“Doing this was worth making it a comfortable experience.”
Here’s what they had to say below:
1.
“Dumped all the toxic people I knew.”
“Getting a regular amount of sleep and trying to get exercise daily.”
u/Longjumping-Cold6629
“A regular schedule matters even more than the amount.
“Drink more water.
Instead of having a glass of soda, just change it to a glass of water.
Also, not having a large dinner after 6:00 p.m.”
4. u/Mesozoic_Doggo
5.
“Listening to positive affirmations first thing in the morning.
“I stopped responding to people who would only call or text when they needed something from me.
I thought they were friends.
I, however, realized that these relationships should work both ways and they obviously werent.
So I just stopped responding to them.
Its amazing how many people are around you only when they need things from you.”
u/peoplesuck1111
“Yup, I did that, too.
If they can go a whole year without so much as a ‘Hi, how are you?
‘, they are not really friends.”
u/GuyFromDeathValley
7.
“Adopted a dog.
8.“StartedInvisalign.
I immediately stopped getting headaches.
Turns out, they were sparked by grinding my teeth at night.”
“Not reading the news every day.
Sometimes I’ll read the headline instead of the entire article.”
“Treating ‘No.’
Like the complete sentence it is.
I still fall into over-explaining when triggered sometimes, but nowhere near like I used to.
It wasn’t important what I was saying, my abusers simply valued the output and energy wasted.
It kept me exhaustedly compliant for years.
“I had to work on letting the silence fill the space instead of my words.
That includes when people venture to accuse me of lying about health issues and stuff like that.
I simply block them.
I did thata lotfor my parents.
I’m glad I’m not either of these people frankly.”
u/Hour-Requirement6489
11.
“Finding anxiety medicine that worked for me.
I had no idea how anxious I was until that first week of taking it.
Who knew waking up anxious and on edge all the time wasnt normal?
I can actually get sleep too now!
I definitely wish I found help sooner but Im so happy Im in a better place now.”
12.“Therapy.
Shit sucks but it’s worth it to finally find peace.”
“Mobility aids, and recognizing my limits.”
“I actually went to the doctor and got a physical after ten years or so at 53.
I found out I had sleep apnea so severe that I had stage four heart failure.
Apparently, it’s curable.
On the road to being healthy.
I’ve now controlled my jot down 2 diabetes and lost 45 pounds.
I feel like I’m in my 20s again.
Like the fountain of youth.
I could barely make it up the stairs, now I can run.
See your doctor once a year.
15.“Bidet.”
“Prioritize my job less.
Invest in myself with new clothes and a few hobby purchases.
Sounds basic writing it out.
“Prioritizing sleep over late-night arguments with my husband.
The phrase never go to bed angry doesnt work for me.
