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Finding purpose

Waiting for purpose to magically appear can keep you stuck. Instead, ask yourself: What tiny action today can bring me closer to the person I want to become? Whether it's helping someone, creating something, or simply showing up with intention, each choice is a brushstroke on the canvas of your life. You don’t need all the answers, just the courage to begin shaping meaning through your actions, values, and love.

What gives your life meaning lately? Share one thing that lights you up. Let’s inspire each other.

~ Thanks to all. Thanks for all. ~

#MentalHealth #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Addiction #dissociativedisorders #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #ADHD #Fibromyalgia #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #PTSD #Cancer #RareDisease #Disability #Autism #Diabetes #EatingDisorders #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #RheumatoidArthritis

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Thankful Thursday is Here Again!

How is everyone doing on this Thankful Thursday? I thought it'd be fun to look at some synonyms for grateful as well as antonyms. Which word from the list would you like to focus on today? Meet me in the comments below 👇🙂
#PTSD #MentalHealth #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #Anxiety #Depression #Lupus #Cancers #Addiction #ADHD

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Thankful Thursday is Here Again!

How is everyone doing on this Thankful Thursday? I thought it'd be fun to look at some synonyms for grateful as well as antonyms. Which word from the list would you like to focus on today? Meet me in the comments below 👇🙂
#PTSD #MentalHealth #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #Anxiety #Depression #Lupus #Cancers #Addiction #ADHD

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Thank you for this platform 😘

I think the church situation may be different from the community- at least the dentist-one of the businesses that i think plott ways for me to stand up for myself- none of their business

So, the church is one thing

The dentist is another-
Then the other dentist is another- both in my mind have messed me up- I am not 100# sure but i think in an effort for me to stand up for myself

Then there is the church

What should I do?

Then there is the neighborhood?
The neighbor- and the neighbors in general-

Then there is the doctor w my recent surgery-
He wasn’t clear what a partial or a complete hysterectomy would entail-the procedure-
He did not want to take the time to discuss

He recommended a complete hysterectomy

I said i wanted a partial hysterectomy

I ended up having a partial hysterectomy- any mention of a discussion re this/he seemed to get angry- or upset-
So. It wasn’t discussed to my liking/ so i ended up w a partial hysterectomy- the surgeon was not willing to discuss further/

Now after i had a partial hysterectomy/ and he received the toxolgy report- now he recommends he goes in again- for a complete hysterectomy- there are alternatives-
He said according to the toxicology report-I have a 5 to 10% chance of getting cancer if I don’t have the complete hysterectomy-

I think I am going to take the risk and go w his alternatives- semi yearly or yearly checkups-
The surgery was very painful for me.
The surgeon said some people do not experience any pain-
So, I have these situations to figure out-

One dentist I have tomorrow- try to handle - w dear man- they have dumped on me & my husband This again is part of the humiliation-
I feel these situations have been planned/ my therapist says-no. I 100% disgree- my business thank you- not theirs/embarassing, humiliation

The church decision is Saturday- I am having the service said for my dear late mother/
W the service last Sunday - I have to think/
I don’t know/ this was part of the humiliation
The service last Sunday’s said/ to forgive and have peace/ then the priest said let the healing begin-

The church senior club was the reason i had my nervous breakdown- 2 years ago/ where i could not stand up for myself- someone disrespected me/ and I stood up to that person once-but not enough- i ended up so upset I ended up in a day hospital—
And also a lecturer at the pulpit prayed for anxiety, depression, mental illness, people on disability- at the time i had worked part time for several years-

I was totally embarrassed and humiliated-

Note reason behind me ending up in the day hospital-

So, I have these things to determine

One dentist is tomorrow

Church is Saturday

The drs - not immediate/ but should work on-

Then the neighbor- next door and neighbors in general.

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5 different perspectives to help you overcome negative thoughts

🧠 Ever feel like your mind is attacking you—replaying the same negative thought over and over again?

Whether it’s first thing in the morning or right before bed, those thought loops can be brutal… but here’s the good news:

👉 There are 5 powerful mindset shifts that can help you reframe those thoughts and turn them into growth.

🔁 Maybe you’re setting impossible expectations for yourself.

🔁 Maybe you’re comparing the best in others with the worst in yourself.

🔁 Or maybe... you just made a mistake, and your inner critic is going wild.

Whatever the reason, these 5 tools will help you stop the cycle and finally feel in control of your mind again.

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Story of when I went to a residential program in Florida

So like I remember this one girl that was working at the center I was in who was really friendly. She told me to make a wish and it will come true. I think it might actually be coming true but to be honest I should have made a better wish because my life right now is like I am barely living. It would mean the absolute world to me if I got more wishes that can be granted so I can live a more happy fulfilling life. I have always been a spiritual person and I really need so many more wishes to come true. I hope I do get more wishes from someone that will be granted. I am not telling ya’ll what I wished for haha #CheckInWithMe #Disability #MentalHealth #Depression #MajorDepressiveDisorder #Mania #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #Schizophrenia #Psychosis #Bipolar2 #BipolarDepression #BipolarDisorder #Anxiety #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #PostTraumaticStressDisorder #Selfharm #PostpartumDisorders #SuicidalIdeation #SuicidalThoughts #Suicide #ChronicIllness #ADHD #Addiction #Autism #AutismSpectrumDisorder #AnorexiaNervosa #BingeEatingDisorder #AspergersSyndrome #AnkylosingSpondylitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #Arthritis #Cancer #BreastCancer #Caregiving #CerebralPalsy #CrohnsDisease #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #Endometriosis #Epilepsy #Dysautonomia #Grief #Stroke #WarmWishes #MightyTogether #ChronicInflammatoryDemyelinatingPolyneuropathy #Fibromyalgia #Gastroparesis #Loneliness #CongenitalHeartDefectDisease #ChiariMalformation #FunctionalNeurologicalDisorder

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Never Expected This

When I got throat cancer, my oncologist said my cancer was not the worst cancer, but I would have the worst radiation. 25 sessions to my head. I never expected that one of the effects would be ME. I have gone through a lot in my life. I have had a broken back, six knee surgeries, cancer, kidney stones, and more. But, ME is the worst thing I have ever had to handle.

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