Feeling Worthless

“You are not your illness. You have an individual story to tell. You have a name, a history, a personality. Staying yourself is part of the battle.”

“Your illness does not define you. Your strength and courage does.”

“You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't mean you're defective – it just means you're human.”

“You are not a burden. You have a burden, which by definition is too heavy to carry on your own.”

“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”

“You are enough just as you are. Each emotion you feel, everything in your life, everything you do or do not do... where you are and who you are right now is enough.”

“You are not weak for struggling. You are strong for continuing.”

“You are valuable because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done, but simply because you are.”

“You are stronger than you know. More capable than you ever dreamed. And you are loved more than you could possibly imagine.”

“There is no standard normal. Normal is subjective. There are seven billion versions of normal on this planet.”

“You are allowed to measure today in breaths instead of milestones. Being unseen right now does not mean you are without value.”

“Getting through the next ten minutes is still getting through. Care can still be true before you fully feel it.”

“The part of you that kept going this morning deserves credit. You were never meant to prove your right to be loved.”

“Not every hard day needs a lesson before it can end. The need for closeness is human, not embarrassing.”

“You can be tired of this and still not be done with life. Your existence is not a debt you have to repay.”

“A slower pace can still be forward motion. Being unseen right now does not mean you are without value.”

“It is okay if all your strength is going toward staying here. Care can still be true before you fully feel it.”

“You do not need a better personality to deserve gentleness. You were never meant to prove your right to be loved.”