'Now more than ever ...': A new post from NAMI volunteer Lelia Davis

​Have you ever been told you’re too much? Too energetic, too idealistic, too different, too _____? We all have at some point. So we push it down, hide it from criticism, protect it by rejecting it. Yet those parts of us are still a part of us. They are waiting for permission to come out of hiding.

Now is the perfect opportunity to give them a chance. Nobody’s watching. Truly, everyone’s in hiding. As a result, couldn’t we all use your ”rebellion from boring” right now anyway?

Bringing these parts of ourselves out of the shadows takes a lot less effort than hiding them. Living our truth releases the hold they have on us.