@sillyyerba: Once I realized that I can cushion my fall by practicing mental fortitude I became addicted to it There really was a time where I felt like I was just cushy People hear that and think oh she must’ve never experienced hardship but the magnitude of hardship I experienced felt like it compounded onto the next making it harder for me to bounce back from the smaller things I thought maybe I was just born sensitive I’d look at resilient people and wonder how they could go through the same things and come out stronger when I only felt weaker and more helpless I had to train my brain to believe a different story To prove to myself that I have control and agency It really changed my life #sorryitsmari #neuroplasticity #growth #SelfCare #controlledsuffering