#ichoosetolive

[1stladykaye]

Today was peaceful. I enjoyed my day. I had Joy! #Ichoosetolive https://www.instagram.com/p/CngEMVFN1Vq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[legacycoach]

Exciting!!!! Influencers get ready for a great show Friday, December 10, 2021 with some of our amazing Co-Authors in our 4th edition Anthology "Influencers Speak Out" !!!! It's the show to Uplift, Inspire and Propel forward in life and business. #Ichoosetolive #greenlegacyllc #legacycoach #legacybuilder #legacylife https://www.instagram.com/p/CXQ-73GrE2k/?utm_medium=tumblr

[fabianolflucas-blog]

#Repost @inthistogethernow_ with @get_repost ・・・ Please stay. ~Rebecca - - - #suicidalthoughts #suicide #suicideawareness #suicidepreventionawareness #veteransuicideawareness #malesuicideawareness #suicideprevention #suicidehelp #suicidequote #stayalive #ichoosetolive #stayalivechallenge #stayalivechallengeaccepted #youarenotalone #suicidal #suicidalideation #mentalillness #hopeless #mentalhealth #suicideisnotajoke #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #inthistogether (at Miramar, Buenos Aires) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4TXM33HJl4/?igshid=1d1mn3zy9f04c

[syljoe-blog]

One,  accept that you are broken  perhaps by yourself  or maybe   someone else  but recognize that you were once whole-  and no longer are.  Two,  cry.  And cry ugly.  slide down a cold brick wall while you do  scream at the top of your lungs  make sure no one can hear you  reach for someone who isn't there  hold on to your stomach-  weep.  It's time to let go.  Three,  walk.  For a mile,  or two.  And embrace the beauty in being alone.  Don't speak to anyone;  silence amplifies thoughts and walking stirs them like a wooden "tun stick".  Four,  forgive,  everyone  especially yourself  for lying  and believing that you were unbreakable  incapable of being human  and incapable of showing it.  Five,  let the weight tumble  it won't fall on it's own;  but you must force it to  in unorthodox ways  but  permanent ways. Finally,  Six. Live. You deserve to.  Love, SylJoe

West Indian/Caribbean Poet, Sylene Joseph

[digitaldani21]

Seeing A Perfect Circle last night felt like torture at some points; their music created tears the size of rain drops due to the memories associated with my ex and APC but the last song they played resonated so deeply within my soul. "I am surrendering to the gravity and the unknown. Catch me, heal me, lift me back up to the sun. I choose to live." I am surrendering, I am healing. I choose to live. After the show I felt so alive, still very broken but happy to be alive. Thank you Paul for bringing me to the show. Their music was a dagger at times but I came out of it feeling better than ever. I came home looking forward to life, music, and friendships. #aperfectcircle #transformationtuesday #transformation #workoutmotivation #daniblizzard #broken #happytobealive #gravity #surrendering #healing #ichoosetolive #ichoosetobehappy #ichoosetobefree #ichoosetobeme #autumnstay #music #musicislife #followyourdreams

[vaisart]

Rising with the sun in Hawaii. . . . #RisingSun #Sunrise #HawaiiTrip #ChinamansCap #IslandLife #TheThingsYouWillSee #ThreeSisters #PicOfTheDay #Therapy #Cannon #TheThingsThatMakeMeSmile #SmileMore #LaughMore #LiveMore #Life #TheFeels #Gorgeous #Beautiful #BeachBum #IChooseToLive #GetOutside #SoMuchBeauty (at Chinamans Hat Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bny5s90BtJ-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=csxn48q6g4pw

[rambolicrambling]

Amazing album! #creeper #eternityinyourarms #endlessplaylist2018 #music #spotify #nowplaying #indie #indierockandroll #indiemusic #ichoosetolive #musicrecommendation #british #britishrock #ukrock

[1stladykaye]

It's in the eyes...... Bouncing back to never stop again!!! #iamwise_iwinsouls #Ichoosetolive https://www.instagram.com/p/CXAGe3_t2Vk/?utm_medium=tumblr

[thebarefootgoddessau-blog]

#onthepinboard highlighting it all; “I’ve been sick, I’ve been well but seriously there is no in between when I let life win” Motto is let life win - throw away the garbage, throw away the crap and focus on living life with every breath, in every moment for what is in my heart! Late last year I decided that 2018 was about one word! That word is “LIVE” and these words on the pin board today flow to the very level of why! No illness, no wellness can make me live life, i have to live for me, not what is wrong or right, simply for me being me! I thought with this oath to my word “live” I had to be successful as an advocate with a world class successful business-WHAT FUCKING BS - WHAT FUCKING BS! I am now living for me, for what makes me breathe in the bliss first thing in the morning and last thing at night! Being ill doesn’t that, being well does not do that - what does that is being true to what my holistic and intuitive heart says! In 2018 my heart holistically and intuitively says to hold grace with such a consciousness now & forever power! Each day I hold the grace of God in both of my hands asking for his daily wisdom, support and guidance and with that the breath and steps of living life will be mine through the natural flow of holistic intuitive and strong conscious energy. Here is to 2018 when just one word will change the way that I live and to how life progresses. #therealmrsD #2018 #ichoosetolive #oneword #live #onewordlive #quotes #words #fromtheheart #holisticallynourished #intuitivelyguided #godschild #writer #writersofinstagram #alwayswriting

[entirelysafe]

Wear Seat Belt http://crwd.fr/2BioNe3 #seatbelt #hse #Safetyfirst #safety #roadsafety #crash #Accident #incident #ichoosetolive

[laquishahall]

Keep walking on ✨GOLD✨ Queen! 👑 #Repost @edifyyoursister ・・・ Until you learn to live an #unbothered life❤️, you'll be simply existing not living. #IAmUnbothered @laquishahall 😘👑#theunbotheredqueen #IChooseToLive #edifyyoursister

[jholcomb1984-blog]

About to make that 33rd rotation around the sun. #ichoosetolive

[peterdsane]

Cover art I designed for the Suicide Note piece by @stamped_sw. Check out my previous post for more details concerning the piece. #iChooseToLive #art #artist #poetry #design #graphicdesign #composite #manipulation #coverart #Ghana #Africa

[therealsolostar]

"We are born looking like our parents, but we die looking like our choices." What choices are you making? #ichoosetolive #learnlife (at Stone Mountain, Georgia)

[fuzzymentalityblog-blog]

Explaining and Understanding is the Most Difficult Part

Today, I told my parents about my mental illness. This had been something I have never done before because I never wanted to add extra stress or worry to their life. If it wasn't for my mom basically forcing me to sit with her and discuss current situations and decisions in my life, I would have never told them. I’m blessed to have parents that are compassionate of my struggles and try to understand. I have always struggled with sharing my depression struggles with people because they simply could not understand. Just like anything in life, one will not fully understand if they have never gone through it. Explaining my depression was the most difficult part because it is something I could barley comprehend myself. The most frustrating thing to hear when opening up about depression is when people think it is somewhat that could be solved by simply changing your mindset and mood. It defiantly is a mental battle when trying to fight against depression. My brain is feeling one way, but at the same time it’s trying to fight itself by trying to feel another way. When it attacks, it’s not me over thinking situations, its not having many thought in my head, its my body shutting down and feeling completely numb. It is way more complicated that simply changing your mood. 

Of course they think this has occurred only because of recent events that have occurred in my life. It took a while for them to understand that my depression is clinical, not situational. This has been the skeleton in that has been in my closet since I was young. They still think that there has to be some kind of situation or event that has triggered it. To be honest I’m not sure if that is true or not, I’m thinking that there is not, but who knows. 

They asked me about the times when I felt depressed when I was younger. I couldn’t do it. My excuse was that I could not think of real situations. That was obviously a lie. I remember thinking as a child that I would wish I wouldn't be alive because I didn't want to encounter certain situations or I was too anxious about something. I never saw that as a big deal. I always would tell myself that it was me being a petty child saying dumb things because I was scared. Now that I look back, a child saying that is definitely unusual and signs of anxiety. Throughout the years small feelings of depression would occur when I would be alone for too long. In high school, because of specific events in my life, I went as far as harming myself. Telling my parents that I have harmed myself in the past scared me the most, that is something I am not proud of and would never want them to know. 

Although sharing with my parents about my depression was not something I wanted to do a few hours ago, and although they do not fully understand it, I see that them knowing is for the best. Them knowing helps educate them about this mental illness and allows them to see how serious and important mental health is. They asked me about ways in which they can help me. I was honest. The only way they can help me is by showing support. This illness is something I have to defeat myself. It’s a mental battle that I need to win, not depression.