Rare Disease

When you need support or a listening ear, someone to chat with or call, an accountability buddy, or a partner for arts, crafts, or hobbies, who do you turn to? What makes that person feel comforting or safe for you?

If no one comes to mind right now, that’s totally OK. Instead, feel free to share what types of spaces or circumstances help you feel comfortable. What about those environments helps you feel safe to be yourself?

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks feels most comfortable around her mom, sister, and the new friends she made this year. It’s taken time for her to feel at ease with others after being hurt growing up, but she’s been brave in opening herself up to new experiences.

Share what comfort in relationships or spaces looks like for you! 💫

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Change can be challenging sometimes, but once that first step is made in the right direction, more doors can be opened. Hello, possibility. Hello, opportunity!

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks has recently started expressing her thoughts, ideas, and perspective more openly to those around her. She has found that sharing helps her feel heard and understood.

What’s a positive change you’ve made recently? Were the results immediate? Finish today’s prompt below. ⬇️

#52SmallThings #CheckInWithMe #Selfcare #MentalHealth #Disability #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #RareDisease #Anxiety #Depression
#Autism #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

There are so many things in life that can weigh you down, but not all of them are yours to carry.
You do not have to fix everyone.
You do not have to solve every problem.
You do not have to pick up every boulder that crosses your path.

Protect your energy.
Choose your battles.
Focus on what brings you peace.

Taking care of yourself is not selfish.
It is how you stay strong enough to do what truly matters.

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

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~ 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

Whether it’s something that happened recently, earlier this year, or a memory that lifts you up and keeps you going, you deserve to be cheered on — for your successes, milestones, moments of clarity or relief, or simply for making it to this moment right now. We’ll say it from the rooftops every time: We’re proud of you! 🥳

Share something below that we can cheer you on for. Nothing is “too small” to be celebrated — it all matters! 🎉

#MightyMinute #CheerMeOn #CheckInWithMe #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #Disability #RareDisease #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Autism #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #EatingDisorders #Depression #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

Believing in yourself is not about constant confidence or never doubting.

It is about having a small bit of faith, even when everything feels like it is falling apart.

Sometimes I look back at the times I thought I would not make it, when I had no idea how to move forward.

But somehow, I did.

Somehow, I am still here.

That is proof.

Proof that I have survived every single one of my hardest days.

If I could do it before, I can do it again.

And so can you.

Believing in yourself does not mean you always know how.

It means you trust that somehow, you will find a way.

What is one thing you want to start believing you can do?

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

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~ 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

Hi, Mighties! 🫶

Welcome to December and the start of a new week! What’s on your agenda today? What are the top three things you’d like to check off your health, personal, or intentions checklist?

Share them with us using emojis below! ⤵️

#MightyMinute #MondayMoji #CheckInWithMe #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #Disability #RareDisease #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Autism #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #EatingDisorders #Depression #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

Happy Monday, Mighties! 💌

Our topic this week is something we’ve all had to experience one way or another: change.

Like it or not, every day we are presented with decisions to make — some big, some small. And with every decision comes the opportunity or possibility of change.

For the vast majority of us here on The Mighty, our health plays a huge and important part in our decision-making process, and therefore is subject to influence the changes we make — whether it’s voluntarily or out of necessity — for ourselves. These changes can look like leaving a job, drastically changing our lifestyle, or setting new boundaries.

What’s a change you’ve had to make because of your health?

#52SmallThings #CheckInWithMe #Selfcare #MentalHealth #Disability #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #RareDisease #Anxiety #Depression
#Autism #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

Whether it’s navigating the healthcare system, dealing with a pet peeve, trying to build connections, learning something new, managing a frequent symptom, or something else entirely, frustration can show up in so many ways — and that’s completely normal and valid, especially when things feel overwhelming, unexpected, or out of our control. Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks has definitely been dealing with some frustrating experiences that feel a bit disorienting this month. 😫

Today, let’s take a moment to check in: What’s been feeling frustrating for you lately, and why?

#MightyMinute #CheckInWithMe #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #Disability #RareDisease #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Autism #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #EatingDisorders #Depression #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie