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You Don’t Need to Be Perfect ….
You don’t have to be perfect. Look at me hospitalized August put on a 5150 hold, twice and again in October then sent to residential for 22 days, PHP, then rehab for 8 days and now in sober living. No matter how you get there, get there and be proud. I’m proud to say I’m…
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Know Your Calm ….
Recently I’ve been really calm adjusting to new meds, Vyvanse and attending AA meetings everyday via zoom I’m in the middle of my 90 and 90, that’s 90 AA meetings in 90 days. To jump start my sobriety, I initially got sober 04/02/2017 but recently due to stress went back out again, meaning going to…
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Back to Normal …
I had a rough start to PHP, and trouble getting settled but this week plan to go everyday. I did great off adderrall but for some reason back on the med got disorganized managing my time on the treadmill and just have to be careful I don’t take extra, on that day went back to…
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DBT: The Three Minds …
Today we learned about the three minds: (1) rational mind (2) emotional mind and (3) the wise mind. This is a DBT skill. With mindfulness focusing on the present moment can be met with challenges, while assessing what you’re doing and what’s happening. By breaking up our understanding of the mind, we can analyze how…
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A Dose of Positivity …
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, what makes me happy. What are my needs and wants, and of absolute necessity. I think over the years, I’ve changed a lot but some things remain the same. Companionship is definitely on the top of my list of must haves, which at 38 years old comes…
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Getting Back to Normal …
We all go through this, when we just want to get back to normal. The most frustrating part of not feeling well, is trying to communicate how we are feeling and not push ourselves further away from our goals in life. How to get help, and how to know when to just sit with things.…
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It’s Worth the Endeavor …
Anytime you think you think you’re fully confident in a decision, your confidence will not be known until confronted by a force against you, and maybe that’s the general test in confidence, when it comes to whether you are composed of fundamental parts true or notwithstanding. I think we all seek to be withstanding the…
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Received a Comment …
Received a comment recently and over the moon with gratitude and thanks for having such an understanding and compassionate audience. This is truly a reflection of you guys, and glad that from your standpoint, you equally feel appreciated by this opportunity to blog and talk to everyone. I think we all have unique and very…