you can choose

when someone or something hurts you it's so easy to hide away and live in a complete slump

Hurt is a very real emotion. It's something we've all felt, all will feel, and all feel now.

It sucks. It really does. It's painful to feel.

However sometimes you just have to recognize your emotions, it's so easy to feel hurt and sad and try and push them away and distract yourself.

The thing is . in doing that, those emotions will only come back bigger and effect you more.

You need to remember that it's normal to feel upset and hurt and angry if you've been put in a bad situation. And knowing that you feel that way, acknowledging the emotions , is one of the best ways to actually get over them.

if you're going to chase the demons away, you have to go to where the demons are

However it becomes a problem when you constantly think of the situation and it gets you down all the time every day. I'm not one to judge as this is something I've struggled with multiple times in my life. But at the end of the day, you can choose what you are going to do with the hurt you may feel.

If someone has hurt you, then forgiveness is key. However don't just forgive them for the sake of it. If you forgive someone you have to move on from the hurt they have caused you, the pain they have made you feel. Therefore by forgiving , you can move on with your life.

Something very recently happened to me which made me want to hide away, not speak to anyone, not do anything or go out anywhere.

That was me letting the hurt get the better of me.

You are stronger than that.

Your pain and demons can be defeated by the love you fill your life with. Do activities you enjoy. see people you love and love others.

It's so easy to hide away: it's also so easy to fill your life with love.

anna-ruby xx