“The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.”
— Juliette Lewis
— Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment
Just watched girl interrupted for the first time and it was actually as good as the people say, but the scene of Valerie throwing Susanna in the bathtub caught me off guard… never seen people talk about the racism Susie throws at Valerie and feels like people skipped past that too quickly….
I became so attached to my depression that I can't imagine my life without it anymore
If it feels hard to compliment you own body, to say positive statements, then please appreciate your body for what it can do for you, and it can be something as simples as “it keeps me alive”. It’s hard to immediately stop saying negative things about ourselves, and it might feel strange saying very positive things to it. Try saying neutral things first, than maybe slowly you can find new positive things that don’t feel too outlandish because it feels “fake”. It’s something that takes time for us to assimilate and for us to finally become a little more comfortable with our bodies. They’re doing the best they can with the circumstances, they are trying to survive. And if that’s the only thing you can appreciate, that’s a start. Changing the way we speak to ourselves might be a slow thing to get used to, but it is worth for you to have some peace of mind, even if it feels odd to say it. The repetition will help too, and you’ll find it less and less strange with time. Please be patient with yourself.
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