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Ehhhh stupid; kinda proud of myself tho

RiverRiver Community Connector Posts: 4,464 Community Veteran
in Health & Wellbeing
Some of yous know that I have a massive fear of water due to what happened in my foster home when I was little so it makes showering very very hard but…

Today I managed to shower and wash my hair after 2 months of not being able to face doing it so kinda proud of myself. Also it helped because I’m on holiday and we have a lock on the bathroom door here so it made me feel safe :)
Sometimes when the people most like you don't love you, it is a hurt that can cause the greatest pain, and this pain can lead you to hate everything.

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  • shannon_164shannon_164 Community Connector Posts: 2,382 Boards Champion
    ahhh i’m so so so proud of you!!! that’s so amazing🫶🏻🫶🏻
  • ellaella Community Manager Posts: 485 Listening Ear
    So proud of you @Rose113 <3 This is a massive achievement and takes so much strength. You're so capable of great things! :star:
  • RiverRiver Community Connector Posts: 4,464 Community Veteran
    Thank you @ella and @Shannonxg_
    Sometimes when the people most like you don't love you, it is a hurt that can cause the greatest pain, and this pain can lead you to hate everything.
  • sinead276sinead276 Posts: 2,025 Boards Champion
    woooo we are so proud of you :3 , hopefully over time it becomes easier and easier for you. but well done you should be so proud of yourself
  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 5,265 Part of The Furniture
    Eventhough you may feel like it may be silly to be nervous about water/showering, you did something brave actually, you overcame that fear/trigger and I know that its not easy doing that in itself. It shows your strength and bravery too as well. Im mega proud of you today for doing that <3. Though hopefullly like @sinead276 said over time it will become easier and less of a trigger in the near future. It also sounds good that you had lock on the bathroom so you could feel safer showering as well because you would want to feel safe. <3
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