Ever felt like your biggest breakdowns were actually breakthroughs in disguise?
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I've been delving into Kazimierz Dąbrowski's Theory of Positive Disintegration for some time now, and I'm seeing more and more clearly how much it departs from the common understanding of "crisis" or "breakdown." Dąbrowski proposed a model of psychological development in which a key role is played by the disintegration of lower-order structures—automatic reactions, habitual patterns, and socially imposed templates. Only their collapse opens space for the emergence of higher-level structures based on autonomy, reflection, and conscious values.
In his view, development is not a linear or harmonious process. It's rather a sequence of intrapsychic tensions, moral conflicts, and moments in which the individual confronts their own multilevelness. Dąbrowski assumed that people with high sensitivity and emotional intensity have a greater capacity for such development—not because it's easier for them, but because their inner life provides the "material" for reconstruction.
From a personal perspective, this theory brings something extremely significant for me: it allows me to view my own moments of disorientation not as a deficit, but as a process of reorganization. What seems like chaos may actually be a transitional stage between one level of integration and another—more complex, more conscious.
Perhaps, then, it's worth treating inner fractures not as a threat, but as a signal that the psychic system is trying to rise to a higher level of functioning.
#SchizoaffectiveDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorderBPD #Schizophrenia #MentalHealth
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I wish people cared. I feel like everyday is going by and I am not as important as I want to be. I was in a mental hospital more than 10 times and when people see me they make it seem like it’s not that serious. It hurts my heart to know because I do have serious problems.
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As I mentally prepare for this year's festivities with my family, I wanted to check in both with myself and with my Mighty family on what we're saying "no" and "yes" to in the next two weeks. Let's list our boundaries and what we are accepting.
I'll go first!
🚫 I'm saying "no" to feeling responsible for how other people feel and overextending my energy till I'm exhausted.
✅ I'm saying "yes" to allowing myself to feel excited and loved. It's OK for me to embrace my positive emotions.
#BipolarDepression #BipolarDisorder #PTSD #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Schizophrenia #ADHD #Parenting #ChronicIllness #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Anxiety #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Depression #MentalHealth #Selfcare #EatingDisorders #CheckInWithMe #CheerMeOn
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I hope life gets better for me everyday in every way and I hope that for all of you too! I don’t know why people say such mean things. I emailed a model once and told her what I was going through with my mental health journey and her reply was that my life will get worse and worse over the years that she will pray for me. I swear I hope that’s not true because I deserve a life that always continues to get better for me in every way and so do all of you!
#MentalHealth #Disability #Addiction #ChronicIllness #CheckInWithMe #Autism #ADHD #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #Schizophrenia #Psychosis #Bipolar2 #BipolarII #Selfharm #BipolarDisorder #Selfharm #SuicidalThoughts #Depression #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #EatingDisorders #Diabetes #Cancer #Obesity #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #PTSD #TraumaticBrainInjury #Trauma
2 reactions I have had so many men call me ugly. I used to go online and pretend to be other attractive pretty girls and when I showed them real pictures of me. I got so many nasty mean remarks thrown to me about my appearance. I know I am not the prettiest girl but at least be nice because I am a GIRL not a fucking boy. I hate the way I look. I can’t even be around an attractive female without being insecure because when a pretty girl walks into the room, they probably would get complimented right away and I never do. I am always by myself and plan on being by myself for the rest of my life. Attractive people piss me off. I don’t like being around them. I was never considered one. When I was little my parents said I looked like a doll and I had so many people say stuff about the way I look saying I am ugly mostly men. Sorry I will never look like Jennifer Lopez and some people probably really wouldn’t understand why I am this way. I really hate my appearance. Maybe if I lost all the weight I wanted and my skin cleared up forever, I would feel a little better about myself but otherwise no. Sometimes I see attractive people in public and just want to punch them. That is not gonna change.
#CheckInWithMe #MentalHealth #Addiction #Disability #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ADHD #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #Schizophrenia #Psychosis #Selfharm #SuicidalThoughts #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Autism #AnorexiaNervosa #AutismSpectrumDisorder #ChronicIllness #ChronicIllness #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Diabetes
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There was one time I was hospitalized in a residential treatment center in Florida and one of the female mental health techs that I kept talking to and opening up to told me to make a wish and it will come true. I feel like the wish is coming true but it wasn’t even like a big wish. I wish I made a better wish. I wish that I can have 100 more wishes come true because honestly right now my life sucks and I am barely living. I hope I can get my 100 wishes one day soon. It would mean the world to me if I do.
#CheckInWithMe #MentalHealth #MightyTogether #Disability #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #Schizophrenia #Anxiety #ADHD #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #Psychosis #BipolarDisorder #Selfharm #Suicide #SuicidalThoughts #Depression #BipolarDepression #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #BingeEatingDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #Autism #AutismSpectrumDisorder #Cancer #ChronicIllness #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #PTSD #EatingDisorders #PostTraumaticStressDisorder #TraumaticBrainInjury #Trauma
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Happy Friday! 🌟
As the week winds down, let’s take a moment to pause and take three deep breaths. With each breath, think about what you need from yourself today. How can you prioritize your mental health right now, throughout the day, and into the weekend?
Today, I need to spend some time by myself reconnecting, reflecting, and restoring my energy after a really long and rough couple of months. I also need to write some affirmations to remind myself that I’m worthy of connection, that I have good ideas, and that I’m doing a great job navigating adulthood and life overall.
Feel free to share yours below! ✨
#BipolarDepression #BipolarDisorder #PTSD #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Schizophrenia #ADHD #Parenting #ChronicIllness #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Anxiety #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Depression #MentalHealth #selfcare #EatingDisorders #CheckInWithMe #CheerMeOn #CheerMeOn
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We all have parts of ourselves we hide—not just from others, but from ourselves. Carl Jung called this the "shadow self": all the traits, feelings, and desires we've pushed down because they didn't fit who we thought we should be.
Here's the thing: your shadow isn't evil. It's just unconscious. Maybe you pride yourself on being patient, so you've buried your anger so deep you can't access it even when someone crosses a line. Maybe you see yourself as logical, so you've exiled your capacity for spontaneous joy.
You can spot your shadow in what triggers you. The traits you despise in others? Often they're mirrors of what you've disowned in yourself. That "needy" person who exhausts you might be reflecting the dependency you won't let yourself express.
Integration doesn't mean acting on every impulse. It means acknowledging the full range of your humanity so you can choose how to express it.
Here's what matters: your shadow also holds your unexpressed gifts. The authority you've hidden because it felt impolite. The creativity you've suppressed because it seemed impractical. The vulnerability you've locked away because it felt dangerous.
Jung said we don't become enlightened by imagining light, but by making the darkness conscious. When you stop running from your shadow, something shifts. The anger becomes healthy boundaries. The "selfishness" becomes self-care. The power you feared becomes authentic strength.
You're not broken for having a shadow; you're human. Becoming whole means gathering the pieces you left behind-especially the dark ones-and realizing they were never meant to be lost, but to complete you. #MentalHealth #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorderBPD #SchizoaffectiveDisorder
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My highest weight was 190. I was never the best looking and men never hit on me. All the attractive men I ever liked rejected me and made comments about me & my appearance. My dad is forcing me to diet even if I get skinny I won’t be happy with the way I look because I have never been pretty like a doll.
#CheckInWithMe #Depression #Anxiety #Bipolar2 #BipolarDepression #BipolarDisorder #Psychosis #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #Schizophrenia #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #SuicidalThoughts #MentalHealth
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