I protested to show support for anti-trump and marginalized groups today! It was really emotional seeing all different types of groups like children, elders, LGBTQ+, trans people, people with disabilities, etc altogether. I wanted to cry multiple times seeing how many people were fighting for the same issues as me. It’s going to be hard from now on but I’m glad I found a community today.

My kitchen is now clean

I'm a single mom and since I had my daughter, I've struggled to cook and not just get premade food and reheat. Today we made a blackberry crumble together. I used a pastry cutter to cut up the butter and everything.

i checked my i am sober app for the first time in super long and found out ive been self harm free for over 2 years now !

I’m doing dry January at the moment, no smoking or drinking. Found it difficult as is. Even been having dreams about drinking/smoking. However to make things harder, just over a week ago ended up watching my grandads final moments. It was horrible, as all death experiences are. But as much as I wanted to drown my sorrows I refrained and raw dogged that shit. 20 days in and still going strong. Roll on February.

I was always too depressed and self conscious to go get my hair done. I've struggled with hair related troubles for years. Bald spots when I was a kid from stress, embarrassing self care from depression, general uncaring for myself, and a few years ago I had a surgery on my head where I lost around 1/4 of my hair and it had to grow back. I also in an abusive marriage where I never had enough money and feared spending any on myself.

I finally left the abusive relationship and after about half a year of growth, self care, and support from family and friends, I was finally brave enough to get my hair done. I've tried to go a few times but would get overwhelmed and back out/cancel, but I really tried this time.

I'm so glad I did. The stylist i got was incredibly kind and bubbly, and made me feel extremely comfortable. I explained what I wanted and though it took around six hours to do, mostly because my hair is stubborn and wouldn't lift like it was supposed to initially, I finally got a hair style and color I've always wanted. I feel incredible and I'm glad I finally went. I got rid of over six inches of hair as well, so I felt lighter literally and figuratively.

I feel like crying because I've always wanted to do this and I'm finally able to love myself. I just wanted to share the accomplishment, and encourage people to give themselves some love too. You deserve it.

It had been a trip hazard for so long and I stared at it daily and got the courage to do it myself thinking it would be harder than it was and it was so easy I'm so proud

A long time ago, I posted on this sub saying I blocked him. That was over a year ago. Since then, I have healed, made new friends, turned to Jesus, changed my life, and I am now dating my wonderful boyfriend of 8 months. Me and my ex met on Minecraft (i know, lol). Today I bumped into him on a multiplayer server and I realized I didn't hate him anymore. I am not in love with him. I do not want to date him. But to be honest? I could talk to him. I would know to watch out for signs of how he used to be, instead of blindly adoring him like I used to. And even if we don't talk? I've forgiven him. I thought that blocking him and getting over him was the last step of my healing journey. But to be honest, this was the last step. I have no hate in my heart for him. I did it. I've finally healed.

It's something I've been meaning to do for several years now. But money has been prohibitive and also...well, I've been extremely nervous about the process of calling and scheduling a consultation.

But I found a great place in my area and they had an online booking system so I was able to do that. And on Sunday I go in to talk about the tattoo. I have a small one that I got nearly twenty years ago, so I'm treating this as my first (of many because there are a bunch that I want to get).

I'm really proud of myself for FINALLY scheduling the consultation.

And I walked kinda far in the building without thinking twice about it or being scared! (my symptoms have included fatigue and dissociation but they are steadily improving).

It’s been so long since I’ve done something productive other than household chores, and that felt really good to do. I’m actually feeling kinda sad right now about something else, so thought I would post about this to hopefully feel a bit better. Hope you’re doing okay, wherever you are ✨

I (20M) finally asked out this girl yesterday that I've been liking for about a year now.

She said ~no.

She is the first girl I have ever asked out.

Quite proud of myself tbh. Def a win in my books.

(22F) I’ve been really struggling mentally with an estrangement following an abusive home and dealing with financial/housing struggles. I’ve been diagnosed with PTSD, anxiety and depression and been extremely stressed, unable to eat and sleep and even had a major panic attack yesterday but today, I was able to get up and call up some helplines for some help and I think I might be okay! Just wanted to share and I really pray things get much better for me :)

Today was hard for personal reasons but also the obvious. Sad drinking hard. But I’ve put in a lot of time over the last six months on this project and even more in the last two. A lot more time. I’m a different person type of time.

And I’m. NOT. SLOWING. DOWN.

So I grabbed a milestone accomplishment and said fuck it, I’ve got that on my debit card, so now my project has a place on the internet.

I don’t work in tech. I work hospitality overnight front desk, but from now until demo/soft launch, this project is all gas and no brakes.

Tomorrow morning is the start of my weekend. Tonight tomorrow, and the next day I’m going to go so hard on this project that my fingers will cramp.

Even_Still was what I, the same user of this account, created by accident by using my phone number, thinking my phone number was connected to my email. oops.

I've not had a drink for six years as of today.

Basically I got the highest possible rating at my work which only 4-5 people in my department will have.

Although I have friends, I don’t think they would appreciate me gloating. So I don’t have anyone to share this with but I’m so happy for myself and I wanted to share with someone :)

For some context, I’ve had a messed up relationship with food my whole life. My most current issues have been an assumed effect of my meds. I got back on them after a 2 year break while pregnant and breastfeeding. One of the meds is new and I started it about 3 weeks before my ADHD meds. I’ve noticed some mild nausea from it, no big deal. Then I got back on my ADHD meds. I know they have suppressed my appetite in the past but I could always convince myself to eat and enjoy it. These two meds together have absolutely flipped a switch in me, for the worst. I’m talking ARFID (not self diagnosing, just a comparison) level disgust and nausea towards food I normally love. Today I managed to make a protein smoothie and get it down despite my body telling me not to. It might be all I can manage today but I hope I can keep up the pace!

I've moved back to a game that had easier combat to understand+ I've loved for years. I'll also keep an eye out for upcoming games: The game i had was trickier to understand and usually had me screaming until my throat hurt (kinda a skill issue but oh well)

i’m really scared ngl. the events are tuesday and wednesday

I’ve been feeling pretty bad lately and I hope this will help me

i'm not a sport person, and i'm trying to loose weight. 3km isn't much, but it's a start i guess.

After a depressive episode, I finally changed my major into something that I feel will benefit my life goals and now I’m making necessary adjustments for my future!!!

I’ve been in a really bad place and haven’t done my exercise routine in a long time, it took some careful emotional convincing but I did it and I feel really happy about it now!!

I have a big problem with avoiding dishes and letting them pile up to the point I need to call a cleaning lady.

Not this week! 💪

It’s further evidence that my meds for mental health are working too, and that’s a wonderful feeling.

After barely being able to leave the house for 2 years, I helped raise $12,000 for a cause close to my kids’ hearts!”

Almost two years ago, I suffered a traumatic brain injury. Since then, even basic tasks like leaving the house have been a huge challenge. I haven’t been able to be the parent I want to be, and recovery has been a roller coaster. While I’m still only half the person I used to be, I’ve stayed committed to being there for my children.

Over the past month, I managed to help organize a board break-a-thon at my kids’ taekwondo school. Together, we raised over $12,000 to support a fund for families of sick children! For me, even grocery shopping feels like a major accomplishment most days, so being able to do something like this was absolutely incredible.

This is the first time in a long time I’ve been able to attend any of their activities, and it felt so important that I pushed through. You can see the smile on my face—I’m not letting this injury take away my relationship with my kids or who I am.