"People expect when you’re depressed that you must spend all day sitting crouched in a corner, clutching your head. I don’t think I’ve ever done this, once."
@KatieConibear talks about mental illnesses being different for anyone who struggles with them: https://t.co/HBc2sjjUMu
Childhood trauma can lead to an adulthood spent in survival mode, afraid to plant roots, to plan for your future, to trust, to let joy in.
It is a blessing to shift from surviving to thriving. It is not simple but there is more than survival.