loxol:

avpdkicking:

hey let’s normalize doing little things to help ourselves!

opening a window sure won’t cure my personality disorders but it will cool down my room and give me fresh air if I haven’t left the house for a while! taking your vitamins won’t cure your depression but it will prevent you from getting vitamin deficiencies if you forget to eat! going outside for a while won’t cure mental illness but it does feel nice!

little things won’t cure us but they will help manage things. these things aren’t “neurotypical”, they are ways of surviving!

Yes, exercise probably won’t cure your depression, but it releases endorphins and helps keep you healthy! Even just taking a walk can be really useful. It also makes you really sweaty and gross, which can be a great motivator to finally take a shower.

Burning a candle/incense/whatever won’t fix your anxiety, but it makes your room smell nice and nice smells are always nice. Same thing goes for putting on scented lotions, using really strongly scented shampoos and conditioners, shower gels, etc.

Drinking some tea or hot chocolate won’t make all your problems go away, but it’s warm and delicious and can give you a good distraction from the world for a bit.

Sitting outside under the awning on a rainy day won’t cure your mental illness, but the sounds of the rain hitting the ground and the crisp air can help ground you and remind you that everything doesn’t always have to be okay. That you aren’t a failure if you aren’t always happy. It’s okay not to be okay.