Do you believe in full recovery? It’s something I’ve wanted for so long. I’ve never really thought of my mental health as just another thing that makes me unique. I’ve never viewed it as a strength… Something I’m proud of myself for getting this far with. I’m not going to lie and say it has been straightforward. But today, I am allowing myself to believe that things get better.
No matter what your head is telling you, whether it’s to feel guilty for having a little happiness moment or not thinking about self-destruction, you survived that feeling. The feeling of happiness was maybe overruled by guilt, but it took a moment in time to be felt. That’s a moment longer than you felt last week.
You’ve gone through so much that is brushed off as if it’s nothing. Labelled in your head as harm that was deserved. You minimize your victories.
Don’t expect your life to change overnight. Every day is another chance to keep proving you are committed to recovery. I’m not saying the bigger milestones lose value, but be proud of getting to the end of another day. That felt impossible, once upon a time.
Love the life you’re living right now, because every moment we live to regret is one we can’t relearn to love. It’s over before we know it’s happened.
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