Today I’m struggling, and that’s okay. I think we’re conditioned to think that struggles make us weak, when in fact they don’t! I’m not weak because I’m having a bad time with my health, I’m resilient. I think we need to give ourselves much more credit when it comes to living with mental illness and chronic illness. We all achieve so much without even recognising it because we haven’t been taught that small achievements matter. But they do, massively. Today I woke up at 6am throwing my guts up, tossing and turning in agony on the bathroom floor It wasn’t pleasant by any means, but I breathed through it and held myself and reassured myself it’s going to be okay and allowed my body to rest I accepted that today my body needs a break, i achieved acceptance which I have been struggling with massively. I feel very low and depressed, I’m not feeling overly hopeful but I’m writing a post about it because it helps me and others. Another achievement! Opening up isn’t easy and I’m proud of myself for creating this space to talk openly. Take some time each day to learn to recognise just how amazing you’re doing, small achievements matter, small steps matter! You’re probably doing so much and making progress that you don’t recognise, I hope you realise soon just how resilient you are. We are warriors and we stand (or y’know lay down because standing is agony) together. I appreciate it’s hard to see the small things as worthy and worthwhile but small things always carry us through life and they deserve much more attention and appreciation than they get. So, if all you did today was breathe and keep yourself alive I’m proud of you because that’s amazing! 💖 #smallthingsinlife #smallsteps #smallstepseveryday #babysteps #mentalhealthwarrior #worthit #bpdblogger #borderlinepersonalitydisorder #chronicillness #chronicpain #chronicfatigue #cptsdrecovery #smallachievementscount #smallthingsmatter (at Scarborough, North Yorkshire)