A Breakdown Does Not Mean You Are Broken

for a star to be born, there is one thing that must happen: a gaseous nebula must collapse. So collapse. Crumble. This is not your destruction. This is your birth

I think it’s safe to say most people get to point where they just can’t seem to keep going. School or work seems to be breaking you down, your social life is collapsing, or you can’t find the time to get enough sleep.

You wanna break down, you wanna be alone. So do it. It’s necessary, sometimes, to just let it out. I am by no means implying that you should whine for days about how hard life is. No. I just mean if you need to go home and cry. Then cry. If you need to not talk to anyone and stay in for the weekend and veg out on take out and watch netflix. Then do it.

I feel that nowadays, we all feel that we can’t stop. If we stop, then we’ll fail. If we show any sign of weakness, then we will be done for. It’s okay to need to chill out and have a good cry.

Never for a second think that you can’t take a break and just figure things out. I always find that at least one night of no homework or going out does absolute wonders for my attitude and happiness.

People seem to think that showing any sort of breakdown will cause you to get behind and things will just get worse. Life is hard work and doing it right is even harder. Even the most put together people need a little break.

So, take a second and slow down. Breakdown if you need to. You aren’t down and out, you are re-energizing and will be back better than ever.

xx, emily