We dont have to apologize for our mental disorder.

We are not here to apologize. I think too often we feel that those of us in the Mental Health community must apologize just for who we are and what we are dealing with but here’s the truth we don’t. Just like people who have been diagnosed with an illness you can see, they never feel a need to apologize to anyone nor should a person who has BPD, Bipolar or Clinical depression to name a few. It’s what life has dealt us it’s the deck we were given to shuffle it’s the life we have been chosen to live. Now that I have your attention, can I tell you what you have to do:

Never give up. Even if you spend weeks in bed, have the hardest time getting your day started. Do not give up. Fight for whatever matters to you. Your family, a goal, a trip you have never taken, or simply just- You.

Get help. Though it may be a cliché statement, get the help you need. Do not punk down and think that no one will help or can. There is always an outlet made just for you. A few examples are a counselor, a close friend, a spiritual leader. Just do not take shelter in solitude.

Run from suicide. Though the thoughts are there, do not dive into them. Run like hell from them however that looks to you dancing in your living room, doing a puzzle, taking a jog, baking. Just make sure that your outlet is positive. Binge drinking and isolation will only feed the urge to end it all.

To thy own self-be true. Take care of yourself. Eat the foods that aid our mental health and stay away from less of the things that do nothing for our brain. Oh yea sure, it sounds cliché but tell me how easy it is to pass up bacon and eggs for a smoothie bowl or a 20-minute work out for some lazy time while your toddler naps.

So no you do not have to apologize for what is transpiring within; nevertheless, you do have to work on steps to keep you unapologetic through your actions.

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