Life Truly Goes On....
Being an ugly 21-year-old girl, with depression and moderate cerebral palsy (and potentially undiagnosed ADHD) is truly something else. I want to be loved, but that's never going to happen, I just want to be normal, but that's never going to happen. I have to find ways to isolate myself from humanity, I wish I was locked away from society.
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Being an ugly 21-year-old girl, with depression and moderate cerebral palsy (and potentially undiagnosed ADHD) is truly something else. I want to be loved, but that's never going to happen, I just want to be normal, but that's never going to happen. I have to find ways to isolate myself from humanity, I wish I was locked away from society.
I am an old, wrinkly, grey haired, single (unloved/unlovable), minimum wage worker with rude and grumpy teenage children, a mortgage I’m not due to pay off until I’m nearly 70, only a handful of friends and no prospects.
Equally I’m a free thinking, happy in my job, decent, intelligent, supportive person, loved by my friends and family and living in my own (nice and secure) home in a city I enjoy. I see the difference I make with my kids and watch them grow and become good people. I am proud of me and them.
Now you do your equally paragraph (because we are not just negative things. Everyone has positives too - what are yours?)
Original post by Anonymous
Being an ugly 21-year-old girl, with depression and moderate cerebral palsy (and potentially undiagnosed ADHD) is truly something else. I want to be loved, but that's never going to happen, I just want to be normal, but that's never going to happen. I have to find ways to isolate myself from humanity, I wish I was locked away from society.
It feels like right now you can't find anything positive to say about yourself or your life and that can be overwhelming, thank you for bravely reaching out and sharing your feelings within this forum. We wonder if you would talk about a friend in the same way you talk about yourself? Would you afford them the same unkindness. 🥺
When we feel low it can be hard to find our 'equally' as mentioned in the previous response, but we all have that side too.🙂 We have an article to share with you that can explain this more eloquently, in terms of the negative effects of speaking about ourselves like this and how we can be supported to change our own narrative. We hope you find this useful- https://www.verywellmind.com/negative-self-talk-and-how-it-affects-us-4161304. We are more than what we see in the mirror or our diagnosis. We hope you can see that. 🙃
If you are experiencing any thoughts of suicide, please call Hopeline247 on 0800 168 14 14 or text 88247 and a trained suicide prevention adviser will be able to advise and support you.
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