Dear Self, With Love

Hi, my name is Sophie (a lot of people call me Soph). I'm 29 years old and I'm from the UK. I've made this blog as I go on a journey of healing and self-discovery following a car accident in December 2019. Since the accident, I have struggled with my mental health and was eventually diagnosed with PTSD and depression. At the end of January 2021, I found myself in a very dark place. I decided to reach out for help because I wanted to feel better. I wanted to heal and fall in love with living again. In September 2021, my ex-boyfriend and I ended our long-term relationship. As I talk more to friends and my counsellor about the relationship, I'm realising that the relationship had became quite controlling and toxic. It's hard to admit even to myself that he was not the person I thought he was, and I was in a relationship that had become financially, emotionally and, at times, sexually abusive. I'm learning to heal and grow through my mental health problems and through this bad chapter. I am hopeful that better days will continue to come and I will fall in love with myself and life again. Self love and self care haven't come easily to me, but I'm making sure I put myself first and treat myself gently. This blog is my space to continue on this journey of self-discovery, self-love and healing. Some of the things I may post about include my experience with mental health, self-love and self-care ideas, inspirational or motivational quotes that mean something to me and pictures of things I enjoy like my cooking/baking or nature photography.

[dearselfwithlove]

I made this blog as a positive space and somewhere to escape on bad days. Lately, I've been happier than I have ever been 😊

Having a positive mental space as well as a positive virtual space is wonderful!

[swagvo1d]

[akindplace]

Beth Evans

[littlemissemotionalandvalid]

You're always doing better than you think.

[swagvo1d]

[lovenotereminders]

Doing your best doesn’t mean the same thing every day. It’s okay if you aren’t able to do as much today as you were able to do on another day. Everyone has good days and bad days, everyone needs to rest every now and again. Don’t hold you from today to the same standards as you from yesterday ❤️

[lotuspositivity]

You don't have to force yourself to bounce back so quickly. I read something recently that said "when you come in from a rainstorm, you don't expect yourself to be dry and warm right away", and it really resonated with me. It's okay to take time to dry off and warm up. Take the time you need to process what happened to you.

[sunny-side-vertical]

sending love to all those who are going through a difficult time right now:

💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛💫💛

[daily-spooky]

[positivedoodles]

yellow sun shining on a purple flower requested by Mavin on patreon

[Drawing of a yellow sun shining on purple flower against a blue sky. Under the drawing, there’s a handwritten caption that says “Have hope. Believe in yourself. Good things are coming and you’re going to be okay.” in purple text.]

[warm-autumn-evenings]

A reminder that healing will have ups and downs. If you are going through a rough patch, it doesn’t mean that you are back to square one. It never means all the progress you made was for nothing. Recovery is not linear. You’ll grow from this. I believe in you.

[titsay]

[deseos-de-la-via-lactea]

source

[sarahcute]

This is so wonderful, and from Tumblr...

[featheredadora]

Be the person you needed as a child!

[motivationquotesworld]

[starslike-lullabies]

i’m not perfect and that’s okay. (instagram) 

oil pastels on construction paper

[dearselfwithlove]

It's okay to not be okay. Happy, sad, empty, overwhelmed - it's brave to keep showing up anyway.