Mental Health on Yik Yak | I'm brushing my teeth and showering more. I'm eating more. I've been trying to start a routine. I want to get better. I'm trying my hardest. Really. That's progress right?

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Mental Health 13w

I'm brushing my teeth and showering more. I'm eating more. I've been trying to start a routine. I want to get better. I'm trying my hardest. Really. That's progress right?

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Anonymous 13w

As an update, i brushed my teeth this morning AND tonight which is a lot for me when I've struggled even doing it for weeks. AND I took a long shower and really got clean! I know for some thats basic hygiene but it took a lot for me.

Anonymous 13w

ur doing so so so so SO GOOD!!! that is amazing progress im insanely proud of u op😊

Anonymous 13w

yes i’m so proud of you! but please remember that progress is not linear and if the motivation goes away for a while, that’s still okay! the fact that you WANT to get better means everything. sending love 🩷

Anonymous 13w

Fuck yes.

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Anonymous 13w

Ur doing so goooood!!! I’m proud of you <333333

Anonymous 13w

YES THATS PROGRESS ARE YOU SHITTING MEEEEE!!! KEEP GOOOOIIINNGGGG!!!! (sorry I'm drunk)

Anonymous 13w

Absolutely.

Anonymous 13w

I’m proud of you! You’re doing great💕

Anonymous

#1 13w

Thank you! I want to finally be able to go out and enjoy life instead of rotting in bed. We only live for so long and I've spent so much suffering. So I'm finally trying to take control of my life again!

Anonymous

OP 13w

U GOT THIS!!!!😊🫶

Anonymous

OP 13w

HECK YES!!! DONT DIMINISH UR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OR COMPARE UR EFFORTS TO ANYONE ELSE UR ONLY TRYING TO BE BETTER THAN URSELF & UR DOING ABSOLUTELY AMAZING OP🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

Anonymous

#1 13w

Seriously thank you everyone for the support! I've never had people care about me like this and it genuinely making me so happy to know even strangers are proud of me!

Anonymous

#5 13w

Baby steps. It might sound counterintuitive, but if you feel like you’re in a rough place, don’t try to “fix” everything all at once. You might feel great for few days but then go right back to the way things were bc you just used up all the energy you had. Just try to improve one thing at a time and be proud of yourself. Rooting for you!!

Anonymous

#5 13w

It's been tough. I take one step forward and 5 back sometimes. I don't want this disorder controlling me so much anymore. So if I sacrifice a clean room for a shower or sacrifice brushing my teeth for at least eating something, I feel like thats something

Anonymous

#8 13w

a motto i’ve been trying to live by is “something is better than nothing”. a small, unhealthy meal is better than eating nothing. a quick shower or just using mouthwash instead of brushing your teeth is still SOMETHING and it counts as something. sometimes ive found that looking at things this way helps me to get things done when tasks feel too big, i remind myself that there are ways to make them smaller and easier to get done

Anonymous

#8 13w

Thank you. I've been taking small steps to work on myself. And I've been clean for about a month too so that motivates me more. I feel like I'm not so broken anymore because I have the motivation to even TRY getting better

Anonymous

OP 13w

that’s awesome! i know im a stranger but i genuinely am so proud of you because i know how hard it is to take care of yourself when your mental health is struggling. don’t feel bad about celebrating the “small” accomplishments, its the only way to keep yourself going sometimes 🩷