I’ve been pretty absent recently from blogging because at present I’m just not ‘feeling it’. I don’t have anything useful, fun or interesting to share, I’m just existing. I did however want to share a gentle reminder (to myself and anyone else that needs to hear it) THESE FEELINGS WILL PASS!
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I wanted to make a post on World Mental Health Day to uplift others but it felt like an imposter move when I’m struggling to lift myself up. But I realised that how we experience mental health isn’t a linear process, it’s not plain sailing with gradual highs and lows. Its ever changing, its determined by exterior factors as well as internal beliefs. Its not neat and tidy, its messy, its disorganised and at times conflicted. Raising awareness of mental health issues isn’t about forcing happiness, positivity or false positivity. Its about being open, with ourselves and others. Its about removing the stigma attached to discussion surrounding mental health matters. Its about creating a safe place to work through struggles, to process past events and deal with the day to day. So all I can think to concisely sum up is ‘these feelings will pass’.
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I’m finding myself increasingly overwhelmed lately, I know that I’m retreating into myself again and I’m trying to claw my way out of the hole, but I’ll move forward from this again, just like I have before. This is simply a blip. It’s not a defining feature of me, it’s not a failure as a mum, partner, daughter, friend or any other facet of my whole person. It doesn’t mean I’m failing or a failure. It’s a blip, that’s all.
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(pic from today’s school run woodland walk ft. Cute ghost because it’s spooktober).