52 Small Things Challenge: a resolution blog

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[li]Taking my meds. All of them, including my sleepytime bye byes meds. Being awake at 5am stuck on Netflix is no longer an option. [1/1/19 - 6/1/19][/li]
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Relateable it's annoying having to take the sedative one when you're in the middle of watching doctor who or something so it gets put off

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So I've decided that new years resolutions just _do not work_ for me. They're stressy and big and awful when I can't live up to my own expectations. To battle that I'm breaking it down and going for a resolution a week for the next year.

Anyone else fancy the challenge?

What a great idea - I hope this works out well

This sounds like an amazing idea. So are you doing one challenge per week, so for example the meds one is just for this week and then not for next week, or does each challenge continue so you're just making gradual changes that you'll maintain to improve your life? I don't even know if my question makes sense.

I would be up for it, but I'm not sure about the challenges I could set myself really :\. I'm not very creative and my life as a general rule works well in that I'm ticking along, I just need to get rid of my anxiety but I don't know what I can do to achieve that.. if that makes any sense at all.

I'm kinda hoping that once I see I can do something for a whole week that I'll try and continue the habit because it makes me feel a little better. If something doesn't work after a week and hasn't made me feel any better, I'll drop the habit without feeling bad about it.

You could try something super tiny small if that would help and see if that makes something feel a little less anxious? The thought of coming up with plans made me incredibly anxious - and I think anxiety is my biggest issue recently with a sudden upswing in panic attacks and rage filled meltdowns. I'm hoping I can get to a point of being okay with having a goal of saying something more than an awkward "hi!" when I walk into my office.

That makes sense, and seems like it's something that could work well for you. I hope it does!

Socialising and speaking to people is a massive issue to me. Since getting with my boyfriend 14 months ago I've been scared of going out with his friends because I just can't talk to people. I basically stick to him like glue which isn't ideal (but at least I go out, which in the past I wouldn't have) but I dread every time he says he's been invited somewhere. That's something I want to change as I have a feeling they all think I'm stuck up or rude because I don't speak very much .

Brain twin! I'm the same. I have to really fight it when around his family or outside otherwise I say nothing and just look like a jerk. Phone calls are a massive no go too. I think my anxiety goals will be tiny to people who don't understand it, but huge for me to overcome.

Same with phonecalls. I can just about talk to my partner on the phone.. we're fine face to face but phonecalls just feel false somehow. The thought of phoning someone like the bank or a company etc.. no. I'm okay with people eventually but it takes a very long time to get comfortable enough to make conversation or to even know what to say. I'm fine with my group of friends who I went to high school with, but I've known them for about 14 years and I'm not sure my boyfriend's friends will be patient enough to give me quite that long!! I really hope you manage to make improvements though. Anxiety is an absolute pain, and something that I don't think people on the whole are very sympathetic about. It's like my boyfriend's favourite question is "why are you worrying about that?" haha.

Posting to subscribe! You go girl!

My fiance has anxiety too and I still find myself saying "oh it's just...." and then have to remind myself that anxiety isn't a case of "oh it's just" because in the moment, everything is the absolute worst. I had an anxiety meltdown at the train station because I'd lost a silicon earphone cap so I couldn't have my music on for a 15 minute train station. Thanks for the love <3 Feel free to join in - small things are more than welcome!

I'd love to join in.
My goal for now is to get up before 10am every day. This sounds easy, but I've been sleeping for 14 hours a night because tbh when I'm asleep I'm not anxious. My partner is in work all day and I work from home, so if I get up too early the hours just stretch ahead of me until I'm not home alone anymore, and it's painful. But at the same time I don't think sleeping too much helps with anxiety, so it's a vicious circle. I need to start getting up earlier and finding a way to get through the time until 4pm when he finally comes home.

How's your target going? I managed week one perfectly - took my meds for the whole week perfectly, but this week's resolution has crashed and burned. In my defence I at least worked on a painting I've wanted to finish so I'm really not going to beat myself up over not gaming.

We're both very similar and I do the same when my fiance is away at work and I'm PhDing from home. I sleep so much during the daytime because I'm up late at night worrying about every little detail. I might pick up your target of getting up before 10am and add maybe getting dressed to it too even if it is just leggings and a jumper to study in.

How's your target going? I managed week one perfectly - took my meds for the whole week perfectly, but this week's resolution has crashed and burned. In my defence I at least worked on a painting I've wanted to finish so I'm really not going to beat myself up over not gaming.

We're both very similar and I do the same when my fiance is away at work and I'm PhDing from home. I sleep so much during the daytime because I'm up late at night worrying about every little detail. I might pick up your target of getting up before 10am and add maybe getting dressed to it too even if it is just leggings and a jumper to study in.