Things I’ve Learned In Recovery

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills
• Setting boundaries
• The love my family has for me
• Friends and family I can depend on
• To not take life too seriously
• Some days are going to be tougher than other days and that is okay
• Mistakes are teachable moments as well as lessons learned
• It’s okay if the only I thing do is get out of bed; some days are going to be like that
• Helping others helps me; but make sure I put myself first or I might not be able to help others in a health way
• Working helps me with my recovery and gives me a sense of purpose
• Volunteering not only helps with my depression and other diagnosis it helps the community at large
• Building a community the accepts me as me
• Being in more that one community is a good thing
• Having an emotional support animal (ESA) to take care  to help with depression (currently my cat, Billie Dean)
• Doing self care is not selfish