What is Self-Injury

Self-harm is also known as self-injury (SI), self-inflicted violence (SIV), self-injurious behavior (SIB), and self-mutilation, although this last term has connotations that some p...

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Monday November 30, 2009

Positive Stories

  • Purpose

    Monday, April 7, 2008 | A Positive story

    Thank you each and every one of you on DS... good and (well) not so good.  I come home inspired and filled with purpose again.  Purpose is my best mood stabilizer I'e yet experienced... even love the side effects.   I am on track once again and ready to rock. Get ready, here comes the CHUGGERNAUUUUGHT!!

    1 Recommendation

    11 Comments

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  • A Beautiful Mommies Day!

    Sunday, May 11, 2008 | A Positive story

      Hello everyone!  I started my day going to church and afterward we went to eat out at I-Hop.  A miracle happened today I talked to my sister Kim!  And her grown kids Eric and Stephnie.  People rejected us when we moved out of state!  Also another miracle happened!  My mother answered her phone and talked to me!  It must be all the praying that I do! ...

    1 Recommendation

    11 Comments

  • Thanks Ap27

    Sunday, June 1, 2008 | A Positive story

    Ok well I have just got to thank mii best friend for being here this week for me nd always knowing what i need. Yesterday was my cousins funeral and Paige caem with me and im couldnt have made it with out her she has changed my life for the better and i hope she stays in mi life, shes saved me from alot of harm i would have done n myself but just knowing shes their makes me feel better, anywho ju...

    1 Recommendation

    18 Comments

  • Moments like this....

    Thursday, August 14, 2008 | A Positive story

    Today I had one of those moments that just blow you away and you have to talk about.
    My daughter Semira is almost 17 months, and shes been sleeping in her toddler bed for like...4-5 months now and we usually dont have a problem with bedtime. Every now and then she will whine for a few but shes pretty good at soothing herself. Well today she had a pretty crappy day, so when bedtime came she wasnt h...

    4 Recommendations

    6 Comments

  • PLEASED WITH MYSELF

    Friday, September 5, 2008 | A Positive story

    WELL AS U ALL KNOW I HAD A BAD WK END LAST WK AND THINGS WHERE VERY SLOW TO PICK UP FOR ME THIS WK...
    BUT I AM IMPRESSED BY HOW QUICKLY I HAVE BOUNCED BACK. USUALLY IT WOULD TAKE ME ABOUT 2 WKS FOR MY MOOD TO EVEN LIFT, BUT WITHIN 3 DAYS THIS WK I WAS VERY POSITIVE AND FEELIN GREAT......
    I HAVE KNOW GONE 4 DAYS AND NITES WITHOUT A DRINK. I PROMISED MYSELF THAT I WAS GOIN TO GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT AND...

    1 Recommendation

    12 Comments

  • LEAVING DS

    Thursday, September 18, 2008

    HAVE FINALLY DECIDED THAT DS IS NOT FOR ME GUYS,.............]
    HAVE BEEN ON N OFF ERE 4 AY R NOW........
    HAVE NOW REALISED THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH SUPPORT I GET IT IS ONLY ME THAT CAN CHANGE ME..........
    SO I WILL WISH ALL MY MATES A GOOD LIFE AND WHO KNOWS MAYBE WE WILL BUMP IN TO EACH OTHER AT ONE POINT......
    AM GIVING DOUG TIL MONDAY TO DELETE MY ACCOUNT SO I CAN SAY GOODBYE TO EVERYONE.........



    2 Recommendations

    24 Comments

  • Journal Entry for October 23, 2008

    Thursday, October 23, 2008

     WELL SEEN AS DOUG WILL NOT DELETE MY ACOUNT THEN I MAY AS WELL UPDATE U ALL.......................
    I AM DOING GREAT.....................
    HAVE GOT MY DRINKING UNDER CONTROL....................
    GOING TO THE GYM 5 TIMES A WK.................
    HOPE THAT THINGS ARE GOING AS WELL FOR YOU ALL.......................

    2 Recommendations

    13 Comments

  • So far so good!

    Wednesday, February 4, 2009 | A Positive story

    Well so far today, I have only had carrots and dip, pop, and a string cheese!  I will probably eat lunch in a bit!    I am REALLY looking forward to achieving this goal and am going to try EVERYTHING in my power not to fail!  Its going to be hard though since Megan is here tonight and we're going to be watching movies!  I ALWAYS want to binge when I watch movies! ...

    1 Recommendation

    9 Comments

  • I MISS MALA KOALA!

    Monday, April 6, 2009 | A Positive story

     
    So, as most of you know (I think?), Mala (littlemiss) came all the way from the UK to stay with me for ten days here in sunny (and windy, currently!) California!   In the beginning, I was really nervous about it, anxious about the day when Mala finally came.  My hubby drove me down to Los Angeles airport (about 1.5 hours south of my town), where we picked her up, and of cours...

    1 Recommendation

    9 Comments


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