"You will never be happy if you keep punishing yourself." Said to me by my husband. I've been dealing with depression and anxiety since I was a teen and the last few years it got worse. I started doubting myself and harshly criticizing everything I did or said. I let my past mistakes consume me to the point I couldn't see all my blessing in the present. I let the past hold me back from my dreams and goals.
It's been about a year now that I've been on a journey to improve my health (physically and mentally). It hasn't been all smooth sailing, I still slip up sometimes and have a bad week. But those bad days are becoming fewer and fewer. I've felt much better than I have in years!
Although those words hurt at the time, I'm am very thankful for my husband. Although he is blunt when he thinks I need to hear something, he is also my loudest cheerleader.