It’s Mental Health Awareness Month.
It’s been a really long week.
It ended on a positive note, though. So that’s good news, right?
I have to keep reminding myself that I can do hard things and that I AM MORE THAN MY MENTAL ILLNESS.
The truth is I don’t see it often, and to be perfectly honest, I mostly only see it when others point it out to me, but I am so much more than my mental illness.
I spend most of my waking hours convincing myself that I am incapable, that I am worthless, and that I am a burden to everyone in my life.
I am forever apologizing for my mental illness.
I am forever feeling guilty because of my mental illness.
I am forever feeling like a failure because of my mental illness.
I am forever left feeling broken and suicidal because of my mental illness.
And I am forever feeling like a prisoner in my own mind because of my mental illness.
Being labelled with a disorder of any kind doesn’t make you any less than the beautiful, amazing person that you already are.
Labeling someone for their shortcomings can be damaging, and we should never let it define us.
Even though my mind literally has a mind of its own, my heart will tell you that I am so much more than my mental illness. It even says so right here on this list.
I AM:
Valuable
Worthy
Respected
Kind
Generous
Loveable
Deeply loved
Thoughtful
Resourceful
Smart
Warm
Funny
Honest
Ambitious
Creative
Dedicated
Skilled at all sorts of things
Resilient
Driven by integrity and values
A good mother
A good wife
A good friend
Enough
I am more than my shortcomings.
I am more than my labels.
I am more than my mental illness.
And you are too.
What do you see in yourself from this list? Feel free to add more.
I AM…
Shabbat Shalom,
Sending you all peace, love, and light
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