1. My thoughts and feelings are valid.

I am entitled to my feelings. I should not feel judged for my mind.

2. No one can tell me how I am feeling.

No one is in my head. No one actually knows how my mind works, except me.

3. It is important to discuss emotions and past events, no matter how painful.

A lot of my actions can be explained by past experiences. I am constantly adapting, but I can't move past it if I keep dwelling on it.

4. My mom doesn't try to tell me what to do in my life, so why should I let other people?

It is my life. I am an adult, not your SIMS character.

5. Sometimes it is okay to take a day for myself.

Mental health days are valid and needed.

6. It is important to think about why I do certain things for certain people.

Sometimes I do so much for people that don't even deserve it. But why do I do this? Because I care too much, or because I am afraid to say no?

7. It is okay to make myself my own priority.

"Please put your own mask on before helping others."

8. Sometimes a certain situation isn't about me.

I didn't do anything wrong. There are other things going on that don't have anything to do with me.

9. I am not in control of other people, and I am not responsible for their mistakes.

People make their own decisions and mistakes. I did not make them for them.

10. I am not at fault as often as I think.

I cannot be blamed for something I didn't do. I can make suggestions, but it is not my responsibility no matter what the person decides to do with it.

11. It is okay to be upset.

No one is allowed to tell me that I am not allowed to feel. I can do what I want with my feelings.

12. I am my own person, so why do I let other people control what I do?

Sometimes I need to make mistakes in order to learn for myself. I can't always learn from other people's mistakes.

13. I am not my anxiety.

It is a part of me, but it does not control me. It is just something that I deal with.

14. I am in full control of my own life.

I can control my own life. I live for me.

15. I can offer advice, but it is not my fault if someone chooses not to take it. It is also not my fault if it doesn't go as planned.

I am not at fault.

16. No one has the right to judge me for my own decisions.

I will not be judged. I will live my life and no one can tell me how.

17. Not everything has to end badly.

I can get through it, even if it takes all my life to get there.

18. I am able to do anything I want.

I can accomplish whatever I put my mind to.

19. I am valid.

And no one can tell me otherwise.