This week, I have been going through some personal struggles and as such reached out to one of my support workers for wisdom, my one support worker I reached out to in my time of struggle has been encouraging for over a year to remain consistent with blogging and it has developed to the weekly series we have today on here. However, he suggested that for my open topic this week that I share with my community what I define happiness as, since I have been struggling with it a lot recently and a sense of belonging.

So here it goes:

Happiness Is

• Being free of constant distraction
• Not being antagonized
• Associating with those I ant to, free of judgement, manipulation, coercion, guilt, strongarming, or power driving me to do so.
• Wearing what I want without judgement or chastisement from others.
• Being able to read as I like
• Being able to go for a walk without being in fear or go where I want to go.
• A good song with a good beat that cheers me up.
• When someone encourages me for wearing something that defines who I am.
• When you have someone that supports your individuality and stands up for who you are.
• When you get up, use the bathroom and get on the scale and it is the best so far
• When it is time for the mail, you open the mailbox and there’s mail in it.
• When you cook something and its cooked the right way and it tastes good.
• When you take your medication and accept that is the right thing to do.
• Being able to have a safe space without judgement, antagonization or fear.
• Being able to buy something without fear, judgement, criticism or other manipulation,
• When you are living without fear, anxiety, fear of being judged or other action that makes you uneasy
• The ability to make someone laugh about a completely unrelated thing.
• The ability to have to make my own decisions without being forced to do something that is coerced, manipulated, forced, strong armed, pressured, or guilted into.
• The ability to be accepted for my uniqueness and individuality and have like friends who accept me for who I am.
• The ability to advocate for myself and those in need without getting in to trying to “cure” them or fix their problems
• To understand my boundaries as a human being and learning how to get out of something because it is an issue and appropriately speak up.
• Taking a shower, a life essential, but important fo0r my mental health recovery
• Having clean clothes, even if that means taking time off from doing other things, I want to do them.
• Having a mental health day at least once a month because I need it, NO meetings, NO Clubhouse, just ME time.
• Taking pride in my home and my community by showing that I truly care for them and by being a productive member of society.
• Being Loved for who I am, regardless of what others may think, regardless of their differences, being kind to me is all I ask.