treevolve:

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional

Inevitably, suffering happens

It is not my choice to be (manic) or (depressed) or (anxious) or (whatever)

What is my choice is how I cope, how I manage, how I treat people—including myself. What is also my choice is how quickly I address red flags when I recognize them.

I am always responsible for my actions, no matter what mood state I am in

Control is not something I can always have—and this is okay

I love myself. I am intense, passionate, quirky, incredibly smart, and I love every bit of it. Some people won’t, and don’t, and that’s not my problem.

Most people in my life will never truly understand my diagnosis, what it signifies, what it means for me and my future, and that’s okay. They don’t need to understand it all—because if they did, it would mean that they have a major mental illness as well.

Most people in my life care very much about me, love me, and respect me—diagnosis and all. This doesn’t always feel like enough, but it is.

Keep smiling and laughing.

(Source: catastropheapostrophe)