progress

I just thought I would share the first strawberry I picked that I grew on my allotment this year.
Sometimes progress we make or the things we get achieved in a day can feel as small as this strawberry.
But even something as small as a strawberry can bring happiness 😊
Keep at it people, and rest when you need.
💪🏽🍓 #EDS #ChronicIllnessEDS #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #EDSHT #EDSAwareness #HypermobileTypeEDS #Spoonie #SpoonieProblems #ChronicIllness #progress #happy

I have ideas in my head. So many ideas. Good ones!

My brain holds books that I've written. Businesses that I've dreamed up. Problems that I'm going to solve for the good of humanity.

Just one problem. I haven't found that perfect someone. A business partner who will keep me on task and on track and who is willing to take a chance with me.

Until now.

I recently discovered that the perfect someone I've been waiting for...is me. I'm the one who has been holding me back (or is it my nagging anxiety and negative self-talk?). Equally, I'm the one who can propel me forward and hold me accountable. I'm the one who is taking my first (baby) steps forward.

I know I have it in me. And, so do you.

#Anxiety #selfcare #Motivation #dosomethingsmall #KeepMoving #Selfesteem #progress #MentalHealth #mentalhealing

One of the frustrating parts of therapy for me has been the fact that I keep coming back to things that I had thought I had already dealt with. Certain issues seem to ebb and flow in terms of how well I am handling them and when they get triggered, I feel like I am thrust right back to the beginning of therapy. It can feel deflating, like we haven’t made any progress.

But the reality is that therapy isn’t linear: themighty.com/2017/01/mental-illness-recovery-is-not-linear The best we can hope for is that each time we revisit an issue we resolve it quicker and more effectively. That’s progress.

How has this aspect of therapy shown up for you? Is there something you continually come back to when something gets triggered for you, like attachment issues or perfectionism?

#Therapy #progress #PTSD #CPTSD #Trauma

I’d of never ever thought I’d be where I’m at today. Where showering is such a victory.

7 months ago I was the woman who held a full time job, paid my bills and raised two children on my own and we lived in a home that I worked very hard to buy. Life is what we make it right?? So I made sure to make it the best I possibly could and I was happy. I remember waking up eager to start a new day each morning. I remember the feeling of satisfaction and love each night as I tucked my kids into bed. My life wasn’t perfect but we were very blessed. Sure there were bumps in the road but I overcame every obstacle that came my way. As a teenager I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression and unfortunately they reared their ugly heads from time to time when things got tough, but I knew the protocol and how to care for myself during those times. I’d rest and give myself extra self love and care and things would return to normal.

Then in August my life flipped completely upside down as I slowly begin to enter my first “depressive episode”. Fast forward 7 months to today and I’m STILL here… engulfed in the darkness. My coping mechanisms no longer work and I can’t just jump back to normal like in the past. However, today I managed a shower. I hadn’t had one in over a week and I stayed in there for an hour trying to scrub the depression away. I can only wish it worked that way… but I’m proud of myself. I did it. I tried all week but today I made it happen. It’s the small victories that lead to bigger ones. I took a shower and I’m exhausted.

#Showering #Selfcare #Selflove #hygeine #progress #MajorDepressiveDisorder #Anxiety #CPTSD #TheMighty

For me, it’s always about feeling helpless. Sometimes it’s about feeling trapped too. But on my worst days, it’s like BINGO and I’ve got the whole row. The best I can do is give myself grace in those moments. I hope you will give yourself a little bit too.
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#CPTSD #PTSD #AnxietyAttack #Anxiety #triggered #feelings #Grace #findinghope #MyCondition #bingo #Bekindtoyourself #ItsOK #helpless #Trapped #fearful #giveyourselfgrace #progress #Trauma #AnxietyTriggers #triggers