i just graduated from SAFE in may. my time was well spent but now i’m home. it’s disconcerting, to say the least. life went on without me. not only that, i’m not the same person i was when i left. i’m struggling to adjust and to insert myself into this life that doesn’t fit quite right. i’m doing some positive things: fighting my impulses, setting my boundaries, acknowledging my limits and ending a broken relationship. i’m just nervous about doing all this alone. it’s very strange to go from the UBH habitrail to the big, wide world. i know i am as prepared as i can be for everything; i just wish i had more support. so that’s why i’m here: support!
hello to everyone at SAFE. especially kristy, lauren, suja, matt, sarah, myra, marena, and karen. miss you all and appreciate everything you did for me! i wouldn’t be the woman i am right now without you!
Congrats! Glad to hear you had a positive experience — it makes those of us (like me) who are still waiting to go even more hopeful (big smile)!!
Keep on doing what you are doing, meaning don’t give up. Your life is different now, as you are totally committed to recovery. Recovery doesn’t happen overnight, it happens overtime. Unfortunately, time tends to pass even slower when we focus on it — so focus on the day-to-day stuff that you now have a chance at pursuing with even greater focus.
Hang in there Emma. I can relate to the scary world after getting out of treatment. Do what you have learned to do. Impulse logs will become very important thing to do. I actually share them with my T and that helps a lot. Do you have a T? I’m sure you do if you went to SAFE. You can do it if you want to. That is something important I would tell myself. I can do this because I want to. I do a lot of affirmations and they actually help. I’m trying to pound one in my head right now about liking my body. See for me living is harder because I have no vices except maybe some ice cream now and then lol. I look at on the impulse log when it asks what are the consequences of my behavior… that hits home a lot. I have learned that there could be a lot of consequences to my behaviors. One of them may be losing my freedom. See when I finally quit injuring they were going to put me in a group home. That would not be cool with me at all. So I do look at the consequences quite a bit. Impulse logs are still apart of me today. So hang in there and even though it may be rough living life right now with all the changes you have made, keep to your heart what you have learned at SAFE. NoFEAR……Face Everything And Recover. I lived by that motto and still do. You can do it girlfriend. Hugs.