You don’t have to be grateful that it isn’t worse.

read that. read it again, and again, and again. somebody, somewhere, always has it worse than you. there is one person on this planet that has it the worst of all, and that person is NOT the only person allowed to be unhappy with their lot. if things are bad for you, they are bad for you. period.

this.

when i was a teenager i took an entire year off from school because my anxiety and depression became too much for me. another girl in my class took that same year off because she was extremely sick, and doing chemotherapy for a rare form of brain cancer.

i remember feeling selfish and dramatic and ashamed of myself. but you know what? we both needed that break from school, even though it was for two very different reasons. and it saved my life just as much as it saved hers.

“at least you’re not _____”

“at least you have _____”

“it could be worse.”

so what if it could be worse? you are allowed to be unhappy with your situation. you are allowed to want something better for yourself. you are allowed to cry and complain and be in pain. sure it could be a lot worse, but that does not mean you have to accept your circumstances. be grateful for what you are lucky to have, but never be afraid to seek change. it took me years to ask for help because i didn’t feel like i deserved it.

all suffering is valid.

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im emotional oops

Same :)))

what people think programming is vs. how it actually is

@fairygodrobot Is this accurate?

100% Literally Factually Correct

@theinvisiblespoon @viostormcaller

The accuracy hurts

@impossibleentropy

@xarrior to true.