've come! I could a) talk casually and constructively about something that traumatized me and b) let the natural reactions to talking about my trauma run their course, and not guilt myself... Not to brag or anything, I just felt like it was a very good step, and put into perspective how far I've really come.
Hey there @betterchoices *offering safe hugs*
It is always really nice to hear from you around here!
yay! That is so awesome. I am really happy for you and just really proud of you. :)
It sure shows how far you have came. Although, I am sorry that you have had to go through all that even though, I think, it is an important part of the recovery process to talk though these things and just let yourself feel all those feelings you might have not allowed yourself in the past but it still can be tough at times. You have done a really amazing job tho to just let yourself feel that way and just be gentle with yourself and allow yourself to be less productive. It certainly is something I do struggle with sometimes as well and it truly just makes me sooo happy to hear that you have mad such an amazing step :)
I mean, I guess I could be going back and forth here of how amazing you are and how happy I am for you, but, yep, that's it, I suppose. :)
Stay awesome!
@redmark Thank you so so much <3
@redmark today has been an interesting experience. i've not felt human and have been dissociating almost all day. i decided to join this site today and it feels like whenever i think about my mental health i end up dwelling on my trauma. there's a lot of small things that have had a lasting effect on me when it feels like they shouldn't have. but the big traumatic event still keeps coming back to me, even when nothing specifically triggers it.
Hey there @cr1ticalfail *offering safe hugs*
Welcome here! We are really glad to have you here with us.
I am sorry to hear that you have had such a tough day. Trauma can surely have really big and lasting effects but there are ways you can learn to manage them and also learn about what exactly is triggering you and how to avoid them. Generally, if it is having such a big effect on your day-to-day life it can be really useful to seek some sort of professional help however, I know that it can be scary and it is a really big step, so there is no pressure on you to do so. I mean, we may not be professionals here but we are here for you if there is anything we may be able to help you with or just anything you would like to share. We are in this together here and we can get through this. I believe in you. :)
Stay strong and awesome!
This week has felt like a dream. I finally met someone I really click with. I'm afraid to wake up.
Hey there @Rebekahwriter13 *offering safe hugs*
It is always really nice to have you here with us!
I am really happy to hear that you have found someone like that, it can really be such an amazing feelings. I can also understand that it can be scary as well but I do really hope for the best of you, the two of you! :)
Stay awesome!
@redmark hugs
I appreciate the positive thoughts.