Rare Disease

If you've ever quit something difficult and immediately felt relieved, there's a reason for that.

When something makes us anxious, uncomfortable, or afraid, walking away removes that discomfort. For a moment, we feel better. And because relief feels rewarding, our brain can start learning that avoiding difficult things is the fastest way to feel safe again.

That's why I don't think beating yourself up for quitting helps. Understanding the pattern does. The more often we escape discomfort, the easier escaping can become. But the opposite can be practiced too. We can learn to stay with something uncomfortable for a little longer and discover that we are capable of handling more than our mind initially tells us.

This matters in depression recovery too. Taking care of yourself, asking for help, changing old habits, or facing something painful can all feel harder in the short term than avoiding them. But short-term relief and long-term healing are not always the same thing.

So next time you feel the urge to quit something that genuinely matters to you, give yourself five minutes before deciding. You may still choose to walk away, but make it a decision rather than an automatic reaction.

What's something important you've been tempted to give up on lately?

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. ~

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Living with a health condition or disability can change us. Depending on what we’re experiencing, it often comes with valuable—and sometimes uncomfortable—lessons we carry forward. Different seasons of our lives bring different lessons.

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks is currently learning that she has to speak up for herself when she needs something. She can’t do everything on her own, especially as her symptoms become more challenging to navigate.

What’s a lesson you’re learning?

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

Paying attention to our body’s signs and signals is a great way to know if we’re approaching our limits. From our energy levels, to where we feel certain sensations or pain, to the types of thoughts we’re having — all are indicators that let us know it’s time to slow down.

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks knows it’s time for her to slow down when she feels overwhelmed, is overly critical of her work, or she’s finding it difficult to get out of bed.

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

Sometimes the most exhausting place to be is inside your own head. You replay conversations, worry about things that haven’t happened yet, question decisions you already made, and spend so much time thinking that you end up feeling drained without actually solving anything.

Something I’ve learned is that you don’t have to figure out every thought that appears. You don’t have to argue with it, fix it, or follow it somewhere. Sometimes you can just notice that your mind is going again and bring yourself back to what is actually happening right now.

The thoughts may still be there. That’s okay. The goal isn’t to have a perfectly quiet mind. It’s to get better at deciding which thoughts deserve your attention.

What helps you when you get stuck in your own head?

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

Happy Monday, Mighties!

It’s time for a new self-care challenge! This week’s #52SmallThings theme is prevention.

Let’s start our week off by talking a bit about stress management — what it is and how we can take actionable steps to stop it in its tracks. Although not always preventable, we may find ourselves experiencing some level of stress on a daily or weekly basis (which is totally normal, by the way!). What’s most important is exploring what ways are best in managing that stress, and that may look different for each of us.

What coping strategies do you find most effective in calming yourself during stressful situations?

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

These are pictures of my Rosemary from this year's spring. I planted some in the back that will bloom next spring then blue will be everywhere 🙂💙#MentalHealth #RareDisease

So as many of you know when you have a long time chronic illness a PCP becomes your most important ally. I always have been careful over the years not to get a Dr something inappropriate or too expensive to make him feel uncomfortable. So I know why he became a Dr and with that insight I came up with this gift idea. All the bottles you see are from 1880 to 1930 some handblown and they are Apocathery containers from the past.

What do you guys think is it a good appropriate gift? Oddly enough these are all bottles I already had for twenty years I just now really found out there history. Let me know what you think #MentalHealth #RareDisease #etc

Sweet Release by Melanie R.
Let every voice of fear be silenced!
Let every anxious feeling be shutdown, and
every dark thought that said you are broken-
or forgotten- be crushed under this sweet
release!!
The past is healed, and the future is declared
righteous!
Omnipotence pour over your spirit, and be
released!
Sweet release! Thank You Jesus!
Moving mountains, I’m free.
Sweet release!
Your future is in God’s Hands-
It’s unshakable.
Nothing on this earth can come against you.
Miracles happen to this day!
Have faith! Sweet release!
We ask Mighty God of Heaven to shake your
spirit free! Be free!
In Jesus name, Be released! Have faith!
Ooh, sweet release!
Nothing’s impossible with The One,
and only true God!
Matthew 17:20
Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, “Move from here to there”, and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.

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