Personal Evaluation
1. How has your family or a close friend communicated support to you in the last week? My husband reminds me to watch certain foods I eat (ex: tonight at baseball, he warned me not to have too many Spitz because of the sodium content), as well as helping me to stay away from foods that I struggle with. He also brings along extra food for me (ex: rice, cookies, etc.) so that I have enough of 'my food' to eat at family gatherings. My parents and in-laws try to the best of their ability to accommodate me at family meals by providing options that I can eat, as well as making me special dishes.
2. On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being low - 10 being high), how do you rate your family's understanding of the seriousness of your commitment to your journey? How does your answer make you feel? 8. This makes me feel happy that they're pretty aware of the seriousness of the situation, but also sad that they're not 100% committed and supportive of my situation.
3. How can you better communicate your commitment, needs and desires to them? Have you been reluctant to share your needs with them? Why? I think I've explained my commitment/needs/desires enough to them - I think the results of my efforts will encourage them to become more aware and serious about the rest of it with time. Sometimes I'm reluctant to share my needs, because sometimes I don't feel that they understand my situation entirely - or they don't completely agree because they struggle in those areas themselves.
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