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Hi, it's been a while since you last posted. I'm not sure when you'll see this or if you might but I thought you should read it. I just wanted to say that, if you are feeling guilty or bad about it for some reason, you don't owe us anything and that things like this happen. You took the time you needed to take care of yourself first and that's completely okay. You're recovering, you keep fighting. You're leading by example. I think that's something to be proud of. :)

Thank you so much for this. I did take the time, and I’m well back on track. Things are almost too good right now :) fingers crossed. I’m starting a website design + marketing strategy business and My Recovery Story has fallen behind in terms of priorities, which is rather sad and needs to be rectified asap. 

I am glad I did take time away from My Recovery Story as I needed to stabilise my own battle. That’s been sorted. :)

I’d like to sincerely thank you for your concern, kind words and encouragement. It truly means a lot. And thanks for the reminder that there are people there who read this! :)

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MyRecoveryStory.com is gone.

Yup. The server crashed, and all the content is non-retrievable. Nope, I did not have a back-up. Yep, it's a very hard lesson to learn as a website designer. 

MAKE BACKUPS THAT ARE NOT ON YOUR SERVER.

Fortunately, I have all the stories (unedited) in my email, (THANK GOD) the website itself is gone so I have to rebuild it from scratch.

I'm going to see this as an opportunity to make a better, sleeker, more kickass website design befitting of MyRecoveryStory.

Encouragement, happy thoughts and virtual hugs are very, very welcome right now. It's been kind of a shock- I have 4 websites to rebuild.

Now that I'm back in the Tumblr game, I'm again looking for survivors of mental health conditions who want to share their stories of recovery to motivate and inspire others :):) please, if that's you or someone who know, contact me on Tumblr- myrecoverystory email is not working at the moment.

LOVE! 

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Not a question and I believe that I'm not far enough along to be giving relapse advice but I just wanted you to know that there's a camaraderie that's rooting for you and has your back. You're not alone. Also, I've been diligently checking in on this site for the past month; it's good to have you back. :)

Thank you so much for this. I got completely teary-eyed reading your kind words; they really came at a time when I needed them! 

I felt myself slipping back due to stress- it started with playing with my hair a lot, and over the course of a few weeks escalated into the real deal. I was embarrassed- literally, only my partner and my best friend know about the relapse. Considering I run myrecoverystory.com, it didn't feel right to come out with it, and I took a step back from Tumblr and the recovery stories. 

My partner convinced me to say it, and I'm glad. I wouldn't have received this message otherwise!

I feel I reached a (positive) turning point yesterday. Apparently, I even look different to the last few weeks! 

If I've beaten this before, I'll beat it again. Tomorrow is what would have been three years without trich, but I'm already feeling much more positive about the future.

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Ew, gross, you do WHAT?

Anyone encountering trichotillomania for the first time (via mentalhealth-recovery-stories)

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Relapse.

I have to be honest here. It's two weeks to my three year anniversary of being free from my OCD disorder, and I've been going through a relapse these last three weeks.

I'm staying positive and working hard on getting my focus back, fighting through this.

It's the first time I've relapsed with head hair; previously, I've had mini-relapses with eyelashes or eyebrows, nothing overly dramatic and passed quickly. This time, there's the fear of it snowballing. Got to nip it in the bud now.

Anyone who's been through a relapse like to share some advice?

<3

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Read Sam's Story of recovery from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on My Recovery Story.

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For all the boys out there. I’m sorry it took so long to make this. But here you go, guys, you’re not alone.

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just gonna say this: if someone has social anxiety and they ask you something akin to ‘are you mad at me’ or ‘do you hate me’, it isn’t because they don’t trust you, it’s because their brain literally tells them that all the time

it’s not a personal slight, it’s insecurity caused by mental illness

thanks

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