I just wanted to create a space where people can share uplifting quotes and encouragement they come across. Or just write what they would say to someone who may be going through a difficult or dark time in their life no matter how long or brief the time is. Basically what I am hoping this thread will turn into, is something like a collage of uplifting letters and reminders to whoever comes to read.
Encouragement Thread
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Dunquixote
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I’d like to say if anyone ever feels like they’re worthless, to stop and think about the things that make you happy as the people that are closest to you. Personally, I feel like this so often but what keeps me going are my cats and my mom, and there is always a sliver of hope that - sooner or later, I will find my purpose in life (aside from being here for my kitties). Right now I’m at the point where I do not know if I will ever overcome my situation or find a job that is accommodating and accepting of people with mental illnesses. I do think there is a place for everyone in this world. If you make mistakes learn from them, and it is okay to repeat mistakes, but if people offer you help, don’t expect them to be patient forever, especially if things get really strained (and remember everyone had their own problems). If change is needed, there is only one person that can make that happen and that is yourself. It’s okay to cry too, though there comes a time that we need to stop crying and act and not expect things to be handed to us. Take accountability. I know this is hard; I am still dependent on my family and am looking for some help to develop skills so I can live on my own. I personally feel worthless right now but am trying my best not to think this. I don’t expect pity. I just continue to try to find things to help me cope with my obstacles better. My mom gets very angry when I say that I’m an embarrassment and worthless and that is proof to me that i have a place—because my mom loves me. So any time anyone feels like they are worthless, think about what you have. Also, what helps me, is thinking about others who aren’t so lucky to have parents who still help their kids when their adults.
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Millysaurusrexjr
hello everynyan
I think I've posted this somewhere on TBT before but here it is again!
Violet Witch
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What a lovely idea to set up and encouragement thread that I believe has been severely lacking over the last 18 months when it comes to supporting others. I have a tonne of quotes I could post but right now I have one that sticks out in my mind which is so simple yet so relatable when it comes to friendships etc. 
I’ve learned that the people who are worth your time won’t judge you for the flaws you think you have. I find it hard to trust and open up to people. There was a point in my life where I went through a depression. It was during my school years, all the way into graduation. I was bullied throughout elementary school. High school wasn’t so bad, but I was still an outcast. I used to admire those with small friend groups. I wonder what it would be like to have a close group of friends, or even one good friend. I wasn’t exactly putting myself out there, but I was extremely insecure.
This past year made me realize something. The people worth being in your life won’t judge you for the flaws you think you have. I felt the need to hide certain things from people, like my smile. There was that thought in the back of my mind that if someone doesn’t accept me in my current state, I wouldn’t want them to accept me at a better stage in my life. You can tell a lot about a person from how they treat others, and it’s basically a blessing in disguise. If you’re not at a good place in your life currently, you’ll find out who your real friends are. That’s when people show their true colors.
I wish anyone going through a rough time the best. I believe a positive mindset can really change your life. If you’re always jumping to worst case scenarios, you won’t ever be happy. If we stopped looking at the negative things in life and start looking at the positive, well, who knows?
This past year made me realize something. The people worth being in your life won’t judge you for the flaws you think you have. I felt the need to hide certain things from people, like my smile. There was that thought in the back of my mind that if someone doesn’t accept me in my current state, I wouldn’t want them to accept me at a better stage in my life. You can tell a lot about a person from how they treat others, and it’s basically a blessing in disguise. If you’re not at a good place in your life currently, you’ll find out who your real friends are. That’s when people show their true colors.
I wish anyone going through a rough time the best. I believe a positive mindset can really change your life. If you’re always jumping to worst case scenarios, you won’t ever be happy. If we stopped looking at the negative things in life and start looking at the positive, well, who knows?
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TheSillyPuppy
⚔️ Dedicate your heart and set it ablaze 🔥
Whenever I'm feeling down, I watch this motivational talk, which is about 10 minutes long:
Quotes I do my best to live by:
- "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." ― Lao Tzu
- "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." ― George Bernard Shaw
- "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." ― Winston S. Churchill
I've summarized some key takeaways that I've learned through some key experiences that I would call defining moments in my life until now. Hopefully, they provide some insight and encouragement to others. :>
Encouraging myself to exercise:
- My relationship with exercise took many years to evolve (and is still evolving)
- Nowadays, I emphasize the mind-body health benefits, whereas I used to work out because I chased after how I wanted my body to look
- I noticed my mindset started to change for the better when I started going to the gym in my last year of university with my S/O and he taught me how to use the weight machines. It feels so empowering to be able to lift X amount of weight and notice when your body gets stronger and can progress to heavier weights
- Find an activity that you enjoy, as it will be much easier to stick with a habit of exercise if you enjoy what you're doing, especially when you're first starting out from a relatively sedentary lifestyle -- how I started
- Find an accountability buddy so you can work out in-person, over Discord, etc., to hold each other accountable to making progress and encourage each other
Working through anxious thoughts and a pessimistic outlook:
- Take notice when an anxious/pessimistic thought surfaces to your mind, don't try to suppress it -- just let it be. I say something like, "I notice I'm having (some negative thought)." This has helped me immensely with creating distance from my thoughts. I used to call myself a pessimistic person. Instead, I now describe myself as "a person who has the tendency to have negative thoughts."
- I watched more videos from the psychiatrist who made the video I shared above (Dr. K) and realized that both my anxiety and pessimism were basically survival mechanisms that have allowed me to prepare for the worst and ultimately lead to past successes, as the worst-case scenarios that I had imagined have not happened *knocks on wood*
- Break the thought down until you can take an actionable step towards preventing the worst-case scenario from happening, so it doesn't seem so daunting
Perspective on school/work and life:
- Some subjects/skills come more easily than others do. Keep chipping away at the skills/knowledge you need to get to where you think you want to end up day by day, and be patient -- you will see improvements over time.
- It can be too easy to wind up building your identity around your area of specialization or job. This mindset doesn't apply to everyone, myself included. What helps me detach from work is reminding myself that having a job is to financially support and improve my lifestyle as a whole, as well as having non-work activities to look forward to outside of work hours.
Quotes I do my best to live by:
- "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." ― Lao Tzu
- "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." ― George Bernard Shaw
- "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." ― Winston S. Churchill
I've summarized some key takeaways that I've learned through some key experiences that I would call defining moments in my life until now. Hopefully, they provide some insight and encouragement to others. :>
Encouraging myself to exercise:
- My relationship with exercise took many years to evolve (and is still evolving)
- Nowadays, I emphasize the mind-body health benefits, whereas I used to work out because I chased after how I wanted my body to look
- I noticed my mindset started to change for the better when I started going to the gym in my last year of university with my S/O and he taught me how to use the weight machines. It feels so empowering to be able to lift X amount of weight and notice when your body gets stronger and can progress to heavier weights
- Find an activity that you enjoy, as it will be much easier to stick with a habit of exercise if you enjoy what you're doing, especially when you're first starting out from a relatively sedentary lifestyle -- how I started
- Find an accountability buddy so you can work out in-person, over Discord, etc., to hold each other accountable to making progress and encourage each other
Working through anxious thoughts and a pessimistic outlook:
- Take notice when an anxious/pessimistic thought surfaces to your mind, don't try to suppress it -- just let it be. I say something like, "I notice I'm having (some negative thought)." This has helped me immensely with creating distance from my thoughts. I used to call myself a pessimistic person. Instead, I now describe myself as "a person who has the tendency to have negative thoughts."
- I watched more videos from the psychiatrist who made the video I shared above (Dr. K) and realized that both my anxiety and pessimism were basically survival mechanisms that have allowed me to prepare for the worst and ultimately lead to past successes, as the worst-case scenarios that I had imagined have not happened *knocks on wood*
- Break the thought down until you can take an actionable step towards preventing the worst-case scenario from happening, so it doesn't seem so daunting
Perspective on school/work and life:
- Some subjects/skills come more easily than others do. Keep chipping away at the skills/knowledge you need to get to where you think you want to end up day by day, and be patient -- you will see improvements over time.
- It can be too easy to wind up building your identity around your area of specialization or job. This mindset doesn't apply to everyone, myself included. What helps me detach from work is reminding myself that having a job is to financially support and improve my lifestyle as a whole, as well as having non-work activities to look forward to outside of work hours.
sleepydreepy
legendary egg
"The expert of anything was once a beginner."
In college and sometimes even now I struggled a lot with "imposter syndrome" which is when you doubt your skills, talents, and accomplishments and feel like you don't deserve the job you have or you don't belong at the college you got into. I was blessed enough to get into a very prestigious college but once I arrived I constantly felt like I was playing catch up with my piers because they all seemed so much smarter and more capable than I felt I was. During my first year I even thought that it must have been a mistake that this college had accepted me since I didn't think I was smart enough to be there. Even when I was first looking for jobs to start my career I felt that even though I had a bachelor's degree I still wasn't good enough. Something that makes me feel better is the above quote. Everyone has to start somewhere. Even the greatest doctors, artists, scholars, etc. were once a student in an introductory class. "The expert of anything was once a beginner."
Something else that helped me was a professor I had in college who created such a welcoming space in her class. She said there is no such thing as a dumb question, and never apologize for needing additional help. I just started my first serious job last month and I am so grateful to have gotten a great supervisor who also shares this mindset. She recognizes my potential while still understanding that I am a beginner who will make mistakes. I think that is really special.
In college and sometimes even now I struggled a lot with "imposter syndrome" which is when you doubt your skills, talents, and accomplishments and feel like you don't deserve the job you have or you don't belong at the college you got into. I was blessed enough to get into a very prestigious college but once I arrived I constantly felt like I was playing catch up with my piers because they all seemed so much smarter and more capable than I felt I was. During my first year I even thought that it must have been a mistake that this college had accepted me since I didn't think I was smart enough to be there. Even when I was first looking for jobs to start my career I felt that even though I had a bachelor's degree I still wasn't good enough. Something that makes me feel better is the above quote. Everyone has to start somewhere. Even the greatest doctors, artists, scholars, etc. were once a student in an introductory class. "The expert of anything was once a beginner."
Something else that helped me was a professor I had in college who created such a welcoming space in her class. She said there is no such thing as a dumb question, and never apologize for needing additional help. I just started my first serious job last month and I am so grateful to have gotten a great supervisor who also shares this mindset. She recognizes my potential while still understanding that I am a beginner who will make mistakes. I think that is really special.
There’s about a million different things I could say as encouragement to others and I would be here forever writing it, but I’ll just drop my favorite anime quotes here instead:
1. “Whether you win or lose… you can always come out ahead by learning from the experience.” -All Might (My Hero Academia)
2. “There’s nothing crueler than letting a dream end midway.” -Shota Aizawa (My Hero Academia)
3. “Don’t worry about what other people think. Hold your head up high and plunge forward!” -Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia)
4. “I might not understand your grief. Your rage. Everything that led you here… but I know all about solid bonds! And my friends don’t use each other… because friends don’t eat friends.” -Tamaki Amajiki (My Hero Academia)
5. “Because friends are the ones who boost each other up!” -Asta (Black Clover)
6. “I’ve been facing adversity from the day I was born! No matter how many of you there are, or what happens, I’ll overcome it all.” -Asta (Black Clover)
7. “My magic is never giving up!” -Asta (Black Clover)
8. “Being weak is nothing to be ashamed of. Staying weak is!” -Fuegoleon Vermillion (Black Clover)
9. “We evolve, beyond the person that we were a minute before. Little by little, we advance with each turn. That’s how a drill works!” -Simon (Gurren Lagann)
10. “People can change through their interactions with others. I was able to change because of everyone. I was able to become a little stronger than if I had been alone. If I’m able to change, then everyone else should be able as well. That means no one is worthless.” -Mob (Mob Psycho 100)
1. “Whether you win or lose… you can always come out ahead by learning from the experience.” -All Might (My Hero Academia)
2. “There’s nothing crueler than letting a dream end midway.” -Shota Aizawa (My Hero Academia)
3. “Don’t worry about what other people think. Hold your head up high and plunge forward!” -Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia)
4. “I might not understand your grief. Your rage. Everything that led you here… but I know all about solid bonds! And my friends don’t use each other… because friends don’t eat friends.” -Tamaki Amajiki (My Hero Academia)
5. “Because friends are the ones who boost each other up!” -Asta (Black Clover)
6. “I’ve been facing adversity from the day I was born! No matter how many of you there are, or what happens, I’ll overcome it all.” -Asta (Black Clover)
7. “My magic is never giving up!” -Asta (Black Clover)
8. “Being weak is nothing to be ashamed of. Staying weak is!” -Fuegoleon Vermillion (Black Clover)
9. “We evolve, beyond the person that we were a minute before. Little by little, we advance with each turn. That’s how a drill works!” -Simon (Gurren Lagann)
10. “People can change through their interactions with others. I was able to change because of everyone. I was able to become a little stronger than if I had been alone. If I’m able to change, then everyone else should be able as well. That means no one is worthless.” -Mob (Mob Psycho 100)
Foreverfox
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"Strength doesn't have to be moving mountains, strength can be simply waking up each day." - I just came up with this 
"Never underestimate anyone else's ability to teach you something you need to learn." - again, I just came up with this, as I sit and watch my almost 2 year old flip through books and I'm remind of how much he teaches me on a daily basis.
"Make it work." - Tim Gunn; probably one of my favorite quotes of all time.
"Never underestimate anyone else's ability to teach you something you need to learn." - again, I just came up with this, as I sit and watch my almost 2 year old flip through books and I'm remind of how much he teaches me on a daily basis.
"Make it work." - Tim Gunn; probably one of my favorite quotes of all time.
