I think the hardest part about recovery is realizing that you deserve happiness, just like anyone else does. This is why loving yourself is important. You have to want recovery for yourself before you'll be willing to take the necessary steps to getting there. However, this concept is not an easy thing to accomplish for those who are dealing with depression, anxiety, self harm, eating disorders, or other forms of mental illness.
Self love is often misunderstood. Loving yourself is not selfish, it is not conceited or wrong and it's okay. Truly loving yourself is understanding that even though there are going to be things we don't like about ourselves, we are still deserving to be comfortable in who we are. We deserve to recognize the good in ourselves.
A lot of the time, people base their desire to recover around people, and although this is a good motivator, you have to be careful. Unfortunately, people can often times be temporary. People come and go in our lives and if we base our desire to recover, around a person, we may lose motivation if they don't stick around. I've dealt with this personally. I used to wrap my happiness up in people, so when they left, I would fall apart. I've realized I have to have the mindset that I'm worth recovering for, just as much as I found them to be.
It's your life, your emotions, and your well being that you're trying to gain control over, so naturally it's you who deserves this.
What you deal with, isn't your fault. That is another thing people need to understand. Mental illness is not your fault, and you don't deserve to struggle and suffer from it.
Learning to love yourself is a process, and that process starts with wanting it. If you want to get there, if you want to be happy, and if you want to take your life back, then congratulations, that is your first accomplishment. Like every process, it will take time, and it might be difficult. There will be moments where you feel like things aren't going in the right direction, but recovery isn't just a straight line upwards. Recovery consists of set backs, relapses, ups, downs, circles and squiggly lines all over the place, however, if you get back up and try again, you're on the right track. I guarantee your recovery wont look like someone else's. Your path is specific to you, so please don't get discouraged. As long as you are trying your best, you are doing great.
I am so proud of you. You have potential and you are going to be okay.
-ToriLynn
A lot of the time, people base their desire to recover around people, and although this is a good motivator, you have to be careful. Unfortunately, people can often times be temporary. People come and go in our lives and if we base our desire to recover, around a person, we may lose motivation if they don't stick around. I've dealt with this personally. I used to wrap my happiness up in people, so when they left, I would fall apart. I've realized I have to have the mindset that I'm worth recovering for, just as much as I found them to be.
It's your life, your emotions, and your well being that you're trying to gain control over, so naturally it's you who deserves this.
What you deal with, isn't your fault. That is another thing people need to understand. Mental illness is not your fault, and you don't deserve to struggle and suffer from it.
Learning to love yourself is a process, and that process starts with wanting it. If you want to get there, if you want to be happy, and if you want to take your life back, then congratulations, that is your first accomplishment. Like every process, it will take time, and it might be difficult. There will be moments where you feel like things aren't going in the right direction, but recovery isn't just a straight line upwards. Recovery consists of set backs, relapses, ups, downs, circles and squiggly lines all over the place, however, if you get back up and try again, you're on the right track. I guarantee your recovery wont look like someone else's. Your path is specific to you, so please don't get discouraged. As long as you are trying your best, you are doing great.
I am so proud of you. You have potential and you are going to be okay.
-ToriLynn
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