BE-YOU-tiful.

Elena | Adventurer | Dreamer | Overcomer | Believer | One of a kind | Lover | Roll Tide.

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[underthegrace]

Source: Chosen

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[the-daily-word]

“I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭9‬:‭1‬

[quotefeeling]

“One day she remembered that it wasn’t her job to make everyone happy.”

— Robin Lee

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Longing for a forgotten home.

[jesus-said-tetelestai]

“Return to Me,” says the LORD of hosts,

“and I will return to you,” says the LORD of hosts.

Zechariah 1:3, New King James Bible

[thesovereignword]

There’s a lie the devil just loves: that in order to get to heaven, one only has to be a generally “good person”. He loves this lie because it gets people to hell very fast and without much trouble on his part at all.

But this is not what the Bible teaches.

We have all sinned and we all stand guilty before God - there’s not any good deeds we can do that will wipe the slate clean. Being a “good person” won’t save us because we can’t atone for our own guilt. We can’t fix the problem.

That’s why Jesus had to die for us.

He was literally taking the punishment we deserved from God onto Himself and becoming the sacrifice for our sins.

That’s why the only way to heaven is through a saving relationship with Jesus Christ - through repentance and belief in God’s only Son.

If you don’t know Him, here’s how.

[quotefeeling]

“You don’t deserve someone who comes back, you deserve someone who never leaves.”

— Unknown

[quotefeeling]

“I’d much rather have one great person to talk to every night than have several pointless conversations with temporary people.”

— Unknown

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

Coping 101 - a masterpost of down to earth resources

This post doesn’t contain links to many professional resources - it’s a list of coping tips from people who are mentally ill/disabled themselves and who all decided to share what has worked for them here on tumblr. In the last 7 months I have been sharing content created for and by mentally ill/disabled people on this blog - and to celebrate reaching 5000 followers, I have decided to collect all the best coping tips I’ve come across in one easily accessible place. Enjoy!

Managing emotions:

Letting go of emotional suffering via mindfulness.

DBT strengthening statements

Handling negative emotions

The “emotions are signals” method

The “mindfully recognizing emotions” method

Healthy perspectives on emotions

The “emotions are like hiccups” method

The “healthy outlets” method

Managing anxiety:

Coping statements for anxiety.

Breathing exercise gif

Breathing exercise gif 2

Things to remember when having an anxiety attack

The “just show up” method

The “panicky friend” method

Grounding techniques 

The “I can survive the next 10 seconds” method

The “distract your brain” method

The “you will be able to cope” method

Managing depression:

7 depression tips and why they work

Depression tips

21 tips to keeping your shit together when you’re depressed

Managing executive dysfunction:

The “might as well” method.

The “one step access” method.

Why self-discipline isn’t always the answer. 

The “use whatever works” method.

The “taking care of someone else” method.

The “june-bugging” method.

Tricks for pushing through executive dysfunction

The “do several things at once” method

The “accept your limits” methods

The “turn it into a game” method

The “anything worth doing is worth doing poorly” method

The “tricking your brain” method

The “untangling the spaghetti” method.

The “smaller steps” method

The “emergency cleaning” method

The “letting go of should” method.

The “my body is an animal I need to care about” method

The “fork theory” method

The “remove the barriers” method

The “half-ass things” method

Managing negative thinking:

Challenging cognitive distortions.

Finding alternative thoughts.

Challenging negative thoughts

How to get over past mistakes

Toxic positivity vs hope and validation

How to improve your self-esteem

Negative and positive cognitions

The “self neutrality” method

The “separate your negative qualities from your identity” method

Self talk to help end obsessions

Ten forms of twisted thinking + ten ways to untwist your thinking

Managing self care:

How to practice balanced self care.

Why hands-on hobbies are important

Ways to self-soothe

A list of mental illness workbooks 

Ways to start feeling again

How to get back on track after a breakdown

How to self-soothe and treat yourself

Types of healthy coping skills

The “parenting yourself” method

An interactive self care guide

The “don’t ignore your needs” method

Online self care

Making the most of therapy

Free worksheets for people who can’t access therapy

The “add good things to your life” method

Showering for spoonies

The “do what you can” method

The “it isn’t a waste of time just because it won’t cure you” method.

Self care cheat sheet

The “create something” method

Managing school:

Studying with anxiety and depression

Studying with mental illness

Coping with dissociation in school

Managing exam periods when you’re mentally ill

The “done is better than none” method

How to survive college

Managing urges to harm yourself:

What to do to when you’re suicidal

Questions to ask before giving up

Alternatives to self harm

Coping with suicidal thoughts

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you call the God of Israel a cruel and unfeeling god but i never saw any other deity from any other religion leave their exalted position in the heavens to humble themselves and serve their own creation to the point of death so that they could be reconciled with them forever. but that's just me though

[theselfcarelifestyle]

You’re probably wondering whether what you experienced was really ‘that bad?’. Let me tell you - if you have to question it, if it hurts, if it still runs through your mind, it was.

You don’t have to feel guilty over the pain you’re feeling.

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