SaraDactyl Kicks Depressions Ass

[Saradactyl]

Hello Fellow Nerdlings,

 

Courtesy of @Novaurora I have joined this merry band of nerdy fitness to have self accountability in my fight against anxiety and depression based lack of motivation.

 

Previous to starting this challenge I had already set up small steps for myself using a chart with goals and check offs. Thanks to @Novaurora I also have a reward to help me stay focused on accomplishing my tasks. Picture in Spoiler.

 

I am starting from scratch with the basics to refocus after a series of difficult situations resulted in my hurriedly moving back home with no job or plan.

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[Novaurora]

Wooohooo!!  Welcome seeeeeeeeeester!!!!!!!

 

[TGP]

welcome to the forums

as it happens your come with impeccable references!

 

no doubt you will soon arrive at some of your first goals.

 

the big buzz-phrase of this place is

 

YOU can do it!

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

STICKERS!

 

Nova sent us your way.

[Novaurora]

3 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

STICKERS

I told her y'all would get a kick out of those stickers.  I want to steak them ..but 6 hours is a long way to drive for some cute stickers...

 

19 minutes ago, TGP said:

as it happens your come with impeccable references!

Why thank you!

[GoodDoug]

How can you lose with STICKERS? Turns out you can't so get ready to win

[Sloth the Enduring]

Welcome Saradactyl. I’m here to make sure Fred gets watered.

[Saradactyl]

@sloththeenduring I have included a photo of Fred.

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[Xena]

Yay for proof of life on Fred! Love your sticker board 🙂

[Harriet]

Welcome and good luck beating back the depression and anxiety! 

 

 

...P.S. what is 'brush polar'? Do you have a polar bear? How long does it take to brush the polar bear? I expect it would take a long time because they're so big.

[Quirky Quinn]

Welcome!

 

Looking forward to seeing you progress through those goals!  Also interested to hear all about what exactly "Poop Patrol" is, but that's just me!

 

[MsAllegraFox]

I absolutely love your poster board and I love that little envelope you have with your reward (?) That's such a fantastic idea and a nice tangible thing to motivate you onwards. I wish you all the luck in the world getting through kicking depression's ass!

[analoggirl]

Here for some depression ass kicking! Don't hesitate to kick it while it's down, either. Don't be THAT protagonist  

 

(I, too, am a lover of using stickers as rewards.)

[Saradactyl]

11 hours ago, Harriet said:

Welcome and good luck beating back the depression and anxiety! 

 

 

...P.S. what is 'brush polar'? Do you have a polar bear? How long does it take to brush the polar bear? I expect it would take a long time because they're so big.

I have the dog equivalent of a Polar bear. (see image)

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He is appropriately named Polar and is a 90lbs shepherd husky with more hair than I care to think about. Grooming him is a monumental task

[Jupiter]

Ooh, pretty dog! And love the sticker board!  

[fearless 2.0]

fellow mental health warrior here. I love your system and will follow. Stickers..... want!!!!!

 

[Novaurora]

On 5/9/2020 at 5:37 AM, Quirky Quinn said:

Also interested to hear all about what exactly "Poop Patrol" is, but that's just me!

She has to pick up the poop from the yard I think, @Saradactyl correct me if I'm wrong, also, how's that chart coming along?

 

poke poke poke 

 

[Sloth the Enduring]

That’s what we call it too. Everyone’s favorite chore.

[fearless 2.0]

How r u? leaving you a little virtual hug ((((.  ))))

[Xena]

Here for a sticker update 🙂

[Saradactyl]

Update Time,

 

It's now into the full two weeks of my board and I'm working towards my reward.

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The board is broken down into Daily (red), As needed (green) (don't come at me about showers, somedays you just don't need or want one) and then the purple at the bottom is for just as they happen things.

 

I find the thing that I struggle with the most is exercise and practicing my instrument (which as a former music major/teacher was something that I did for hours a day). I am hoping that with habit it will become less of a struggle to pull out the Euphonium and make some notes on it.

 

I also added more stickers to include shiny emojis and a few shiny colorful stars. 

[Novaurora]

That is a beautiful chart!  Look at you!!

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

STICKERS!

[Sloth the Enduring]

Wow.  That is a lot of stickers.

[wolfgirl]

Hi Saradactyl! How's the sticker board going? I love that idea by the way. I might have to steal it.