compassionateOak202's One Line A Day Thread
Hi, you can simply call me Oak while I still carry this username π! I'll be joining the One Line A Day challenge! Feel free to comment your support or anything as I journal throughout this thread!
So here is my first entry to start it off π:
03/31/23
Today, I got to finally spend some longer hours with my long distance partner after several months. We watched a movie together!
04/30/2023
I was still feeling the blues today, in spite of the rainy weather. However, I'd like to end this month's one-line-daily thread with a new entry of my reflection (clickable) that summarizes my latest progress of my recovery. Thank you very much for witnessing my experiences thus far. π
05/02/2023
I skipped a day! I was so caught up with my anxiousness over this therapy session I'm actually going to have tomorrow night! Hopefully it'll work out well! π«
05/03/2023
My first therapy session turned out pretty well! He was so nice he even allowed me to chat him whenever I feel the need to reach out to someone. It definitely seems like another blessing.
@compassionateOak202
I love, love, love this!!! So happy you clicked and felt supported. Do reach out as you need. You are making so much progress, for you, a who could possibly more special to spend your efforts on? You remind me that I am also worth working for. I believe many of us are other centered, aka caretakers, but we rarely make time for ourselves. We guilt ourselves into making everyone else a priority, which is great, but we forget that we are included in everyone. We really do help others better when we prioritize our needs, health and some of our desires first. What is something tangible you want for you? I wanted a comfortable bed. I bought myself a 5" thick down mattress pad, pretty sheets, new pillows and a ceiling fan. Whenever I lay in that bed, or even look at it, I am reminded I am important, too. And it is like sleeping on a cloud. It hurt my pocket a bit, but it paid off very quickly in comfort and a feeling of being some kind of royalty. LOL. I don't know how else to describe it.
@adaptableOcean4193 thank you so much! I am looking forward to the next session. It was also funny last night because the session started half an hour late due to technical difficulties with the google meet app, and I didnβt receive any request or meeting code for it, so I have him my number that was linked to my email thinking it would help but he ended up calling me through another app π. It had me stressed for 30 minutes lol. But we were able to still make up our 1 hour session.
Also, I love your response about taking care of ourselves first before helping others!
05/04/2023
My mom was off today. Iβve been comforting my sister through video call until she sleeps. It was a chill day.
05/05/2023
My day was quiet, and I was okay. Bad memory decided to show up again late at night until before I came on to this thread. And I ended up not feeling okay.
05/06/2023
Today felt a bit more joyful. Got to spend some time with my partner, played a game for one last time, received another image quote from my therapist, spending some time in the sharing circle as well as attending my online recovery meeting on this chill Saturday. (βΒ΄Ο`β)
05/07/2023 (late entry again!)
It was a chill and slightly warm day. I took a nap in the afternoon, then later in the evening volunteered to host at SC for 2 sessions straight π. Then after that around midnight, I hopped over to the Positivity Corner and met a few old and new members π.
05/08/2023 Monday
Hosted back-to-back sessions at the Sharing Circle earlier today! It was a bit hectic but I managed to pull through π. The weather is also getting warmer at where I live.
05/09/2023 Tuesday
it's that time of the month... and my moods are going up and down like a rapid wave...
Full moon fever?
@adaptableOcean4193 maybe! with the addition of these cramps hahaha
@compassionateOak202
I understand too well. I hope they are gone now and you are feeling much better.
