Rare Disease

Depression can make a feeling start to sound like an identity. “I feel hopeless” becomes “I am hopeless.” “I feel overwhelmed” becomes “I can’t handle my life.” When an emotion is intense enough, it can be hard to remember that what you’re experiencing right now is not a complete description of who you are or what your future will be.

Your anger, fear, sadness, confusion, or depression deserve compassion, not judgment. You don’t have to force those feelings away or pretend everything is okay. But you can begin separating what you are feeling from who you are. Emotions can change, even when they feel permanent in the moment. You are still the person underneath them, with strengths, relationships, experiences, and possibilities that one difficult period cannot erase.

What feeling are you trying to be a little more compassionate with right now?

Also, if you're going through a tough time right now, I want you to know that I post 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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When you’re struggling with depression, even resting can come with guilt. You might feel like you should be doing something productive, fixing yourself, catching up, or making better use of your time. But recovery isn’t measured by how much you accomplish in a day. Sometimes taking a break, enjoying something small, spending time with someone you care about, or simply allowing yourself to exist without demanding more from yourself is part of healing too. Your worth does not rise and fall with your productivity. You are still living your life even when you are not accomplishing something.

What helps you give yourself permission to rest without feeling guilty?

Also, if you're going through a tough time right now, I want you to know that I post 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

When you’re struggling with depression, it’s easy to start measuring your worth by what you can see around you. How much you’ve achieved, whether people approve of you, whether someone chooses you, or whether your life looks the way you thought it would. And when those things aren’t going well, it can start to feel like you aren’t doing well either.

But your circumstances are not a measurement of your value. You can lose something, struggle with something, disappoint someone, or still be figuring out who you are without becoming less worthy because of it. Part of depression recovery is learning to separate what is happening in your life from what you believe about yourself because of it. You are allowed to want more for your life while still believing the person you are today deserves compassion.

What’s one thing you’re learning not to use as a measure of your worth?

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