Itās not a meme format because I canāt actually create a meme Iām not that smart yet.
Life doesnāt get better. YOU get better.
That word, āshould,ā usually not helpful and often damaging. I think reframing this to something like, āI can see where I came from, this is where I am now, and hereās what I would like to work on next.ā And we might not be ready to work on that next thing yet and thatās okay. All goes back to how we talk to ourselves matters so much.
I was talking to someone about this the other day. How sometimes I just sit there and think huh, I actually havenāt thought about wanting to kill myself for a while. Like how at one point that was just this dominant thing. Not the only thought or anything but it was always lurking there. And then at some point that just stopped happening and I almost didnāt realise it.
Got it coming back a bit at the moment but I can see that there is a situation I need to move through. Like the idea of the rock of misery. Iāve got an analogy going with my mind as the sea and when itās all stormy the rock is a place to cling on to while I work out how to quiet the storm. Better to cling on than throw ourselves off.
Sometimes the idea of this being something that will keep coming back is exhausting. But this time so far at least it feels like less hard work to keep hold of the rock. So thatās something.
Same here @siand same here! I feel you on that and I am still going through this daily. Sometimes full days go by when Iām consciously choosing to not take myself out and on the days Iām doing ok those thoughts are still there right below the surface. Iām sorry youāre going through a hard time right now but youāre right, the storm will pass eventually. Proud of you 
Thank you so much 
At one point I couldnāt imagine a future where I didnāt feel like that. But I kept reminding myself there was no way I could know it would be like that forever. Just maybe things might be different. And right now they are.
Hang in there. I know you know how to get through it. Weāre here to help hold you up when it gets too exhausting 
This is EXACTLY what I tell myself or actually what goes on inside me when Iām going through it. Thank you so much for the support itās so awesome to be able to reach out here when Iām down. You and everyone else have always been so kind and helpful and I appreciate it so much! Have a great day and thank you again!!!
I try to remind myself there is no actual finish line of, āokay, all this mess in my head is healedāā¦life, all of it, is a work in progress.
