Celebrating Milestones!
Celebrate Milestones!
We are all in recovery. 7 cups is all about empowering us to overcome. Some groups have celebrations for a month of sobriety. I think we should have the same for any kind of victory we've achieved. No accomplishment is too small to share. If you you are socially anxious and you made it through a shopping trip at the mall, then post it here! If you broke up with someone and are now feeling like your normal self again, then post it here. If you struggle with an addiction, and you've been clean a day, a week, a month, or a year, then post it here.
We need to celebrate our victories! Remember, it is okay to relapse - that is part of the journey - the key is to just take a step in the right direction.
We are all in this together! Let's celebrate with one another to highlight milestones passed :)
I have been off of my depression meds since January 1, 2014 and it has been a year since I have cut, and tried to take my life. I have my days where I fell down and out but I don't stay that way for long. I use to have a attitude out of this world. I have changed slot! If you knew the old me, you would like me at all! But the new me, everybody loves. Never thought that I would be where I am at today. I am very proud of myself. Anybody can change. It just takes some time.
*a lot
Proud of you too @Whitney101! Thanks for sharing :)
I am so very proud for you, you inspire me to do the same!(: stay strong.
Congratulations!!! That makes me
so happy!!
Congradulations whitney keep moving forward you are strong love.
Dear Whitney101,
Congratulations on being off of the anti-depressants since 01/01/2014!!! I imagine that must have been very hard! Now it's been just over a year she's you engaged in any self-injurious behavior!! That must have taken great self-control, discipline and tremendous
will-power to have resisted all those negative impulses. Besides the actual facts of being off your anti-depressants, and not having cut yourself and not having tried to take your life, I believe you should also realize that you've learned a lot of emotional management!! You must have, as if you had not, would you have been able to have stopped all of those behaviors that you regularly repeated? I really doubt it!! When you became "down and out" would you have gotten back up as quickly as you recently have? You may have stayed "down and out" for quite a long time, as was your earlier tendency! You're emotional management is improving, and your ability to control your behavior is getting better!! Congratulations Whitney! Keep up the good work!!!
I flushed my blades and am now on the road to recovery
Congrats! I'm glad you are on that road :)
Well done!! Stay strong. I know how hard it can be
Stay strong! You can do it :)
I am so proud of you(: you are such an amazingindividual. that is such a wonderful milestone to have reached.
I'm so proud of you!! You got this! I believe in you! Stay strong!
I finally made my first appointment ever to see a therapist! Hopefully he/she will be helpful
Great first step @UkuleleScreamo! Let us know how it goes!
I started exercising again today for the first time in almost 2 years maybe I'll lose some weight
@klupsio excellent ? inspired me to get back outside and exercise today, too. :) It's neat how sometimes it's hard to start doing an activity like exercise, but once I get started it may geteasier bit by bit as I stick with it! Cheers.
@Klupsio its great that you havefound motivation keep it up!!
For the past six weeks I had been so depressed I let my room become a complete mess. My wake-up call was finding a bag of 2-week old sandwich on the floor with mold and fruit flies in it. However, it took two more days before I could muster myself to get out of bed and finally clean up my shit. First step was cleaning the clutter off my bed since there was no space to sleep on it. My room isn't perfectly clean now but it's much better than it was before.
I hope this inspires some people. It sucks to feel depressed to the point that you can't get out of bed and end up wallowing in the filth you're in. You may not feel like doing anything today and every other aspect of your life may be shit but maybe doing small things like cleaning your room will help you feel better, allow you to gain a semblance of control. Sometimes it's the little accomplishments that help you get through the day.
Thatis inspiring. You should be as proud and happy as we are with you. Even the stepsthat seem kind of small are gigantic when you're on the right track back to finding happiness, and you are well on your way there. Congratulations!
I've finally managed to get over my anxiety enough to talk to my best friend, and we're working together now to help me get better; it's working like a charm.
Best friends really are called best for a reason. So glad you can findstrength in yours. That is worthcelebrating!
I found the courage and strength in myselfto stand in front of the mirror and say"I'm gay" without feeling ashamed or afraid, and I'm learning to understand that itdoesn't define me but it is still as much a part of me as the fact that I have blue eyes. I'm on the road to accepting myself as I am.
I think I finally have a medication combo that works for me! It's been about a month since anything worked and today I feel calmer than I've felt in a loooong time!
That's awesome! I have all my fingers crossed that it is just perfect for you! Good luck :)
My biggest milestone right now is I threw the only blade I use away. Now hopefully I can heal!!!
That's great!! I'm proud of you! The only real cure for depression or anything associated with self-harm is the right mindset and the will to get better. Try to be prepared for if the urge to cut comes back, by talking to someone (maybe a listener!), or having colorful markers available so you can draw lines somewhere instead of cutting. I used to hide under my covers in bed until it went away, which wasn't the best approach, but it worked.I'm so happy for you! Good luck on the road to happiness! You'll get there, I promise!
I'm so very proud of you!!! You're so amazing and inspirational :)
After going into quite a tailspin in August I've been doing so much better. I'm far less irritated and much more stable, I'm back to surfing everyday and generally just enjoying life. It's amazing what happens when you take a hard look at yourself and decide things need to change and get the help to make it happen
Indeed - easier said than done - way to persevere :)
That's awesome! Good for you!! So glad to hear that you've found something you love and lost while you were down. You seem to have understood that the key to happiness and to getting out of depression is to have the right mindset, to realise that you are the one who can make yourself feel better and make a change, and to actually want to get better and accept help. Well done! You should definitely be proud of yourself!!
Thank was really hard to do...i was in a relationship and i let it overtake the things that make me happy...i had reevaluate the things that matter in life and start at square one. Ive found whether is surfing or whatever i need to do one thing a day that makes me happy and feel good about myself. I also learned when i need help from the outside and not to feel afraid of getting the help i need...ive came a long way but still have a long way to go
You sound very aware of what's the matter, many have no idea. I'm glad you've taken these steps and you're actually a lot closer to happiness than you may think! Good luck!
I try to be aware but it took some semi-extreme stuff to happen to realize i needed help and change but in doing so i have learned a lot about myself and what i can do to keep happy and how to not rely on others for my happiness
