I was once in the mire, experiencing dark times. While still able to function, life was much like a movie, and I was just an actor playing my part.
Often asked how I got out of the depths of darkness, it was with a little help and lots of determination. While we are all different, and each of us being in the mire differs, recovery is the one thing we all can do.
The most important thing you will ever do, is to follow expert advice when unwell. Some need hospitalisation, some need medication, and some need therapy. Can I encourage you to seek expert help on every occasion, psychotherapy was my expert.
But, here's the kicker - just doing that won't be enough.
You must believe in what you are told to do, and follow the plan made for you. Most of all, you need to believe in yourself.
Self-belief is an incredible tool. You see, taking a pill, doing breathing exercises, visualisation, and the many other things you will be asked to do won't work unless you have belief in yourself.
I went through the motions when I went for expert help. I sat and visualised, medicated (natural remedy), rested, controlled my thoughts, and did all the right things yet I still wasn't getting well.
One day I reached a low point and realised that it was 𝙢𝙚 who had to do something to change. It was in my head and in my heart. I had to take control, to dig really deep and grab hold of myself and drag myself up out of the dark place. It was at that point that things changed.
In days I felt different, literally days.
This post isn't about me, it's about you. You are stronger than you think you are, you must believe that.
I was a weak person, I never had self-belief, and I relied on others to help me. If I took the pills and followed the instructions I would be okay, right? Maybe. Yet if I actually believed I could do it, then perhaps a transformation might occur. It did.
Take it from someone who wondered how people could let themselves get so unwell, who once thought meditation was for weak people, who could not fathom how someone would want to end their life.
You are stronger than you think you are, and that is the key.
You Are Stronger Than You Think You Are.