Relaxful week

This Past Week I took a self care week, took a break from groups and meetings! I hung with the bf and friends and went to therapy. I continued to eat healthy but I took a break from exercise! My anxiety had been high the last few weeks so I decided to give my self a break! I am feeling much better! Listening to music, watching TV, napping ! Brett and I celebrated 5 months together Wednesday! I got to spend quality time with friends ! Yesterday I watched the movie ABOUT A BOY with Toni Collette and Hugh Grant, I highly recommend it. Today for our outing we went to a vegan smoothie place where I got Pina Colada and then we went to Hermann Park, It's a beautiful day out! This weekend I plan to continue to relax and next week get back to my routine ! I hope everyone is doing well!

Love, The Borderline JEW

SFW WEEKEND!

          

 This weekend has been amazing, I'm out in a park in Lake Houston with about 26 other woman!!! My Na sponsorship family!!!!! Having meetings , getting to know each other and meeting new friends!!! It's been amazing !!!! Accepting boundaries!!! I have met amazing woman, held a cute little baby!!! Had some good food! Sat by the fire !!! This weekend showed me that I can be friends with woman!!!! I am amazed with the growth I have in my life!!! 

Love, The Boorderline Jew 

Update

I am down 19 pounds since January!

I am going on a sponsorship family weekend this weekend!

I am also going home May 9-14!

I am doing really well besides dealing with allergies and some body aches and pains!

I am improving day by day!

Some good books are body kindness, the universe has your back and let it out: a journal through journaling!

How I spend my days: na, slaa, groups, healthy eating, exercise, yoga, ed support group, friends, Judaism activities, fellowshiping, bi polar depression group, journaling , praying, meditation, reading, watching tv, sleeping, therapy and dietitian sessions and Dr appts!

I am now wearing the nicotine patch and hope to be quitting smoking and weening off soon!

Love, The Borderline Jew

Positive Blogs and Podcasts + affirmations and mediations

inspiration

Gabrielle Berenstein:
http://www.gabbywebinar.com/marwebinar-replay/?inf_contact_key=f3087bd8319887e4958bfff8ded43f25d43e7bf617144631a87f1638af41b7b8

she has good podcasts and mediations

https://gabbybernstein.com/

food stuff

Food Psych- Christy Harrison:
https://www.christyharrison.com/foodpsych

food stuff

Rebbeca Scritchfield:
http://www.bodykindnessbook.com/

inspiraton

Katie Dalabout:

http://katiedalebout.com/

food blog

ImmaEatThat- Kylie Mitchell:
http://immaeatthat.com/

positivity

Marianne Williamson:
http://marianne.com/

affirimations and positivity

Louise L. Hay:


http://www.louisehay.com/


Podcasts, blogs meditations and affirmations have become a part of my daily life to bring positivity!

Boyfriend

My boyfriend is the best! HE is So SPECIAL! I love cuddling with him! His name is Brett! He is sweet, kind, generous, loving!

http://www.futurescopes.com/romantic-ideas/597/102-questions-ask-your-boyfriends-or-girlfriends

Love, The Borderline Jew

My Values

https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_85.htm

https://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2004/11/list-of-values/

• Achievement
• Adventure
• Authority
• Autonomy
• Balance
• Beauty
• Boldness
• Compassion
• Challenge
• Community
• Contribution
• Creativity
• Curiosity
• Determination
• Fairness
• Faith
• Friendships
• Fun
• Growth
• Happiness
• Honesty
• Humor
• Influence
• Inner Harmony
• Justice
• Kindness
• Knowledge
• Leadership
• Learning
• Love
• Loyalty
• Meaningful Work
• Openness
• Optimism
• Peace
• Pleasure
• Religion
• Reputation
• Respect
• Responsibility
• Security
• Self-Respect
• Service
• Spirituality
• Stability
• Success
• Status
• Trustworthiness
• Wealth
• Wisdom

Love, The Borderline Jew

Treatment Team

What is a treatment team?  http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mental-illness/basics/treatment/con-20033813

My treatment team is very important to me, they are what keeps me going day in and day out! Along with friends and family!

My treatment team consists of
Education Consultant- Kristen Hooten she is the best!!
2 therapists- both male and female one for borderline and one for trauma
1 psychiatrist- Dr. Clarke
1 dietician- kylie
staff in treatment-
a personal trainer-kelsey
yoga instructor- dana
medication
narcotics anonymous sponsor
eating disorder support group- lovett center
sex and love addicts anonymous sponsor-

Why is medication in mental health important?http://www.bhevolution.org/public/medications.page/

Dual Diagnosis for me is an important role! I am both an addict and have mental health issues,

Love, The Borderline Jew

What is family?

fam·i·ly

NOUN

families (plural noun)

1. a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household.

   • a group of people related to one another by blood or marriage:
     "friends and family can provide support"
     synonyms: relatives · relations · kin · next of kin · kinsfolk · kindred ·
     

     [more]

     one's (own) flesh and blood · nearest and dearest · people · connections · extended family · in-laws · clan · tribe · folks
   • the children of a person or couple:
     "she has the sole responsibility for a large family"
     synonyms: children · little ones · youngsters · offspring · progeny ·
     

     [more]

     descendants · scions · heirs · a brood · issue · kids · kiddies · tots
   • a person or people related to one and so to be treated with a special loyalty or intimacy:
     "I could not turn him away, for he was family"
   • a group of people united in criminal activity.
   • 
     

     biology
     a principal taxonomic category that ranks above genus and below order, usually ending in -idae (in zoology) or -aceae (in botany).
     synonyms: taxonomic group · order · class · genus · species · stock · strain ·
     

     [more]

     line · phylum
   • a group of objects united by a significant shared characteristic.
   • 
     

     mathematics
     a group of curves or surfaces obtained by varying the value of a constant in the equation generating them.
2. all the descendants of a common ancestor:

   "the house has been owned by the same family for 300 years"

   synonyms: ancestry · parentage · pedigree · genealogy · background · family tree ·
   

   [more]

   descent · lineage · bloodline · blood · extraction · stock · forebears · forefathers · antecedents · roots · origins · heritage · dual heritage

   • a race or group of peoples from a common stock.
   • all the languages ultimately derived from a particular early language, regarded as a group:
     "the Austronesian language family"

ADJECTIVE

1. designed to be suitable for children as well as adults:

   "a family newspaper"

http://www.ghs-mh.de/relationships/families/fam_forums_1.htm

   "Family to me means everything! They come 1st! they love and support me through thick and thin!!! I am talking about blood relatives here! I am supper close with m family and hope it always stays like that!" - Sarah

Love, The Borderline Jew

Anxiety

 Lately, I have been having a lot of anxiety. It is common in recovery. I am managing by talking to staff, and being with my boyfriend a lot, he knows how to take care of me! I am doing OK, just generalized anxiety. Today, when I got anxious I noticed my 5 senses and was easily able to calm down! Journaling, praying, meditating and breathing all help as well with anxiety!

http://www.woodlandswellnessmd.com/causes-anxiety-may-know.html/

http://dashofwellness.com/reduce-stress-senses/

Love, The Borderline Jew

Being Bi Polar

What is Bi Polar?

http://www.latuda.com/bpd/what-is-bipolar-depression.html?utm_medium=SEM&utm_source=bing&utm_campaign=Learning%20About%20the%20

I am med compliant and being treated for Bi Polar 1, It sucks, a quote I enjoy is 

and here is Demi  Lovato sharing her story about her Bi Polar Disorder!

Hope you enjoyed learning about Bi Polar Disorder!

Love, The Borderline Jew

The Meaning of Friendships

Friendship

[ˈfren(d)SHip]

NOUN

the emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being friends.

synonyms: relationship · close relationship · attachment · mutual attachment ·

[more]

association · bond · tie · link · union · bromance

• a relationship between friends:
  "she formed close friendships with women"
  synonyms: amity · camaraderie · friendliness · comradeship · companionship ·

  [more]

  fellowship · fellow feeling · closeness · affinity · rapport · understanding · harmony · unity · intimacy · mutual affection
  antonyms: enmity
• a state of mutual trust and support between allied nations.

My friendships are awesome, being a kid I didn't have many friends and if I did the friendships were complicated, but now I have both male and female friends as well as a boyfriend!

Here are some pix of me and my friends:

These are some of my best friends! Elaine, Natalie, Maria and Jayne!!!

I have been to so many places and met so many people and luckily through Facebook, phone, email and text and even sometimes letters we keep in touch!

My friendships are healthy!

"The friends I have now I want to keep the rest of my life, they are worth it!"

Love, The Borderline Jew

What does God/Higher Power Mean to Me?

"Help me to believe that a power greater than ourselves can restore us to sanity"

I want my HP to be loving, caring, honest, sane, respectful, trustworthy, respectful, forgiving, loving, kind, considerate, not to emotional, understanding, accepting, believes in me!

I want my higher power to continue to guide me in my recovery to greatness! Not steer me back into old behaviors.

"Dear God,

Guide me to continue finding your greatness, your love and your way of life you want for me"

There are some really good stories in the NA blue book basic text in the back of the book!

Love, The Borderline Jew