You’re never spending time by yourself, you’re spending time with yourself. You are good enough to spend time with, even if it’s just you.

— Dillon (@dilpickle08) July 26, 2021

I had a really bad habit of telling my therapist “I know my issues aren’t a big deal and that I know other people have it worse” and she told me that trauma isn’t a competition, and that all trauma deserves recognition and healing. So to anyone struggling, you’re valid.

— Atri RN, BSN ૐ (@atrib1) July 26, 2021

After my cancer diagnosis, someone was telling me about a serious problem they were having, and said they felt bad for “whining” to me about it. I was like, “just because a broken leg is worse than a sprained ankle, doesn’t mean you should walk on either.”

— Kendra Abel (@KendraAbel2) July 27, 2021

I learned intrusive thoughts are not something you should engage with or fight, you just have to accept that they will come from time to time and even though they make you feel shitty, acknowledge them as not real, and let them pass through your mind like rude houseguests lmfao

— S.LIZ (@slizagna) July 25, 2021

You're not a perfectionist, you're insecure about how your best effort will be received.

— Dhanum K. Nursigadoo (@_dhanum) July 25, 2021

I used to be so tense all the time that my body just felt like it ached everywhere. My therapist taught me the importance of being mindful of where I’m tense and how to let go. Progressive Muscle Relaxation has done wonders for me. pic.twitter.com/4RUVXagnIV

— ༻ 𝚓 𝚊 𝚜 𝚖 𝚒 𝚗 ༺ (@BigMammaJay) July 27, 2021

Anger is a secondary emotion. If someone is angry, they were something else first. That's why we say "try to understand where they're coming from." It means literally look for the origin of their anger, and speak to the initial emotion, not the anger itself.

— Buff Baby Kobold (@YeehawScout) July 26, 2021

“not everyone is making a cameo in your movie. They’re the lead in their own and will act according to not only their own wants and needs, but also their history/trauma. You are not central to every story, so not everything that people do or say, or how they react, is about you.”

— Spanky McDutcherson 🔸 (@thatdutchperson) July 26, 2021

A therapist once told me “your parents didn’t wake up and think of how to fuck you up and hurt you… they did they best they could AND their best was terribly lacking and both of those things can be true” – helped me forgive without excusing

— NachoMama (@vschicho1) July 26, 2021

!! Don’t keep yourself sad because you feel like you’re not allowed happiness. We deserve it and it’s ok to laugh and have fun. Don’t keep yourself in this box that you’re only allowed pain as punishment. You’re a good person, you’ve made ppl smile and love and that’s beautiful

— ♡ 𝚝𝚣 ♡ (@lowriderslug_) July 25, 2021

I’ve heard that your first thought is what you were taught to think and your second thought is what you actually think. Helps to separate from bad patterns you learned growing up or from an abuser.

— soft swerve 🍦 (@strippersauce) July 26, 2021

As you get healthier, people around you who are stuck in their own unhealthy patterns may resent you or accuse you of acting superior to them, being selfish, etc. You may feel guilt as your situation improves and theirs doesn’t. But you aren’t responsible for them/their reactions

— Squirrel Herder (@squirrelshorts) July 26, 2021

sometimes you don't deserve closure. the people you've hurt don't owe you forgiveness even after you've changed for the better. some bridges are burned forever, and sometimes it's better that way for all parties. you have to move forward and be better for you, not someone else.

— mel (raccoonpilled arc) (@osmosismoans) July 26, 2021

Decisions do not have to be labeled right or wrong. You made a choice that you believed was best based on the information you had at that time. When/if your future self discovers new info that changes your mind, that doesn’t mean you’ve failed or made a “bad” choice

— haleigh (@haleighavila27) July 26, 2021

you cant control what other people say about you. one of the most frustrating lessons, but you just have to accept some people misunderstand you (on purpose or not) and will sell a version of you that doesnt exist to others. don't let it affect you. that isn't the real you.

— a kacchako festival 🧡💗 (@kacchakofest) July 26, 2021