today I feel sad
I've been struggling with mental illnesses since I was only 9 years old. This has been a struggle for me ever since I was a kid. I never thought I'd make it so far. when Im going through a really rough week, like this week, I need to hear a few things to make me feel in touch with myself and other people. Isolation for a long period of time has ill effects on everybody, and I know that youre having a hard time occupying yourself with activities. Just in case its been making any of you feel sad or unhappy, I wanted to let you guys know Im always here for you— rain or shine. I also wanted to tell you that no matter how much it hurts, youre deserving of happiness. Your pain, fears, and worries are temporary because you are surrounded by love and affection. if youre worried about your future or how your life is going to pan out, you need to realize youre braver and stronger than all of your fears. and nobody can take that strength away from you, not even yourself. when you step out of your comfort zone to learn or just relax, you should realize that even baby steps are still steps and youre making progress towards whatever you wish to become. ok, thats all, I just wanted to make sure youre okay & youre safe & happy in your own mind.
@Euphrosynesmessenger
Such a nice attitude! And yes, I liked very much what you said about baby steps too :) I'm trying always to remind it to myself and it does help a great deal! Hugs and all the best!
@RinaP Thank you! Is there anything in particular that helps you feel better? I would love to try out new things.
Love,
E.
@Euphrosynesmessenger
Hi, hope you're doing fine! Well, lately something that made me feel better towards my personal problems and issues it's been to keep myself "in the moment". With this I mean that any time I feel sad, or scared, or nervous, or just any unpleasant feeling coming up, or some unpleasant memory, I just remind myself of the moment I'm in, I remind myself of the things that happened to me and my family in the last months and the things that are happening in the world right now. I'm trying to remember all that's going on around me, in my family and also outside, the people I know and the world in general. And I try to look at this and acknowledge that I am in this moment, I'm living this moment of my life, this moment of other's life, and this moment in history too. Looking at a big picture like this, makes me feel much more stable, less lonely with any of my problems, feeling more together with the whole world, my surroudings and what's happening now. I found that taking this attitude and just "reviewing" somehow my situation at this moment together with other's situations and the world situation makes me almost immediately feel much better. It's like bringing my mind again into focus, instead of let my feelings, fears, and memories take over me. When I feel that some old cycle of negative thoughts is coming back to me I just try to stop and then start to review and tell myself "remember in this last month you did this, and you learned that, and your family is working on this new project, and now this or that is happening in other countries". It's like making me realize that I'm not that same person I was when I first felt those feelings and had those problems anymore, I'm realizing that I am many steps ahead now and the situation now is all different from the past. It doesn't matter if some issues are still there, we're going on and we don't need to hang to those negative thoughts coming back to us.
This was a little long :) but it's something I found really really helpful in my late experience, I hope it can relate to you too. And if you have any question or thought I'm here! Wishing you a nice day :)
