As i've mentioned approximately 3 billion times before, recovery is hard. Now, Please remember that when I talk about 'recovery' it's always going to be my own personal experience and 90% of the time will mean Eating Disorder recovery.
If you haven't guessed, this post i will be talking mainly about triggers. By that I don't mean what initially triggered (or caused) the illness/disorder as that's not always a simple thing to recognize. I mean the smaller things that have a negative impact on recovery. The word 'Trigger' is used to describe a situation or certain thing that lead to disordered behaviors or thoughts.
So using an eating disorder as an example some triggers might be other people talking about their weight loss. People talking about the person in recovery's weight (eg. someone saying "You look healthy" is often interpreted as you've got fat) other triggers might be going out to eat at an unfamiliar place or clothes that once fitted becoming too tight.
It is important that if you are recovering from a mental illness you can identify what triggers you so you can learn to either cope with or avoid those situations. If you're a recovering alcoholic and you know going to the pub triggers you to drink then perhaps decline invites to the pub. Its vital that you don't put yourself into a situation you know will cause a lapse.
Self care is also a really important part of recovery. Try to avoid isolating yourself, allow yourself to be kind to yourself and try to think positively, maybe even treat yourself! (After all you do deserve it, and the voice telling you that you don't is a liar). Allow yourself to relax and have a long soak in the bath. Do what you have to do and do it for you. Click HERE for some simple tips.
(Ps. My blog is officially a year old! so 3000 views in 15 countries, 54 posts, and 367 days later here we are! Thankyou to everyone who's ever read my blog, it's a bit crap but you all keep clicking the link anyway!)
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