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melusine0811 · 2 months

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ALEA IACTA EST

The night covers me, robs me of all joy until I am left gasping

My chest caved in, my soul siphoned from my body, left in its own gravitational singularity.

My flesh is no longer my own— but smudged onto someone else's canvas

Like a surrealist painting, when all the colour drains from the world

And is left swirling in a hyper-pigmented mass swallowed up by a hole at my feet

Like bathwater

And all that is left of me is cracked, gray and drab

Warped and twisted—my consciousness sticking out like a nerve

Language is our salvation, how we rid ourselves of our darkness

But words are torn from my mouth, useless birds that vanish with no translation

And as I bludgeon my own spirit in the prison of my mind,

For things I cannot control—

I am afraid of my own darkness, as my soul staggers towards the brink of tomorrow.

Who should be left with the burden of me, touch-starved flesh and yet recluse?

Any shred of warmth and I devour it until there is nothing left to be given,

Like a fire that has gone inverted, drenched in what I took too much of.

How many more sectors of my consciousness must die before I am allowed to live?

How long can I stand the dark before I morph and bleed into the shadows, haunted by the bones of past versions of me?

'In the eye of the hurricane everything is quiet,' they said.

Where is this eye, where I can rest for a moment, and let my body shudder into the earth?

But I always remember, as I unclench myself and let love reclaim my body—

Even the rainbow hides its splendour until after the storm.

And I am not from here.

My hair smells of the wind and is clouded with nebulae.

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Turns out I really WASN'T from here.

I wrote this when I was very ill, in the fall. I kept adding to it. Remembering hurts. But it is the only way I can look back and think how far I have come.

#surrealist poetry #poetry by me #mental illness #depression #anxiety #mental recovery

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calmingyoungminds · 2 years

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“Recovery is not one and done. It is a lifelong journey that takes place one day, one step at a time.”

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#student mental health #positive mental health #mental health #positive mentality #positive thinking #positive habits #positive thoughts #positive quotes #mental health quotes #mental peace #therapy #anxietyrecovery #mental recovery #mediation for well-being #being strong #being postive

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baby-meringue · 9 months

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if you are going through abuse or being strictly controlled, like me, watch the captain underpants movie!

it has a message that controlling your child strictly is bad, especially when they don't understand the child very well and it is also about isolation issues! of course, it is very silly, so that it can make you feel better!!

the movie is currently on netflix!!

#captain underpants #captain underpants the first epic movie #movie recommendation #mental recovery #coping mechanism

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the-healing-mindset · 1 year

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Trying to get back into daily/nightly meditation. Really hoping that it will help with getting out of survival mode.

#guided meditation #meditation #survival mode #trauma #healing #mental recovery #recovery #mental health #relaxation #relax #trauma healing #trauma recovery #Youtube

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milkchuu · 8 months

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i have planned out my week on sunday, but instead of doing what i planned yesterday, i took a rest day because of sudden fatigue

two mental health wins in one: i let myself take a break, and i didnt beat myself up over it, despite wanting to

amy called me a lazy, incompetent fuck, and i didnt even think about humoring her

just so proud of myself for this and wanted to share ♥

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itsmechloeee · 2 years

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Charles could be the saviour of my mental health here…

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recoverr · 5 months

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i don't know who needs to hear this, but guilt, self-hatred and shame are not sustainable sources of growth and healing. you can't hate yourself into feeling better, or being better. you can't repeatedly punish yourself for your flawed humanity and expect wholesome results.

#mental health #recovery #self care #self love #positivity #reminders #healing #be kind to yourself #actually mentally ill #cptsd #actually cptsd #recovery suggestion #trauma survivor #trauma recovery #mine.

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positivelyqueer · 8 months

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A friend once told me that when they are struggling with getting laundry done, she pretends it is her sworn duty to smuggle the young prince out of the castle to safety, disguised in a laundry hamper.

Now, when I am struggling with hygiene, I pretend I am part of a village with an annual festival, and I get one day a year to spend luxuriously at a bathhouse in preparation.

What my friend imparted on me was the skill of turning mundane tasks into fantastical adventures to make them more compelling and bearable.

So next time you need to go on a mental health walk, maybe consider doing reconnaissance for a secret underground organisation.

Next time cooking is too much of a chore, consider you ability to turn space station rations into a feast to the delight of your crewmates.

#positivity #coping #coping strategy #recovery #mental health #depression #executive dysfunction

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thelatestkate · 2 months

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Shop , Patreon , Books and Cards , Mailing List

#mental health #recovery #self care

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thepeacefulgarden · 9 months

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healing-is-cool · 1 year

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You are going to laugh until your stomach hurts again. You're going to be in awe of a sunset. Watch your favorite show while you eat your favorite food. Find money on the street. Discover a great band you haven't heard of before. You will find your way back.

#mental health #self love #recovery #self care #kindness #positivity #happiness #note to self #journal entry

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robertseanleonardthinker · 7 months

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something my therapist told me that personally has been rather helpful is that coping skills are not to make us feel better. they are to create space between u and ur feelings. they r to help u cope and do what u need to do. they are not meant to resolve ur negative feelings. if they do, that's a bonus. but if they don't, that's ok. learning that honestly helped so much. i'm such a perfectionist that i can't even cope if it's not gonna be perfect and this like took a weight off my shoulders. if i use a coping skill and don't feel better, that's ok. i am simply trying to distance myself from my emotion. i felt like i wasn't coping correctly before i learned this. like maybe i was doing something wrong or there was just something wrong with me.

#mental health #recovery #coping #coping skills #therapy #healing

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faerieicetea · 10 months

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me going into hibernation when it's time to recharge my social battery

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milkchuu · 8 months

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the joy of eating tho

i love food so much! its so good! i love to eat!

i just went and got a desert after lunch. blessed

#ed recovery #eating disoder recovery #ana recovery #osfed recovery #mental health #mental healing #mental recovery #recovery #healing #joyful #inner peace #food

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selfcare-journey · 4 months

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Slow down, it's ok. Very few things in life are absolute

Deadlines can be flexible, career paths are flexible, relationships become close and far and close again, it's all going to be ok

#mental health #self care #self love #affirmation #encouragement #positivity #recovery #my original content #1k #5k

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m0untaing0ats · 1 year

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People on the internet treat autism like it's some cute, childish thing, but like, autism and the trauma that comes with it have literally lead me to severe alcoholism, anger issues and a criminal record.

This post goes out to autistic addicts and autistic people who have personality disorders and autistic people who have hurt people during meltdowns and autistic people who have been in trouble with the law and autistic people who have been diagnosed with every mental illness under the sun only to find out it was autism all along.

You are loved. Your trauma and your reactions to it do not make you a bad person.

#autism #actually autistic #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #actually neurodivergent #mental health #recovery #addiction #positivity #autistic positivity #disability

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