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I’m non binary I’m queer
I have survived domestic abuse and sexual assault
I have a lot of worries
Phone storage
My skin
Acne
Spots
My appearance > let go
My face > let go
My relationship struggles
My struggles in relationships > maintain DBT study, don’t isolate, don’t withdraw, have self-compassion, continue to learn DBT skills and DBT exercises, continue to engage myself socially so I can be happy and I can learn and I can
Put skills into practice and increase my wellbeing
The rain> let go , can’t control
My struggles in interpersonal relationships
My struggles that seem to in particular emerge in romantic relationships and romantic interpersonal contexts > as above, also, continue to journal and self reflect
My suicidal thoughts and ideations > Google it, go on a battle scars zoom and ask for advice
My struggles to build and maintain healthy stable and fulfilling relationships of any kind that make me feel good
Any time alone > minimise my time alone > plan ahead for time I expect I will be alone
Any time that I spend alone
That my umbrella is broken > buy a new one> could also order a better one on vinted
That I could get more trauma
That I could get into a toxic relationship> don’t withdraw, take time to educate myself, set a goal to research this
That any amount of time I spend alone is not good for me > plan to reduce
That any exposure to homophobia is deeply damaging to me > explore more queer spaces, wear headphones more in public
Money
Money spending
Money and spending
Managing my money > keep tracking it
Wanting to track my spending > it’s okay to track your spending
That I have no job > do the goals I set for this
“The eating disorder” > could ring the beat help line, send more, Emails , attend Monday night chat room, attend ANAD Tuesday zoom
Sleep > could start tracking again for data,
Recurrent sleep difficulties > ring GP about meds
No upcoming support from gallop this week that I am aware of > ask for support from other services
That my body may not be physically healthy > ring
The GP
Diet
Dietary variety
Low dietary variety > ED support needed > ask for more support and engage with the support I currently have (ANAD, BEAT, email lines, tell them i have phone anxiety
Monday
Plan for Monday
Not enough plan for Monday
Monday social time > the open mic is planned, i can go lib, i can look up other things too
Monday daytime
Monday day time social time
Monday gay people social time
Monday queer community time
Monday queer self care
Monday queer community and chosen family time
Worried that not enough priority given to finding and building my queer community and chosen family on Monday day and Monday night but mainly Monday day time cus I want to / plan to / intend to go to the sunflower open mic on Monday
That I may not be consuming enough calories to maintain my body and the body fat that I do have and the bones that I do have and the heart that I do have
That I may have health anxiety
That I am not prioritising enough time scheduled on Monday to building and finding my queer community and engaging with the queer community in Belfast
That Tescos is triggering to me
That I don’t have enough of a plan for Maxol
That I spend too much money
That I get so stressed about money
The Monzo app
That my phone is always low on storage
That I get anxiety about my phone and phone charge
The cold
The rain
That I have no upcoming scheduled trauma informed support
That I have no upcoming clearly defined and with a date queer trauma informed abuse support
That I cannot escape homophobia and misogyny that prevails in Northern Ireland
That every day I am more and more worn down by the homophobia and misogyny that is so prevalent in this horrible little country
That my DBT goals are too much
That I self sabotage all relationships
Lacking trauma-informed support
Lacking queer-informed support
Lacking eating disorder professional support
Washing
Outfits
Bin’s > make a plan to empty
Comments
I am stressed I am 23