r/CongratsLikeImFive 14h ago

Made a great change in my life I left my abusive boyfriend

263 Upvotes

We were dating for almost four years and I found out he brought a girl down to our state to cheat with. I didn't realize how bad our relationship was until that. He gave me a black eye, talked to me like I was nothing and blamed me when things went wrong. I had finally had enough. He cussed me his whole way out, but I know its for the best. I feel so relieved.


r/CongratsLikeImFive 12h ago

Really proud of myself I got my chipped tooth fixed today.

76 Upvotes

I've finally gone to the dentist and got my chipped tooth filled, been chipped for the last 6 years and I'm relieved it's finally done.


r/CongratsLikeImFive 19h ago

Helped someone else out Defending others who can't defend themselves

57 Upvotes

I’m in this community, and there are a couple girls who can’t really defend themselves from all the creeps because they don’t always understand when someone is being a creep to them. I hate being confrontational, and honestly, sometimes I struggle to defend myself too.

But today, I had enough. These creeps weren’t listening to the girls when they were literally telling them to stop, so I stepped in and confronted them. I definitely said some things I probably shouldn’t have and cussed them out a little, but honestly? I don’t really regret standing up for them.

They actually backed off from the girls afterward, and that’s what matters to me. I’m genuinely proud of myself for speaking up, especially when I usually hate confrontation.

If someone tells you to stop, fucking stop. It’s not complicated.

Hopefully these girls won’t have to deal with those creeps anymore.


r/CongratsLikeImFive 18h ago

Really proud of myself Under 200 pounds (91kg) for the first time in 5 years

46 Upvotes

Went from being 228, avoiding mirrors and hating all photos last September to 199 at the doctor today. It’s the first time since college that my weight doesn’t start with a 2.

I’ve had a crappy year where little has gone right, but I’m happy to finally be making some progress and learning to love the person I see in the mirror a little bit more each day.


r/CongratsLikeImFive 23h ago

Got over something difficult I finally made myself go to the gym

40 Upvotes

I know I’ve needed it, and being on meds that make me tired also make it hard. But I can do hard things. And I made myself do the workout for an hour. I did it! I made that choice!


r/CongratsLikeImFive 2h ago

Really proud of myself I survived summer vacation with kids while working

26 Upvotes

Everyone is alive. I still have a job.

Please congratulate me like I'm 5. 🎉


r/CongratsLikeImFive 11h ago

Really proud of myself My fart interrupted the teacher mid-lesson during class

0 Upvotes

i was always that kid who released silent but deadly farts in class since the school food had my stomach feel a certain kind of way, just felt like sharing this real quick lol

in 6th grade, i was in my seat doing ELA group work with some of my classmates while the teacher was giving us a lesson. all of sudden, i felt the urge to fart and i decided to release the beast and it turned out to be silent but DEADLY. after a few seconds, my classmates started to make disgusted looks wondering where that horrible smell was coming from. the teacher also smelt it and stopped talking in the middle of his lesson, walking over to our table. he said "what is this smell over here?" and asked who the farting vigilante was. my group looked at each other and one of my partners turned to me and said, "did you fart?" i was trying so hard not to laugh and i immediately said no. i guess she believed me and turnt back around to look at the rest of the group. the teacher was STILL questioning about the repulsive smell since it lingered for a while but nobody else said a word and sooner enough, he walked back to the front of the class and continued on with the lesson like nothing ever happened. it felt so relieving to know that they never caught the culprit! 😭💨