The Past Can Hurt

"Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it." - The Lion King

Today my anxiety was sky high. There were a few reasons. A big one is that this day exactly a year ago was my first ever overnight hospital admission. Despite having an eating disorder for years, it kick-started arguably one of the most difficult years of my life.

It's hard because I keep getting some horrible memories/images/dreams from that time. Some really crappy things happened while I was in hospital. But I've got to keep looking forward, because that's the way I'm going, and the future is much brighter than the past (with any luck!).

If you didn't catch my blog yesterday, there's a snippet of my story here: https://naomi-jane.com/2018/09/21/we-all-have-a-story/

[Helen Jane]

The future is much brighter. Hang on to that thought. I keep thinking you have written today's message in chocolate! Which is making me want to eat chocolate.

[Rosie Kind]

Looking forward is a much better plan as we can’t undo the past but we can learn from our mistakes and try to avoid them

[kali]

i dont like certain anniversaries , its strange how they trigger us to relive stuff!

[Pyrrhula]

Tijd is slechts het heden. (Time is only now)
Wat geweest is is verleden. (What has been is the past)
Wat nog komt is een geschenk. (the future is a gift)
Als je dat maar steeds op tijd bedenkt. (Just realize this in time.)
Ferry

[kali]

this came up today, i thought you might get something helpful from it, i love her stuff in general https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4803ivCSV8

[Margaret Brown]

Well as they say, ‘whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger “ you are on the right track Naomi.

[Naomi]

@helenhall go and get some Everything is better with chocolate
@rosiekind absolutely x
@kali66 isn't it just?! But we can get through them x
@pyrrhula hat's so lovely. Thank you x
@kali66 Thank you! I'll have a look later on
@craftymeg thank you Xxx

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

I've read your blogpost, so open and honest and I think will also be helpful for others that suffer from mental health and for me gives insight too. You're wonderful person Naomi!