stayin' alive and optimistic while battling panic disorder & generalized anxiety disorder 🌻
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I Just Remembered The Time When I Was Depressed (not Diagnosed With It, But I'm Sure I Was Depressed)
I just remembered the time when I was depressed (not diagnosed with it, but I'm sure I was depressed) and could not feel a damn thing. I was empty. I remember saying "It would be better feeling ANYTHING at all, rather than this constant numbness". Now I'm here a few years later and the feeling I feel every day is fear, especially in the morning as soon as I open my eyes. And I'm not sure it's better than emptiness. I could say "be careful what you wish for", but instead all I'm going to say is: be brave. Be bold. You have to take back your life. It's not going to happen in one night. You will cry a lot. It's going to be hard. It's a constant fight where you have to show up for yourself every day. But you absolutely have to keep going and challenge yourself.
This statement involves every type of fight with any kind of mental illness, not just anxiety. You are valid. Your feelings are valid.
We got this!
- Reni
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the thing is. sometimes you realise that things you thought you hated, you are completely fine with now. because the context was wrong before, because you have more control over your environment than you used to, or because you're a different person now than you were before. and while it can be scary to go back to those things and try again, it's definitely worth it. even just every now and then when you're feeling safe enough and comfortable enough. even just to help yourself remember that you have the capacity to change
