I am ANXIOUS.
I am TIRED.
I am in PAIN.
I am LONELY.
But that’s O.K.

I have all the basics: a job, food, a home and even more.
I have a family, I have friends.
I am strong, I am smart, I am lucky.

Who am I to complain?
Who am I to say I am tired, if my father had it much more difficult at my age?
Who am I to tell I am unhappy, if the neighbour is struggling with buying food for her children?
Who am I to ask for help, if my friend is having panic attacks &still carries on?
Who am I to be happy in my couple, if my parents’ marriage is suffering?
Who am I to live my best life, if my mother died at an early age?
Who am I to wish for more than O.K.?
Who am I to be so selfish?

I rather call myself names.
I rather say I am a dreamer.
I rather push harder to prove I am strong enough to handle this.
I rather eat/ drink / work too much and watch porn to ease the pain.
I rather belong to the majority.
I rather give up on feeling fulfilled and good in my body&soul.
I am O.K.!

The same way my friend will settle for someone who is abusing her.

The same way my partner will be “strong enough” to carry his emotional pain to the hospital one day.

The same way my children will be just fine repeating this circle in a few years.

The same way.. they will be O.K.!

P.S:
Stop justifying your pain.
Be the change!

/This is not my story, just an illustration./

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