Donna Ashworth

Of course it hurts.

And using it to kind of not fuel you in a negative way, but remind you why you're doing it.

And this is the why that I am doing it for that reason, the mental health messaging.

The sharing of, you know, tips and tricks and how to make this life easier for each other.

Yes, in a way, I think so.

But I think it becomes a negative.

If you have a brain that works like that and you're constantly seeing all of the worst case scenarios or feeling everybody else's feelings, grieving for people you've never met, worrying about people who might die that you've never met, the world is tough.

So for me, that would go into depression.

Or, you know, periods of time where I wasn't functioning well, eating disorders and, you know, crash and burn.

I only see that now looking back.

Now that I am constantly writing, constantly talking about why I write, constantly listening to other people and their stories and sharing all of the real stuff, I'm so mentally well.

Because I'm not holding anything back or hiding anything or pretending to be normal.

My thing was I wanted to be strong.

I wanted everybody to think I was strong.

And I'm not strong.

I am as soft as a feather on the wind.

I think it's that so many people, if you're an over-thinker, an over-feeler, an over-lover, an over-healer, write it down.

It doesn't matter what it looks like.

It doesn't matter if anybody would ever want to read it or you would ever want to share it.

Write it down.