moodyjuniper Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 I think my guardian angels heard me talking about them. I found another person with whom to cocoon myself. Loud music therapy in the car. I can feel some people's voices climb around inside before curling up to keep me warm. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moodyjuniper Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Aspirin. Perspective. Hope. Rare women who support other women. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverkit Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 I'm grateful for people that inspire me. Grateful that they exist, that they give me hope. I'm grateful for hot showers. A comfortable bed. I'm grateful that I know more (a heck of a lot more) than I did five, ten or fifteen years ago. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearz Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Gratitude exercises fall under the category of self-care for me. Focusing on what has gone right always helps me put my depression into better perspective and a smaller container. Today, I have been grateful for: church; a sunny day; the majestic hawk who seemed to speak directly to me from her high perch; my pup-pups who sense my sadness and patiently sit by my feet to bring me comfort; enough energy to load the dishwasher and sort clothes; my dear sweet little mama; enough money to live on; enough to eat; a warm place to sleep; a quiet day of rest to cry alone; these boards; this topic of discussion. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler6 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 A stable well paying job. A nice working vehicle. A roof over my head. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moodyjuniper Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Sunshine. A clean room. Things and people that remind me that I'm not alone or odd because of what's happened to me. Motivation to get well. I have it right now. Thank God, because this assignment is tedious. A fuzzy cat to greet me at the door when I get home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moodyjuniper Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Today would have been my parents' 42nd anniversary. I'm grateful that I turned out like my dad. Waking up in my own bed, in my own room, with the sun shining in my own window, behind a locked door. Putting chocolate chips in my shredded wheat at breakfast and eating a calm, quiet meal. Finding surprises under the rocks in art therapy. I don't have to throw out the baby with the bathwater. I like to climb. So what if he's the one who taught me how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler6 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 My gaming desktop. Friends. The fact that a friend made it through his surgery but with complications. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evalynn Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Legs that get me from here to there. A dog that keeps me company all day, and gets me out of the house even when I don't want to go. A husband that works hard. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler6 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Oh and muck boots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moodyjuniper Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 It's too early for this. Sunrises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moodyjuniper Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Being able to sleep without sedatives. Showing restraint without it eating me alive. The moment when someone feels so comfortable with me that they... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AloneGuy Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 My parents, for tolerating all my eccentricities and being so supportive of me throughout the years. My cat, for being my constant companion. Friends I've made here online, past and present. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floor2017 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Thanks, my friend we are appreciate of you as well 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evalynn Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I got through today without crying. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moodyjuniper Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Aspirin. Again. Pain? I have a medical issue, and at this point in this treatment is where I quit the last time we tried it. Apparently, the pain is a good sign, though. Some of my own goo is about to get dropped and forgotten because I'm getting on my own nerves again. Annoying lab partner A taught me something about myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverkit Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Late afternoon sun. I feel kind of old saying that, but seriously, it is such a pleasure to sit in a patch of sun that's just hot enough to be pleasant and you don't worry about getting burned. I'm grateful for the pleasure all kinds of music gives me. I'm grateful that I can cook. Not well, but I can. I'm also grateful that I'm too tired to be that much of a perfectionist anymore. I'm grateful that I have a sense of humour and I'm not as emotionally frozen as I was when I was in my teens and early twenties. And I'm not as angry as I was in my late twenties and most of my thirties. I'm still pretty angry, but I think it's a more useful kind of anger now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floor2017 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I'm greatful for my health and strength my mind for it being as well as it is my family and my job the opportunity to do the things I love the most in this world A nice place to live and the nice things that come with life 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler6 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Being able to afford things I have wanted for a while. My health. Financial stability. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD4010 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Great coworkers My two kitties My rusty old minivan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKB48 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Today I am grateful that I got to eat breakfast with my dad, a friend of mine reached out and set up at day for us to hang out in a non-stressful environment, and I was able to get a few important chores done. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evalynn Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 The house looks decent, I did a lot of walking today, and my husband is off tomorrow. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moodyjuniper Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 I don't believe some of the ugly things I thought about myself last year any longer, but it's making me feel more hopeful. This requires a sedative, because I'm acting on that hope, and it's scary. Radical acceptance. Good teachers. Not feeling as much like I have to run at any moment, but it's still there. And not entirely unfounded. I'm one heart attack away from needing a new place to live. Being resourceful. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moodyjuniper Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Thank God for strangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moodyjuniper Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 I'm not the only one. Space heaters. I miss my ex calling me a chick because I lived in an "incubator." Spring break is coming up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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