[onlinecounsellingcollege]

“One of the most courageous decisions you’ll ever make is to finally let go of what is hurting your heart and soul.”

— Brigitte Nicole

[poemswords]

“We try so hard to hide everything we’re really feeling from those who probably need to know our true feelings the most.”

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[poems-and-word]

[poemswords]

“There are things that have to be forgotten if you want to go on living.”

— Jim Thompson, The Killer Inside Me (via books-n-quotes)

[poemswords]

“The deeper the wound, the more private the pain.”

— Isabel Allende, Paula (via books-n-quotes)

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“A tragedy, when a mature mind and a romantic heart are in the same body.”

— (via upinthezone)

[poemswords]

[ellehena]

[florial]

You’re beautiful

[cottonisth]

for more similar style, cottonisth

[moonoftheuniverse]

“I am afraid I will love you forever and we will never be in the same room again.”

— Clementine von Radics, The Fear, found in In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive 

[lil--lulu]

[travul]

Alicia Roddy

[anxietyproblem]

[poems-and-word]

“I am both worse and better than you thought.”

— Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals Of Sylvia Plath (via books-n-quotes)

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sometimes you say or do bad things while you’re in an awful mental place. sometimes you say things that are rude or uncalled for or manipulative. and i’m not going to hold that against you. mental illness is hard, and no one is perfect. but once you’re through that episode, you need to take steps to make amends. you need to apologize.

“i couldn’t help it, i was having a bad episode” is a justification, not an apology.

“i’m so fucking sorry, i fucked up, i don’t deserve to live, i should stop talking to anyone ever, i should die” is a second breakdown and a guilt trip. it is not an apology.

when you apologize, the focus should be on the person you hurt. “i’m sorry. i did something that was hurtful to you. even if i was having a rough time, you didn’t deserve to hear that,” is a better apology. if it was a small thing, you can leave it at that.

if you caused significant distress to the other person, this is a good time to talk about how you can minimize damage in the future. and again, even if it is tempting to say you should self-isolate and/or die, that is not a helpful suggestion. it will result in the person you’re talking to trying to talk you out of doing that, which makes your guilt the focus of the conversation instead of their hurt.

you deserve friendship, and you deserve support. but a supportive friend is not an emotional punching bag, and mental illness does not absolve you of responsibility for your actions. what you say during a mental breakdown doesn’t define you. how you deal with the aftermath though, says a lot.

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

“You can’t force someone to respect you, but you can choose not to be disrespected.”

— Unknown

[poemswords]

[anxietyproblem]