If You Want/Need To Talk/Vent, I Am Always Open.

Your recovery doesn’t have to be serious or profound or even satisfying. It can be and likely will be awkward, silly, and even cringy.

The lowest point in my mental health was in late 2016 when I seriously considered suicide. I then changed my mind and realized I have something to live for.

You want to know what that thing was? The thing I was looking forward to so much I decided to keep on living?

It was season 3 of Rick and Morty.

I’m not kidding. I kept living because I wanted to see another season of my stupid favorite (at the time) cartoon series about an alcoholic scientist and his autistic grandson going on adventures.

Then the season came out and it fucking sucked. But by that point I started medicating for depression and going to a therapist, as well as discovered other reasons to live.

Please keep going.

Your journey of recovery can’t be any cringier than mine.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if that especific person from your past that made you feel like shit, like a failure, like a disappointment comes back to your mind again, I want you to remember that you are not and never were what they said about you. Remember that whatever they said, whatever they tried to make you and other people believe speaks more about them that they do about you. They are not welcome in your mind, in your body and certainly not in your heart anymore.

You are not a bad person, you're not a mistake, you're not a disappointment, and you are not stupid for trusting people who eventually broke your heart.

Your ten year old version of you would be PROUD of who you are now because whatever shit you've been through, you survived it.

Now keep your chin up, because you are strong and awesome, and fuck whoever dare to says otherwise.

PS: And if no one told you this today yet, you look stunning, babe. I love you.

Spoiler alert: adulthood is 96% of you going “well, I hope this is how it works and I’ll keep doing it till someone yells at me”

I like these posts because you read them as a teenager and you think, ‘surely these people are blowing it out of proportion’

AND THEN YOU REACH ADULTHOOD

i am in my 40s and can fully fucking confirm this is a pretty big chunk of adulthood. the rest of it is mostly doing what you’ve figured out you definitely don’t get yelled at for.

the other 4% is figuring out ‘did I deserve to get yelled at for this’ and proceeding accordingly

It is OK to try scary things and push past your comfort zone or try to gradually desensitize yourself to triggers to expand your world and opportunities. It’s also OK if you’re not ready for that.

this is going to be difficult -> i am capable of doing difficult things -> i have done everything prior to this moment -> this difficulty will soon be proof of capability

real

SOMEONE STOLE A FUCKING SHARK FROM MY CITY’S AQUARIUM

you better sit down for this

they caught it with a net and wheeled it out of the aquarium in a baby carriage

i see the resemblance 

https://www.ksat.com/news/trio-steals-shark-from-san-antonio-aquarium-by-disguising-it-as-a-baby_

It seems the shark was returned, so yay there.

this is

is this what Team Rocket would look like in real life

please please please when something good happens, let yourself feel good! be proud of yourself, revel in that joy, bask in the happiness. you deserve it! you deserve to feel good!!

there is a very real tendency of teenagers with anxiety disorders self diagnosing with considerably more stigmatized and impairing mental illnesses (e.g. schizophrenia, DID, personality disorders), but the best response to that isn't to get angry with them for "appropriating" lol. instead you show them coping resources for the problems they're actually having and deemphasize diagnostic categories in general. if an 18 year old is claiming to have alzheimer's, they're probably making an innocent mistake and are in genuine distress. be kind.

Also I think this trend comes, at least in part, from how brushed aside anxiety disorders can be. If your parents and teachers dismiss you with 'oh everyone feels anxious', then inevitably you're going to start thinking that there must be something else going on with you

”You must feel very scared right now; let’s talk about how to help you personally, tailored to your symptoms” will always be more helpful than “stop faking (X) for attention”. If theyre that desperate for attention or an explanation, something is wrong.

Your impact on other people is bigger than you think. Someone still giggles when they think of that funny thing you said. Someone still smiles when they think of the compliment you gave them. Someone silently admires you. The advice you give has made a difference for people. The support and love you’ve offered others has made someone’s day. Your input and opinions have made someone think twice. You’re not insignificant and forgotten. Your existence makes a positive difference, whether you see it or not.

heres to the other dandelions out there

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I just would like to thank everyone who ever reblogs this so that it somehow ends up back on my dash because I usually need the reminder (especially the drinking water one)

Of all posts to see with a million notes, I’m glad it’s this one.

reblog to give somebody a fucking hug because we are all struggling to get through it. solidarity in this tough ass world.

lots of times if I tell my boyfriend that I am proud of him for dealing with a situation, or that I'm sorry he's having to deal with a situation, he will say "no it's my own fault." meaning that he feels like he doesn't deserve praise or comfort for dealing with a situation that is his fault. (for example a financial problem caused or exacerbated by him having been too anxious or absentminded to deal with the situation sooner.) and I tell him this and I will tell y'all this, that I don't believe that. I think you are even braver and stronger for taking steps to deal with a mess that is of or partly of your own creation, because you have to cope with guilt and shame on top of the thing itself, and because you're fighting against the same ingrained dysfunction in yourself that caused the mess. that's like the bravest and most constructive thing you can do and you should be proud and I am proud of you.

also, mistakes don't mean you deserve to suffer

i am proud of you + you are doing the best you can + you are worthy + you are not defined by your productivity + you deserve happiness + you deserve safety + W + ratio of love

it's not "am I good enough to do it?", it's "do I like it enough to be bad at it?"

Because what you do at first will always be crap. But crap makes good compost.

It takes extreme strength and courage to be a consistently kind person in a world that rewards selfishness. Make sure to thank people who demonstrate kindness. They are choosing the hard, selfless route in order to make the world a better place for everyone.

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