It matters what the people in your close circle think.

You assume your mind is the same way.

You imagine that a hot bath and a mental health day will solve your problems.

There’s A Difference Between Healing And Recovering, And Only One Of Them Is Permanent

Daria Shevtsova

If youre ready to shed your old self and become someone entirely new, youre ready to heal.

At the onset, it makes you feel better.

Recovering is a day off and some retail therapy.

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Recovering is cutting off contact with people who annoy you.

Recovering is indulging in something delicious because you deserve it.

Recovering is remembering your worth and your power.

Recovering is stepping back into what you built before.

Recovering is a return.

Healing is admitting that your job is slowly killing you.

Healing is enforcing a strict budget because you have long-term financial aspirations.

Healing is restoring relationships instead of just walking away from them.

Healing is choosing what nourishes you, not what comforts you.

Healing is finding unprecedented worth and power.

Healing is stepping into what youve never done before.

Healing is a rebirth.

We usually avoid them with the exact same behaviors that we use to recover.

Recovering is important, but it isnt permanent.

Healing is essential, because it lasts forever.