We all go through times where we are doing well. We feel like we have healed, moved forward, worked past or through something very scary and challenging. Then out of nowhere we feel crappy again. We feel mentally exhausted, have more episodes, anxiety is high, depression is kicking our butt and then we feel like we are going backwards and haven’t made progress. It’s scary when that happens I know…but that doesn’t mean you haven’t made progress or that you haven’t healed.
Our bodies and our minds go through so much on the daily, such as work, school, kids, tending to a house, anxiety, depression, PTSD, healing from trauma, going through the emotions of discovering the trauma, whatever it may be. It’s understandable for us to go through patches where we don’t feel okay, and that is okay.
In times like these it’s important for us to focus on all the progress we have made, all the accomplishments you have done, and continue working on your goals. Using your coping skills to pull yourself out, seeking help when it gets to be too much, and stopping when your body is telling you to rest will help you get through it.
Something I have learned through my journey is that every time I go through times where I’m not doing well mentally and really struggling, I understand myself better. I understand what helps me most and what hinders me most. I go easy on myself and tend to my own needs. I have a little list in my mind of what helps me. Consider compiling your own list in your mind of what helps you in those times, or if visually seeing it works better for you then write it down on some paper. Keep it safe and handy when you need it. Treat it as a form of medicine.
In conclusion to this week’s blog, I want you to remember three things:
Struggling doesn’t mean you haven’t made progress.
Setbacks do not mean you’re not healing or haven’t healed.
Be gentle to yourself and remind yourself that you’re doing the best you can.
And as always, You Deserve Peace and You’re Not Your Diagnosis.
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