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Survivor story
Is it really you?
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Dear reader, this story contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
Message to a Survivor
Start loving yourself. Start choosing yourself. Start spoiling yourself. Start accepting failure and embrace imperfections that the world has offer. Not everything comes easy. It is okay to be discourage, it is okay to be disappointed, it is okay to be sad and it okay because this is you. You have felt all this because you are so strong to endure it. And the up above; the one who actually believes on you because he won't put you in situations you cannot handle. Lift yourself, stand up and do it again. But this time make it wise. If plan A didn't work the do plan B but with a progress. Live life to the fullest. Picture yourself in making those decisions. Be wise. Because in the end, it is you who is always there for yourself.
Message of Healing
I have cure myself before by surrounding myself with people that are funny and drinking some liquids that will let you travel into the world where you feel free. It is escaping from the reality until you forgot the things that makes you sad. It is a very long process. It is getting used to see things, to hear things, to eat foods, and to smell normally that isn't ordinary before. And that things are significant because you're with your significant person. And that was before. To be fully healed, we must absorb all our emotions that is drowning us. We must accept that not all are worth to be saved. That we are either a blessing or a lesson.
What do you do when you are in love? How do you take care of each other? How do you give assurance that they are the best that you have? and that how do you not rest in love? I suffer depression. And having the thought of dying would solve and finish all the emotions that is drowning me. Just because I am begging for love. I am begging because I thought when I give love, they offer me love too. Love is an amazing feeling you can do while living. You get inspire to work everyday because of that person. You are motivated and eager to accomplish things because you know that's what makes him happy. You spoil him your love, effort and time. You pray for him and made promises and plans, but it was just a fairytale that both of you created. Well, it was 'both of us' at first until it is 'I' alone and leaving me dumbfounded. ..... and here I am today, still thinking what did I do? How did I not have a reason to walkaway first? and how did he not have a reason to stay?
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Grounding activity
Find a comfortable place to sit. Gently close your eyes and take a couple of deep breaths - in through your nose (count to 3), out through your mouth (count of 3). Now open your eyes and look around you. Name the following out loud:
5 – things you can see (you can look within the room and out of the window)
4 – things you can feel (what is in front of you that you can touch?)
3 – things you can hear
2 – things you can smell
1 – thing you like about yourself.
Take a deep breath to end.
From where you are sitting, look around for things that have a texture or are nice or interesting to look at.
Hold an object in your hand and bring your full focus to it. Look at where shadows fall on parts of it or maybe where there are shapes that form within the object. Feel how heavy or light it is in your hand and what the surface texture feels like under your fingers (This can also be done with a pet if you have one).
Take a deep breath to end.
Ask yourself the following questions and answer them out loud:
1. Where am I?
2. What day of the week is today?
3. What is today’s date?
4. What is the current month?
5. What is the current year?
6. How old am I?
7. What season is it?
Take a deep breath to end.
Put your right hand palm down on your left shoulder. Put your left hand palm down on your right shoulder. Choose a sentence that will strengthen you. For example: “I am powerful.” Say the sentence out loud first and pat your right hand on your left shoulder, then your left hand on your right shoulder.
Alternate the patting. Do ten pats altogether, five on each side, each time repeating your sentences aloud.
Take a deep breath to end.
Cross your arms in front of you and draw them towards your chest. With your right hand, hold your left upper arm. With your left hand, hold your right upper arm. Squeeze gently, and pull your arms inwards. Hold the squeeze for a little while, finding the right amount of squeeze for you in this moment. Hold the tension and release. Then squeeze for a little while again and release. Stay like that for a moment.
Take a deep breath to end.