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When my best (and only) friends left me the spring of 2007 I sort of had to do some serious work on my self-esteem because how the hell else was I going to survive basically completely on my own? And if you all know me, you ought to know that by now I have a lot where that comes from.

I am an amazing fucker.

I don't know if maybe I talk about it as if it's some easy thing when I give advice on how to view things and yourself to feel better about it, but I do know that it's really not. And I had the great luck of having a mother and family who have always been supportive and encouraged me to feel good about myself and be the best I can be while not being hard on myself about it etc etc, and a lot of people don't have that. I do know it's not easy, but I do know it can be done, and so I want to share a few pointers that I used, and still use, that I think are very important.

I don't claim to be an expert or anything, but I think that I have at least some decent knowledge of it, and I hope that it can be of at least some help for you.

And I don't know if you've heard them before; you might have. But I think they really do bear repeating, and punching into your head over and over again until you really start to believe them. I have no illusion that this is an easy thing either; it's not.

One and two and three and four )

And your well-being and happiness is worth fighting for. You are worth it.
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Lately, I seem to be in a constant state of slightly panicking.

I have been pondering over my flaws a lot, and I guess that's connected. I'm loud, I'm perhaps a bit too touchy-feely, I'm lazy, short-tempered even while infinitely patient, and I get stupidly jealous and possessive. Those are mainly minor things, but then there are also such things like being unable to keep check on myself, and being such a going-with-the-flow and almost indifferent person that when there are actual issues I generally don't see them until someone points them out. I'm optimistic to the point that I prefer closing my eyes and shutting my ears while telling myself that whatever issues I finally see will fix themselves.

I'm kind of working on these things, but that's another matter than what's currently on my mind, because they are rather things that stop me from sorting stuff out.

Lately, I've gotten better at both managing my time and spreading things out reasonably rather than procrastinate every single thing until I can't put it up anymore. I've gotten better at getting to sleep on time, but the amount of time I actually care enough to has been decreasing. At the same time that I've gotten quite a lot better at managing hobbies and schoolwork, everything else seems to be suffering.

A part of me wishes I could just take a break from everything. I'm honestly getting tired of obligations. I can only do so much with the obligations I have, because that's where all my energy goes. But I can't exactly just ignore everything. School stuff isn't going to go away, and I can't postpone it for a time, really, because this is my last term before university so I kind of... need to get a grip, rather.

That's not the biggest issue, though, because I'm managing somehow, but then comes all the other things I need to do; I need to look up schools, I need to change my habits because they're bad and I fear I'm slowly ruining my teeth and my body because of them and they're wasting money, I need to exercise more, I need to do this and I need to do that-- And the worst part about it is that this means obligations. They're all things I need to do to feel better, and to get anywhere good, but I don't want to, and I don't really know how much time I really have, and university stuff certainly isn't going to wait for me. I was going to do it during my Christmas break but then I didn't. And I get more angry at myself every fucking time.

Oh, and most of all? I need to calm the fuck down, because my body can't relax but, oh, what does that mean? Obligations, because that means I need to find time to relax, to listen to music or meditate or take more time with sleeping routines or. Something. And, it's actually not that I don't have time, because I do, I just can't... get myself to use this because I need to control myself, and that means effort, and I don't want effort.

I seem to be stuck in this evil spiral of needing to get a grip and needing to fix things and needing to work on stuff, myself most importantly, but then not having the energy to beyond schoolwork and my hobbies (that I need, good god).

I'm not looking for asspats, or pity, or anything, but I think... I needed to get that out. Maybe some advice would be helpful but, honestly, it's not that I don't know what I can and need to do. I just... don't do it. And no one can really deal with that but myself, right?

Ugh.
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A lot of people seem to be going through rough times this start of the new year, in different ways. It sucks so much because I really want every single one of you to be happy, to not have to worry so much over different things, to not have to feel lost and confused, to not have to struggle with being down all the time. I wish so much I could just fix everything for you, make you all as happy as I am with my own life right now because it's amazing, but of course I can't magically make it so.

And the worst part is that I'm not even capable of helping all of you in a way I'd like to be able to. I can't be there for you in the way I would like; when I don't know what to say whenever you talk to me personally about things or do it on Plurk or wherever, I can't settle for skipping the words and going for a hug instead because we're in different parts of the world.

I like to think that I'm at least helping as much as possible by being there as much as I can, and letting you talk to me, and reading your concerns or at rare times listen to it on Skype and maybe offer at least some words of advice, and I have been told that it's appreciated. It can never be the same as having someone there to physically pull you up in the mornings and help you face the day while really staying at your side, however, and when I go through tough times I know I have that in my family, but not everyone even has that.

A lot of the time the only thing I can think of to say is that it'll be okay, and as true as that can be (and the very most of the time is) I remember myself that I've never really liked hearing that when down. Of course, this is probably an individual thing, but that is the reason I always try to think of something else to say. Sometimes this leaves me not saying anything, or just responding with some smiley, or giving a hug in text that I'm not even sure really means anything.

But I always try my best, and you're all very important to me and I hope all of you know that I'm here whenever you need me, definitely, to do whatever I can possibly think of. And if there is ever anything I can do, like talk to you in the wee hours of the morning or write you something or play something stupid, just tell me. Since I can't hug you or really be there, I'd like to do whatever I can.

I love you, and you're amazing people, and you're never a burden on me and you never have to apologise for dumping anything on me. I can carry this "burden" just fine, and I'm happy if I can help even a little.

So just keep going and being gorgeous people, okay? And life will take you wherever, but most likely it'll be something good, no matter how long it takes.



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