Small Ways To Activate Your "happiness" Chemicals

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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]

“Mean people don’t bother me a bit. Mean people who disguise themselves as nice people bother me a lot.”

— Unknown

Self Reminders

Things you shouldn’t say to depressed people:

What’s your problem?

You’re always depressed. What’s new?

It’s all in your mind.

There are a lot of people worse off than you.

Your problems aren’t that big.

You’re not normal.

Why don’t you smile more?

You have no reason to be depressed, your life is great.

🌻 a sunflower for everyone who is not feeling well today

Bad Day Friend.