For the longest time since I have moved out on my own, I have had many issues with being consistent with certain things and it has proved well. Nonetheless, as I continue to mature, I continue to understand why consistency is key in ensuring that my mental health is always in check and that I am my best self, each day, every day.

Until recently, I have never taken the time to put two and two together to understand why caring for my mental health is so important. Part of that is being consistent with certain things such as medication and sleep so that both provide quality rest so that I am ready to conquer the next day without any qualms or issues.

Over many years it has been hiding the way that I have been feeling while not being my best self, but when there is consistency is when there is the best self, and the best self is there. It is something that is not seen, but eventually shows up in its unique ways and continuing to not care for oneself will eventually kick itself in the end to the point where it cannot be hidden.

Even after knowing this time and time again, there can be a great deal of misunderstanding, yet it can be hard to understand that caring for oneself everyday is important in whatever way that may be. It cannot always be seen to oneself, but they come up in many ways and brushing them off is not in any way helpful.

There is some sort of wonder as to why one would want to continue to be miserable and not do what is right for them consistently. Many times, because of medication, it has to do with chemistry and neurotransmitters in the brain that cause things to work in the body the way that they do and make oneself feel the way that they do, not believing that consistency is indeed key.

Regardless of what may be believed, there needs to be the understanding that consistency needs to be adhered to, regardless of what may be internally believed. The world was meant to have sleep and while this may be an issue for autistic people, it is essential for it to be addressed, because eventually it may not prove well. As much as medication may not be a provable thing, eventually that may have to be an option for oneself. But there is no way that it can work unless it is adhered to on a consistent basis.

As hard as it can be to believe, throughout time it can be hard to believe that a quality of life improves when you are consistent with routine, but not adhering to it will within time will slowly show the many negative sides to the point that others will notice, and recovery time is just as difficult as the time that oneself was not cared for. So, caring for oneself is continually necessary.