if you’re having a bad day, here’s a cute little marching band
i like to pretend i already died and asked god to send me back to earth so i can swim in lakes again and see mountains and get my heart broken and love my friends and cry so hard in the bathroom and go grocery shopping 1,000 more times. and that i promised i would never forget the miracle of being here
The rain
Don’t repost
shoutout to the people who for the longest time didn’t see a future and thought their lives would be over by now. you made it. you’re still going. i know it’s hard building a future you weren’t prepared for, but i believe in you. you’re a survivor.
spoiler alert: you’re going to get through this, look back, and understand why some things went the way they did
Sourced from ‘real depression project’ on Instagram.
[ID: Pictures with white writing on purple backgrounds, first & last pictures are pink writing on purple backgrounds. Words in quotation marks are also pink.
Picture 1; ‘childhood trauma isn’t just the result of being abused. It can also be the result of…’
Picture 2; ‘Being left to “fend for yourself” when you needed safety and security’.
Picture 3; ‘Having your feelings invalidated and denied whenever your sought emotional support’.
Picture 4; ‘Being forced to “self sooth” alone and find escape from your painful reality (eg. Video games)’.
Picture 5; ‘Having to hide your true self because it wasn’t accepted by those you craved to be understood by’.
Picture 6; ‘Having your parents constantly prioritise themselves (or their work) over yourself’.
Picture 7; ‘Feeling like you have to compete/prove yourself to receive the love and attention you sought’.
Picture 8; ‘Please know you are worthy of love & compassion- don’t let your parents inability to give you this make you conclude otherwise’. /end ID]
“What if I write it and it’s bad-”
WHAT IF YOU WRITE IT AND ITS GOOD? WHAT IF YOU WRITE IT AND ITS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANTED? WHAT THEN????