Long time, no post!

I was encouraged by my therapists to keep a conventional journal to process things that I'm not yet ready to talk about in group, much less online. Hence, the lack of posting.

The house has been very tense lately, as expected when you have eight very different personalities living under one roof. It has been very frustrating at times to see and hear the things people do and say. My mouth has gotten me in trouble from time to time, but I'm growing from it.

Therapy-wise, I'm doing really good. My therapists see me taking strides and I'm very proud of myself for how well I'm doing. The thing I struggle with the most is staying authentic. I've always considered myself an authentic and genuine person, but when it comes to hard stuff (like therapy), I tend to put my guard up. I'm really working hard to break down this barrier but it's proving to be very difficult.

Another thing I'm working on is perseverance. This is something my parents have been trying to instill in me for forever, but so far, no dice. I did make a big stride in this department when we took a two mile uphill hike on Friday.  I broke down crying multiple times, but I made it up that hill and had the best damn PB&J of my life.

Here's to new challenges!