growth + healing



i made this graphic bc i was on tumblr and there was a post about healing and growth came into my mind and i had the thought of “growth and healing.” as i was doing my graphic, the thought changed into “growth IN healing.” 

i’ve dealt with my depression and anxiety for about 7 years and still counting. and in the process of recovery, i learned that in healing from all the trauma and pain, i’ve grown so much as an individual to be more open-minded, resilient, and empathetic. healing is not easy, it is not a linear path either. i think a lot of the time, people give up bc healing and growing, changing yourself, is extremely exhausting and a lot of work. but when you heal, when you put in the work, you grow. 

there was a time where i refused to heal and grow — i stayed stagnant in my depression, loathing everyday, piling trauma after trauma. i didn’t allow myself time to heal from the pain of breakups, failures, loss of friends, loss of myself. each time something happened, i would put myself in a situation that was toxic and unhealthy, reliving the cycle bc i was afraid of being alone, afraid of change. but it was only until i could get comfortable in the uncomfortable feelings and trauma that i could allow myself to grow and heal. 

so allow yourself to feel the pain and the hurt and the trauma. allow yourself to grow from it. allow yourself to heal, as long as that healing process may take. don’t rush your recovery, just live with it day by day, and i assure you it will get lighter. it will get smaller. you are capable of healing and growing. so go and do it. 💚
novice graphic designer who creates messages through art ◡̈
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