What do you do when....

Act Opposite 

By: Erin

What do you do when you can’t….

Go on

Keep trying

Move

Breathe

What do you do when everything…..

Goes wrong

Hurts

Seems impossible

Does not make sense

????

My instinct tells me to….

Quit

Give up

Stop

Die

I naturally respond to the world by acting out this way…

Binging and Purging

Restricting

Self injury

Disappearing

Checking out

What would be better?

I know these things do not work

They just send my moods crazy wild and berserk

So this is what I try to do

It might help you too

Act Opposite

I want to quit – so I try again

I think about giving up – so I take another step

I want to stop – so I close my eyes and keep go go go

I think death – I remember who gave me life

Act Opposite

If I have the urge to binge and purge

I make self-care the thing I submerge

If my desire is to restrict my food

I spend time working to improve my mood

If I feel the need to disappear

I tell someone how I feel so they can hear

If I feel the need to check out in any way

I do something special for myself that day

Act Opposite

We’re so good at wanting what is not good for us

Sometimes we must force ourselves to progress

Act Opposite  

 Act Opposite was taught to me by Nicole in the DBT group I go to. Thanks Nicole!

It’s a skill that is helping me tonight.

We all cried

We all cried

By: Erin

Group today was rough

Emily’s text said enough:

“Call me if you need me… weird all the girls cried today”

It’s weird how sometimes it works out that way

We talked

Depression

Suicide

Abuse

Loss

Fear

Shame

Muttering words through tears

As we shook with our hidden fears

But as we said them out loud and realized we were not alone

The power of the fear seemed the wane

And strength we all did gain

It was rough; I was telling them hope was not real

But our very group today proved that was not true

For we were right there helping each other through

It’s easier to believe hope is gone

And the darkness has won

But if we believe that we are lying to ourselves and others

And stealing tomorrow from our sisters and brothers