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The goal of meditation

Meditation is not about having a quiet mind, it is about learning not to be pushed around by every thought that appears. When you stop fighting your thoughts and start observing them, they lose their power over your emotions and behavior. This shift can change how you experience stress, anxiety, and sadness in everyday life. Have you ever noticed how different a thought feels once you stop believing it automatically?

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

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I had people tell me my life could be a lot worse and that my life will get worse. It would mean the world to me if that isn’t true.

I hope life gets better for me everyday in every way and I hope that for all of you too! I don’t know why people say such mean things. I emailed a model once and told her what I was going through with my mental health journey and her reply was that my life will get worse and worse over the years that she will pray for me. I swear I hope that’s not true because I deserve a life that always continues to get better for me in every way and so do all of you!
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What can I do if I am ugly? People are so rude and disrespectful. I hate my face.

I have had so many men call me ugly. I used to go online and pretend to be other attractive pretty girls and when I showed them real pictures of me. I got so many nasty mean remarks thrown to me about my appearance. I know I am not the prettiest girl but at least be nice because I am a GIRL not a fucking boy. I hate the way I look. I can’t even be around an attractive female without being insecure because when a pretty girl walks into the room, they probably would get complimented right away and I never do. I am always by myself and plan on being by myself for the rest of my life. Attractive people piss me off. I don’t like being around them. I was never considered one. When I was little my parents said I looked like a doll and I had so many people say stuff about the way I look saying I am ugly mostly men. Sorry I will never look like Jennifer Lopez and some people probably really wouldn’t understand why I am this way. I really hate my appearance. Maybe if I lost all the weight I wanted and my skin cleared up forever, I would feel a little better about myself but otherwise no. Sometimes I see attractive people in public and just want to punch them. That is not gonna change.
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If your mind feels foggy or overwhelmed at work or school, this takes ten seconds and actually helps.

When your mind feels stressed or foggy, it is often because you never truly pause. Staring at screens for hours trains your nervous system to stay tense, even when you think you are pushing through productively. This simple exercise helps reset that pattern by giving your eyes and mind a moment of openness. Every ten minutes, take ten seconds to look at something about ten feet away, not your phone but the space around you. Looking up instead of down creates distance from the task and reminds your mind that what you are working on is not as overwhelming as it feels. Small pauses like this can bring more calm, clarity, and focus than forcing yourself to keep going. Have you ever noticed how much better you feel after even a brief break?

If you want to learn more about this, check out my video by clicking on one of the links below.

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This moment

Most people are never fully here.
Their mind is already chasing the next moment, the next solution, the next version of life where everything finally feels okay.

There is a quiet belief running in the background that says,
“This moment isn’t important. The next one will be better.”

But life does not happen later.
It only ever happens now.

When you are constantly waiting for the next moment, you miss your own life while it is unfolding.
You miss small moments of calm.
You miss relief that is already available.
You miss the fact that right now is survivable, even if it is imperfect.

Healing does not happen in the future.
Peace does not live in tomorrow.
They are practiced in this moment, exactly as it is.

The present moment is not standing in your way.
It is the only place your life actually exists.

How often do you catch yourself waiting for life to start later.
What would change if you let this moment be enough, just for a minute?

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. ~

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

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I don't know what to do

I've been having really bad memory gaps and I am genuinely worried. I'm pretty sure I posted about it but I'm sitting here in physical pain while I go through my online calendar for appointments I need to schedule transportation for. I know I'm missing something. I'll make some calls tomorrow and figure it out. But I got to admit I'm burnt out and I need Pauley to be supportive. I feel like shit and she doesn't have any spoons to help. She needs support.
She finally got a psychiatrist, the same one that I have. She met with him for 2 hours on Thursday last week. She was genuinely impressed and feels more confident it will be good for her. I told her they basically saved my life.
I'm really disappointed by the lack of support groups for diabetes and eye disease. I am so sick of feeling completely alone while I battle through prior authorization red tape and get told I have to do 6 weeks of something that will cause further damage we won't discuss until we're halfway through. I'm tired of constantly being in pain so bad I can't get out of bed.
I gotta schedule an appointment with my neuroopthalmologist. I gotta touch base with her in regards to my intense eye pain on both sides. It's happening more often than before. And the pain is behind both of my eyes. I'm gonna get a printout to take to my surgical neuroopthalmologist and see what she says.
I gotta call my pcps office to have them send over the records of all the imaging I've had done over the last 2 years. That's got lumbar spine, hips, thoracic and cervical spine imaging.
Remembering the testing and imaging and appointments from the last 4 years just keeps getting worse as I go along my merry way. But once my doctor has a more thorough understanding of the extent of my injuries, I know she's gonna figure me out.
Pauley is currently tweezing hair out of her legs. I'm hoping the new meds help. But she's been kinda mean. I need a chance to get out without her. We are up each other's ass 24/7. I need an excuse to go out for coffee.
I'm about to go to bed but I doubt I'll get any sleep. I got 3 hours of sleep on my couch earlier today.
6 days something something. If you know...
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Mental Health Tool

One of the most underrated mental health tools is writing things down. Not to solve everything. Not to be perfect. Just to get things out of your head and onto paper. That’s why therapy works. That’s why venting works. Expression creates relief. If you can’t talk to someone right now, write. Journal. Write messy thoughts. Write poetry. Write without editing yourself. The more you do it, the more you’ll understand your emotions instead of fighting them. And when you understand where they come from, you can finally start changing them.

Have you ever tried writing things out when your mind feels heavy?

If you want to learn more about this, check out my video by clicking on one of the links below.

www.instagram.com/thomas_of_copenhagen

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Pay attention to your inner voice today.

The words you choose shape your inner world.

Not just the ones you say out loud, but the ones you repeat quietly to yourself.

Notice how you speak when no one else is listening.

Is your inner voice honest, or harsh.

Is it helpful, or just loud.

Does it bring care into your life, or more pain.

Self love begins when you stop attacking yourself with words.

When you pause before speaking and choose something gentler instead.

One small practice that helps is gratitude.

Even on hard days, softly saying “thank you” can interrupt the spiral.

Not because everything is perfect, but because you are still here.

The way you speak to yourself matters more than you think.

Would you speak to someone you love the way you speak to yourself.
What would change if you softened your words just a little. 👇

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. ~

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

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What’s one thing you’re willing to give up for better mental health?

Good mental health doesn’t cost money, but it costs effort. It costs patience, consistency, and the courage to face yourself. You can’t buy peace of mind. You build it by practicing it daily. So ask yourself, are you putting in the work for your mental health the same way you would for your physical health?

If you want to learn more about this, check out my video by clicking on one of the links below.

www.instagram.com/thomas_of_copenhagen

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

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