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Happiness appears to go hand-in-hand with measurable achievements, but hypomania is not earned by working hard or keeping long-term commitments.

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Can’t dish out hundreds of dollars on a wellness retreat? Now you can reap the benefits with a DIY an at-home, self-love retreat right in your living room.

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Healing is not going to war and coming out unshaken. It’s moving forward despite the bruises and scars.

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You always hope you will feel better tomorrow, will have more energy tomorrow, will care more tomorrow — but you don’t actively do anything to make tomorrow any better than today.

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Your forever person might not know the right steps to take to calm you down when you’re spiraling — but that doesn’t mean they are never going to understand your anxiety.

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Therapy doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means that you’re ready for change.

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One should seek out novelty. One should try new things—contrary things, really. Apply oneself to things completely outside of where one has trained themselves to go.

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You don’t know how to tell friends you aren’t interested in hanging out, even though you don’t have any other plans, because you would rather sit by yourself in an empty room.

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The relaxing free time so many seek and cherish wreaks havoc in this brain of mine. No matter how many years go by, the analyzing and overthinking still set in.

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Everything is just a little harder and my head is just a little foggier. Maybe weeks pass like this, but it feels like years. My behavior changes ever-so-slightly—I barely notice the shift.