Being positive.
I read today’s post and then learned it didn’t say ‘what bad
habit do you want to give up,’ but that it said the complete opposite. My brain
read a completely different thing to what it was seeing!
It’s easy with depression and other mental illnesses to be
swamped with negativity and get swept up in this awful habit of negative
thoughts. So, as we enter July, I’m going to try and start each day with a
positive thought rather than an immediate negative one.
I’m going to try and find 5 things each morning that are
worth getting out of bed for, and 5 things each night that I’ve been grateful
for; I’ll probably tweet them.
I’m also going to start celebrating the small stuff more
often. It’s okay if I didn’t get any writing done today, or as much as I wanted
to. It’s okay if all I managed today was have a shower, do basic chores, put my
onesie on and cry. It’s so healthy to get in touch with your emotions, it’s immensely
important to listen to your body and your mind and to take care not to push
yourself too hard. Especially when it comes to having mental illness, because a
one-day relapse and/or self-care day is miles better than weeks or months of
struggling because you feel you must carry on regardless of how you feel. And,
chances are you’re not going to be achieving things or doing your work
efficiently anyway; because you’re probably going to be exhausted and plagued
with intrusive thoughts.
Positivity breeds positivity, smiles are infectious; but
this does not mean we should hide behind a mask. I’m not saying I’m going to
pretend I’m not depressed, or that my voices aren’t wearing me down, or that my
emotions aren’t bundled up in the washing machine of my mind on full spin
cycle; I’m saying that I’m going to make a conscious effort to find small areas
of light in the darkness. The ‘every cloud has a silver lining’ angle.
I’m looking out the window at the blue skies and the
colourful landscape, and whilst today I may feel as though the weight of the
world is crushing down on me; there’s such a beauty in how nature always finds
a way to survive.
So today I will draw on my resilience as a positive, and I
will breathe some fresh air and remind myself that it’s okay not to be okay,
and that tomorrow is another day with more opportunities for positivity.
😊
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