Feeling Overwhelmed

“You don't have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.”

“It's okay to not be okay. It's okay to ask for help. You don't have to fight this battle alone.”

“Mental health problems don't define who you are. They are something you experience. You walk in the rain and you feel the rain, but you are not the rain.”

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”

“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”

“You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”

“If you're going through hell, keep going.”

“This too shall pass.”

“Just because no one else can heal or do your inner work for you doesn't mean you can, should, or need to do it alone.”

“Tough times never last, but tough people do.”

“The only way out is through.”

“You are allowed to measure today in breaths instead of milestones. The next calm breath is a real place to start.”

“Getting through the next ten minutes is still getting through. Your mind does not have to settle all at once.”

“The part of you that kept going this morning deserves credit. The smallest steady step can quiet the loudest hour.”

“Not every hard day needs a lesson before it can end. Safety can begin with one less impossible demand.”

“You can be tired of this and still not be done with life. You do not need certainty before you deserve relief.”

“A slower pace can still be forward motion. The next calm breath is a real place to start.”