Did you know the average human has about 70,000 thoughts per day? Most of them random, fleeting, and completely outside of our control. For someone living with depression and anxiety, that number hits differently. When your inner narrative is built from negative self-talk, you can only imagine what more than half of those thoughts truly sound like.
My thoughts don’t just drift — they spiral. They race. They latch onto the dark side faster than I can catch them. Earlier this week, I found myself spiraling into that familiar mental space, and I haven’t been able to climb out of it. I feel powerless to stop it.
My people try to help. They point out the bright spots, the positives, the things I should hold onto. And I appreciate it — I really do — but when your own mind is working against you, logic doesn’t always win. Most often the negative self-talk is louder… and pretty relentless.
Living in a mind that feels like a prison is exhausting. It drains you. It’s hard. It’s lonely. And yet, talking about it and naming it somehow loosens its grip, even just a little.
But even in this heavy place, I’m trying to hold onto something small. The belief that this moment isn’t permanent. Like most. Thoughts change. Feelings shift. Light finds its way through, even in the tightest spaces.
So I’m giving myself permission to take it one breath, one hour, one day at a time. And if you’re walking through something similar, I hope you give yourself that same gentleness because we’re not broken — we’re just human.
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