Smile!
This is how you choose to be happy.
Laugh!
This is a way to make today less crappy.
Believe!
In yourself or at least in the chance for change.
Because...
Change is the only constant even though that may sound strange.
I struggle with major depression and I won't take medication. I also have had a pretty shitty life. I spent a lot of time in depression because my life sucked and I didn't help myself get better. Meds only go so far for all of us. We have to try extra super hard to get a long in life than others but it's not so hard to do when you make a practice of it.
I'm sorry if I have upset you.
Try to think of it like this.
To be successful you have to look and act successful.
It is a choice and a HUGE struggle to succeed and it's a lot like an addict trying to quit.
Just because you feel something inside doesn't mean you have to give in to it.
I'm proud of you and the person you've become. You are worth more than you know. You deserve so much more than you give yourself. You are stronger, you are safe, you are free.
Your health is important.
Your dreams are important.
Your future is important.
Your happiness is important.
Your life is important.
You are important.
You are recovering. You need to be kind to yourself and not forget that. Do not push away the kindness you receive, especially if it comes from yourself.
You're not reading this by accident. Everything is going to be okay. Breathe and remember that you've been in this place before. You've been this uncomfortable, anxious and scared, and you survived. Close your eyes and feel the universe within you making a way for you right now.
YOU ARE READING
The things I think of when I'm alone
PoetryUnbearable pain that is expressed and acknowledged becomes bearable. But people who have suffered from BPD received no such responses in their childhood. Therefore, they are stuck in the past, trying to elicit what they needed as a child-validation...
