When In Doubt, Navigate Life With Your Core Values
I wouldn’t have to worry about making bad decisions because a decision based on good core values will always serve me in the long run.
I wouldn’t have to worry about making bad decisions because a decision based on good core values will always serve me in the long run.
I’m depressed. But I’m grateful I have writing because otherwise how else could I be so completely myself and feel understood even just by putting the words out there?
You have to make the mistakes, then you can learn the lessons. You have to walk through the pain, then you can find the answers that matter.
You are a valuable person who brings a lot to the table. When you truly start to believe this about yourself, you’ll it easy to stay relaxed in the early stages of dating.
I’d always been good with my alone time and being myself so this episode really freaked me out. It was intense and kept spiralling. I couldn’t even function properly in my day-to-day life as I was constantly distracted, overwhelmed by anxiety and fatigue.
I used to be in love with a hipster European boy. He was everything I wasn’t (and still am not). He rode a bike to work and around the city.
I know depressed is not me. I’m so much more. That being said, yes, I can be depressed. It’s a truth that sometimes I’m convinced it’s best if I kill myself. What can I say? This is what I’m dealing with on a daily basis. It’s part of me.
If you loved yourself, you would accept your past, your flaws and every wrong turn you take. You would give yourself the permission to be imperfect, to make mistakes, to get lost in a pair of ocean-blued eyes and live life to the fullest. If you loved yourself, you would forgive yourself.
Fortunately, over time, with effort, my anxiety has gotten so much better. I’ve noticed the improvements since I started filling my days with a variety of things that have helped me loosen up and fight off negative thoughts.
Please stop blaming, criticizing yourself so much. Give your precious body a break because she so deserves that. She has done a great job keeping you active, healthy, functional and yes, alive.