Bad Days

How do you cope? How do you get through these times? Okay, so perhaps you are in recovery, like I am, but let's face it: bad days happen. To us, these may come in the form of temptations to relapse or actually in the form a relapse itself. Whatever they are, it feels awful and it feels like we are falling back into our old traps all over again. Believe me, I've been there and to tell you the truth, as I write this, I am experiencing these things.

However, even though these times come, we still have recovery with us. We have made it this far, and we know how to live better than we did before. "So yeah, Regina," you say, "but it doesn't feel that way. How do I get over this?" That's a hard one, and I believe each solution is different for each person in each circumstance. My best advice, though, is to cling to the TRUTH: remember the reasons you are recovering and how it feels on the good days. Play some of your favorite positive music (may I suggest BarlowGirl, SuperChick, or Third Day?). Make yourself sit down and write out the reasons for recovery; talk to a friend or write on the message board. We all have bad days, and these tend to be exceptionally so for those of us who have struggled/are struggling with eating disorders, cutting, depression, abuse, etc. But, you have made it this far----- in the least, you have made it to this web site. You are making steps toward recovery even by reading this. Do not give up! Bad days will indeed come, but there will be good days! Superchick's song, "Beauty From Pain", ends with this verse:

Here and I am at the end of me (at the end of me)
Trying to hold to what I can't see
I forgot how to hope This night's been so long
I cling to Your promise there will be a dawn

Yes, today is rough, and yes it does feel like you won't make it----- BUT, there "will be a dawn".

Stay the course; it's worth it.

~ Regina ~