You Are Strong Despite What Mental Illness Tells You

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• You Are Strong Despite What Mental Illness Tells You
• From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs
• Victims of Verbal Abuse Suffer Physical Ailments Too
• Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans
• Positive Affirmation for When Life Feels Too Hard

Living with mental health challenges can be exhausting and discouraging. Symptoms of mental illness can get in the way of your ability to be how you want to be and live how you want to live. Not only that, they are often unpredictable. Sometimes they’re relatively mild and other times debilitating. Just when you think you’ve adjusted with how things are, things suddenly can change, throwing you for another loop and making you feel like you’re starting over, maybe even worse than before. It can be hard, too, to find people who truly understand the depths of what you have to endure every single day.

The purpose of this message is to let you know that you are amazingly strong. You are doing incredible things. Whether or not others understand, the most important thing is that you understand. Pause for a moment and turn inward. Gift yourself with soothing, deep breaths. Reflect on all the incredible things about you and what you do. This is just a partial list to get you started. Own each one, and then keep going. Build a list that honors and celebrates you and let yourself sit with it at least once a day.

• You are awake, and your mind and body are functioning.
• You are incredibly brave.
• You are persistent, persevering even when you wonder why or don’t have the energy.
• You are loving, and love is life’s driving force.
• You are intelligent and wise, able to figure out all the complex nuances of living with mental illness.

Above all, you are. You are valuable. You matter.

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• Atonement and Self-Esteem: Forgiving Yourself Builds You Up
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• You’re Worth the Hard Work to Build Self-Esteem
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Today's Question: What inner strengths and qualities do you draw on to show yourself that you’re stronger than your mental health challenges? We invite you to participate by sharing your thoughts, experiences, and knowledge on the HealthyPlace Facebook page.

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From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs

On all our blogs, your comments and observations are welcomed.

• Be Kind to Your Body this Holiday Season
• The Holidays Can Cause a Bipolar Mood Swing
• What Do Thoughts of Hurting Yourself Mean?
• How to Avoid Verbal Abuse During Controversial Conversations
• 10 Years Smoke-Free Despite Schizoaffective Disorder
• If You’re Struggling with Mental Health, It’s Okay—So Am I
• How I Cope When Time Triggers My Anxiety

Feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of any blog post. And visit the mental health blogs homepage for the latest posts.

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From the HealthyPlace YouTube Channel

Experiencing physical pain can be a common symptom with victims of verbal abuse. Do you suffer with any of these symptoms? Take a look.

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Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans

Here are the top 3 mental health articles HealthyPlace Facebook fans are recommending you read:

1. Suicide Isn’t Stupid: Stigmatizing It Ignores Pain
2. Mindfulness and Anxiety Around the Holidays
3. Why the Glorification of Taylor Swift Harms People Like Me

If you haven't already, I hope you'll like us on Facebook too. There are a lot of wonderful, supportive people there.

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Positive Affirmation for When Life Feels Too Hard

“Remember the time you thought you never could survive? You did, and you can do it again.”

Read more positive affirmations for when life feels too hard.

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Thank you,
Deborah

Community Partner Team
HealthyPlace.com - America's Mental Health Channel
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