notselfish

#friendlyreminder 🙌🙌🙌 I had a teacher emphasise this to me during exam season when I was just 16 and #suicidal . I wasn’t suicidal about #School but they were pressurising me about poor attendance... except that one teacher who was angered when he heard they were complaining despite knowing about my #MentalHealth problems. It was so profound to me at the time and whilst it wasn’t a magic spell, it allowed me to begin to accept that putting my mental health first doesn’t make me selfish... It will make me self-fulfilled but #notselfish 🌦☔️☀️ It’s been 12 years and I don’t think a month has gone by that I don’t revisit that moment and the sincere concern of that teacher as he implored me not to literally worry myself to death! 😢😞 I still struggle but hey, I’m still here, and I struggle less when I remember this. 🧠😴🥴#thankyouteacher #listentosteve #struggling #youcantpourfromanemptycup #louderforthepeopleintheback #selfcare #Selflove #Selfreminder #MentalHealthAwareness #Teachers #Parenting #Anxiety #Depression #PTSD #Suicide #MentalIllness #mentalhealthmatters #ChronicIllness #Spoonie #selfcareisnotselfish #mentalmama #MightyTogether