dear me 5 years ago, things always get better !!!!
I remember walking out of the doctor’s office feeling so mentally exhausted and with little hope. I literally was fighting with my brain everyday and things became so de habilitating that I stopped university for a whole year.
I won’t deep dive into all of the details cause it’s tricky and complicated to understand everything. but essentially I got diagnosed with ocd and dealing with it lead to severe depression.
I was always naturally a happy go lucky with lots of energy and glass half full type. but when it felt like my brain and body were fighting against each other and I couldn’t function, things got so dark.
I spent a year going to multiple doctors, psychologists and getting treatment while rotating the right meds. And luckily i’m here to tell you that mental health is SO important and things ALWAYS get better.
it’s absolutely imperative to seek support from someone you trust and see a doctor if you’re struggling mental health wise. brain health is arguably way more important than anything else than all the money and nice things possible.
it’s also absolutely insane how far i’ve come and me 5 years ago would be tearing up. this is your lil sign from a little blog post that you gotta keep going and things always get better!
where you are now, what you have now is most likely what you were dreaming for desperately a couple years ago. on top of mental health, it is so important to give yourself credit and practice gratitude/appreciation.
we’re always so busy chasing the next best shiny thing or accomplishment that we often forget to take a beat and be proud of how far we’ve come or what we’ve done.
never in my wildest dreams at my lowest point only five years ago, I could even imagine being where I am now. I had stopped school, dealing with ocd/depression, couldn’t get out of bed, crying to my mom daily and now i’m sitting in my dream apartment in my dream city writing you this post for my dream brand going on dream travels.
i would tell me only 5 years ago and to anyone else who is currently struggling exactly this:
dear dove,
bad days are part of a very good and sexy life. you are uniquely you one in seven billion on your own path with your own superpowers. it’s ok if you are dealing with a mental illness because that also makes you you. you gotta stay strong and surround yourself with the best support/treatments to live your life! everyone struggles with something whether internal or external so here’s your reminder to take care of yourself and always be kind to everyone you see cause you never know what they’re going through. you’re gonna fall in love, get your heart broken, finally graduate from school, start your first job, buy your first house, go through a pandemic filled with so many high highs and low lows. but as long as you always keep going and know that things will always get better, you can achieve anything from your wildest dreams and make the younger version of you proud. surround yourself with the best friends who motivate, inspire you. call your parents weekly and get closer with your sister. invest and save your money wisely to see grand returns. unlock new hobbies and activities to strengthen your style/taste. kiss the boy on the dance floor, book the last minute europe flight, fall in love again and again, go to every concert and read every book. treat your body like a temple cause you literally only have one so take care of it. soak in the sun, go on matcha walks, blast new albums in the car and love your friends. move to the new city you always loved, manifest your dream apartment, date your heart out. start your own brand because there’s never the perfect time to start so just do it. this is your sign that sometimes the only way out is through and the other side is even more amazing than you could imagine. give yourself grace daily and take baby steps that turn to strides that turn to dreams living out for real.
love w so much love,
dove
