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Understanding rejection

Sometimes I look back on some of my relationships, the ones where they already had another boyfriend before they ended up dumping meeven my ex wife, and I think how cruel that actually is. My last relationship i gave it my all she had five kids and I helped her with Dr appointments taking the kids to school helping around her house and even in my condition but I did it for her kids it gave me a sense of purpose . Before I met her I was already disabled with 6 of the eight back surgeries already done she said had no problem with that

The relationship lasted eight months she was only using me until her supposed ex husband got out of jail. All the romance she threw my way and I reciprocated I was in heaven.

Long boring story but I am really starting to question who I am how could I let this woman walk all over me e and not see it coming. I consider myself not to be a dumbass but it wasn't only her i have let people do this to me for a long time even supposed good friends . What makes a human being be so stupid when it comes to being able to detect someone is hurting you? Maybe it's my low self esteem humble people are easy to con but I don't understand why I let it go so far 💙 #MDD #PeripheralNeuropathy #allidynia #dd d#Diabetes #Disability #hyperalges ia#MuscularDystrophy #RareDisease

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This mindset is secretly keeping you stuck.

We wait for the perfect moment — the right mood, the right day, the right version of ourselves.
But that moment never comes.

The truth is, progress doesn’t wait for the perfect time — it creates it.
Start now, and let your action shape the world around you.

What’s something you’ve been waiting to start? 👇

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

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Still spinning in control, but it’s rough..

Here it is early in the morning and I am thinking about stress, and stress triggering my immune diseases. I went to my dentist today and I asked about what the effects of micro plastics, specifically my year plus of wearing Invisalign braces, what effect that has on my auto immune system. “There aren’t any studies, so who knows,” was her response..Meanwhile, I keep thinking about triggers for autoimmune diseases, in my hyperactive autoimmune system. I think I should see an immunologist, to at least get a better understanding of it all..Also, should I be on an immunosuppressant since I have a sixth autoimmune disease diagnosis?! I’m also asking for some sound advice, from The Mighty collective. This is really bothering me..It’s making me sad and depressed. I keep thinking about my immune system attacking my body. It’s not suppose to work that hyper-vigilantly. #AutoimmuneDiseases #HashimotosThyroiditis #LichenSclerosus #Psoriasis #PsoriaticArthritis #Diabetes #lichenplanopilris #Depression

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Letting go isn’t weakness — it’s an act of courage.

It’s hard to turn the page when you know someone won’t be in the next chapter.

Whether it’s a friend, a partner, or even a version of yourself you once loved... letting go hurts.

There’s grief in acceptance. There’s pain in moving forward.

And sometimes the hardest part isn’t losing someone… it’s realizing life doesn’t pause for our hearts to catch up.

But the story must go on.

Not because you’re supposed to “get over it,” but because you still deserve to grow, to heal, to discover who you are without what you thought you’d always have.

Loss shapes you, but it doesn’t end you.

You get to keep writing.

You get to become someone even stronger, even deeper, even more alive than before.

Turn the page when you're ready.

Not because the past didn’t matter…

but because you do.

Who or what are you learning to release so you can move forward?

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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If you think you're failing, watch this.

Most people mistake repeated setbacks for weakness, but if you’re still trying, you are not defeated.


You’re learning. You’re rebuilding. You’re becoming stronger than the version of you who started.

Healing isn’t a straight line.


Trying again is strength.


Keep going, your future self is already grateful for you.

What’s one thing you’ve learned from starting over? 👇

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

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Stop attacking yourself for how you feel.

Most people don’t just struggle with emotions; they struggle with judging themselves for having them.

Sad? You shame yourself.

Anxious? You call yourself weak.

Numb? You think you’re broken.

But healing starts when you stop fighting your inner world.

You are not your feelings, you’re the space they move through.

Let thoughts rise and fall.

Let emotions come and go.

No judgment. Just noticing.

That’s how you teach your mind safety again.

That’s how you begin to heal.

Can you give one emotion today five seconds of space without judging it? Tell me which one you will try.

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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Stop trying to ‘be happy.’ Do this instead.

No more vague goals. Choose one thing depression is taking from you and work backward into daily steps.

Comment your specific goal and the first tiny step on your ladder. I’ll help you refine it.

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

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#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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Your pain didn’t make you weak; it made you deeper, kinder, and more real.

Pain changes you.

Not in the way people think, not by breaking you, but by deepening you.

If you hadn’t gone through what you went through, you wouldn’t feel as deeply.

You wouldn’t understand struggle the way you do.

You wouldn’t have the empathy, the humility, or the compassion you carry now.

Yes, suffering hurts.

But it also shapes the parts of you that are wise, gentle, and real.

Most people move through life untouched, never questioning, never growing.

Not you.

You were cracked open and that crack is where your strength and humanity entered.

You didn’t come out of your pain empty.

You came out with depth.

And that is something only survivors have.

What is one thing your struggle has taught you about life or about yourself?

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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Happy Diabirthday to me

I got my CWD (Children with Diabetes) award for 25 years of type 1 diabetes! Just wanted to share this milestone. It was weirdly emotional to get the medal in the mail and be recognized for one of my hardest invisible battles. 💙

And no, I did not eat too much sugar as a kid. It was a total coincidence being diagnosed on Halloween! Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. 👍
*Been asked that question soooo much* 😅

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#Fibromyalgia
#ChronicFatigue
#PolycysticOvarySyndrome
#InterstitialCystitis
#ADHD
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#Undiagnosed
#GastroesophagealRefluxDisease
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Your past may have shaped you, but it doesn’t have the right to limit you.

When you’ve lived through pain, your mind can get stuck replaying old moments.

Old mistakes.

Old losses.

Old identities.

Depression often pulls you backward, convincing you that the past defines you — that what happened then is who you still are now.

But the past only has power when we keep feeding it.

When we carry yesterday’s wounds into today, we block ourselves from healing, from opportunity, from becoming someone new.

Let the past be a chapter, not a prison.

You deserve a life that isn’t decided by old pain, old stories, or old versions of you.

Today isn’t asking you to rewrite everything.

It’s simply asking you to show up.

To breathe.

To take one step forward — no matter how small.

Your future isn’t built from what happened yesterday.

It starts with what you choose right now.

What small choice will you make today that your future self will thank you for?

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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