Be True To Yourself

You don't have to force yourself to bounce back so quickly. I read something recently that said "when you come in from a rainstorm, you don't expect yourself to be dry and warm right away", and it really resonated with me. It's okay to take time to dry off and warm up. Take the time you need to process what happened to you.

i always follow up my hardships with “i’ll be okay soon though” because i feel like it will make whoever’s listening feel better but it makes me feel a lot worse. i need to understand that they’re not the ones going through the situation, they don’t need the cheering up, i do. yes, it will be better soon, but at that exact moment? it’s not. and that’s okay. it’s okay not to be okay and it’s okay to talk about it with someone and it’s okay to want to be comforted. it’s okay. you’ll have time to “toughen up” and “be strong” but you absolutely don’t have to all the time. you never have to be strong 100% of the time and anyone who tells you that is lying. it’s okay to not be okay. it’s okay to say that you don’t have to cover up your emotions with empty hope to make someone else feel better, this is about YOU. if YOU’RE not okay, then YOU’RE not okay. it’s important to remember the pain won’t last forever but it’s also okay to be in the moment.

im starting to irritate myself with my poor mental health like damn can a bitch just keep it together for a minute