Elysiany

JOURNALING JOURNALING JOURNALING!!

Damn that word looks so weird when you see it repeated 💀

ANYWAY!

Cannot stress how important journaling can be when you just don’t know what to do anymore. I hate to admit it and I’m sure most people do as well but the human brain can only take so much. Everyone has a limit and there’s nothing wrong with that. But don’t pass out trying to finish a marathon with no water breaks you know what I’m sayin?

Sometimes (recently) I’ve actually felt embarrassed about journaling. I know nobody is gonna look and I don’t even go back and read my entries, but it can feel embarrassing to see your thoughts on paper. It’s true! Sometimes I feel that my problems are pretty stupid once they’re on paper but it’s really important to get out of your head.

I garuntee you will most likely go mad if you keep running in a circle about your bad thoughts and fears and anxieties all day long. Getting something off your brain and physically onto paper is extremely relieving. So- just give it a go. Doesn’t have to be in a book. Grab some spare paper, write something, and even throw it away after if you want

The entire time, they were shedding light on how hard it was for the parents living with an autistic child, how exhausting and how shameful it is.

Not ONCE did they acknowledge what it must be like for the child to live with autism. They were offering all this support to the people around them and none for the child whatsoever.