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We put so much pressure on ourselves to always be positive that we start believing there’s something wrong with us the moment we feel sad, anxious, frustrated, or overwhelmed. But emotions aren’t signs that you’re failing. They’re signs that you’re human.

One of the biggest turning points in my own recovery was realizing that healing didn’t begin when I finally felt happy. It began when I stopped fighting every uncomfortable emotion and started listening to what those feelings were trying to tell me. Pain isn’t always something to get rid of as quickly as possible. Sometimes it’s a signal that something in our lives needs attention, compassion, or change.

You don’t have to pretend you’re okay to be making progress. You don’t have to smile through the hardest days to prove you’re strong. Real healing comes from being honest with yourself, treating yourself with kindness, and trusting that no emotion lasts forever.

What emotion have you been giving yourself permission to feel lately?

Also, if you're going through a tough time right now, I want you to know that I post daily mental health videos about how to deal with painful thoughts. So if you or anyone you know is struggling and wants help, click on one of the links below or write me if you have any questions you want me to answer:

www.instagram.com/thomas_of_copenhagen

www.tiktok.com/@thomas_of_copenhagen

~ Thanks to all. Thanks for all. ~

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Sometimes, what's growing around us is what's keeping us from making progress.
Can you look around today and identify a habit, relationship, friendship, media we are consuming, or thought patterns that are hurtful?
#AutismSpectrumDisorder #ADHD #Anxiety #Agoraphobia #ADHD #BingeEatingDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDepression #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CeliacDisease #Depression #Epilepsy #EatingDisorder #KidneyDisease #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Cancers #Grief #Lupus #Migraine #SensoryProcessingDisorder #ChildLoss #POTS #PTSD #Trauma #Suicide #Schizophrenia #SjogrensSyndrome #RestlessLegsSyndrome #Endometriosis #InterstitialCystitis #HearingLoss #Deafness #SuicidalThoughts #Selfcare #Selfharm #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #JointHypermobilitySyndrome

Sometimes, what's growing around us is what's keeping us from making progress.
Can you look around today and identify a habit, relationship, friendship, media we are consuming, or thought patterns that are hurtful?
#AutismSpectrumDisorder #ADHD #Anxiety #Agoraphobia #ADHD #BingeEatingDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDepression #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CeliacDisease #Depression #Epilepsy #EatingDisorder #KidneyDisease #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Cancers #Grief #Lupus #Migraine #SensoryProcessingDisorder #ChildLoss #POTS #PTSD #Trauma #Suicide #Schizophrenia #SjogrensSyndrome #RestlessLegsSyndrome #Endometriosis #InterstitialCystitis #HearingLoss #Deafness #SuicidalThoughts #Selfcare #Selfharm #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #JointHypermobilitySyndrome

Most of us spend our lives trying to avoid difficult things. We put off exercising because it's uncomfortable. We avoid difficult conversations because they're awkward. We neglect our mental health because sitting with our thoughts can feel overwhelming.

The problem is that avoiding those things doesn't make life easier. It usually replaces one challenge with another, and that challenge is often much harder.

The discomfort of exercise can become poor health. The discomfort of looking after your mental health can become years of unnecessary suffering. The discomfort of one honest conversation can become a relationship that slowly falls apart.

Life isn't about finding the easy path. It's about choosing the difficulties that build a better future instead of the ones that slowly make life harder.

What difficult thing have you been putting off that you know would improve your life if you finally faced it?

Also, if you're going through a tough time right now, I want you to know that I post daily mental health videos about how to deal with painful thoughts. So if you or anyone you know is struggling and wants help, click on one of the links below or write me if you have any questions you want me to answer:

www.instagram.com/thomas_of_copenhage

www.tiktok.com/@thomas_of_copenhagen

~ 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 #Suicide #MightyTogether

This is a fantastic reminder for dark seasons.
#Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #Anxiety #Agoraphobia #AutismSpectrumDisorder #ADHD #BingeEatingDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CeliacDisease #Depression #Epilepsy #KidneyDisease #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Cancers #Schizophrenia #SocialAnxiety #SleepApnea #SensoryProcessingDisorder #ChildLoss #AutonomicDysfunction #POTS #PTSD #Hemophilia #SjogrensSyndrome #RestlessLegsSyndrome #BackPain #Endometriosis #InterstitialCystitis #HearingLoss #Deafness #SuicidalThoughts #Selfcare #Selfharm #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #JointHypermobilitySyndrome #IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS

This is a fantastic reminder for dark seasons.
#Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #Anxiety #Agoraphobia #AutismSpectrumDisorder #ADHD #BingeEatingDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CeliacDisease #Depression #Epilepsy #KidneyDisease #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Cancers #Schizophrenia #SocialAnxiety #SleepApnea #SensoryProcessingDisorder #ChildLoss #AutonomicDysfunction #POTS #PTSD #Hemophilia #SjogrensSyndrome #RestlessLegsSyndrome #BackPain #Endometriosis #InterstitialCystitis #HearingLoss #Deafness #SuicidalThoughts #Selfcare #Selfharm #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #JointHypermobilitySyndrome #IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS

This reframe is so cool. What would change if you could think of yourself this way? You have everything you need, inside you. 🤗
#Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #Agoraphobia #Anxiety #AutismSpectrumDisorder #ADHD #BingeEatingDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CeliacDisease #Depression #Epilepsy #KidneyDisease #EatingDisorder #Cancers #Schizophrenia #SocialAnxiety #SleepApnea #FamilialHemiplegicMigraine #SensoryProcessingDisorder #AutonomicDysfunction #POTS #PTSD #Trauma #Suicide #SjogrensSyndrome #Hemophilia #RestlessLegsSyndrome #BackPain #Endometriosis #InterstitialCystitis #HearingLoss #Deafness #SuicidalThoughts #Selfcare #Selfharm #EhlersDanlosSociety #JointHypermobilitySyndrome #IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS #SensoryProcessingDisorder

This reframe is so cool. What would change if you could think of yourself this way? You have everything you need, inside you. 🤗
#Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #Agoraphobia #Anxiety #AutismSpectrumDisorder #ADHD #BingeEatingDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CeliacDisease #Depression #Epilepsy #KidneyDisease #EatingDisorder #Cancers #Schizophrenia #SocialAnxiety #SleepApnea #FamilialHemiplegicMigraine #SensoryProcessingDisorder #AutonomicDysfunction #POTS #PTSD #Trauma #Suicide #SjogrensSyndrome #Hemophilia #RestlessLegsSyndrome #BackPain #Endometriosis #InterstitialCystitis #HearingLoss #Deafness #SuicidalThoughts #Selfcare #Selfharm #EhlersDanlosSociety #JointHypermobilitySyndrome #IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS #SensoryProcessingDisorder