You deserve that pity party

#Positivity #Hope #PityParty

[shaundenehy]

Love you are saying this. It's important to feel all your emotions but not dwell in them.

[ravenpandoragray]

A. Absolutely fantastic advice, needed that
B. Ridiculously adorable top
C. Awesome tattoos to match!

[mantraia]

I had one of those. Literally screaming at the sky is an under-utilized tool. That kind of energy, in the wise words of an ogre: better out then in.

[Victoriomantic]

Therapist here and I 100% agree. You've got to let it out before you can move forward. Better out than in, emotions must be felt

[juiceboxfromthevoid]

!!!! Yes
Thank you!
Sometimes I just want to be mad, and then I move on.
I don't want to be inspiration porn, sometimes I'm just mad

[TheEDFLegacy]

Very true. Self-care is important! Take a day if you need it! 😊

[newcastleman]

For sure. It’s part of being human. Acknowledge your feelings is very important. Sometimes you just can’t shake it off like we are told to do and that’s ok. Love the crochet 🧶 top Jo!

[GaelyneGasson]

"You've got this. And so do I." The absolute best words I needed to hear today, right now. my whole left side is partially paralysed and the other side is not much better. Today I just needed that permission, and to know I'm not alone. Thank you

[louis_makes]

So true! I have been through the wringer myself in various horrible ways and acknowledging that it sucks and is unfair is a fundamental step in getting back up. Get it out of your system, mourn it and then take stock of your options. LOVE the tattoo tapestry that is forming. The art is sublime!

[saracross]

Thank you. I needed to hear this right now. I hate my new AK prosthesis, and all I have been able to think is, "I want my leg back, " after months of being everyone's positivity hero. 😡

[rccollins]

As a stroke survivor myself, entire left side paralyzed, I never had a pitty-party. I just accepted what happened and knew there was only one thing I could do about it. I have been busting ass for three years and have not taken my foot off the recovery gas pedal.. Playing “victim” is just not in my wheel house.. Stroke can cause anxiety, depression and send ADHD into overdrive. I have beaten anxiety and depression. It allowed me to get off the psych meds they put me on. The only thing I have not overcome yet is the neurofatigue that comes with a stroke.. I was following you long before you had a stroke because of your can do attitude.. You’re pretty amazing Jo!

[KaseyKast]

Thank you Jo!! You have been an inspiration to me since I found your videos on YouTube. I had a BTK amputation last year. In five months I was on my new leg and headed back to work. But then my company decided I was a liability so they forced me to retire. Then a sore developed on my stump back in January and it just won't heal. I've been stuck in my wheelchair for the past 8 months. I'm sick of being confined to my chair and bed!! So thank you for being so awesome and continue inspiring people. We need you!! Love you Jo!!❤❤

[LiamODonovan-le]

Beautiful jo, you are so genuine and honest

[jeanieolahful]

Yep! I couldn’t agree more! It’s ok to not be ok sometimes.

[kestendavis]

First of all love the crochet top I'm glad to see some of your crochet binge getting some use❤😂

This is the best advice that I have heard from the internet in years. Having that pity party is a part of processing. It's a catharsis point and it's really really important to have catharsis if you want to move forward and keep going forward in a healthy way.

Thank you so much for sharing this.❤

[Hi_Im_Akward]

Yup! We need to stop shoving our feelings down because we percive them as negative. All emotions serve a purpose and all emotions are valid. Shoving them down is invalidating yourself and is terrible for mental health.

[thelordcommander]

Allowing those parts of yourself and the emotions that come with them to be. And then pick yourself up from the floor is like being a parent to yourself.

Thank you for sharing this.

[dgoz]

Loving the contrast of your crochet top and your sleeve tattoos!! Looks so good!

[sobrietymatters]

Sometimes I just have to give myself 24 hours to feel really bad and then I start looking at the bright side of things and how positivity can help bring me out of this shitty place I am at!

[ahmetkayaa]

That is such a true advice.Before my amputation surgery i was constantly asking to myself why me? Then i would cry, throw tantrums but im glad i did them.I picked myself up after that hard time and felt better.