Concept: It gets better. Your mind quiets down considerably. There are still days when it manages to shout its lies, but you make it past those days every time. Death no longer seems as attractive as before because life has a beauty you never really noticed. The idea of loving yourself is no longer just a thought, it’s reality, and you’re loved too, in whatever way you wish to be. You are worth it, and unlike all of those times in the past, you actually believe it.
— | Maxwell Diawuoh, Once A Day (296/366) "I hate glamorizing over-working. It’s not healthy. The fact that there are so many people going without sleep, food, personal hygiene (not to mention time for relaxation, personal time, and socialization, which are very necessary for mental health) just to stay afloat is not something to be celebrated or applauded. It’s a problem, not a goal that all good employees should aspire to, or a norm everyone should be expected to perform." "do you ever just want to shout like… it’s because i’m sad! like yes i didn’t do my homework, yes i didn’t text you back, yes i’ve been hiding in my room! i’m sorry! but i haven’t killed myself so honestly where is my badge!"
"Your mental and physical health comes before anything. Exams can be redone. Your life can’t.
"It doesn’t matter if it’s a relationship, a lifestyle, or a job. If it doesn’t make you happy let it go.
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"please don’t forget
that health is a state of being, not a body type"
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As a young adult I’ve recently started struggling with some of the mental effects of cystic fibrosis coupling with pressures and stress from being in school, and now it’s harder for me to keep fighting now than it’s ever been, even just to keep doing basic things to keep myself healthy. I love being in college but sometimes I just want to drop out. I’m starting to watch my grades drop again and it makes me feel like such a failure.
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What poignant messages! Especially the last one.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read the last text it really resonated with me. Because I've grown up being terrified to mess up and that's partly due to being scared of being told off by parents or teachers. And that fear has definitely controlled me and stopped me from doing certain things in life.
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