Acknowledging Your Achievements

Today was a bit of a rough day, but I am aware that I dealt well with some difficult circumstances. One of the things I tend to forget is to recognise my achievements. I think that's a common thing when you are suffering mental ill health. For me, my inner critic loves to point out how I failed at things, that I didn't achieve as much as I needed or wanted to achieve, and that voice overwhelms the good stuff I have achieved.


So, today I didn't find any financial help for dealing with getting rid of my old home.

I did, though . . .

• look at four different charities' websites, where I might have found some help
• understood the qualifying terms on those websites
• identified the charities whose qualifying terms I met
• with support, spoke to or e-mailed those charities identified as possibly helpful

I also . . .

• got up
• got dressed
• ate something for lunch, at lunch time
• took my medications 

• did a washing load 
• pegged the washing out to dry
• retrieved the dried washing
• put the washing away

• swept my lounge
• put out my rubbish
• contacted my nurse
• spoke with my support worker
• read a book
• wrote this blog entry

So, though my inner critic still isn't impressed, I am not so bad a person after all.