[Hope.Floater]

Some times when being tested in my recovery it is good to hear what this recovery journey means to others. What helpful healthy steps have you made while on your journey? How have you made it to where you are now? Remember even if now isn’t where you intend or intended to be your here so that is big. Tell us about it.

[spondiferous]

For me lately it's about learning how to be okay with accepting two steps back for every step forward. Some parts of my recovery come more naturally to me than others and usually I try to excommunicate the parts of myself I'm not okay with. But I am now trying to integrate the whole, accept myself for who I am and where I'm at, in entirety.

Needless to say I'm exhausted a lot...

[Hope.Floater]

Originally Posted by spondiferous

For me lately it's about learning how to be okay with accepting two steps back for every step forward. Some parts of my recovery come more naturally to me than others and usually I try to excommunicate the parts of myself I'm not okay with. But I am now trying to integrate the whole, accept myself for who I am and where I'm at, in entirety.

Needless to say I'm exhausted a lot...

I'm so there with you...

[HealingTimes]

Originally Posted by spondiferous

For me lately it's about learning how to be okay with accepting two steps back for every step forward. Some parts of my recovery come more naturally to me than others and usually I try to excommunicate the parts of myself I'm not okay with. But I am now trying to integrate the whole, accept myself for who I am and where I'm at, in entirety.

Needless to say I'm exhausted a lot...

^^^This! Spondiferous, you just reminded me of WHY i am exhausted a lot

[BeeKeeper]

My biggest step was accepting medication. I hate taking meds for anything- not even tylenol- unless I really need it. But going from no meds at all to a reasonable level of them has made a huge difference.
Also, accepting that other people may just understand more about this stuff than I do
That was a hard pill to swallow.

[spondiferous]

Originally Posted by BeeKeeper

My biggest step was accepting medication. I hate taking meds for anything- not even tylenol- unless I really need it. But going from no meds at all to a reasonable level of them has made a huge difference.
Also, accepting that other people may just understand more about this stuff than I do
That was a hard pill to swallow.

I hear ya...I am one of those people who doesn't even take tylenol or cough syrup unless I'm at Death's door. Now I'm on psych meds and I feel...bleh about it.

[Hope.Floater]

Originally Posted by spondiferous

I hear ya...I am one of those people who doesn't even take tylenol or cough syrup unless I'm at Death's door. Now I'm on psych meds and I feel...bleh about it.

I second that... I hate taking meds but all natural is so expensive... I've been on one med and just went off. Now my Doc wants to try something new....I'm so in the boat of do I take the meds or not It's actually really shaking me up :/

[shery53]

My journey means getting up every day and trying again. I have bipolAR but mostly depression. The depression is what really gets me but my husband helps and even zt 60 I am stll trying to get better