mightylife

I was recently encouraged to start taking at least one small break in my day to focus on mindfulness (or any self-care activity of my choosing) in the hopes that it will help me feel less overwhelmed by daily stresses.

I’ve started taking small breaks with my pup as he inspires me to find the small joys in life!

Tell me about your daily self-care or mindfulness activities in the comments below!

#selfcare #MentalHealth #Mindfulness #Anxiety

There’s a Twitter trend going around right now. “Name something that feels  _______ but actually isn’t ________” The one I saw that I jumped on was “Name something that feels ableist, but actually isn’t ableist.” Without hesitating, I answered “Being on time.” The past three months I’ve been really learning what it means to not be neurotypical, and how I am in fact less neurotypical than I thought. Some things, being on time, is genuinely a very hard thing for me to do. Between my mental illnesses and newly found mental disabilities, I lost time very easily and no matter how hard I’ve tried all my life I just cannot be on time for the life of me. I thought I was just the “L” word (lazy), but I wasn’t. This is a real struggle created by my lived conditions, and so I’m going to forgive myself for every time I’ve berated myself for not being able to do the thing.

What is something you can forgive yourself for? #mightylife

For the first time in my life, I’m about to become medicated for ADHD. I’m realizing that a lot of my habits are because of my ADHD, and all the little ways it’s wreaked havoc on my life. It’s strange because I’ve learned how to circumvent my brain’s differences for years. I’ve created all these systems to work with my ADHD versus against it, not even knowing that that’s what I was battling. Only as I grew older, those systems haven’t worked as well and they have had to change. This past weekend I came to the conclusion that I don’t have to live like this, and I can seek help. That, and that I should seek help. Today I am going to try to seek help not just with my ADHD, but also in the other areas that I know I need it.

What can you seek help for in your life?

Seasonal affective disorder busted down my door and they did not do it politely. As I sit here, I struggle wit feeling as if a weighted blanket is weighing me down constantly and not in a comforting way. What I am remembering and trying to do right now is remember that this is not me. It is, but it is a symptom of something that is a little harder to control. I am not my seasonal affective disorder, my cyclothymic disorder or anything else that I use to sort out my brain and life. I remind myself that this is not forever, and that the sun will shine again.

What do you tell yourself to get you through the day? #mightylife