Part of my GAD involves the need to focus excessively on all the (mostly perceived) negatives in my life, and then worry about them excessively. I am going to try to post something to this thread every day to shift my focus (if only for a little while) to all the positives in my life.
I am grateful to have woken up next to a beautiful person (my boyfriend) this morning, who gave me a big snuggle before getting up. And then came back to bed and gave me another one!
I am grateful for the two little balls of love and energy (aka dogs) of his, that lavish affection on me constantly and make me giggle.
I am grateful that, even though I feel like I still have a long way to go in overcoming my fears, I am learning to be honest with myself (most of the time). Next step: learning to be kind to myself.
I am grateful that I have people in my life that I can trust - namely my sister, my mum, my dad and my brother and a few close friends. People who I love and who love me very much too.
I am grateful that I have close friends who accept me for who I am (even though I feel like a complete nutjob some days), and are patient and loving and have not abandoned me, even though I am not always a good friend to them. The same is true of my family.
I am grateful that I am healthy, and have a job and an income that I can live comfortably on.
I am grateful that I have a boyfriend who is understanding and supportive of me when I am having difficulties, despite having his own (not inconsiderable) challenges to deal with. I am constantly surprised that he hasn't bailed on me yet, even when his PTSD symptoms are making life difficult for him too.
Yep, it's as I suspected. I have so much to be grateful for!