curiouskatewrites:

Today is World Mental Health Day. It’s typically the day when social media gets flooded with things like “you’re strong enough”, “you can do it!” and “you don’t know how strong you are!”

But I’m here to say that sometimes you aren’t.

Sometimes your thoughts get the better of you. Sometimes you find yourself trapped in your own mind with no way out. Sometimes, no matter what you do, you can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel.

And that’s okay.

If you are struggling with mental health, know that it is okay to have bad days. You’ll have great days when you feel like you are on top of the world, where your mental health isn’t even a thought in your mind. But you’ll also have days when you feel as though you are nothing but your mental health problems.

No-one will understand what you are going through better than you. People can offer a kind word and support, but you know yourself best. You’ll know what helps in that situation, whether it is hanging out with friends closest to you or cancelling plans in order to have a mental health day.

Do what you have to do on those dark days to get through it, even if it means not leaving your bed. You know the best way to battle your demons, even if that means that you have to lose a few battles in order to win the war.