An affirmation that my messy bits aren’t all baggage — surprise!
“You’ve gotten through hard things before and you’ll get through this.” My psychiatrist makes it so simple in our first visit together. How had no one cut-to-the-chase like this until now? It may sound like she’s brushing over my suffering but she absolutely isn’t — she’s seeing me. She’s reminding me of both my own capability and that there’s an end to this struggle.
I am equipped.
Experience, self-knowledge, creative problem-solving, and my loving support network are dangling from my toolbelt. Although it feels like I’m facing this storm naked, we’re all out here naked until we recognize the tools we carry. My unseen toolbelt is my lived-experience. The psychiatrist spoke what I hadn’t consciously acknowledged, even though it’s blatantly obvious. This affirmation is a call to recognize what I have rather than just what I’m facing. It’s a call to see myself.
My friend left a terrible job and had to fight for her severance (with a lawyer and everything); when she finally got paid, they hadn’t taken-out taxes. It’s easy to…
