Live by those words every minute, every hour, every day. It works. Take care of you first and foremost.

You’re right, it hit me like an upper punch. Knocked out everything I’d been doing. I don’t worry about what May or may not happen (that was the worst—the anxiety of upcoming social events ) and I have some sense of inner peace. Hard to explain

That’s awesome. It’s crazy how we forget about ourselves. You take care of you and the rest falls into place.

So glad you found the confidence in yourself to love yourself for who you are. Keep rocking.

You’re awesome.

I remember the time my therapist told me “if you don’t want to be around the people you don’t like, why do you go to thier functions ( holiday crap)” I said cuz they’re family and I feel I have to go. He says “ you have no obligation to them, your only concern is your mental well being, you don’t owe them anything “. I quote him to my wife all the time. Best therapist I ever had then he retired a year ago

You never escape it. Alcoholics (I am one) fight alcoholism on an hour to hour, day to day basis. It’s a brutal battle.

Damn. I really needed to read this, this morning. I need advice like this sometimes just feel up. Imma keep going.