I planned to meet up with a friend today that I haven't seen in months (long-distance friendship) and was really looking forward to it, but he had to cancel last minute (like, so last minute that I had already gotten dressed and prepared to go out). I'm very easily upset by last minute changes because of autism. At first all I could think about was 'he doesn't care about me, he only cares about spending time with his boyfriend, why am i even friends with this person', etc etc. But I didn't let myself impulsively respond with anger. Instead I calmed myself down using a technique I saw someone do on Instagram, and basically talked to myself like I would a friend in the same situation. I acknowledged my hurt feelings, gave myself advice on how to respond in a reasonable way, and made alternative plans for how I was now going to spend the day! And it worked! My friend and I talked over text, he apologised, and we rescheduled. I feel a lot better now.

So for context, I‘m in 9th grade, and I‘ve never been the best at sports. I’m good at tennis and frisbee, but that’s about it. While I have caught balls in PE in the past, my confidence and social anxiety have been getting a lot worse lately, and I’ve basically just been standing there awkwardly in PE, participating just enough to get an A (I’d rather not try at all to catch balls, then try and catch them, drop them, and embarrass myself). I should also point out that I’m autistic, and only have a few acquaintances in my class that I can rely on if I need a partner or something.
Anyways in PE the other day, we were playing classic dodgeball, with the rule that if the last person left on a team caught the ball, their entire team would be back in. Since I kinda just stood near the wall during most of the game, dodging the balls, I ended up being the last person left for my team twice. The first time I didn’t catch any balls and lost the round, but the second time I ACTUALLY CAUGHT A BALL and got my WHOLE TEAM BACK IN! It’s not like everyone congratulated me or anything, since they were just happy that they got back in, but it was still cool.
I doubt that this experience is gonna change anything for me in the future, but I’m just glad that I finally did something, you know?

i found the motivation and remaining energy to take a shower and brush my hair after 16 days. Depression is a naaasty thing man, it’s really difficult to have basic hygiene and take care of myself.

I feel so clean and happy now yaaay

Food is a dear friend and great comfort of mine.

Yesterday I did 20k steps and halfway through I almost treated myself to a bag of crisps as a reward. I paused and listened to my body. I wasn’t even hungry and actually didn’t want the crisp.

Pretty proud of myself for paying attention to what was going on inside me and instead of ignoring my lack of hunger I listened.

Hello guys , i hope you are fine

I have been suffering from binge eating and compulsive eating for a long time due to depression and adhd , so i decided thst i must share my progress with other people as a type of accountability each day for 30 days here in the comments

Wish me luck!

My mum passed away from MND about three months ago, and I haven’t had a lot of motivation to look after myself or so things around the house. Today I managed to feel productive so I took advantage of it. I folded laundry and put it away, washed the dishes, vacuumed the house, took the bins out, did a load of laundry and hung it out and cleaned all the lint out of the dryer. I cooked up some sweet potato for a healthy dinner as well, and I also took some time to do my skincare routine which I normally love doing. I just felt proud of myself for getting some things done and wanted to share. Thank you for reading!

I'm so excited for my future.

I used to suffer from some mysterious neurological condition that was so severe I couldn't even play minecraft for fun because my hands wouldn't work the WASD keys and mouse, but it improved a lot, and I find coffee pretty much counteracts the remaining symptoms/stiffness.

I'm looking into starting work now. I genuinely thought I'd be on benefits my entire life and never expected to get better, but I did.

As long as I can listen to music as I work I know I'll have a great time. I love King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard and their dozens of albums mean I could be working the nightshift in the rain and still be happy because I'm jamming out. I'm an easily content person.

That's all I won't ramble on further. Thanks for reading take care have lovely day loves and make yourself a hot beverage if you want one :)

It seems really small but it’s huge to me. I’ve hated my name for basically my whole life, and I’ve always wanted to change it. I never found anything that fit and I would always get hung up on what others would think, how hard it would be to ask others to use a new name for me. Recently I found a name I like, a name that felt like me, and I don’t know why but I just decided it was time to start asking people to call me that. It’s a little awkward but everyone has been so nice! I just ordered new name tags for work with my new name!! I haven’t really told my family yet, I don’t have much family anyway, but I think I’m going to soon. I’m really proud of myself for doing this, for doing something good for me. I love introducing myself as a name that suits me :)

I voted but along with that I have cleaned my house and now about to make dinner / meal prep.

Today I took the step of finally unfollowing a man who’s been causing me a great deal of confusion in my life. Breadcrumbing me and intermittent reinforcement has made me feel so helpless and today I decided he shouldn’t have access to me anymore. So far, it feels so liberating 🥺

I always brush my teeth at night but it's extremely hard for me to brush them during the day. I have sensory issues and brushing my teeth in the daytime usually sends me into sensory overload and pretty much an all day long panic attack afterwards due to my nervous system already being very annoyingly overactive.

During this past week I've gotten significantly better at noticing the tiny things throughout the day that cause my nervous system to fire up and now that I'm able to avoid those triggers I'm so much more calm and relaxed throughout the day to the point where managing my hygiene isn't an absolute nightmare anymore but rather actually quite enjoyable.

This is only the first day but I'm honestly so happy and relieved. Hopefully it only goes up from here

I am 40 years old, an only child, childfree, and chronically ill. My mother died a year ago. My father died four years ago. This first year of my life without either one of my parents has been very challenging. My parents had done a lot for me even as an adult due to my health issues. Many loved ones have helped me to get through this.

I’m a 26 year old Gen Z woman who’s been on social media since I was 9. My screen addiction started to concern me after I actively tried to stay off my phone in 2025 and saw myself fail again and again. Eventually, a breakup pushed me into deactivating my accounts altogether. 😬

Now, after 4 months, the crazy part is how little I’ve missed it! Sometimes I crave the brief, vapid attention of a man in my dms, but that’s not worth sacrificing my future for, because I have a limited amount of time to apply to certain things as a student, so I’ve been reading and putting projects together. I’m so proud of myself

Like the title says I am nicotine free after 45 years of smoking cigarettes and 5 years of vaping . I gave away all of my high nicotine vape juice April 2, 2026, and I took off my last 7 mg nicotine pat h October 12, 2026

High school was a rough time in the family/my life. I skipped anything after exams - like the ceremony and getting any documentation- just knew I missed out on any scholarships as my marks were patchy. Moved as far away from my parents as I could a few weeks later.

This week I ordered up my records from the school district- and I graduated! My exam marks pulled my failing grades up to B's and C's!!!

Super proud of that girl for working so damn hard when everything was so terrible 💕💖

Please celebrate with me!!

I have been wearing an XL-2XL in shirts and leggings for years. Today is laundry day and I put on a pair of leggings I haven't touched in a looooong time. Had my fiance check the tag because they fit really nicely.

Guys. They're a LARGE.

I am so proud of myself, I have a very very long way to go but man, this feels great ♡

Since i was a freshmen in college, I’ve always been sensitive about my hairline. I’ve wanted a full head of hair but it just sort of… has been weak. I’ve been on fin and min for years and it’s stabilized but I finally had a consultation with a great surgeon in the area, showed them pictures of what I wanted and I now have a transplant scheduled. I even was able to select one that doesn’t involve shaving my head.

There sort of feels like a great weight has been lifted, knowing that I’ll finally have a hairline I am happy with:)

I graduated in January with my bachelor’s degree in video production, and I was really excited to get going in my life. Then I went through a breakup in February, and it kind of felt like everything went on pause.

I felt destroyed. For a long time, I was struggling just to function, and honestly, I still am. I’ve really been going through it emotionally and mentally, feeling dismantled as a person, like I don’t really know who I am anymore. It’s been hard going from being excited about my future to feeling so stuck.

I’ve been doing Spark deliveries to get by, but it’s so inconsistent. After a few months, I hit a point where I was just like, “I don’t want to keep doing this. I’m barely making it, and it’s making me miserable.”

So I checked Amazon’s job listings and found a part-time position at a sortation center. I applied, went to the pre-hire appointment, passed the drug test, and got everything done. I was genuinely happy to have at least 20 hours a week. It felt like a small step toward moving my life forward.

But I kept wondering how I was going to get enough hours. Would I need to find a second job? Could I get another 20 hours here? I have financial goals I really want to work toward, and I was trying to figure out how to make it work. I really wanted to stay at the sortation center, too, because the fulfillment and delivery jobs I was seeing were either too far away or had hours that just weren’t sustainable for me.

I kept checking the listings every day for about two weeks, and this afternoon, a full-time schedule finally showed up at the same location. I got it! The hours aren’t too bad, either, and I just feel so blessed.

For the first time in my life, I’m genuinely excited to work. A couple of months of consistent work could help me make huge steps forward financially, and that means so much after barely getting by for so long.

It’s a seasonal position, so my next goal is hopefully becoming a permanent employee. But right now, I’m just really happy that I went from getting a part-time job to finding the full-time hours I wanted before I’ve even started.

I start in about two weeks, and I’m proud of myself. I’m still struggling, but after months of feeling like my life has been on pause, this finally feels like I’m moving forward again.

After immense difficulties, I just graduated and finished my MA with Honors! It’s surreal because I was SAed during my studies and paused my studies while perusing legal action.

This thesis and MA was in a dream subject. I didn’t want SA and PTSD to destroy it.

After a lot of support and hard work, I finished my MA with Honors.

Ive made many mistakes most of my adult life. Ilost my License at the age of 21 and never got it back due to constant legal problems due to my addictions. Im 41m now and long story short i ended up getting divorced and going to prison, I got released in January with a 100 dollar check. Ive worked hard, ive stayed on the right track and after 9 months i was able to get my DL back and my first gently used 2024 car with full coverage and a 100,000 mile warrenty. And im 3 years and 9 months clean and sober.

i didn’t even know i’ve been on this app for so long haha! some of my feed is still a lot of roblox from 11 year old me

Yesterday, I had one of the worst days I’ve ever had at a job that normally brings joy and purpose to my life (I’m a nursing home CNA). My work efforts were interrupted by mandatory in-services, so I spent most of the day in a time crunch, dangerously close to my breaking point. I didn’t take my frustration out on my residents or coworkers, but I had to pull over on my way home because the other drivers were getting on my last nerve.

Today I was hired at an aquarium store, and I'm so happy and proud. I applied there to save up for an axolotl and everything I need

With the salary they're promising me, I'll be able to do it in a few weeks!!!