1. Instead of bedtime being an exercise in anger and frustration, I created a calming bedtime routine with my daughter, and keep my temper so much better.
2. I can manage my anxiety well enough that 95% of the time I no longer have outbursts from my PTSD.
3. I have reenrolled in a B.A. program after two major setbacks and have completed six courses with a 4.0. One more year to graduation.
4. I have learned to depend on others for support more: I ask my husband for help and to share household and parenting duties more, and have engaged with relatives and reached out a couple times to make new friends also. (And I post here too for support, come to think of it.)
5. I have stopped giving into anxiety about finances and no longer draw from my retirement account to pay off bills.
6. Got my husband into therapy to improve our family life.
7. I am back in touch with my passions and find a little time for pleasure and rest.
8. I communicate more clearly with my husband (mixed blessing, haha)
9. I am involved with others more: charitably, on forums, and trying to make friends irl too.
10. I set limits around staying at my house for my mother: no more unbearable seven night stays.
11. I communicate better with my therapist and have less ruptures, and they mend more easily.
12. I have started seeing gains from DBT, lifting my mood a bit, keeping me from being quite as upset or anxious, and doing more constructive things.
13. Instead of yelling and threatening because I feel out of control during busy mornings, I help my daughter more proactively and don't lose my temper anymore.
14. I'm working on my daughter's ODD in a clearer, more constructive way.
15. I have cut down therapy expense by 30% from last year, and therapy hours by about 45% (darn rate change, haha) for February