finally happy, finally me.

Almost 1.5yrs sober and happier than ever. Life is worth living; never forget your worth and don’t lose yourself for other people. The only person you can be is you. And YOU are important.

[weltenwellen]

Aeon Ginsberg, from "Poem in Which I Transition into a Succulent"

[thememedaddy]

[recomvery]

Hating yourself is exhausting and stealing all your joy. Who cares? Who cares if you're not the next topmodel, who cares if you're not the beauty standard, who cares if men don't throw themselves at you, I have loved many times and it was always faces who told a story, who looked interesting and different and unique and those were the people that were the most beautiful in the world to me. It doesn't matter how you look. The right people will find you stunning anyways. It's what makes you interesting.

[feral-ballad]

Kate Baer, from And Yet: Poems; “Idea”

[Text ID: “I will enjoy this life. I will open it like a peach in season, suck the juice from every finger, run my tongue over my chin. I will not worry about clichés or uninvited guests peering in my windows. I will love and be loved. Save and be saved a thousand times. I will let the want into my body, bless the heat under my skin. My life, I will not waste it. I will enjoy this life.”]

[weltenwellen]

Chen Chen, from "weep ode #99"

[daily-reminders-that-ur-enough]

You have always been worthy of being taken care of. You are not a burden and your needs are not insignificant.

[wholeheartedsuggestions]

pain was not built to last forever. it won’t. it will lessen and lessen and someday it will be gone altogether.

[bl0w-m3]

If you can’t handle me at my worst, that makes two of us.

[cyberxbattalion]

[wholeheartedsuggestions]

maybe you’re the one who got away. maybe it was their loss. maybe you walking away meant you opened up yourself to the possibility of finding someone who could truly treat you right. just maybe.

[weltenwellen]

Mary Oliver, from “Hum Hum”, A Thousand Mornings

[adeadgirlwalking]

I hate hate HATE what the internet has done to mental health language. You don’t have intrusive thoughts about fucking McDonald’s for four hours Bethany, they’re about incest, rape, murder and all other kinds of disgusting things you don’t want. That’s why they’re called INTRUSIVE. They’re rapid and scary and horrible. You’re not “triggered” cause a moron on tiktok said something you don’t like, it’s when your PTSD recognised something that could be dangerous to you that’s similar to a traumatic event and shuts down to try and help you. It’s panic inducing and the worst feeling. Disassociation isn’t “zoning out.” For a bit in class, it’s walking around like an emotionless zombie because you can’t feel anything as a symptom of severe mental illness or trauma. Shut the fuck up!!!

[princesspurrm4id]

I used to love the idea of healing my trauma to “prove them wrong.” I’d feel so crappy when I was struggling, because that was “proving them right.” But the more I heal the more I realize I don’t need to prove myself to anyone. I’m healing me for me.

[letsgrownnhealtogether]

Yes yes

[melusine0811-deactivated2025071]

Can I even begin to tell you how wonderful it feels to wake up, sit for three hours doing things you like, and feel nothing but PEACE in your central nervous system, and hear no NOISE in your brain, so much so that you keep getting tingles up your spine?

I forgot what this felt like.

[solidwater05]

Apparently this needs to be said so

Forgetting things is morally neutral! Memory issues are morally neutral!

You're not a bad person if you...

forget things quickly

forget people

can't remember entire stages of your life

can't remember important things

can remember some things very well and forget other things all the time

can't remember things (or anything!) about your interests

forget to eat, sleep, go to the bathroom, etc

forget to reply to texts

remember things and immediately forget them again

can't remember birthdays, events, etc

frequently answer 'I forgot' to questions

can't retain new information

forget things you used to know

only remember things when it's too late

have vague, distorted and/or unreliable memories

depend on others to know how an event you were in played out

have other symptoms that are worsened by memory issues and vice versa

... and anything else I might have missed!

[neurodivergenttales]

Also, PSA to healthcare professionals out there...

When I say that I can't remember things, don't jump to the assumption that I'm lying

When I say that there are vast chunks of my childhood that have just disappeared for me, there is a reason for that and I can't magically recover those memories just because you're asking me to remember them

[remanence-of-love]