/25 years
25 years ago today at 10:30a
Was the day my life changed forever.
I’m a better person for it.
However the struggles have mentally
Damaged me through my life.
As I grew up (and still growing) the
Changes and struggles from then on
Affected my everyday life in some way.
I’m realizing high functioning mental illness
Is exhausting and isolating and you develop
It through time and through environmental
Factors not because of chemical imbalances
Or hereditary factors.
Situational depression is real.
But I’ve working on my mental health for
The last 3 years and i am not going to hide it.
How so many things have troubled me.
And where it began and where it’s led me.
You don’t have to be diagnosed to know you have
It - you just need to accept that you do.
It’s fine, there’s no shame.
Because if we find we are shameful,
Then we Will never heal.
And healing is a journey in itself
And within yourself.
“Everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.”
On the flip side 11 more days until Watermelon Day.