Stressed and don’t want to be.

[1LoveBucket]

I have zero family support and my friends have no idea what I’m going through. They are really associates and they have problems of their own and I don’t want to bring them down. I’m a product of child abuse all forms of abuse. I have drank a lot lately and it wasn’t helping me. It was only hurting me. I can’t afford therapy and it is very hard for me to sleep at night. I have four jobs and I am going to nursing school. I’m raising two teenagers on my own. I meditate, work out, journal, draw, listen to music, read everything I can think of to love myself emotionally. I can’t sleep at night. I don’t know what else to do so I thought I would try these online support groups. If anyone has ANY suggestions on how I can love myself emotionally other than what I’m already doing or knows someone I can talk to for free about it that can help. Please reply.

[happy_kitty]

Someone told me once that the phrase fake it till you make it can apply to emotions. So every day you could look at yourself in the mirror and say that you love yourself even if you don’t believe it at first. If you forget a day that’s ok just pick it back up the next day. But if you keep it up, you might just find that you believe that what you’re saying in the mirror every morning might just be true.

You can also remind yourself that you are beautiful and you are not alone. Good luck!

[1LoveBucket in reply to happy_kitty]

Thank you that’s a good idea ❤️ I will try it.