What's the best thing you've ever done for yourself?

[Apirateslifeforme]

If you look back at your life, what's the best thing you've done? I want to know what is the best thing that people have done for themselves in their life.

I'd really like to read things that people have done that have changed their life for the better =)

Not much yet but I started therapy 3 weeks ago and I feel like I'm finally learning to put myself first and discovering who I am and what I want in life. This is a really inspiring thread :)

Yoga, honestly. It is life changing.

Yoga

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Why is yoga life changing and how long did it take to get into it?

Switching to a plant based diet. Never felt better.

Doing a relationship counselling course and learning about myself along the way through 50 hours of therapy.

I can now help other people - and am a lot more balanced in my view of the world. I recognise what I can and can't control and there's a great freedom in that.

Started my own business and can happily see myself working as a counsellor for the next 30 years.

Married interesting, kind, decent men, both times
Stopped smoking, 17 years ago
Earned enough money to have a high standard of living
Made and kept great lifelong friends

Had my children and then finally left their wanker of a father.

Must add married my 2nd husband, I refuse to let my eye sight destroy my life same with arthritis. I still enjoy stickers with bible journaling and planners, but I’m still me mad as a hatter mad on colourful clothes, anything neon.

Sorry should say lack of it, about 10 per cent in one eye, nose on everything.

Told a complete stranger how much I admired their work. They were chuffed, and introduced me to a whole new world. From that I created an entirely new career, met all of those who are now my best friends, and the man who is now my DP.

It was VERY out of character for me to message someone like that, but I am so glad that I did. He's one of the best people I've ever met, and completely changed the course of my life. Quite what would have happened to me without his friendship I'll never know. But all that I have now, I owe entirely to sending him a message when I was a bit pissed, and so was he. DP adores him utterly too.

Read Into the Wind by Jon Krakauer and quit my job the next day.

Therapy, left my hometown, went NC with abusive mother, met my partner, learned to love myself.

Had ivf despite finding it really intensely difficult, had my DS as a result.

Learned to drive

Got accepted into uni after putting it off for so long which will hopefully give me complete job security for the rest of my life

Started a new hobby.

I joined a club, met life-long friends and my husband.

Lots of great things came from that chance I took.

I've been considering therapy for years. Might bite the bullet after seeing so many people recommending it on here.

How did you all go about finding your therapists?

Divorced my first husband. When I saw my DH was single (he was my first love) I contacted him on FB. After 5 years of marriage we’re still just as in love as ever 💖💖

Went to work on cruise ships when I was 21, for a year. Made me independent, gave me confidence and gave me experiences I will always treasure.

If we're excluding having DC then negotiating some financial support from work for a degree course in my early 30's. It felt like it was a big thing for me to ask though in hindsight it probably wasn't. Getting that qualification opened a lot of doors.
Also learning to drive. Love the independence it still brings.

Getting married to my wonderful DH
NOT having children
Getting my amazing dogs
Working v hard so I have a good lifestyle
Learning to drive
Keeping fit and looking after myself
Making sure I have lots of holidays and breaks
Yoga!

@supercee I used a website called Psychology Today – you put your postcode in and it comes up with therapists nearest you and then you can filter for specific things you're looking for help with. Although I suppose location doesn't really matter right now!

Having children with DH.
I moan about them a lot but I now cannot imagine how empty/easy/meaningless life would be without them.
Both DH and I were terribly selfish and unmotivated before kids.

The other one was getting out of a profession I hated. I spent 3 years qualifying for it because I was academic and just followed all my uni mates .

I'm still in the same industry though, doing something totally different (but still corporate and dull). My dream would be to get out of the corporate world entirely. Given my age and due to wanting to provide my family a certain lifestyle, I have to put up with it until they are teenagers perhaps to make a proper career change

Starting my MSc. It gave me confidence which let me leave my ex, go on a blind date with my now DH and led to my doctorate.

I rang a colleague and invited him out. BIG deal for me as I hate talking on the phone. Been together 23 years now and he is my rock.