Why To Never Give Up:

Why to never give up:

You haven't tried everything yet.

You are closer to your success than you think.

If you don't finish someone else will.

Right before success there is a dark place.

If you gave up then what?

You will never regret trying untill the end.

It's better to die trying than giving up.

Past failure doesn't predict the future.

As long as you are alive, anything is possible.

studying without the struggle to feel good enough. studying with interest and people to talk to when you don’t understand something. people who get lost in those topics with you over a drink or dinner in the evening, in a cozy bar after a day full of productive hours. walks and bycicle rides in the nights and in the early mornings because you spent the night in some shady apartment or club. motivation because you’re all in this together. happiness because it’s worth it. because you’re not alone.

When that familiar ache of loneliness hits you, remind yourself that someone out there is praying for you, for your health, for your happiness and your goodness. Someone is smiling because of you, someone is healing because of you, someone is living because of you. Although we think the impact we leave on people is nothing but fleeting, it isn’t. It’s much greater. We could be the light that they had always prayed for. We could be the blessing that they had yearned for, we could be the lesson that taught them values. Whatever it is. Remember; that someone, who won’t even cross our mind is out there, praying that we are blessed and happy. And perhaps then the world might not seem to cruel and lonely anymore.

-her.moonlit.world

Yass exactly dua is the most powerful because we know we can't be there for them all the time or do our best but there's a being who without doubt is the Perfect, the Best Care taker, Provider, the Best Guide, the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful and the Eternal who is there looking out for each one of us, so who better to ask to take care of people we love than Him.

Maybe love isn't what we've read about,

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It's not about the flowers and the promises

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It's not about the kisses or the hugs.

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Sometimes love is a friend who stays,

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Sometimes, love is someone who chooses you

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It's that person who listens to you at 2am when the entire world is asleep,

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It's that person who truly loves you even when you tasted of chaos and pain.

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Coping 101 - a masterpost of down to earth resources

This post doesn’t contain links to many professional resources - it’s a list of coping tips from people who are mentally ill/disabled themselves and who all decided to share what has worked for them here on tumblr. In the last 7 months I have been sharing content created for and by mentally ill/disabled people on this blog - and to celebrate reaching 5000 followers, I have decided to collect all the best coping tips I’ve come across in one easily accessible place. Enjoy!

Managing emotions:

Letting go of emotional suffering via mindfulness.

DBT strengthening statements

Handling negative emotions

The “emotions are signals” method

The “mindfully recognizing emotions” method

Healthy perspectives on emotions

The “emotions are like hiccups” method

The “healthy outlets” method

Managing anxiety:

Coping statements for anxiety.

Breathing exercise gif

Breathing exercise gif 2

Things to remember when having an anxiety attack

The “just show up” method

The “panicky friend” method

Grounding techniques 

The “I can survive the next 10 seconds” method

The “distract your brain” method

The “you will be able to cope” method

Managing depression:

7 depression tips and why they work

Depression tips

21 tips to keeping your shit together when you’re depressed

Managing executive dysfunction:

The “might as well” method.

The “one step access” method.

Why self-discipline isn’t always the answer. 

The “use whatever works” method.

The “taking care of someone else” method.

The “june-bugging” method.

Tricks for pushing through executive dysfunction

The “do several things at once” method

The “accept your limits” methods

The “turn it into a game” method

The “anything worth doing is worth doing poorly” method

The “tricking your brain” method

The “untangling the spaghetti” method.

The “smaller steps” method

The “emergency cleaning” method

The “letting go of should” method.

The “my body is an animal I need to care about” method

The “fork theory” method

The “remove the barriers” method

The “half-ass things” method

Managing negative thinking:

Challenging cognitive distortions.

Finding alternative thoughts.

Challenging negative thoughts

How to get over past mistakes

Toxic positivity vs hope and validation

How to improve your self-esteem

Negative and positive cognitions

The “self neutrality” method

The “separate your negative qualities from your identity” method

Self talk to help end obsessions

Ten forms of twisted thinking + ten ways to untwist your thinking

Managing self care:

How to practice balanced self care.

Why hands-on hobbies are important

Ways to self-soothe

A list of mental illness workbooks 

Ways to start feeling again

How to get back on track after a breakdown

How to self-soothe and treat yourself

Types of healthy coping skills

The “parenting yourself” method

An interactive self care guide

The “don’t ignore your needs” method

Online self care

Making the most of therapy

Free worksheets for people who can’t access therapy

The “add good things to your life” method

Showering for spoonies

The “do what you can” method

The “it isn’t a waste of time just because it won’t cure you” method.

Self care cheat sheet

The “create something” method

Managing school:

Studying with anxiety and depression

Studying with mental illness

Coping with dissociation in school

Managing exam periods when you’re mentally ill

The “done is better than none” method

How to survive college

Managing urges to harm yourself:

What to do to when you’re suicidal

Questions to ask before giving up

Alternatives to self harm

Coping with suicidal thoughts