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Hold On Pain Ends

I am still knee deep in numbness.
It's painful.
Because it's the absence of good things.
Smiles and laughter feel alien.
Numbness can be a symptom from all of my diagnosis.
So I have it in spades...
Sometimes for long periods of time.
I don't know if I'll ever get used to it.
But I do try to accept it.
To find some peace with it.
To live in peace with myself.
Hold on pain ends, they say.
Hope.
I do try.
Sometimes, oftentimes, that's all we can do.
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Focus

So.
I am feeling numb.
Just, numb...
Have been for a while.
Do any of you also feel numb sometimes?
Maybe oftentimes?
It's one of my biggest, most intrusive symptoms.
With anhedonia.
They often go hand in hand.
Feeling numb is like shutting down.
The world feels weird and I feel weird in the world.
When I feel like this, I try to focus on the little good things, the small joys.
Like a cup of soda with ice cubes.
A good nap.
An episode of my favorite show.
It doesn't negate the numbness...
But it makes it tolerable for a short while.
If you experience numbness; how to you cope?
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Trying to have patience

I freely admit it; I am not that patient a person.
Well that's not entirely true.
In some areas, like with my kids, I may have too much patience.
But with myself; I really don't have much.
I think it's connected to not finding it easy to show myself grace and compassion.
It's another form of being hard on myself.
But on a healing journey we're often becoming someone we haven't been before.
And that takes time.
We're building something new here.
Laying a new foundation for living a better, healthier life.
And that takes time.
And energy.
If you find the process difficult, let's see if we can encourage each other to have patience and show ourselves grace.
I think that might make the journey just a bit smoother.
And wouldn't that be nice?
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When making your to do list

Most of my life I didn't prioritize my own self-care and wellbeing.
To be honest; I didn't really think about them.
I was caught up in studying, working, going from A to B, being there for others, being a mom.
None of those things are wrong.
But I dont think they can't stand alone if you want to be a whole person.
If you want to be a thriving person.
If you want to live, not just survive.
We need to prioritize us too.
It's so easy to prioritize others and our responsibilities.
But I am learning I also have a responsibility towards myself and my well-being.
So when we make this week's to do lists, let's see if we can make a little room for ourselves.
We deserve time and good things too.
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It's Friday! Wanna share a win?

We made it!
And as I always say:
However you got through, you got through!
And I am proud of you.
I see so many of you here on The Mighty
- doing your best
- keeping on keeping on
- working continuously on your healing
And even helping others along the way.
Just wow!!
Let's celebrate us for a moment.
We do such incredible work.
Do you want to share a win from your week?
As always; I'll get us started in the comments.
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Scaling back

The most recent chapter of my healing journey began in 2019 when I got depressed.
But looking back on my life, I have had mental health issues since childhood.
But I was able to keep going, keep pushing myself, due to dissociation.
Used it to survive.
But not live.
Now I am trying to live more.
Many days are still survival.
Maybe even most of them.
But I also do get glimpses of living.
Often when I am able to be present and accept my circumstances.
When I am able to scale back.
And some of my best days are the ones where I do what I can - with what I have - where I am.
It's anything but simple or easy.
But it can be done.
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Endless hours

I saw this note on Pinterest,
and I wanted to share it with you.
We all spend SO MUCH time
- if not almost all our time -
on our health, healing and recovery.
And we need to acknowledge what major endeavor that is.
And take really, really good care of ourselves along the way.
As parting words one of my therapists said to me:
"I hope you remember to take breaks from all your hard work".
And I think that is really important to do
- if it is at all possible for you to do so.
I don't quite know what that break will look like.
But I am mindful of the need for it.
And that's a good first step.
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Living a different life

Many - if not most - of us mighties are spoonies.
If you dont know;
Spoonies is a term from The spoon theory.
Which is a metaphor describing the amount of physical and/or mental energy that a person has available for daily activities and tasks.
This theory also describes how this amount can become limited - due to mental and/or physical health issues.
A spoon is a unit of energy.
And spoonies have fewer than non spoonies.
This is very important to know.
And it is very important to remember.
On top of that many of us have mental health challenges that makes tasks harder to due to a myriad of reasons.
So we both have fewer spoons AND it is sometimes harder for us to use the spoons.
That's why it is so important to acknowledge our wins!
They may seem "small" to some - but for us they are huge.
Please remember to pat yourself on the back for your wins - however they may look to you.
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Kind Monday reminder

Hi all:)
It's Monday again.
And we face a new week.
Something that can help us through are glimmers.
I've shared about these before.
But I needed the reminder and thought some of you might too.
Glimmers are the opposite of triggers.
So it can really help and ease to try to be aware of glimmers when we come across them.
They can be very subtle.
But we can build on them.
And cling to them if we need to.
I wish you a good week - however that might look for you.
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We did it! Wanna share a win?

Another week - check.
You made it - check.
However you got through;
you got through!
And I am proud of you.
I was able to work on acceptance.
By practicing accepting my circumstances.
I managed to accept my life as in small glimpses.
And that was a big win for me!
It gave me some peace with what is.
And I am working on educating myself in DBT.
Came across this goal:
"to accept yourself and your life exactly as it is right now, AND to work on new ways of coping with life's stresses".
And that's exactly what I'm working on.
Many of you are too.
And I am proud of us!
Do you want to share a win in the comments?
So we can cheer each other on.
I'll get us started as usual.
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