Traumatic Experiences Daily Check in: Friday July 28th
Hey survivors, warriors and awesome people! It's another Friday!! We made it though the week!
Here are some check in questions
1) How does this quote make you feel? Do you agree with it or not?
2) How are you feeling today on a scale of 1-10?
3) What is a goal that you have for today, or the next few days, big or small it doesn't matter!
@Eccho
Hi
I do agree with the quote.. I'm feeling a 6 idk why I'm just a bit scared without any good reason. I hope I will feel a bit better.. even tho I feel like crying..
@sensitiveShade5337
I hope your anxiety lifts for you. Is there something nice you can do? See friends? Hot bath? A nice walk? 💜
@warmheartedTurtle6662
Will buy alcohol with my friends and we will go to the beach and just relax there..
wow
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I'm pretty sure you're not the designated person to copy and paste this onto every post that's missing the tag list, but you do anyway. So I'd just like to let you know that it's appreciated :)
@BeeLeigh hehe thanks, Bee.😊 I does what I can. How goes the battle vs jet lag?
@melliotm
Well, idk when I fell asleep, but it's 12:22am and I just woke up a few mins ago 🙃
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1) How does this quote make you feel? Do you agree with it or not?
Agree. Invalidation is revictimizing and compounds trauma. And internalization only further cements that sense of being alone, or, worse, culpable.
I'm still recovering from having to leave the house, so I'm not really finding what I want to say. So perhaps I should revisit after my nerves have settled a bit more. To be continued...
2) How are you feeling today on a scale of 1-10?
5. Crap sleep, venturing outside was very stressful, but I made it back in one piece without succumbing to a panic attack. So. Victory.
3) What is a goal that you have for today, or the next few days, big or small it doesn't matter!
I made it to my doctor's appointment and finally got groceries done. So I'm pleased. As said above, victory!
@melliotm glad u made it out mell. Hugs
@inventiveOrange1 Thanks Orange X
@melliotm
Definitely a victory.
And you said it so well how it feels and what it does to you in your response to Q.1
@themainjane Thanks Jane 😁
@Eccho
1) guess do agree with it. Guess prob dont ask for it enough
2) 3/4 hoping wine is goingto make it better. Crap day at work.
3) just survive. Find a reason. I dont know
@inventiveOrange1 hugs 💟
@inventiveOrange1
I hope you have some time off this weekend or soon to rest. I hope you find small measure of comfort - a nap, a warm bath, a walk in the woods - some thing.
1) How does this quote make you feel? Do you agree with it or not?
I very much agree with this quote. I've found that the initial trauma is horrific enough, but if I make the effort to actually tell someone, and it gets brushed off or invalidated, then it makes the pain immeasurably worse.
2) How are you feeling today on a scale of 1-10?
I just got back from vacation, and slept for about half the day, and I'm still super tired, but it's only 2:41pm here, so it's too late for coffee and too early to go back to bed so I'm just gonna have to deal with this as I attempt to adjust back to the 6hr time difference! I'd say I'm a 7. I'm feeling pretty good right now, but I don't think I'd ever put myself at a 10. Even on my best days there's always background noise in my brain. But a 7 seems like a pretty decent number to go with :)
3) What is a goal that you have for today, or the next few days, big or small it doesn't matter!
My goal for today was to get my souvenirs sorted so I have everything I'm bringing to work with me on Monday set aside and all, and I did that! So, my little pink Eiffel Tower, and my little Big Ben, and my Merida from Brave figurines/statues are all comfortably adorning their new home, and all the books I got will find their way onto one of my bookshelves at some point over the next couple of days :)
@Eccho
I agree with this quote. The initial trauma really sucks but whether or not it heals over much much time life may depend on other's responses or the fear of their response.
It should be possible to turn to oneself and just get back up again. But I guess it's not always possible or doesn't seem possible. All I wanted was someone to understand but I knew better than to ask for that. It did compound my problems.
When I finally tried for help in a smaller issue my fears were realized. Rejected and alone I knew not to risk it or try to define it. I knew I was alone and that it was not okay to need help so it certainly was not okay to ask for it.
So there I was left alone but still needing help. Very hard to deal.
@themainjane
We won't ever reject you here, Jane. You can ask any of us for help, and we'll be there (time zones are an issue, but we're all over the world so someone can be there). We're here. And we're not going anywhere.
