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What is Love?

Why is it that every person that was supposed to love me

Ended up tearing off a piece of my heart, one by one?

Each person that I let my guard down for

Has crept in through the crevices of my soul

And left a painful wound that I’ve had to mend

All by my lonely.

I cannot tell you the pain that my spirit endures,

As words will do it absolutely no justice.

Imagine the feeling of several knives

Puncturing the flesh of your back and dragging down

To the end of your spine

That is how I have been led to feel,

Like everyone I’ve loved has attempted to butcher me

Like a weak, defenseless animal to prey on

For their own personal strength.

What is it like to feel true, mutual love,

The unconditional and never-ending kind?

How does it feel to have someone’s arms around you

And feel at home instead of in fear?

I hope one day I can know this feeling

To understand why everyone desires to be in love

Because I do not understand.

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Stop searching for your other half. You are not a half.

Unknown (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

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Bessel van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score

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Bessel van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score

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And all I loved, I loved alone.

Edgar Allan Poe (via qvotable)

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Focus on what you can do instead of what might happen to you.

Subconscious Thoughts (via subconscious-thoughts)

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“Broken, but not defeated, I will try again.”

— Babbar Sher

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“Make sure you don’t start seeing yourself through the eyes of those who don’t value you. Know your worth, even if they don’t.”

— Thema Davis

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“I used to think that I could never lose anyone if I photographed them enough. In fact, my pictures show me how much I’ve lost.”

— Nan Goldin

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“Overthinking can be dangerous as it tends to create problems that aren’t really there.”

— Unknown

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“Sometimes you end up losing yourself trying to hold onto someone who never cared about losing you. Know when to let go.”

— Unknown

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It is very sad to me that some people are so intent on leaving their mark on the world that they don’t care if that mark is a scar.

John Green (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

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Building Self-Esteem when you’re Struggling with Depression

1. Get into the habit of challenging your thinking – especially when it falls into the same old repeated, negative patterns.

2. Keep a thankfulness journal – and deliberately look for the good things in your life.

3. Spend time with people who can see your strengths, and who make you feel good about yourself.

4. Keep some photos or mementos that remind you of your passions – so theses can help inspire you to love your life again.

5. Leave positive notes and quotes around your room, or inside your wallet, or on your desk, or phone.

6. See failure as a stepping stone that leads to further growth – and as something that is common, and experienced by us all.

7. Deliberately nurture and care for yourself – and see this as essential, and a top priority.

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10 Things You Don’t Need to Apologize For

1. Not being perfect

2. Not knowing what you want to do or be

3. Prioritizing your own needs and time

4. Not allowing others to push you around

5. Walking away from toxic relationships

6. Listening to your heart

7. Choosing your own adventures and dreams

8. Taking time to be alone

9. Feeling anxious, depressed or down

10.Wanting something better for your life.

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Me: I’m fine!

My therapist: