I'm going to be real honest, there will be people you will never talk to again because of how they handled you during your grief. When I tell you grief exposes, it exposes.
James Van Der Beekโs final message to the world is one of the most powerful things I have ever heard. Stop whatever you are doing and listen to this! ๐ฅบ
self-isolation has always been my coping mechanism. i've always dealt with things by keeping to myself. sometimes, i feel the need to disappear from everyone without saying anything.
it's not that i don't like being around people, but there are times when life feels too overwhelming, and i just want to be alone. in those moments, silence feels safer than explanations. space helps me breathe, think, and slowly heal. i don't shut people out to hurt them. i do it to protect what little energy i have left, until i'm ready to return again
You can be suicidal and still look โfine.โ
You can still:
โข laugh
โข show up
โข be productive
โข support other people
โข look normal
And still feel like youโre drowning inside.
Please check on your strong friends.
Especially the ones who never ask for help.
โWhat's wrong with you lately? You seem to be checked out & not yourself.โ
Me: I'm grieving a life I thought I would have, battling stuff that no one knows about, & craving a future that I don't think exists for me, so yeah I'm pretty checked out. I'm fine though.