It’s a rubbish time in the world right now. Therefore I felt compelled to write something about it and share my feelings. This is for anyone who needs it right now.
So here goes!
Before we begin, I appreciate this won’t solve all your problems or make the world a better place. But it will possibly serve to let you know you are not alone in your feelings. Hopefully, by the end of the post, you will feel a little better.
This post won’t harp on about politics. The doom and gloom in the media is something I decided to ignore when my mental health was initially in serious crisis. Paying attention to headlines designed to increase your anxiety just isn’t for me anymore. I create this feeling in my head all by myself. These days, I am actively working hard not to allow negative thoughts into my brain. It’s exhausting. And with everything currently going on at this moment in time, I am struggling.
I will be honest and admit you can’t fully ignore current events. I see people on Twitter discussing the news. I still want to interact with my fellow bloggers and followers and I use the platform as a news filter. If I see a post, which is clearly about current affairs, I choose to either pay attention and follow it up, or not. Mostly not. What good does it do me to delve into issues I cannot control?
However shocking some people may find it, the time to speak out about how we feel is now. I want other people to understand the reality you face each day when you live with a mental illness.
Why I wanted to share how I am feeling?
When I started this blog, the purpose was to share my honest thoughts and feelings about living with a mental illness. However shocking some people may find it, the time to speak out about how we feel is now. I want other people to understand the reality you face each day when you live with a mental illness.
I’ve had a bumpy year. I dragged myself out of the depths of depression and the main factor causing me to feel this way still isn’t fully over yet. Even when it comes to an end, I will be thrown into a whole new way of life. Something I was previously excited about. At this moment in time, I am not excited about much and I just can’t shift the feeling.
Even a new haircut has got me feeling indifferent. Usually, it makes me feel like a new woman.
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You are not alone
If you are feeling the same way right now, I wanted to let you know, you are not alone.
I thought this would be a great time to share some motivational quotes, to hopefully help us all feel better.
We will get through this. Together
For anyone who needs it right now, I am here to tell you it will be okay.
Because of my recent experiences with mental illness, I can assure you however you are feeling at this moment in time, it will change. And it can get better. There is hope, even if you feel like there is none right now.
The online blogging community supported me throughout a tough time. All I can tell you is I felt compelled to create a platform to share my experiences. What I didn’t expect or anticipate was the level of support I received. I will be eternally grateful for the kind words, motivation, and lovely comments on my blog.
Merry Christmas
Whatever you’re doing over the holiday period, I wish you the following.
Take what you need
Hope
Contentment
Happiness
Hugs
Love
Family time
Gifts
Indulgence
Friendship
Warmth
Reflection
Harmony
Time to recharge
Comfort
Kindness
Peace
Enjoyment
What you can expect from me in the New Year
I am not one for New Year’s resolutions. If you want to transform your life, I think you should do it right now! Not just in January of each calendar year. After hitting rock bottom, it prompted a change within me.
For January 2022, I have some hard-hitting, but honest mental health posts scheduled. I also have some amazing guest posts I can’t wait to share with you. And I will finally be free of the circumstances weighing me down (yes, you will get a blog post ALL about it!). I will also have time to regroup, assess my priorities and do what I love the most – BLOG.
Final thoughts
This is me signing off until after the Christmas period. I have blog posts scheduled and I will be checking in on social media.
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I love your self-care checklist, and thanks for sharing this cheery post! I needed that!
Glad you like the checklist. Even I need one these days, to make sure I am mindful to take time out.
I wanted to cheer people up a bit!
Being able to communicate what’s going on for us and (hopefully) what our needs are is such an important thing to feel empowered to do — and your letter certainly will help with that. It’s been a really low couple of years for me personally so it’s good to feel encouraged and know that I/we are not alone in this. Thanks so much for sharing.
I totally agree. We looked after ourselves this Christmas and we were all in need of self-care.
Glad this letter helped.
Thank you so much for this! I’ve been feeling pretty low and unmotivated recently but this has made me feel a lot better about going forward – I’ve got this! Thank you so much for sharing, have a lovely Christmas x
Sorry to hear you’ve been feeling low. I was the same in the lead-up to Christmas.
I hope you’ve managed to have a good Christmas. We’ve got this!