The road to recovery is never a straight line. There are twists and turns, it has an ebb and flow much like tide of the ocean. There will be overwhelming days, but you will make it through them one way or another. Remember the progress you’ve made, and keep cresting that hill tomorrow.
| Jan 18, 2016 — 12 notes — Tags |
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It’s okay if you didn’t finish the dishes, or you haven’t done your laundry, or you didn’t clean the bathroom. You can’t be productive 100% of the time. You need to take care of yourself, you need to pace yourself and rest when needed so you don’t hurt and exhaust yourself. You’re a valuable and lovely person, and it is not only okay, but necessary for you to take breaks with you need to. Take care of your body, because your body and the person it houses are invaluable.
Stickers on a chart seems like a juvenile system, but it is a good way of measuring progress, if only for a clear visual model. It’s a big, colorful way to let me know that I went another day where I remembered to take all of my meds and kept my apartment clean to a basic level. =v= If you want, you can make it a source of fulfillment, too. For no reason other than you begin to arbitrarily assign value to things you have to earn, I decided I earn a small sticker for every time I do one of the following: finish a project; unload the dishwasher, fold the laundry AND put it away, shower, some other chore that can be hard without adequate spoons or just in general because life is hard especially when you’re ill. My calendar is full of silly stickers and it helps me clearly see which day of the month I’m on, as well as have visual reassurance that I’m making it through each day, even though there’s a lot to do.
| Oct 15, 2015 — 3 notes — Tags |
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I started to feel bad for deciding to take the rest of the night off instead of studying. Though why should I? I just submitted the Calculus homework for this week ((due tonight at midnight)), I finished my projected for Words, Voice Movement yesterday ((it’s due tomorrow)), and my last class of the week IS Words, Voice, Movement tomorrow, which ((like I said)) I already did the project for. I’ve done my work for the week, and I have three days of weekend to study my Calculus exam, clean the apartment, and relax. It’s more than enough time.
I shouldn’t feel bad for not pushing myself harder than I need to go. Today I had a sleep attack in Calculus and apparently I was out for fifteen minutes- I’ve been astoundingly productive lately and it’s wonderful, but I need to learn a balance. So I’m going to rest this evening because I got a lengthy Calculus assignment and a tedious research project done with plenty of time to spare before their deadlines. I shouldn’t feel bad for not pushing myself harder than I need to go.
| Oct 14, 2015 — 3 notes — Tags |
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