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Hi Mighties! ⭐

How was this week for you? What do you need today? What's a low-stakes goal you can set for yourself?

Sending love and an extra boost of energy your way! 💌🔋

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Mighties, it's already Friday! 😲 For this week's last self-care challenge we'll be writing ourselves motivational messages for the weekend ahead. 😌

Here’s Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks motivational message:
"You're doing an amazing job navigating the stress and challenges over the past couple of weeks. Good things are coming your way. Keep going—no need to worry!"

Drop yours below! 💌

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Stigma is the negative or unfair beliefs and associations a society or group attaches to something. It can grow out of a lack of knowledge or awareness, and it can show up as discrimination, labeling, or unfair treatment.

Awareness of what it's like to live with a mental health condition has grown, but many people still feel the effects of stigma. Being Mighty and advocating for mental health is how we crush stigma for good! Let's keep speaking up together! 💪🗣️

I've been pretty open about my mental health for years, but before my diagnosis, I was often told to "get it together" because my mood (what I now recognize as symptoms) was affecting other people, or that I didn't have depression and shouldn't "speak that on myself" because it would be a bad thing. Internalized stigma also kept me from realizing I needed help in the first place. Now I share my story in my community often, because I want others to know it's OK to ask for help when they need to.

Have you experienced stigma? Answer "true" or "false" below! If you're up to it, share how stigma has affected you and how you've overcome.

You are definitely not alone!

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So much has happened this year, positive, negative, and everything in between.

What are 3 things you are grateful to have experienced? What made those experiences important to you?

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks three things: having a more stable income, finding a therapist that's helping her achieve her recovery goals, and challenging herself in multiple aspects of her life and, despite experiencing really harsh symptoms, continuing to move forward.

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#Autism #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

Mighties, let's take a moment or two to free write today. You can write about something that you’re proud of yourself for accomplishing; a health goal that you have; a challenge you're facing; a poem that you wrote or something that you created; a list of thoughts, phrases, or words that have been on your mind; or even something you're looking forward to.

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#Autism #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

Living with a condition like C-PTSD can be painful and complicated. It can also be hard to know how much to share — or how to explain something unseen that affects every part of your daily life.

Maybe you use analogies or clinical terms to convey how serious it is. Maybe you simplify things to avoid long explanations. Or maybe you keep it private unless you really trust someone.

What's your approach? How do you talk about your condition with friends, coworkers, or family — and what makes those conversations go more smoothly?

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