What Have You Accomplished Lately?

[Seagreen]

I'm continuously working on improving my life.

A few years ago my ex damaged part of my face hitting me with an object. What upset me the most was afterwards when he was "sorry" he laughed and said "at least now I know that no one else will ever want you". At the time I believed him.

I have finally been able to save up enough money to have it cosmetically repaired. Now you would never even know except for one tiny scar.

I just wanted to share how happy I am about that. There are other things I am working on accomplishing at the moment too. It feels great to have checked one off the list.

What are you working on improving at the moment? What have you already achieved?

 

[RussH]

good for you seagreen, the only other thing I would do would be to sue him for the cost of the surgery plus the pain and suffering.

 

[Friday]

I'm saving for something similar.... So great big congrats to you!!! Know what the longing for it feels like.

 

[Seagreen]

Thank you so much @RussH. But suing him would be more trouble than it is worth. Im ok with my decision.

Good luck @FridayJones

 

[Mit]

I've been having serious thoughts about suicide for a few years (and one actual attempt). I've planned where and how, written letters to explain why.....

Over Christmas I became convinced I had to go through with it. I can't explain why I thought this, I felt as though something awful was going to happen unless I took myself out.

I started looking at my sons as though it was for the last time, thinking it was the last Christmas I would see them. I found myself hugging them more than I would normally. I realise now I was attempting to say goodbye. I became so frightened by my mood and thoughts the true reality of my suicide started to hit home. I realised just how much I didn't want to leave my family, how much I loved them, how much I would miss and how much damage it would cause to them.

And I realised I didn't actually want to die, I just wanted the emotional pain to stop. A few days after I went for a walk in the night somewhere remote and I shouted into the night I don't want to die.

It's been liberating. I still suffer from depression, and anxiety attacks, but thoughts of suicide are much less frequent and muted. I am beginning to believe it's not an option anymore.

It's progress, for me.

 

[Seagreen]

Congratulations on your progress Mit. I hope that you are finding more relief from your symptoms soon too.

 

[Anrish]

@Mit: Congratulations at your progress. It's the first step and you will make your way.

It's nothing big what I accomplished. I just didn't hurry to get home today. I went to downton instead, did some shopping and even visited some friends on the market who meet there every Friday and drink wine.

 

[Mit]

@Anrish That sounds like a lovely normal reassuring thing to do. I hope you do it again, and again. It's a really big thing so far as I am concerned, the sort of thing I would love to do again some day. Well done and very best wishes.

mit

 

[MissKB]

Because of depression I don't get out much. But my weight has been bothering me lately. I have never had a weight problem but I'm getting there. So I joined a gym. I just did the one month membership because I'm scared I'll just quit going because of how hard it is to get me out of my house. But I am happy to say that I have been going 5 times a week for the first 2 weeks. I even joined a Zumba class. I can't believe that I am doing something like this for myself, because I don't do things for myself. Shoot I just plain don't do things at all. So I feel it is a great accomplishment for me to be sticking to this.

 

[ms spock]

I have been doing many things to improve my health.

 

[Anrish]

I sorted out my paperwork at home.

 

[ms spock]

I did 20-30 minutes of study.