Thalassophilelife - Bohemian Rhapsody

they won't tell you this in therapy but sometimes the best way to stop catastrophizing/anxiety is to interrupt your spiraling with "girl what the hell are you talking about"

Sometimes I forget how good it feels to take a warm shower and let water wash you from over your head. Feel it cleanse your body and soul, or at least take away from you a little of the weight you carry within. Just focusing on it, on how nice it feels, and letting it caress you and take care of you somehow.

At times it's just not easy to get to it, but it can be good if you can give it a try. Even if it feels like a lot of effort.

I forgot where should I click to post. It took me two days to figure it out

ورغم هذا كله فأنا لن أهرول مُلقيًا بحزني على عاتق أحد، أنا أتداوى ذاتيًا، ألا يبدو هذا فعلًا مقدسًا.“

Jennifer Saunders, from “When the Guest Speaker Told Us“

bitch this is all you’re gonna get. this life, this face, this body. you better not ‘maybe in another universe’ your way out of everything. sit your ass down and face this. go make tea and have a picnic and read a goddamn book. kiss your loved ones, send that damn text, and hug your siblings. this is all you’re gonna get.

It's a lot healthier to go for a daily walk than to sign up for a gym membership you won't be using because you hate that kind of exercise. It's a lot healthier to eat a frozen meal than to skip a meal because you were too tired to cook something healthy. It's a lot healthier to take a quick shower than to procrastinate an elaborate routine for days. Don't aim so high that you won't be hitting anything!

I am creating a life i don’t want to run from i am creating a life i don’t want to run from i am creating a life i don’t want to run from

Having a traumatic childhood means you cannot talk even objectively about your basic foundational experiences without it being "venting", even if you're not actually venting. You just straight up have a huge chunk of your life you can't talk about, full stop, without it being trauma dumping.

And it not being socially acceptable to talk about your own childhood is super alienating. Sometimes people want to know why, and any answer you can give them is going to be off putting.

It's to the point I get irritated when something I said is framed as venting when I'm literally just talking about my life experiences, doing my best to keep emotion out of it.