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Recovery Is Slow: 'I'm Better, I'm Not Okay Yet'
Original: I’m Better. I’m Not Okay Yet. I’m getting better. I just wish getting better felt better. https:// perfectlyimperfectlif
A blogger writing under the name Perfectly Imperfect Life has published a personal essay on mental health recovery, titled 'I'm Better. I'm Not Okay Yet.' The piece reflects on the strange in-between stage of healing, with the writer noting 'I'm getting better. I just wish getting better felt better.' Readers are sharing the post as an honest account of how slow and unsatisfying progress can feel.
Why now: The candid framing of recovery as uncomfortable rather than triumphant resonates with people going through similar mental health struggles.
Evidence
- I’m Better. I’m Not Okay Yet. I’m getting better. I just wish getting better felt better. https:// perfectlyimperfectlife.blog/20 26/10/04/im-better-im-not-okay-yet/ · perfectlyimperfectlife.blog@perfectlyimperfectlife.blog · 4
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