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You Are NOT an Imposition
If you feel like you don’t matter or nobody wants you around — you’re wrong.
Let me make this completely clear. Unless you intentionally wreck things, act like an ass, hurt people, or otherwise do unconscionable things — you are not an imposition. Further, you matter and people will want you in their lives.
I know a lot of people who question this for various reasons. Some are in reaction to trauma. Others are a result of brain chemistry matters. Whatever the case may be, you should know that you’re loved and you are not alone.
The words “mental illness” still evoke a notion of institutions, straightjackets, electro-shock therapy, and other extremes. But the reality of mental illness is that it is prevalent and far more like a common cold.
Lots of people suffer from one form of mental illness or another. Depression and anxiety, I am guessing, are the most common. These two issues, together or separately, can put a lot of lies inside your head and make you feel lost, unworthy, unwanted, and otherwise an imposition on friends and loved ones.
The truth is that you are not an imposition. You have worth and value, and the paths you choose for your life are valid.
