30 Day Blogging Challenge - Day 1-3

I'm starting a 30 day blog challenge to (hopefully) help me to remember to post here.

Day 1-3 will be on the same post due to the fact that day 2 has already been posted separately.

Day 1: My Blogs Name

- My blogs name is Confessions Of Depression, due to the nature of this blog - I will be discussing my life and mental illness and how mental illness affects my life and each day.

- My username is Sofckingmessy. This comes from the song "Heavy" by Linkin Park, a song that's helped me out a lot. This particular line/statement describes my life and my head, is so accurate. It is also my instagram name, and sofuckingmessy is my twitter name (although I don't use it currently).

Day 2: 20 Facts About Me

- This has been posted in my "Who Am I?" introduction post, so therefore I will not be posting it again here.

- The link to that post is: https://sofckingmessy.wixsite.com/confessionsofdepress/home/who-am-i

Day 3: Favourite Quote

- I have so many quotes that I love, so therefore don't have a particular favourite, and I change the ones I like all the time.

- I will share the photos of some of my favourite quotes (with different categories), and as much as I can I'll share why I like them.

Motivational Quotes

Happy and motivational quotes are always great and needed. They can help uplift us and remind us that there is beauty out there, and that we deserve love and happiness and more.

This is one of the quotes that has come to me in a bad time, a quote that I have really needed.

Honestly so beautiful and makes me cry...

So often people are stuck in situations or doing things that make them miserable or prevent them from being happy. People (myself included) need to remember that their happiness and mental wellness is so important!!

Whether they really smile or it's fake, they are so brave for fighting through everything.

This has reminded me to never give up, and that life won't always be this way.

You are stronger than this!!

This was posted by Talinda Bennington (Chester's Wife). It's actually beautiful and is so true. People are beautiful and sexy for who they are and what they are like, not for how they look and what they wear!!

Relatable/Sad Quotes

Sometimes sad quotes are beautiful and helpful too. They help us realise we're not alone, epsecually when we feel most alone. They help us put into words what were feeling.

I know this isn't really a quote, but honestly this is something I need...

I love this because it's so true and accurate. I am stuck in a situation where I am trying to hide and get rid of feelings for a guy I will never be with. But the more I fight these feelings, the stronger I actually feel them. This is great as it makes me feel less terrible about having the feelings and I know there's nothing wrong with me for experiencing this.

I love this because it's so trueeeee!! (I am option 3, although I'm not chasing them, I'm just stuck on them)

Something more people need to be aware of. Mental illnesses control you, and there's not much you can do about it. But your illness doesn't define you or make you a bad or horrible or nasty person. It makes you human..

Okayyyy so this is a thing that broke my heart, and I so wish that I found it ages ago. I was in a relationship for years where I was the only one putting in any effort. I was destroying myself trying to make something work that was clearly never meant to work. This is a reminder for me to never put myself through that again; to not destroy myself again.

This is a very true statement. I never want to repeat my past.

This quote helps remind me that I shouldn't be afraid of the future (even though I currently still am), and also to make me remember the mistakes I have made so that I can attempt to prevent the same situation from happening once again.

Kinda self explanatory. It makes me realise that I'm not alone with these feelings, and makes me want to fight harder to let go.

Lyrics/Band Quotes

Band quotes and lyrics are some of the most influential. They're so easy to come across. Music is the one thing that keeps me sane and keeps me fighting and staying strong - I definitely wouldn't be here if it wasn't for it. Music and lyrics make me highly emotional as well (I have cried at every concert I have been to, due to the overwhelming love for the bands and their songs.

Paramore - I Hate To See Your Heart Break

This song is one of my top 2 favourite songs at the moment.

I absolutley love this song, but also right now it means more to me. My best friend is going through some hard stuff and it kills me that he's not happy as he should be. No one should be broken hearted...

Halestorm - Heart Of Novocaine

This is my other favourite song at the moment.

This song is beautiful and has helped me move on from my ex. Well I'd moved on from him by the time I heard the song, but it helped me start to move on from how he treated me.

Avril Lavigne - Fly

Don't think I need to explain this really, but honestly it's a beautiful song and it reminds me not to give up, and that we all will have our time to shine.

Evanescence - Imperfection

Again, this doesn't need explaining as the lyrics explain it all. It makes me remember not to give up, and that we are all perfect in our own ways.

Also it reminds me of someone, and that makes me feel better too.

Halestorm - The Reckoning

This song helped me deal with the breakup with my ex, even before it happened.

It now reminds me to not let myself be treated like that again, especially being treated badly and made out to be to blame for it.

Linkin Park - Roads Untraveled

Linkin Park have been there for me through so much in my life. This photo breaks my heart, but honestly it makes me feel whole at the same time. I don't actually have the words to explain how this lyric (and the whole song) make me feel, but it makes me feel whole and like I'm not alone. It makes me feel like Chester and the rest of Linkin Park are there for me.

Linkin Park - The Messenger

This song breaks my heart but fixes it too. It makes me realise that I'm not alone.

Linkin Park - Shadow Of The Day

This song breaks my heart, especially since 20/7/17. But seeing the lyrics makes me feel a little better. (I still can't listen to all their songs yet unfortunately).

Linkin Park - Heavy

This is the song that inspires my name sofckingmessy. It's an amazing song and this quote fully sums up how I feel and my life (not the last line as much).

Linkin Park - Leave Out All The Rest

This song gives me hope. Makes me feel so full of love and heartbreak too.

It also makes me happy that Chester was able to say what he needed to before he moved on from this place to somewhere new. I'm glad that he was able to say it all, even if I'm not able to listen to it yet.

Not a quote but a tweet, however it's one of my favourite things everrr!!!

Mike Shinoda - Worlds On Fire

This song reminds me of my best friend, the one person in my life who's always there for me and keeps me fighting.

Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) makes me feel stronger and makes me want to fight. This quote explains itself anyway. If he can survive so can I.

My Chemical Romance - The World Is Ugly

Gives me hope that there is better out there and that there is beauty out there in this ugly world

My Chemical Romance - The Light Behind Your Eyes

I want these lyrics tattooed on me one day. I need to remember that I shouldn't let anyone break me and bring me down. I don't want anyone to ever steal my sunshine and my light, and this song is what helps.

My Chemical Romance - The Kids

From Yesterday

This song sums up how music makes me feel - the sad songs mean so much more when you're broken as you understand the lyrics so much more, as they put into words how you feel.

Of Mice & Men - The Depths

This is the song that made me go from liking to being in love with OM&M.

I also lost my voice because of this song when I saw them live. Couldn't speak properly for 3 weeks!! Fully worth it though!!

I have been through this quote, through the bullying and being put down and told I wasn't good enough, so it reminds me I'm not alone.

Of Mice & Men - The Great Hendowski

This is a reminder for me to never give up, no matter how hard it is and no matter what I'm going through. It doesn't always work, but it's worth it for when it does work.

I love this quote from Taylor Momsen (The Pretty Reckless).

You have to be who you want to be, and the opinions of others around you shouldn't matter. I keep forgetting this so this quote that she said is a perfect reminder for when I need to hear it.

That's it for this blog, I'm going to call it a night now and I'll post tomorrow if I remember or have time.

I hope you all have a great night!!

(also I am looking for an ending to my blog posts, so I'll start using it once I've thought of one)

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