Originally Posted by
TiredPrayer 
This is really helpful. I’m such a martyr. I don’t even know what I need.
Yes, this is me too. I always feel like I should be able to do it all and not inconvenience anyone else. This morning, I realized I couldn’t. Well, I could, but I don’t need to. Today’s my husband’s day off, and in order to take care of myself I could ask for help. So I woke him up (I normally let him sleep in) and said, “Can you help me get the girls ready? They need breakfast and to get dressed and I need to take a shower.” He popped out of bed and set right to helping. I had to take both kids to the dr and he came with us to help. It was so nice to not be stressed out about it all, and since I took time to center myself first thing I felt way less anxious than I would have.
Got the chili in the crockpot and now I’m relaxing with a kava tea and a heating pad for my back that’s been sore.
Can you think of a couple things you can do to de-stress? Go for a walk? Get a nice coffee? Take a nap? Read some sober blogs?