What Have You Done To Empower Your Self Today?

[Deleted member 30956]

I got up at 8am. Feels good

 

[Heather]

I am being pro-active. It makes me feel in control, taking my power back and NOT engaging in victim behavior.

Big step accomplished.

 

[Renestel]

Yay, Heather NiCE work, that's a biggie.

 

[Ronin]

Studying, praying, pointing out blessings in my life & having long disputations with God because I can crack myself up by just something.

 

[jaccat]

Over the last few days I have had to make a series of phone calls which were really scary for me. I could have not made them and allowed everything to carry on as normal, which would have made me sicker, but I did it and consequently looked after myself (for maybe the first time ever).

 

[Renestel]

See, THAT"S what I'm talking about. YES- Jaccat, it can be the little things that keep building, and building, and then all the sudden I'm about to pop. All because I was taught to be nice to people....And in this day and age, I guess that is considered a weakness. So I have finally started doing small things.... the little punk a*s kids next to me at the movie rubbing each other and talking and laughing the ENTIRE movie, I finally have said HEY, can you please knock it off, for the neighbors that don't care about their dogs, I went over on a Saturday and said Look, everyone has dogs, but yours are out of control. Put them inside. Shut them up. It's been an amazing week and a half. It's like I'm Kevin Spacey in American Beauty and I finally found my voice and stood up for myself. Petals are falling and I feel alive, unique, and powerful for once. Hey, and hot naked people wouldn't be a bad pay off either..... lol

 

[Lionheart]

I used to be very timid and shy and perhaps still am to a lesser degree, but nowadays I ask for what I want and say no to what I don't want.

I have learned how to speak to people in a polite and friendly way and I think I have a better chance now of being accommodated. It is empowering to have my requests honored and taken seriously by others.

I came to realize that no one was going to take care of me; and I needed to care for myself...so I have been practicing mindfulness, self-soothing, and self-compassion as well as carefully asserting my boundaries!!!

 

[Renestel]

Gorgeous, L.

 

[Heather]

Made a decision to end a friendship. Just not working. Don't need the heartache of disappointment.

 

[ms spock]

25 Laps of Swimming
Busting Distorted Cognitions.
Listening to The Mindful Way Through Depression
Dealing with addictive behaviours.
Ringing a support line when I was really down.
Washing up
Cleaning up
Hanging out washing
Mindfulness
Going to the doctors for my chronic pain.
Visiting someone I know
Eating moderately
Facing my rumination
Being proactive in my recovery.
Doing activities that assist my community
Being involved in community building
Chasing up nursing home that is pretty poor in its caregiving
Working on loving detachment and backing off from my partner
Looking at Radical Acceptance - listening to a youtube on it.
Thinking about how I can not engage in the thinking that I am ruminating on and choosing (repeatedly) to choose different things to think about.

 

[Renestel]

Fricking gorgeous!!!! Oh my gosh.. No one will believe this but the tv "sonic tap justt turned on . This just totally triggered me in s way but hopefully in a good way in the future.

 

[Changing4Best]

I have someone who is caring and overly protective of me (which I appreciate to a point). However, I have to hide the fact that I can do certain things for myself that she does for me. This is so I am not too dependent upon her. I don't let her know about this, but sometimes I feel like I am lying to her, but I don't really think so. I am just not letting her know the things I do that she would want to do for me if she knew.