I graduated Friday February 8th. It has been very bittersweet to be at home. The good news is I have had truly no impulses. The bad news is I can’t seem to stop crying.
Being back home was one of the hardest things for me. It was very much bittersweet. It gets easier as days go by but there is a rough adjustment period of not having the 24 hour safety net. It has been 4 years almost since I graduated and there are still times when I wish I was back at SAFE and could count on the support found there and then I remember that the person who did the work was myself and I am the one who can get myself through the hurdles that I face. Hang in there the crying will stop. Be proud of yourself and the work you have done.
Hey – My name is Amy, I graduated from SAFE last June. Please know that crying is normal. When I came home I was crying alot. It’s because you have been away with people just like you and now you are coming home to that same life you were living before. YOU have changed but nothing in your home town has changed so it will be difficult at first. Please keep you head up. It will pass, believe me.
I miss you so much! I am graduating today and I was thinking earlier today how much I looked up to you when you were finishing the program. I hope you start feeling better–remember that self-injury is a choice. Use your alternatives when you need to, and know that I am always here for you if you need anything at all.
Being back home was one of the hardest things for me. It was very much bittersweet. It gets easier as days go by but there is a rough adjustment period of not having the 24 hour safety net. It has been 4 years almost since I graduated and there are still times when I wish I was back at SAFE and could count on the support found there and then I remember that the person who did the work was myself and I am the one who can get myself through the hurdles that I face. Hang in there the crying will stop. Be proud of yourself and the work you have done.
Hey – My name is Amy, I graduated from SAFE last June. Please know that crying is normal. When I came home I was crying alot. It’s because you have been away with people just like you and now you are coming home to that same life you were living before. YOU have changed but nothing in your home town has changed so it will be difficult at first. Please keep you head up. It will pass, believe me.
Amy – 23
hey buddy!
I miss you so much! I am graduating today and I was thinking earlier today how much I looked up to you when you were finishing the program. I hope you start feeling better–remember that self-injury is a choice. Use your alternatives when you need to, and know that I am always here for you if you need anything at all.
love,
Shelley