What Have You Learned That Made You Feel Empowered

[Teasel]

I've learned I don't have to care what others think. Especially those who don't have my best interests at heart.

I've learned how to spot abusive people and steer clear of em.

I've learned I'm not a bad person. And I don't need to behave like a saint to make up for being bad at all. Far from it. I'm a good deal nicer than a lot of people. And being overly nice to those that don't deserve it only sets me up to be used.

Booyakasha

 

[ms spock]

I've learned I'm not a bad person. And I don't need to behave like a saint to make up for being bad at all.

That is a profound one to learn!

 

[ninja]

Even on the days when it's sh*tty and my mind has thousands of reasons to sit and do nothing, I have two feet to walk and I don't have to listen.
I don't have to sit and listen to the self-criticism because there are seeds of truth in it I will miss if I disregard it. If there is truth for me to witness and learned, it will come back again.

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

Today, I learned they make adult-sized veggie/fruit costumes. It appears it would be easy to hula hoop while wearing a carrot one, especially compared to the grape costume, tomato costume, etc. lol That takes the whole "you are what you eat" and "walk your talk" thing to a whole new level in my world. Hahahahaha! Excitedly awaiting my order. lol

 

[Teasel]

Love it @Tornadic Thoughts :D

 

[mumstheword]

What have I learnt that makes me empowered?
To think for myself.
To be grateful for all my opportunities and to run with them
To study all things with a new eye; history, politics, culture, media, philosophy, religion, various sciences, social and empirical, the arts; psychology, biology, health, anthropology, (bio)chemistry, endocrine and neurology, epigenics, quantum physics, writing, music, dance and theatrical arts, etc. but to realise I will never know that much and it's ok!
To think "critically" ; way up empirical data, and intuitively evaluate, for myself.
To develop my strengths and accept myself with my weaknesses (work in progress).
Love and care and honesty and logic and creativity and self reliance and community engagement without losing what I value about myself and my sense of self (work in progress)
Actually all of this is a major work in progress.
I will never stop learning or researching, honing my skills, intergrating new information and knowing that I'm still like a child, with so much to learn!

I am a mum and a scholar and a poet/performance artist/ and a freelance mental health system 'recovery-oriented" "person-centred" advocate/peer and I'm always building my knowledge; facts and feelings but feelings examined and distortions becoming clear, to become more empowered.

 

[Changing4Best]

I remember my 5th grade teacher telling us what the word "creative" meant. That has always stuck with me, and I have worked hard to be creative too. Being creative and doing artistic things has since that day been in my heart and soul. So I paint, crochet, write and so on. I used to compose music too, until some teacher tried to teach me "music theory." That was so confusing that I quite composing, because it just didn't live up to his idea of what music is supposed to be (and my classmates all agreed with him). These days I wish I could go back to composing music, but I have lost the ability. It was snuffed out of me. Thankfully he was only a music teacher, and so he did not ruin my basic creativity. It is still intact.

 

[Ronin]

Current prices of tickets to Brazil.

And then a couple of facts about int law and local and gaps that made me pissed off, but that I had someone to consult it with who would get back to me was empowering.

 

[MrMoonlight]

What makes me feel empowered? Learning and knowledge about ptsd/symptoms. Learning that the way I act is normal, my actions, thoughts and fears make sense. I make sense and am acting in a way consistent with a traumatized brain. OK I can deal with that, I couldn't deal with feeling crazy. Knowledge is liberating.. Learning about somatization has been important to me too.

One of the most important discoveries to me was this site and all the people who struggle with the same stuff. I'm not alone and have a reliable source of information and guidance. You all changed my life. I was encouraged to get an assessment by a psychiatrist for a diagnosis. I was encouraged to find a therapist for EMDR. I was lovingly and helped along the way and also challenged.

I don't know where I'm going with this but I am thankful and still learning and trying to push myself in the right direction.

 

[ms spock]

Learning how to manage my distorted cognitions, disordered eating, my emotional dysregulation, my physical body, and starting to learn how to self sooth myself.

 

[Friday]

Re-opened.

 

[Rani G2]

To debunk myself...

Deconditioning > Open Brain/take off the lid> Whose morals?>Belief is acceptable/Not acceptable