to ask whats the bravest thing you’ve ever done?

[lemonpepsi]

as the title says

Walkthrough I can't even imagine how scary that was every day during your pregnancy and labour.

I packed my one tiny hold all and left my toxic abusive parents at 16 and I didn't look back.

I had a termination at 8 weeks last year. I think I am brave for making that decision. It's amazing how a person can find their inner strength when they need to and carry on, and that's exactly what I have done. It wasn't easy and it's taken a lot to get to where I am now.

Nursed both parents through cancer (at the same time) while they were only in their 50s. One terminal.

Left my first abusive ex at 19.

Left my lovely non-abusive ex (we're still friends now) because I knew I didn't make him happy and I wanted him to be.

Left my second abusive ex and didn't give in to the desire to end my own life over his subsequent year-long stalking of me.

Stayed with my now DH when the easy option would have been to leave.

There's one more brave thing I really need to do before I die, but I'm just not brave enough yet.

Climbed the fence and broke the window on my grandfathers home to get in because I knew something had happened to him and I was terrified of what I would find.

Getting pregnant for the second time even though I had severe hyperemesis in my first pregnancy and consequently developed antenatal anxiety.

No no happy ending, was a terrible car accident and i was in the car behind. Me and a police man got out and worked on her until ambulance came but pronounced dead at scene.i will never forget her x

Finally admitted to myself that I'd been sexually abused as a child and then told someone else that I'd been abused.

To carry on living after my husband of 18 years left me for a woman he had known for 3 weeks. (And every day I wish I had died)

Oh @faireemuff I'm so sorry. You were incredibly brave.

Left my abusive husband for good on the 4th attempt and within 2 weeks found a property for rent and started a new life with 2 dc under 5.

Faced waiting to find out what the mass on my ovary was. I waited five weeks for surgery and two weeks for a diagnosis. When I look back now, I don’t know how I got through it. It was a cancerous tumour.

Went upstairs in a "burning building" (small toaster fire confined to one room, clear escape route between me and front door) to evacuate my cat, despite being specifically terrified of dying in a fire since childhood.

I'm not sure this is classed as brave but I had foster dog who came in terrible state after being found abandoned. She was unfortunately diagnosed with terminal cancer so I kept her and gave her 8 months of love before I had to take her to be put to sleep. Hardest thing I've ever done, she still makes me cry now after 4 years, I get very emotional when it comes to animals.

What's yours, OP?

Steff13 and faireemuff, I’m so sorry. You’re both extremely brave.

to everyone.

I gave my fantastic mil permission to take morphine after I told her sons and daughters to tell her how wonderful she was and that her dils/sils would look after them.

Qualifying as a staff nurse at 21 and running an acute trauma ward for 6 months until I left due to a break down. No suing then just scrap heap on the back of crap managers.

Keeping it together with my dh and other 5 kids while the poice were in my living room telling my dd was very badly injured and we needed to get a flight abroad to see her urgently maybe for the last time

not punching a female sky reporter who doorstep me asking if my dd was paralysed

See the bastards still at it after the Manchester enquiry.

Topaz I’m pleased to hear you’re doing a bit better now x

faireemuff how very sad, I’m really sorry.

💐 some very brave posters x

Performed CPR on my sister who had went into cardiac arrest. Stood up and spoke at her funeral in front of a lot of people (hate making speeches). Giving birth.

Left my XH
Given Birth
Lived on my own

Gave birth to my 39 week stillborn DS2

Whenever I feel I can't do something or I'm afraid of something I try and remember that if I can do that and still be breathing at the end of it then I really can do anything.

It gave me the strength to go on to have DS3 who helps the ache in my heart. I was terrified every second of my pregnancy with him but I remember the Bereavement Midwife saying to be me 'you don't get anything without being brave'

I remember posting on here at the time and getting such wonderful support (a million thank yous all) and a poster told me that I should try and focus on the power this gave me to control where my life went from there and she was dead right. It doesn't always feel like that but it generally helps calms me.

Tried to stop the bleeding from dying stab victim without fully knowing if the perp was still about and carried on holding her whilst she died. Afterwards going against the professional party line when dealing with the case review

Nice idea for a thread.
I can't remember a specific incident, but some occasions where i had to confront people to say difficult things (demanding something politely, standing up for myself, in some way, or admitting to wrong doing). And public speaking events. I have learnt to nurture for days huge grumpiness about public speaking or I couldn't get thru it at all.

Went to Australia on my own aged 20 after discovering my asshole boyfriend had been sleeping with my friend.

We were supposed to go together on a year long adventure. I had packed up my whole life, ready to go when he dumped me so I went "fuck you." I went on my own and had the best year of my life, making so many friends along the way.

I look back at that whole episode and feel so proud of myself.

What a brave bunch we are - amazing