Crying over nothing or something so small people will laugh at you over

Physically hurting on bad days or the day after bad days because of mental breakdowns

Being told “you can’t have ______” “you have too good of a life to have _______”

Doing things because you HAVE to that some people call silly

Crying and not knowing why

Being on the verge of a breakdown and then crying over a dropped pencil

Being on the verge of a breakdown and smiling through it

Being cold (maybe it’s just me but when I’m having a bad day I get VERY cold)

Did I mention hurting?

Fantasizing about death and trying to figure out how it’s benefit others lifes

Thinking that no one likes you

Not trusting anything anyone says

Being hungry with no appetite

No even wanting to think about food

EATING EVERYTHING IN SIGHT

Touching something weird only being focused on scraping that feeling off your hands

Your teeth scraping together while eating and not being able to eat anymore

Shutting down in public due to too much noise

Preparing to die everything you have a panic attack

Panic attack for no reason

BEING EXHAUSTED TO A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL

people not understanding and being like “oh yeah I get (anxious/depressed/overwhelmed) sometimes too

School is hell at the end of the year

Getting sick due to being so stressed

MAKING YOURSELF SICK IS ACTUALLY LIKE A PROBLEM

This too shall pass & my life will be better.

I am a worthy and good person. 

I am doing the best I can, given my history and level of current awareness.

Like everyone else, I am a fallible person and at times will make mistakes and am committed to learning from them.

What is, is.

Look at how much I have accomplished, and I am still progressing.

There are no failures, only different degrees of success.

Be honest and true to myself.

It is OK to let myself be distressed for awhile.

I am not helpless. I can and will take the steps needed to get through during crisis. 

I will remain engaged and involved instead of isolating and withdrawing during this situation.

This is an opportunity, instead of a threat. I will use this experience to learn something new, to change my direction, and/or to try a new approach. 

Other people are responsible for their reactions to me. 

I can stand anything for a while because I am resilient. 

In the long run, who will remember or care? 

“Your horse is colicking again” “Where’s that blood coming from?“ “He’s been playing with a dead snake all afternoon"  “Where did the Pedicle go?” “My cats only been panting for a few hours” “Did you take his catheter out or did he eat it?”

“She looked like she was going to give birth a couple of days ago”

“Wasn’t there a snake in wildlife room?”

My rabbit hasn’t been eating for a day or so.

There’s a string coming from his butt. I tugged on it.

Referral for an eye that “looks like it popped”

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R.M. Drake