open, honestly

I’ve learned to be more com­fort­able with open­ing up about my ex­pe­ri­ence of cop­ing with my men­tal health.

Most of us hide it very well; which is scary. I have streaks of good days where I feel like I’ve shak­en this de­mon­ic force that loves to rat­tle my cage. But then, out of no where, it takes just one wrong thought and I’m spi­ral­ing down.

It fuck­ing sucks and can get ex­haust­ing to con­tin­u­ous­ly feel­ing like I have to be in war­rior mode. But that is what I’ve learned. I’ve learned to put up a fight. I’ve learned that this too shall pass.

To cope, I made a list of es­sen­tials I need in my life to keep my head above water.

I en­joy alone time and some­times that’s all I need is a long qui­et car ride so I can talk out my feelings.

I have hap­py books I’ve cre­at­ed that are full of words of encouragement.

I cre­at­ed a binder of some of my best ac­com­plish­ments to re­mind me of my gifts.

And of course cre­at­ing is the best form of ther­a­py for me but some­times there’s too much go­ing on in my head to get in the right frame of mind.

Please know it’s ok to feel how you feel. You don’t need to hide it. You don’t need to be ashamed. You are hu­man. You are loved.

Prac­tice look­ing your­self in the mir­ror and say­ing “I love you.”

Sit out­side and watch how the shad­ows change in the sun­light. Let your mind re­lax. Give your­self grace. Love who you are. ALL of who you are be­cause you are mag­ic and you are here for a reason.

#worldmentalhealthday2020

 

—danielle steers

Flom­mist Danielle Steers is search­ing for her hap­py place in life and has found it right be­tween pho­tog­ra­phy and de­sign. Copy­right © 2020 Danielle Steers.

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