#howamifeeling

As Spoonies, as well as Mental Health potentially being a main invisible illness, with all our battles with chronic illness, sometimes our mental health can also be part of a multitude of symptoms too. I've made this pin to raise awareness of mental health in our community. ❤️ Here's to more awareness of all the issues we go through. You've got this ❤️ Link to buy this is in my bio ❤️✨❤️#mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #settingboundariesisselfcare #invisibleillnessawareness #spoonie #pinstagram #pins #pingamestrong #pinsofig #pinoftheday #pinstagram #handdrawn #handdrawn #handcrafted #handmademovement #etsy #etsyshop #etsylove #etsyfinds #etsyseller #etsysellersofinstagram #madeinlondon #londontown #howamifeeling #etsygifts #etsylent #chronicallydivine

Repost 🎨 @howamifeelingg Something I often beat myself for is not having my life seem as put together as other people. This comparison of worlds causes a lot of stress especially during impromptu conversations with other people. My usual go-to response afterwards would be to beat myself up internally and tell myself I should/better get my shit together. But reacting to the situation that way never made anything feel better. While it did motivate me for a short period of time, there would always be a steep drop off where I felt even worse about myself. I would feel even more like a lazy person that wasn’t motivated unless faced with those uncomfortable situations. . The actual reality of those convos is that we’re all on a different path. We’re all pursuing different things in different ways. It isn’t a contest of who’s doing better, we just tend to interpret it that way.. . Whatever you’re doing, however you’re doing it, do it for yourself and no one else. Live your life the way that best fits what you want to accomplish and forgive yourself for feeling like you’re a failure. Everyone’s lives look different and even if the other person’s story seems more put together than yours, there’s always a lot more beneath the surface as there is with your life. . . . . #howamifeeling #howamifeelingg #mentalhealth #mentalillness #mentalhealthawareness #selfcare #selflove #psychology https://www.instagram.com/p/BuFvlw1HloI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ucks53ty1iq0

Repost 📷 @howamifeelingg - "a return to a normal state of health, mind or strength. What bothers me with this definition is the word “normal.” We all walk through life through comparisons. Comparison kills. One person’s “normal” is not necessarily normal for the next. So don’t try to understand your normalcy by comparing it to others; work on how YOU feel, how YOU are able to navigate through the world and how YOUR path to recovery is about YOU and only you." 🎨-by @artsbyavanti __________ Submit your art & stories via our website: www.howamifeeling.org . . . . #howamifeeling #mentalhealth #mentalillness #skeletonclique #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillnessawareness #mentalhealthmatters #ocd #ruokay #mentalhealthart #mentalillnessart #artformentalhealth #howamifeelingg #psychology #recovery #mentalwellness #themighty #twloha #mentalwellness #postsecret #mentalhealthmonth #mentalhealthweek #selfcare https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs-Fz0UHGCJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15q7xmvgkjjro

"There are days meant for pushing forward but there are also days meant for sitting in everything without trying to alter it. . Consider this your permission slip to do the latter. Be where you need to be." . . Repost 📷 @howamifeelingg . . #howamifeeling #howamifeelingg #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillness #mentalillnessawareness https://www.instagram.com/p/BrhxeJ3nBKm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=e2bfanum1ar5

Repost 🎨 @howamifeelingg Something my therapist used to say to me a lot was, “Julia, people are limited”. While what he said could be attributed to a number of different situations, lately I’ve been thinking about it in terms of when people make judgments about your life. . Despite their comments/opinions/judgements/etc. they’re only seeing your life through their small lens. Depending on how much information or insight you allow them to have about your life, they only see part of the picture. They don’t see all of the things that drive you or destroy you. Even if you live with someone that makes harsh judgments about your life, they still aren’t experiencing your life first hand. Take responsibility for what you can do to better your life but don’t take responsibility for someone’s limited perspective of your life and who you are as a person. . . . . #howamifeelingg #howamifeeling #mentalhealth #mentalillness #selfcare #recovery #healing #psychology #themighty #twloha #mentalhealthmatters #mentalwellness https://www.instagram.com/p/BrQuKZGHQB2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=o7sprpcfo2oe

"This is your sign to give yourself permission to do what you need today. Eat, drink water, take your meds, laugh, treat yo self, cry, talk about how you feel. All of it. You’re allowed to do all of these things." Repost 🎨 @howamifeelingg . . . . #howamifeeling #howamifeelingg #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillness #selfcare https://www.instagram.com/p/BrDJTebHk06/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11g0x7e4kj8cy

Repost 🎨 @howamifeelingg All you need is a little hope. Even if it’s microscopic it’s still something. . . . . #howamifeeling #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillnessawareness #mentalhealthmatters #ventart #ruokay #mentalhealthart #mentalillnessart #mentalillness #artformentalhealth #skeletonclique #howamifeelingg #psychology #recovery #mentalwellness #themighty #twloha #mentalwellness #postsecret #mentalhealthmonth #mentalhealthweek #selfcare https://www.instagram.com/p/BqoqjT6n3w8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=r7mdwsfllh9e

@Regran_ed from @howamifeelingg - "Top Down and Bottom Up Therapies . This is an important distinction in psychotherapy and it can also result in one therapy being more effective than the other for a particular issue. . Top Down Therapies try to bring about psychological transformation by changing thought patterns, at the level of the rational brain. The hope is that as we change the thoughts, it changes our feelings and that in turn improves physical symptoms. . Cognitive therapies, such as CBT, Psychodynamic therapy, Narrative therapy, Solution Focused therapy, etc. use this approach. . Bottom Up Therapies look to transform at the levels of the emotional and survival brains. The idea is that when the emotions and the body sensations have been processed, it takes away the sting from maladaptive behaviours and thought patterns, which then become much easier to change. . Somatic therapies, such as Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing and brain-body based therapies such as EMDR, Brainspotting, Neurofeedback, etc. use this approach. . What has been your experience with top down and bottom up therapies?" -By @ayan_mukherjee_ __________ Submit your art & stories via our website: www.howamifeeling.org . . . . #howamifeeling #mentalhealth #mentalillness #skeletonclique #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillnessawareness #mentalhealthmatters #ventart #ruokay #mentalhealthart #mentalillnessart #artformentalhealth #howamifeelingg #psychology #recovery #mentalwellness #themighty #twloha #mentalwellness #postsecret #mentalhealthmonth #mentalhealthweek #selfcare - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/BqmOUyfH9DH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jkwr837pa6cr