Celebrating The Little Victories
Hey everyone ❤️
I said I’d post this yesterday, so oops sorry for the delay ❤️ I got triggered in school yesterday and didn’t manage to finish this post when I said I would. I decided to take a break instead of forcing myself to finish it - finally took my own advice on self-care!
Speaking of which, have you guys taken any small steps lately? Recovery isn’t a straight path, but when we do make a good choice or practice a good habit - that’s worth celebrating!
In fact, did you know that celebrating the little milestones you hit makes you feel more motivated to keep going? Your brain learns to associate the healing work with the little flutters of pride and happiness, so it gets easier and easier to move those recovery muscles! The milestone doesn’t ever need to be big - little victories are just as helpful and just as worthy of celebrating ❤️
So give yourself some credit for all the effort it’s taken to get to where you are today ❤️ You deserve it!
Prompt:
Take a moment to reflect on how far you’ve come ❤️ Doesn’t matter if it’s small or silly - you can be honest about your story here
I’ll start:
Yesterday, I walked up to a classmate and said hi to her, even though I’ve been feeling really socially anxious lately. I also wrote about how I felt about my trauma after being triggered in school. I’ve been doing gratitude journaling, even if I don’t feel like it. Most importantly, I’m learning to talk about my s*xual abuse, and be honest about the effect it’s had on me. It hurt a lot, but now when I look back I can see how it’s really taken a heavy burden off my heart ❤️
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I just returned to work after a one year absence due to illness.
@hopebeyondpain
I got an offer letter for a remote job that I have been looking for. ❤
@hopebeyondpain walking
little victories
have come up with some ideas to end this entened stuff. it has ot be taken care of.
Today My Therapist told me she was going to increase my time with her to 2 hours and She would not charge me for the extra hour. I thought that was so special to me. This is still the EMDR one. She has chosen a different means of digging out and finding the things I have disassociated from. One victory it was hard, remembering and feeling the emotions that had been buried, but it hurt yet it was freeing.
@scarletPear1945 its great shes willing to give you more time without charging you for it! Its scary sifting through the memories. I'm so proud of all the work you're doing. You're awesome!
@mytwistedsoul
Thanks, Yesterday I had my first EMDR Breakthrough I am still tripping on the emotions and memory stuff that surfaced. and feeling really rattled inside still. Almost felt like I was lifting this big heavy box out of a deep hole. Or like scrambled eggs inside me, very tiring and emotional. Never have felt that before and my head is confused as to what was really happening?
We did a deep breathing exercise afterward and meditation before I was able to leave. She explained that some barriers I had put up had to be broken and a trust relationship had to be built before she could get to this point, So I guess it makes sense. Anyway I hope this is going to a new level in my journey
@scarletPear1945
Wow! That's amazing!
@resourcefulPond1641
Thank you, Every week has become a new adventure, with more of looking for False beliefs that have been stored and I did not know or remember
@hopebeyondpain I love this thread!
@hopebeyondpain I love this thread!
@StarlitSky4762
I love this thread to
Hope you are having a great day
The new therapist I found seems good so far.