Mental Health Recovery - Blog Posts

made it 2/3 of the way through my therapy workbook. taking these broken wings and learning to fly, slowly but surely.

Because we all need to hear this sometimes.

I’ve been having a bad couple of weeks and I just really needed to hear these:

You are NOT a burden

You are valued 

You are NOT a shitty friend, even when you think you are

You don’t need to have it all figured out yet

It’s OK to have bad days

And it’s OK to hide from the world if you’re having a bad day

Because sometimes you just need to have some time to yourself

And that’s OK

You don’t have to do anything that you don’t want to

What happened to you in the past is NOT your fault

Don’t feel guilty for not being productive

It’s going to be OK

Breathe

Relax

Recharge

YOU ARE WANTED

YOU ARE LOVED

YOU CAN DO THIS

I BELIEVE IN YOU

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all had some wonderful days with your loved ones💖 I'm currently taking a break at the Baltic sea 🌊 It's pretty nice, but also very cold🥶 But I still manage to calm my mind and heal a bit✨

New video✨ Self healing is very important, try to take care of yourself every now and then!💕

Studying with a chaotic mind isn't really easy these days... I try to take things slow, redecorating my wall and writing stories every now and then✨

I also do workouts and started listening to podcasts recently!🥰

But still, studying can't be left out of my daily routine and I try to focus on University for at least an hour per day. Somehow everything works out, but me myself feels somehow lost. I hope that I will recover pretty soon, to finally feel better💖

Did I just realise that winter depression hit me like a truck? Hell yes.

Am I going to do anything about it? Hell yes!😎

I'm aware of my mental health status and I'm going to make many little steps to achieve my goals anyway!💖 Life isn't easy sometimes and that's okay! Just don't give up and try your best in every situation✨

Hey guys! ✨

Just wanted to pop in and say that I’m currently taking a mental health break from social media! Yes, I’m still available and will be answering questions and comments every few days. 

The past week was really tough for me; I had to postpone my exam because of that and currently try to get back to the roots, trying to rediscover my passion for studying...

Not everything is as perfect as it seems to be in the pictures and videos I post.

Sometimes life is just rough to you and you have to give yourself some time to recover💖

Stay safe and see you all soon!

The fact that something could go wrong, and I'd have committed su!c!de already, scares me shitless. I have no fucking idea how I managed to not commit with constant su!c!dal thoughts, but I've managed.

HELL YEAH!! FINALLY 18 DAYS WITHOUT SH, GONNA GET A MONTH WITHOUT SH SOON🔥🔥🔥‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥💥💥

Reminder

Your sadness is valid.

Your frustration is valid.

Your pain is valid.

Your jealousy is valid.

Your hurt is valid.

Your disappointment is valid.

Your shame/guilt is valid.

Your regret is valid.

Your anxiety is valid.

Your happiness is valid.

Your enthusiasm is valid.

Your passion is valid.

Your love is valid.

Your emotions are valid.

No matter what your emotions are, they are valid. You are allowed to feel.

But that does not mean your reactions may be valid too. You cannot hurt other people because of your emotions. You are responsible for your reactions to emotions.

Responsibility does not dismiss your validity of feeling a particular emotion.

Reminder

It's okay if you didn't achieve the things that you worked hard for.

It's also okay if you did.

It's okay if you feel like you didn't try harder.

It's also okay if you did.

No matter what people say, you did your best.

If you didn't achieve the goal that you said you would, people will say "She didn't try hard enough"

If you did achieve the goal, they would say "She sacrificed too much"

No matter what, people will talk

So, be gentle to yourself.

Reminder!

Your worth is NOT defined by:

Grades

Appearance

Weight

Height

Nationality

Gender

Race

Religion

Work

Degree

Illness

Disability (mental/physical)

Income

Your worth is not defined by anything. You are definitely worth it. You are enough. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Reminder

Your pain (physical/mental/emotional) is valid even if nobody can see it

Your pain is valid even if you have no physical symptoms

Your pain is valid even if there is no physical injury

Your pain is valid even if others tell you it's not

Your pain is valid even if you do not have a life threatening disease

Your pain is valid even if you don't have a diagnosis

Your pain is valid even if you do have a diagnosis

Your pain is still valid even if nobody believes you

Your pain is still valid even if you are too "young" for the problem/issue

Your pain is valid even if the health care advisor/anybody tells you that it's in your head

Your pain is valid no matter what the conditions are

Your pain is valid.

Pain does not discriminate between age, gender, race, nationality etc. Just because you can't see pain, doesn't mean it's not there.

Progress is still progress!

It doesn't matter if you hadn't done the things you were supposed to do. It doesn't matter that if you finished 1 thing out of 4 things. You don't have 3 more things to do, you have 1 less thing to complete.

It doesn't matter if you had relapsed after a day or 3 of productivity and healing into a spiral again. What matters is that you get back up and start again. Because now you're a bit stronger and more resilient than before.

It doesn't matter if all you did today was getting out of bed, eat and change your clothes while you did nothing else. Appreciate yourself and give yourself the credit you deserve for doing those small things.

It doesn't matter if the only thing you did today was to focus on existing and on yourself alone. Be proud of surviving till the end of the day because you made it through knowing that there was a possibility of you not making it.

Progress is still progress. It doesn't matter if you take small or big steps. You're taking a step and that's all that matters.

Reminder!

It's okay:

If you're not currently interested in studying

If you've lost interest in some thing you like/love

If you need a break

If you just need to sleep for the whole day and be lazy

If you just want to watch/binge shows and movies

If you don't feel chirpy sometimes

If you feel sad/angry/or any other emotion

If you feel stressed or pressured because of work

It's okay if you are not okay