I think it’s important not to compare ourselves to others. I felt that pressure with my dad A LOT! Then one day I realized that he grew up in a different time with a different set of circumstances and either way, in a human being and I deserve to feel better and that my voice matters. That I don’t have anything to prove to anyone other myself and my physical, mental and emotional wellbeing mattered 1st. That I have a right to think, feel and exist and to ask for help when I needed it and the people around me didn’t understand, then to explain it to them and if they still don’t understand, then to find someone who does understand me. YOU matter ☺️

What I learnt through meditation is that we can’t stop our racing minds but we do learn to let them flow over us so they don’t have the same affect on us. Also, buy getting the body involved into something physical like yoga or Kung fu or tai chi or even soccer, dancing etc can really help manage the big emotions. When these thoughts and feelings come, I either meditate or do yoga or I try to do something physical whilst not fighting the thoughts or feelings and just seeing them for what they are: thoughts and feelings that will pass if I don’t attach myself to them. The more you practice, the easier it will get 🙏💗