p r i n c e s s

healing involves a lot more grieving than you’d expect. progress hurts. you’re moving on from things that happened but also things you wished would happen and never did. mourning does not mean you are not getting better.

Somedays, it just hurts. It hurts so much it makes you angry and desperate. And you need to acknowledge that it does hurt so you don't get even more frustrated, even when it feels unreasonable to be in so much pain, please validate it so you can cope with it. Know that you are doing the best you can, and somedays all you can do is survive. Please don't keep company with those who invalidate your pain if it's possible so you won't feel encouraged to do the same to yourself. The pain you're in is valid, and sometimes all you can do is to recognize it hurts. I hope you find ways to soothe this pain and to cope with it, that you find a good treatment that helps you with your symptoms, that people around you validate you and that you remember to do the same too.