I swear it's not edgy! Learned recently that the time you're upset and in pain is when you're brain and heart is putting in the most work towards feeling better or getting over something. Learning that helped me to frame rough days as progress.
I am trying to learn to sit with rejection, look it square in the face, and still be okay.
Running away from painful things — shame, rejection, disappointments with myself or others — and not facing them has been a source of even worse pain and dysfunction.
Balancing these two things: "that really hurts" and "it does not define me" seems to be a healthier way to process.
it’s so hard but so rewarding when you don’t freak out completely when something bad happens. even if it’s a mild inconvenience, do your best to just stay chill and not let it ruin your day/week/month/year/life
