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What Have You Done To Empower Your Self Today?

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Renestel

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I am in the middle of my work with trying to get my power back- to love and defend myself. I thought this would be a great thread for this group because it is something very critical to celebrate while we are all in varying states of recovery. So hop in, and tell us what you did today! If you haven't yet, this is a great supportive note of encouragement to make a point to do it for yourself the next day.

Today I finally walked over to our most problematic neighbors house and asked them to take their dog inside, that it is affecting the entire neighborhood and our dogs. The dog had been angrily barking all morning and it was making me stressed, my indoor dogs stressed, and after confronting them it has been a quiet, much more tolerable day for both of us.

My husband and I also are having tough but necessary conversations with a friend today about how we are happy to always lend a helping hand, or try to work things out in our schedule when they visit, but after finding out he never asks his brother who he visits each time as well to take off work, drive him around or borrow his car, we are feeling a bit taken advantage of. A book I am reading mentions "you teach people how to treat you." Because of my abusive past, I don't say "no " enough -even times I know I am being totally taken to the cleaners. But today we start putting our foot down. True friendships don't always take advantage of the other person.
 
Tried to manage potential financial aid tried tried tried
Paid phone bill
Sent mail to my aunt
Dog for drive
Returned movies
Sent info to health insurance so they will give me health insurance
Fixed resume
Grocery shopping
Meeting
Picked up hours for my boss
Laundry
Contacted licensing board to check status

Was thinking if I tackled stress immediately then it can't torture me til I deal with it later maybe equaling less stress
 
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