19 Things I Learned From Recovery
- Looking at photos of mountains reduces anxiety.
- There's always going to be at least ONE person who loves you, if it doesn't feel like it, turn to a dog. They'll love anyone.
- Buying four onesies didn't cure your depression, but it sure fucking helped at the time.
- Susan Jeffer's quote, "feel the fear in doing it anyway" comes up a LOT.
- Every emotion that you feel is valid. Even when you feel like a fraud for experiencing emotions, that's still a fucking feeling.
- People in France eat on average 108 grams of a fat a day. So no, a piece of cheese won't make you gain 10lbs.
- It's okay to share your secrets, and it's okay to keep them.
- What feels like a huge step back, will only help motivate you to make steps forward.
- You get your ass back!
- Read a book. No, read a LOT of books. It's a perfect way of giving your brain something else to focus on instead of what you ate for breakfast.
- Naps are great, but you also tend to use them to avoid things. So maybe don't take five a day.
- A piece of pizza is not going to hurt you. Pizza can't wield a weapon or say anything mean.
- Grandmas and cousins are the perfect people to call at those nonstop crying moments.
- A carb is a carb is a carb is a goddamn carb.
- Going for walks alone or with good company, boosts your mood indefinitely.
- "Sweetened" does not equal "Satan".
- An eating disorder is not your friend, it's a guard dog gone bad.
- Thinking of three things that your grateful for every day, makes a bad day seem a little less bad.
- You will love yourself, soon.