I'm proud of myself today because....

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Post by PassingCloud » Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:44 am

i am proud of myself today (or rather yesterday, as i just got up) becuase i took my tool along but didn't use it. still SI free.
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Post by Licentia Poetica » Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:25 am

... I'm still breathing.

I think.
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Post by acdcrocker1909 » Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:12 am

I am proud of myself today because I talked to Mr. C.. and was able to tell him about a couple things.. and did not punch the person who basically backed me into the conversation..

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Post by StevieLynn » Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:23 am

Way to go, Dani! Image

I am proud of myself because yesterday when my cousin asked if I was ok I was honest and admitted that I wanted to SI.

I am also proud of myself because I was dissociating and feeling terribly triggered last night, and instead of SIing I forced myself through almost every activity in my safety box until the urges lessened and I was tired enough to sleep. I kept myself safe.

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In Which Something Oooh Occurred

And it felt like a winter machine that you go through and then you catch your breath and winter starts again, and everyone else was springbound. And when I chose to live, there was no joy, it's just a line I crossed. I wasn't worth the pain my death would cost, so I was not lost or found....But when you live in a world, well, it gets in to who you th ought you'd be. And now I laugh at how the world changed me. I think life chose me after all.
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Post by mithz » Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:10 pm

I am proud of myself for finally being able to talk about a problem that has been eating away at me for the past 8 years.

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Post by StevieLynn » Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:14 pm

:star: I made one week SI free, which was very very hard for me because of a death in the family and having so many people staying in my house. :star:
In Which Something Oooh Occurred

And it felt like a winter machine that you go through and then you catch your breath and winter starts again, and everyone else was springbound. And when I chose to live, there was no joy, it's just a line I crossed. I wasn't worth the pain my death would cost, so I was not lost or found....But when you live in a world, well, it gets in to who you th ought you'd be. And now I laugh at how the world changed me. I think life chose me after all.
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Post by Skellig » Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:18 pm

I am proud of myself to day because i went to my T apt with my self evaluation and friend's perception forms and I was truthful

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Post by pretty » Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:43 pm

I made it into work for 8:30 twice this week.
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Post by Skellig » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:33 pm

well done NEP, 8:30 is a ridiculos time to be at work.

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Post by balletomane » Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:52 pm

I drove on the big highway for the first time.

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Post by Quiet little Angel » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:30 pm

I started getting help with my problems... (very big step for me...)
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Post by kendra » Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:46 am

I emailed back about a referral! (I was so nervous about asking!)

And I haven't si for 2 days even though there have been strong urges

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Post by MusicalMorphine » Sun Mar 11, 2007 11:09 pm

I haven't cut in 10/11 days. Even when I got really angry earlier, I didn't want to do it.

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Post by Something Else » Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:00 pm

I really wanted to SI last night to deal with depression, but I posted on bus and found a way to get through without hurting myself or drinking.

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Post by zombiepeople » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:41 pm

I finally did my laundry (I have clean pants!! :blush: )
Also I took a long walk instead of doing SI.

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Post by Silentdancer » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:01 am

I am proud of myself today because I ate lunch and dinner. I also got out of bed and came to work.

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Post by Something Else » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:06 am

I'm proud of myself for going to my doctor's appointment today, and telling her about feeling depressed more since I stopped drinking. Even if she misunderstood me and thought I'd just been feeling a little blue, and didn't follow up on what I said at all. It was hard to mention it, and I did, so even if it didn't do any good, I can still feel proud of myself, right?

I'm also proud that I made it to work today, even though I haven't been feeling good (again, the depression).

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Post by Scatterbrain » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:59 am

I'm proud of myself that I was able to make it through the school day instead of skipping out at the end like I wanted to.

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Post by Something Else » Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:11 am

I'm proud of myself for making another day without self-harm, even though it wasn't easy. I'm also proud of myself for doing things to take care of myself, like eating a salad, and having fruit (unsweetened blueberries with canned milk) for dessert. I'm proud that I'm fighting the depression, and not just giving in.

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Post by zombiepeople » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:07 am

I'm proud of myself because eventhough I have been really stressed lately I haven't hurt myself badly.
Also one of my friends was really upset today and I was able to comfort her without getting really nervous like I usually do.

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