dear mentally ill people:
you are allowed to be proud of yourself for taking a shower
you are allowed to be proud of yourself for finally finishing that one homework assignment that’s been missing for weeks
you are allowed to be proud of yourself for going a few hours without wanting to die
you are allowed to be proud of yourself for going a few hours without thinking about your traumatic experiences
you are allowed to be proud of yourself for eating
you are allowed to be proud of yourself for raising your hand in class
you are allowed to be proud of yourself for not having to make your friend talk to the cashier for you
you are allowed to be proud of yourself for things that neurotypicals might find easy and/or insignificant
you are allowed to be proud of yourself because you are strong and you can do this and i love you
