CHECK NRW #1

MENTAL HEALTH
“We are organic
things, we’re
not perfect.
We fuck up.
And that’s ok. “
Foto: Mario Mendez
especially when you look outside for answers.
You tell yourself that it’s because of
this or that external circumstance why you’re
anxious. And sometimes this is where you
find it. But you also need to look inside. When
your body tells you so clearly that you need to
change something, you need to listen. What
are you hiding from yourself? What is the real
crisis happening inside of you? What issues do
you need to address?
What did you find out about yourself?
A lot of different things. I started to ask myself
how much my energy is actually worth to me.
How much time and emotion am I willing to
invest into something? I’m more honest with
myself now. I mean, I’m preaching self-care
and self-love on television, but I’m also struggling
with myself. I used to get very angry with
myself for not being so strong all the time.
Or for not applying my beauty routine as I tell
people they should. But now I stopped pressuring
myself so much. I discovered that I have
an inner bully who wants me to be perfect.
I’ve taken away his power and won’t let him
affect me anymore. Instead I say nice things
to myself. So, I guess I’m finally taking my own
advice to love myself as I am.
Taking the edge of things and saying
“I’m enough” sounds like really good
advice to me …
Especially in the age of Instagram! When
you see all those hashtags and quotes about
#selfcare and #selflove you need to make
sure that you don’t force yourself to live up
those psychological ideals. They may not be
right for you. You need to find what works
best for yourself. Toxic positivity and toxic
perfectionism are on us everyday. And they are
based on racist, homophobic and sexists ideas
as well. Don’t analyze your own behavior by
comparing yourself to others. Try to be present
and listen to yourself. We are organic things,
we’re not perfect. We fuck up. And that’s ok.
(edits:mb)
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