I know that I need structure within my life in order to maintain a positive and healthy mindset, but that isn't always possible. I am currently halfway through a summer break after finishing college and before starting University. I try to work as much as I can to maintain some sort of structure, but I can't work constantly and I'm no longer used to having so much spare time, which gives me more time to think.
Staying busy is essential because despite having a mental relapse, I don't want to let things escalate to the point of relapsing into old habits that I had. I worked so hard to stop those habits and I do not want to put myself through it again, I don't want to allow my mindset to escalate so quickly and badly that these become a part of my life again and I feel that recognising this is an essential part of preventing it from happening again.
I know that once I have overcome the initial anxiety of starting University and have settled in, that I will start to feel better but it is filling the gap in-between which I am finding difficult. I know that I can get through this, I have done it numerous times before but it has been a while since I have sunk this deep into sadness that I am struggling to accept that this is my life again and that I am having to take difficult steps to ensure that I will be ok again.
It does feel as though I have taken one step forward and two steps back, but that is life and not everything is a breeze, there are obstacles that need to be tackled and worries that must be overcome. I will get there eventually, I am sure I will, it'll just be a bit rocky for now. I know that I have overcome worse in the past, so I am sure that I am strong enough to do it again, I just don't want to, it's completely draining, but what other choice do I have?
Thank-you for reading, Tay x