09/03/2022
Mental health and Chronic illness
The world of medicines partners in crime or so to speak, see recently I’ve had some of my best days but with them have came the worst, days were I didn’t get up and turn the light on when it got dark, I just sat in the dark, I didn’t eat until 5pm and that wasn’t until I forced myself to finally get out of bed and yeah I didn’t shower every day this week because a shower felt like climbing a mountain and speaking felt like running a marathon, but that’s okay, it’s rough and not glamorous but it’s life, sometimes there isn’t a bandage big enough for the wound, sometimes the darkness heals what the sun can’t and yes I’m on medication for my mental health but dark days still happen, please be kind to your mentally ill friends even the ones on medication because it’s not a magic fix, I wish it was but offer a hand to hold or an ear to listen with and be proud when they stand up and talk, ask for help or start medication because they are so brave, it’s not easy to ask for help or open up when even your own head is against you, just be kind because you never know the internal battle someone could be having.
Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of neither is managing it with medication, exercise, therapy or whatever works for you but please use safe and healthy tools to cope, because I promise you are beautiful and loved the way you are 💕
Mental health hotline
1300642255
Lifeline
131114
