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You might know I have been in mental health recovery for almost 5 years now. On bad days I often find myself behind my laptop, watching Netflix and trying to get through the day. I started watching the Vampire Diaries because I like vampire movies and series, but quickly I realised a lot of the things they discuss (overdramatically) seemed to correspond to how mental illnesses (in my case: evasive personality disorder) feel sometimes.

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Sometimes We Shut Ourselves Off From The World. We Become Moody And Chilly. It's Not That We Don't Care, Sometimes We Care Too Much To Let It In

Sometimes We Shut Ourselves Off From The World. We Become Moody And Chilly. It's Not That We Don't Care, Sometimes We Care Too Much To Let It In

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    Sometimes We Are Too Scared To Improve. Because If We Try, We Might Fail And Disappoint People

    Sometimes We Are Too Scared To Improve. Because If We Try, We Might Fail And Disappoint People

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    Opening Up Can Save Us

    Opening Up Can Save Us

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    Sometimes We Grieve For Ourselves

    Sometimes We Grieve For Ourselves

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    #5

    We (Un)consciously Disappoint Ourselves

    We (Un)consciously Disappoint Ourselves

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    #6

    No Mather How Bad Things Are, We Often Find The Strength To Keep On Going

    No Mather How Bad Things Are, We Often Find The Strength To Keep On Going

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    We Might Not Always Tell You, But We Are Glad You Are Around In Those Difficult Times

    We Might Not Always Tell You, But We Are Glad You Are Around In Those Difficult Times

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    #8

    Sometimes We Carry The World On Our Shoulders

    Sometimes We Carry The World On Our Shoulders

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    #9

    Yes, We Do Make Bad Decisions Sometimes

    Yes, We Do Make Bad Decisions Sometimes

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    We Are Scared Of Our Problems/Behavior Sometimes As Well

    We Are Scared Of Our Problems/Behavior Sometimes As Well

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    We Do Know It Is Not Always Our Fault, But Often We Still Feel Guilty

    We Do Know It Is Not Always Our Fault, But Often We Still Feel Guilty

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    #12

    We Often Find It Difficult To Let The Past Become Reality

    We Often Find It Difficult To Let The Past Become Reality

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    #13

    Never Let Fear Stop You From Loving And Living Your Life

    Never Let Fear Stop You From Loving And Living Your Life

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    In The End, We Have To Move Through Fear To Live

    In The End, We Have To Move Through Fear To Live

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