“You’re doing your best. No one is mad at you” is a direct response to an exercise from my therapist where you leave notes to yourself to challenge cognitive distortions (when my brain lies to me). I found the idea of these notes ugly and embarrassing, so I reimagined something I perceived as ugly by reinventing into something beautiful. My relationship with my mental health is often something I feel shameful about, however when someone sees the feeling that I am putting on display and responds with a sense of camaraderie it validates both of our experiences. No one is ever feeling something alone.