This is where I record and explore my mental health with some art.
This is very human.
I've been reinfected with covid. The last time I got covid was three months ago.
How can it be so soon?
My body has been off ever since I got covid the first time, but I keep getting dismissed by doctors.
I was incredibly upset at one point and felt really alone. But I got over it, and now covid is back.
I've been doing Internal Family Systems therapy.
IFS states that people are made up of different parts. Underlying them is the person's true self.
Like members of a family, a person's parts has roles or its own personality. Each part has its own perspective, interests and memories.
This does not mean that a person has multiple personalities. This is more like your feelings have been personified.
I've met some of my parts and will post about them over time
That's true. Never thought of it that way. I think maybe we can think of the tears as something the body wants you to listen to and to embrace it rather than fight it.
Cry, listen, and let go.
I found a website that maybe explains why crying might make you feel worse instead of better.
It also has a page on how to learn to feel better from crying.
It says:
- Learn to manage your crying better
- Self-compassion
- Have the right person alongside you
I think my problem is that I lack self-compassion. I'm working on that!
I brought this up to my therapist and we'll be discussing it next week.
Here is the link:
Do you avoid crying, or do tears come too easily? Does crying help, or only make you feel worse? Here are 9 signs that your crying could be making you feel worse, and what you can do to change that. Sadness, depression, weepiness, or hiccupy sobs - crying can be an important sign that something needs attending to.