Woes

Try

Sometimes it's hard to remember those there for you, in your corner supporting you. All you see is everyone who's not. It's important to try and reconnect, follow advice, reach out and breathe.

Just breathe. Listen to music. Make art. Do some stretching. Dance crazy in the house. Make a blog. Write something.

Never forget to do things that will make you happy. Grow the light inside of you and lift the weight off your chest if only for a little while.

Get out of your room. The longer you stay, the stuffier it gets. The walls start closing in. You feel sicker. It's comforting and offers an escape. I know. Some days all you think of is coming home to your bed, shutting the lights off and closing the doors. And that's ok- to a point. But you can't always retreat.

Pull the pieces together and have some tea. Read a funny story. Watch some Netflix. Try a tutorial online. Bake something. Go clean the bathroom or your room.

Realize the more you try, the less occupied your mind will be on the negative. We are young, we will be thrown curve balls. Some worse than others. We must adapt and push on, adjusting plans when needed. In order to survive you have to sometimes let go.

The people who haven't reach out to you, haven't been genuine, those that make you feel less than, those that don't give back the same energy you do, those that take you for granted, those that disrespect you, those that put you down....

DELETE THEM.

Off all social media, lose their contacts, enough is enough. I'm not saying to forget the memories, lessons learnt from them will help you moving forward. But if that person's presence is no longer impacting or a positive part of your current existence they need to be removed. The extra weight is not needed. God knows we have enough already. Don't sit waiting for a reply, don't feel bad about being left out. There is always another person, a kind and open person just waiting for a someone like you to enter their life.

And I know that we often get so tired of trying but that's what life is all about. Putting in effort to find some sort of meaning to our existence. We form bonds to fight the loneliness we feel as individuals. We pursue dreams to fill the void of what would be empty lives. You who tries, you are the strong and you can make it.

I'm not saying the depression and anxiety will go away like that but you WILL smile more, laugh more, breathe more and the weight will almost feel non-existent some days. Those days, an increasing amount of those days, are worth trying for. And finding people along the way to share those moments with is just as worth it.

Edit: I find myself rereading this from time to time, find motivation even if it's from your past self.