It isn’t even just the filtered ones. Need to remember that people pose purposely to look good. We all take unflattering photos too.
Mental health tips & reminders
- Thread starter BunnyBeeHope
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Posted this elsewhere but think it belongs here too.
Childhood trauma is becoming an adult who looks capable and composed while privately struggling with identity confusion, emotional numbness, and deep exhaustion and that comes from surviving before you ever learned how to live.
Staying alive when everything in your brain is telling you to give up and that you're not needed in this world, takes a strength some will never understand. So if you won that war with your mind today - or any day - I'm proud of you. This world is better off with you here.
you're not a victim for sharing your story. you are a survivor setting the world on fire with your truth. and you never know who needs your light, your warmth, and raging courage. Sometimes it take time to rise from the shame and find the courage to tell your secrets but when you do start telling your story. That is when your courage starts and you healing starts and your fight and the shame is not yours, it's theirs. You're strong and amazing. Remember you can rise from the depths of all darkness in your mind. There are people that will listen.
Many trauma survivors feel shame for getting triggered by "good natured" teasing-but when that kind of thing happens, it's real important to remember that trauma responses are not choices. Trauma responses are survival modes that has got us this far and will continue us further in life and protect us. It's ok to be triggered and step back for a while. This is our survival and how we have made it. No one has fought as hard you have to be here in the here and now. Keep fighting and remember you're not alone.
A day early but goodbye January
And good riddance it’s been shit
10000000% agree with this ^^^^^^ ….scary thing is February looks like it is currently heading in the same direction or worse so hope that’s not the same for everyone else cos it ain’t fun
Oh I’m not sure if I’m supposed to give some sort of advice here for this thread …well I don’t have any just do your best to get through it
Oh I’m not sure if I’m supposed to give some sort of advice here for this thread …well I don’t have any just do your best to get through it
Ooft
February is, so far, worse than January
