Last night i was feeling really overwhelmed. I had went to bed early cause I was feeling sad and had got woken up quite late because my flatmate and her bf had been loud in their room next door.

Being woke up to loud sounds is extremely Triggering for me. I feel panic as soon as I wake up and its hard to shift those anxieties I get because of it.

I phoned my bf crying needing to calm down and i apologised for being so high maintenance. He told me; "your not high maintenance darlin you just need someone to talk to"

Honestly it's such a simple sentence but it really resonated with me. It made me feel so much better and understood.

I think we often punish ourselves for needing help with our MH. We we're probably punished for needing anything when we were growing up. Belittled for showing any signs of weakness. Told we were being too much when we needed help.

It made me feel better about myself that he could see that I just needed to vent, without him being annoyed I was takin up any space.

I dont know if that helps anyone but hopefully you take from it that you can't punish yourself for needing that time to voice your worries and feelings.