A recovery pledge. (I plan to post any progress here.)
 

Hello, I realise that this post may seem a slightly odd idea; so I shall explain.

Tomorrow is the 28th of April, this would have been Isaac Jay Willis' 18th birthday. He never got there.
I loved him dearly and wanted to show him something special this year on what would have been one of his most important birthday's he would have ever had. I considered lighting candles or writing for him but I found something that he would have needed more.

He didn't get there- I pledge that I will. I will be 18, 21, 30, 40. I pledge that I will stay alive in his memory.

Starting from tomorrow I shall count my days without self harm (including through eating disorders) I will record it and I plan to use RYL bracelets to mark the time passed.

I want to be better.
I want to live.
I want to say on my 18th birthday "I made it."

A note to Isaac: I could never have got this far without your love, even after death.

Sophie.

Awhhh, that's a really sweet idea! :] xo.

That's a really nice idea. :] Good for you, too. xx

Well today is one week, it's not much but it's a start.

That is such a wonderful thing to do for you, and for his memory!! I bet he'd be so proud of you!!
:clap::clap:

Keep up the fantastic work. There's a world waiting for you out there and it's not as dark and cold as you might imagine.:-)


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That's a really lovely idea. Well done so far on the week, you are doing amazingly well. I am sure he would be proud of you

Great idea and good luck with it :)

Well done Sophie.
Keep going, for Isaac x

Thank you so much everyone. It really does make a difference just to hear I'm doing the right thing.

Day 10: no slip ups.

(Technically day 17 but I'm going to stick with from the 28th as my start date.)

I love you guys.

You're doing really well Sophie.
It's so good that you're doing this in his memory, he would be so proud.

hope its all still going well and well done! its such a nice idea :)

It is still going- if not well. I am now 13 days (20 techincally) free and am finding it very difficult. But, it's not for me as much as for him. I can draw some strength from that.

That's a really brilliant and brave thing to pledge =).

I made three weeks.

your doing such a wonderful thing.

Well done for getting to 3 weeks, its a fantastic achievement!

I'm sorry. I slipped up, I'm going to try again.

Today, I am starting again. I did three weeks, I am now aiming for 6 weeks as my next goal.