Healing is often misunderstood.
People think once you start healing, life should feel lighter — like the pain should disappear and peace should take its place, effortlessly.
But healing isn’t linear. It’s not clean or easy or fast.
You can be healing and still have days that feel like falling apart.
And that doesn’t mean you’re failing.
It means you’re human.
Setbacks Don’t Erase Progress
You might cry over something you thought you were “over.”
You might feel triggered by something small.
You might wake up anxious for no clear reason, even after weeks of feeling okay.
That doesn’t mean the healing has stopped.
That doesn’t mean you’re back at zero.
One hard day doesn’t undo all the days you’ve been choosing yourself.
Healing Isn’t Perfection
There will be days when your thoughts are heavy.
When you don’t have the energy to “do the work.”
When you doubt your growth or miss a version of yourself that used to numb instead of feel.
Let those days come.
And let them pass.
You don’t have to be strong all the time to be getting stronger.
Be Gentle With Yourself
You’ve come a long way.
Even if today feels like a step back, you’re still ahead of where you started.
You’re more aware now.
More honest.
More capable of sitting with yourself instead of running.
That’s what healing actually is — not constant joy, but growing through the moments that try to pull you backward.
You’re Still Moving Forward
Healing includes relapses, quiet days, grief waves, and deep breaths.
It includes resting when you're tired and showing up when you're scared.
You’re allowed to feel heavy and still be healing.
You’re allowed to struggle and still be growing.
You’re allowed to fall apart and still be worthy of love.
So if today is hard, just remember:
You can be healing and still have hard days.
And you're still doing beautifully.
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