Have you ever tried saying something positive to yourself, on a regular basis? To some of us, this is a non issue. In my case, and in many sufferers’ cases, it’s not as simple. When your belief in yourself is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
No matter how hopeless the present feels, it’s important to measure your progress from where you started your journey. And sometimes staying still is just as important as moving forward. Dips are expected. Relapses are possible. Feeling like crap? That’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What I find lacking in most support groups is the admission that sometimes, it’s gonna hurt. It’s gonna hurt bad and no words or hugs or anything will make it better. Only time. And facing the pain that’s been avoided[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When you want to give hope to someone, sometimes you don’t give the whole truth. What most people don’t talk much about in depression and similar conditions, is that sometimes, no matter what you do… It just hurts. But it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When you have back pains or a fractured leg, it’s easier to allow yourself to face it. It’s not your fault. It’s got nothing to do with you per se. Your leg broke and it hurts and all you can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t know how to… So this is the best effort I can make.
I drew this comic before therapy started to progress to confronting the pain by learning to love myself. It’s the toughest and possibly most painful thing I’ve ever done in my life. It might be easy for others, but not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I wish I could say this is no longer the case. It happens less, but it still happens. When it does, it’s hard to breathe without pain, or breathe without wanting to cry.
I mean, sometimes this conversation even happens internally. But yeah. Sometimes there’s physical heartache that just really hurts. Even if you don’t believe it, it doesn’t change my reality.
… *whistles innocently* Imagine how difficult life is, for a caregiver. I can’t find the original quote, but something my wife once read talked about “clinging on to someone’s skirt while they stand at the cliffside.” Support caregivers as well[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…