Struggling with Depression Validation: How to Validate Yourself?

i just said fuck it, it doesn’t work all the time but really it’s just surrounding yourself with the right people that truly make a difference

I like to ask myself "what would you say to a close friend in your situation?" My wellness coach taught me that. I'm great at validating others so when I frame it like that it helps me to validate myself as well. ❤️

I learned to validate myself by thinking of me as a separate person. As in if I was a different person with these sympotoms so I could have room for empathy for myself. I also did trauma work in therepy for my cptsd and it helped to validate myself and my feelings.

Practicing self care. You can start small and then eventually you treat yourself like you would a close friend :)

I remind myself that my brain is just being mean and I am worth it