Challenging negative thoughts...

This month has been a bit of a crazy one for me, and my mental health has been very up and down. 

I’ve had a ‘stable’ few months with my mental health, so to then start having bad days was hard. This month I’ve had days when my anxiety has been really bad, I’ve not wanted to leave the house, I’ve cried, I’ve been feeling low but that’s all part of the journey to recovery. 

However, this month I achieved something I never thought I would. This month I stood up in a room full of strangers and spoke about life as a carer. For me, this was huge, I was extremely anxious for days before, on the day I felt physically sick with anxiety but I never let that stop me! With a bit of encouragement I challenged my anxiety and I did it! 





It’s so important you don’t let your mental health take over your life. I did for so long, I stayed in bed for days, I didn’t leave the house and I pushed everyone away but that didn’t help, it just made things worse. Whereas now if I’m having a bad day I’ll challenge those negative thoughts and feelings more often. There are days when I won’t, I’ll just stay in bed, but that’s okay, everyone needs time to just rest but challenging those negative thoughts and feelings is important too. 

This month has been a reminder to me that bad days can hit at any time, without any warning. However, this month I’ve been able to use skills I’ve been taught whilst in therapy, I’ve been able to challenge my thoughts and feelings, whereas in the past I would have let them take over. 

To those who are just starting on their journey to recovery, it’s a long journey but it will get better. This time last year I was a completely different person. 
Everyone has their bad days, it’s how you handle them that matters 💖

Remember, just because your struggling now doesn’t mean it won’t get better... it WILL if you want it to! ❤️







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