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loveyourlovelysoul · 4 hours
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sometimes you’re going to mess up. you’re going to make mistakes. there are going to be times when you don’t listen well enough to others or what you’re body or heart is telling you. the important thing in these moments is to have unconditional, unlimited compassion for yourself. you always deserve compassion.
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loveyourlovelysoul · 4 hours
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"you're not the only one with these problems" but not as a way to shame people into silence and belittle them, but rather a comforting statement to let people know that they are not alone and that this is a genuine issue for many people- and also to let go of the kind of thinking that isolates you from other people and ultimately dehumanizing you by thinking you are completely unique (by being better or worse) and recognizing the harm that causes you. We are all far more alike than we are different, and there are plenty of people who have suffered similarly to the way you are right now- so there are people you can talk to, and resources you can use. You are not unique and that is a joyous thing.
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loveyourlovelysoul · 4 hours
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giving in is very different from giving up. it's a way to acknowledge your feelings fully and welcome them, embrace/accept them, give them and yourself attention so to heal them and yourself, and then get back to work as op said stronger than before (because you cared about yourself and how you felt, you saw yourself in hard time and gave yourself attention and time, something that others may have not done for you).
it’s okay if you give in sometimes. sometimes the weight of everything becomes too heavy and it’s okay to get upset, it’s okay to cry or get angry. sometimes there’s dips in your recovery but you can stand up again afterwards, stronger than before. you’re not weak for having a bad time.
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loveyourlovelysoul · 4 hours
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loveyourlovelysoul · 5 hours
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“sometimes you just need to take a step back and realize how far you’ve come instead of how far left you have to go. you are going to mess up, and you are going to make mistakes and you aren’t always going to get it right. but, you are human. it happens. it’s okay.”
— Unknown
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loveyourlovelysoul · 5 hours
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Don’t make someone a priority in detriment of your own physical and mental health. Having a savior complex is a way of filling up a hole inside you, a wound so deep that you’d rather sacrifice yourself than face what hurt you. Don’t self-sabotage. Instead of looking outwards for people to save, look inwards for the person who needs most saving: yourself.
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loveyourlovelysoul · 5 hours
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loveyourlovelysoul · 20 hours
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loveyourlovelysoul · 21 hours
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loveyourlovelysoul · 21 hours
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Pass it on 💛
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loveyourlovelysoul · 21 hours
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Illusion , Kichijoji 吉祥寺
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loveyourlovelysoul · 22 hours
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Making a safe space if you don’t have one can be so beneficial.
It might mean making sure you have comfort items nearby and in their best condition (for instance, if you have a favourite hoodie, make sure it’s clean and ready to wear). It might mean making an extra effort to turn your bedroom (or apartment, or car) into a safe space. This can especially apply if your bedroom or car look the same as they did when the trauma happened. (Even if it wasn’t where the trauma happened. It could just be a reminder of that time in your life.) Redecorating those spaces to look and feel different may help them feel more safe, often because it will feel like it reflects your style or just feels more like it belongs to you.
Redecorating might mean moving things around, replacing things, removing things or adding new things. Your bed might feel much better with a change of sheets. It might help to add decorative items that cheer you up, or make you smile or laugh, or just make a distinctive change in the appearance of a place. Maybe you cut out some favourite things from magazines to make a collage. Sometimes moving furniture can make a room feel like a completely new place, like changing the position of a dresser or turning your bed 90 degrees. Sometimes small, simple changes can be huge, such as a wrap around the steering wheel of your car. Feeling safe can mean a lot of different things to different people. Think about what you need to feel safe.
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loveyourlovelysoul · 22 hours
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Stop waiting for everything to be perfect to start. Progress does not require perfect conditions.
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loveyourlovelysoul · 22 hours
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Even if I didn’t have a solid plan, in the back of my head, I always assumed I’d kill myself.
Now I’m an adult and people my age have their lives in order and I’m stuck here, confused, because I never planned to be alive and I’m so far behind.
I feel like I’ll never catch up.
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loveyourlovelysoul · 22 hours
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by Miriam Khagalas
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