depression comix #519

There's a TikTok I keep going back to on a regular basis that talks about how our ability to improve ourselves is dependent on how willing we are to feel the opposite of our end goal along the way. Feeling dumb while we're learning new skills, feeling weak while we're building muscle, feeling broken while we're healing from trauma, etc.

It doesn't make the short-term feelings go away, of course, but that concept is something I need a reminder of very often.