Life is always a battle

I seem to be doing quite well at the minute, and typically I'm feeling that I'm just lucky to be having a reprieve from the mental torment I've lived with for the last few months. But it's not reallly luck, I'm realising that life will always be a battle for me, whether in sickness or health. I can't rest on my laurels and live a life without the awareness thay my brain doesn't always do me many favours. I'm feeling well at the minute because I'm working hard at it. Every day I'm staying away from the news, going out on long bike rides, reading nourishing books, avoiding social media platforms, drinking herbal tea, taking vitamin supplements, immersing myself in botanical drawings and the natural world. I can't afford to be complacent, as if I let my discipline slip then I run the very real risk that I could end up sliding back into the stygian pit from which I've only just recently managed to drag myself out of. Even in wellness, I'm someone with a mental health condition and I can't ever let myself forget that.

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