It’s this feeling that just started growing inside me these past few days and I just realized what it is. I value belonging to the normal community. For the longest time my world revolved around this forum and other people with mental illness. But I realize I see people on the street and think “I want to be accepted by them.” I don’t want to live like an outsider who feels they only belong with other people with sz anymore (I’ve felt that way for a long time now). Action wise my objectives are the same. I’d like to keep working and function good in daily life (like go to the gym and shower and do laundry), keep up my mental and physical health, have good relationships with friends and at support group, and overall get my ■■■■ together, if you will. Some of my longer term values are for family, friends, and Hawai’i. I want to be a mom one day and be accepted by my relatives and be able to live independently (with my husband and kids). I also want my friend Jackie to find a job and finish school and not grow far apart from me one day. I also really like Hawai’i. I want to be an active member of the community here and go to all the restaurants and enjoy the good weather. I have no desire to move. I have another “mini” value and that’s to see my family in China ever year or two and eat wonton soup. That about covers it… guess I’m having a good day and want to start thinking about life after my day treatment program ends. What are some of your current short or long term values and why?
I’m starting to feel like my old self back after about 2-3 months of psychosis, mania and depression. Suddenly I want to do art again! 
Today I think I’ll finish The Greenbook and tomorrow I think I’ll try to do another portrait. My memory isn’t good, but looking at my Instagram, I had so much good stuff going before my episode that took away the entire Summer. People give all these suggestions about how to find hope after an episode and I’m finding the “hack” is to be really busy with exercising or working and having one or two close people or communities you can talk to.
I think you’re writing about goals.
I’d say these are things I value in my life and not moral values.
My life is quite simple: keeping the house going smoothly by doing chores, giving support to my husband and my son while taking care of myself, completing the writing project step by step. I’d say the last task is the hardest because it depends solely on my health. I 'm not doing well recently due to a disruption of my sleep schedule. During the past two weeks I just functioned minimally by doing the house chores while being least productive in my writing.
I value nature. Being in harmony with it and being kind to other creatures. Loving my husband and parents. Spending time with them. Praying to God. And learning thru my reading books. And writing to share with others what knowledge I’ve been blessed with.
My values are :
Stay single forever. No marriage or kids. Because I’ve had relationships and they’re just work and never worked out for me.
Also another value I have is I don’t want to be a burden to others and want to stand on my own 2 feet.
Sounds like you are doing so well and what healthy good values to have.
I hope for you to achieve that or keep achieving it.
Today I felt included with a group of non schizophrenic people 
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I was at the gym and was called by my name and they pepp talked me and encouraged me and it was so nice.
There was a really gorgeous guy there and he remembered my name😮.
My gym partner was lovely too and she was not heaps fitter than me.
Last time I had s gym partner she was much much fitter than me and I could not keep up and I was the only slow one in the group but today she and I were more equal in fitness I think which was very helpful and I did not think I could stay at the gym and do all the exercises but I could with their pepp talk etc easily do it.
I might feel like a part of the community in a way.
I was always a outsider.specially in Sweden they hated on me for being different and not working but here in Australia they seem to accept me as I am more and encourage me and praise me for the little good I do do and that brings out the best in me I think and able me to do more .
I value the life I am living right now.
In the future I might be able to visit a old or sick person once a week and drink coffee with them and give them a pedicare but it depends on the person.i don’t go well with all people and can’t stand to be around some even if I like them
I value being me and I value my life right now as it is and I value my sacred neigh being retired and I value being a vegan and hope to be one for the rest of my life.
My values are Catholic Christian, and at the same time, LGBTQ. ( If that makes any sense. It does for me.)
I’m fiscally conservative and socially progressive. (If that makes any sense. It does for me.)
I believe in going about my life with the attitude that I am a complete and total normie. At the same time collecting SSDI, not working a paid job, and doing a part time, volunteer job, and being perfectly happy with it. (If that makes any sense. It does for me).
my values seem to be family and doing the best that i can each day
it’s all kind of rolling into one at the moment meaning ‘housewife’ to my husband
We just moved an hour or so away from my mum
we were so good together - me and her - so long we were best friends most of my life on and off.
now i actually do my own cleaning etc. it’s a shame i have to move away to feel more independent
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