Um dia, a dor que sentes agora fará sentido

You’re a mess, and nothing’s going right. Your eyes are swollen from all the crying, and your body is too tired get out of bed anymore. You feel like your heart could burst at any moment and you don’t seem to be doing any better. It’s been weeks of feeling this way…Quando é que é suposto começar a sentir-se melhor?

You are overwhelmed by the array of emotions that are consuming you, and all you are able to do is just let them. You can’t lutar contra isso anymore. The pain is too much, and you don’t know how you’ll ever survive this.

The thing about pain is, it needs to be felt in order for you to heal properly and be able to get over it. The pain is there to teach you that you are stronger than you think. It’s there to show you what you’re really made of and how much you are capable of enduring. You’ll be surprised at how tough you are and how much you can take.

Tens de deixar a dor tomar conta de ti. Entregue-se à agonia que está a sentir neste momento. Deixa que ela te consuma e corra pelo teu corpo como uma tempestade num dia de rajada. Deixa que ela se insinue e fique o tempo que for preciso, e algum dia será melhor para si.

That is how pain works. It arrives as an uninvited guest when you least expect it, and it lingers longer than you would like it to.. but be patient. When it finally goes away, you will feel like a new person who’s ready to take over the world. There will be nothing you won’t be able to conquer.

Dê a si próprio tempo para lá chegar.

Just remember. When you feel like you’ve hit rock bottom, crying on the kitchen floor, surrounded by more bottles of wine than you would like to admit, and feeling like this is the lowest you could possibly get, THAT is when you need to make a choice.

This is the moment that will make you or break you. This is the time you need to decide if you’re going to pick up all of your broken pieces, get up from that floor and decide that you’ve had enough. You are at your lowest, and you can’t even see your face from all the mascara that is smudged across your face. This is exactly when you need to decide that this is the last time you’ve done this to yourself.

Ninguém o vai ajudar se não se ajudar a si próprio primeiro. É preciso QUERER melhorar para se sentir realmente melhor.

This feeling won’t last forever. I know it seems as if the sun has set on your happier days, but there is so much more sunshine waiting for you. All you need is to want to get rid of that cloud of misery that is hanging above you so dimly.

E, um dia, será capaz de olhar para trás e sentir um enorme orgulho naquilo a que conseguiu sobreviver.

Um dia, poderá acordar da cama que outrora partilhou com ele e levantar-se com uma visão positiva da vida. Nesse momento, a miséria não terá mais nada a ver consigo. Terá desaparecido do seu corpo e da sua alma, e sentir-se-á como uma pessoa nova em folha, capaz de fazer tudo o que lhe apetecer.

E sabem porquê?

Because you welcomed your pain with open arms. You embraced it and let it stay for a little while, for as long as it took for you to get to the place you’re at now. And aren’t you glad you did?

Por causa dessa dor, agora sabes como és realmente forte. Por causa dessa dor, és capaz de apreciar a calma que estás a sentir neste momento. E por causa dessa dor, sente-se pronto para entrar na luz novamente e deixar-se sentir de novo.

To those still trying to weather the storm, feeling like a lost cause—you will get through this, I promise. It always feels like the end of the world when life blindsides you like this, but one day, you’ll realize that you are the only one keeping yourself from healing. And that is when you’ll decide enough is enough and do everything you can to get yourself back to that happy place.

Um dia pode não ser amanhã ou mesmo na próxima semana. Mas vai acontecer e, quando acontecer, vais ver que todas as lágrimas e noites sem dormir valeram a pena, porque foram elas que te trouxeram até aqui.

Aguenta mais um pouco.