My need for instant gratification is still an ongoing thing, even while being in treatment. Having that struggle makes it very easy for me to focus on what I don’t have, instead of being grateful for what I do. What I have noticed when I am in this ungrateful mindset is that it is very easy for me to get negative and stay negative. When I feel this way, nothing will ever be enough or good enough to make me feel satisfied. But on the opposite end of that, when I am able to pause and think of all the good things that have opened over my year in treatment, I feel like a completely different person. Being grateful helps me to stay in the moment and take things one day at a time. I feel like I get more enjoyment out of the little things that happen throughout my day. Remaining grateful helps me to stay out of a depressive mindset and I feel like an overall happier person.