damn i wish i had #relatable intrusive thoughts like y’all so i could make jokes about them but all i get is things so horrible i can’t even put them into words ://

but of course the idea that like intentionally spilling a drink is a perfect example of an intrusive thought is what led y’all to call people horrible things whenever they mention their intrusive thoughts. because of course a part of you kinda wants to spill the drink right? so a part of them must kinda want to be violent or worse. i wonder why using medical terminology appropriately is important 🤔🤔

People don't share their worse intrusive thoughts because they are abhorrent, and the web's apparent need to soften all the sharp edges detracts from the core truth of intrusive thoughts.

Intrusive thoughts aren’t just things that pop into your head that you decide not to do, they are thoughts that make you uncomfortable, usually taboo and disturbing. tik tok needs to stfu

here’s some common intrusive thoughts without the soft edges:

-hurting others or yourself

-sexually inappropriate thoughts about people you dislike/ don’t see in that way

-doing actions that would be majorly disruptive/embarrassing in public

-images of gore or other disturbing things

-betraying your loved ones

None of which are things you want to do! At all! Because they make you very uncomfortable and are disturbing!

Intrusive thoughts have nothing to do with the person having them, so saying you only support people with normal intrusive thoughts is completely missing the point yall

Sylvia Plath, from The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

AGGRESSIVE REMINDER

your ed is still valid even if:

× you havent been hospitalised

× youre considered over, or a healthy weight

× you didn't lose your period (to whom this applies to)

× it is not a restrictive one

× you suffer from relapse - recovery cycles

× you dont have a more "well known" ed (think PICA, orthorexia, ARFID)

× your main issue with food is not weight related (think sensory sensitivities)

× you eat typically unhealthily

× you don't think it is

Reblog if you support asexuals and aren’t a COWARD

RB if your blog is a safe, accepting space for asexuals!

its okay if you choose to not rb this besties that doesnt mean u dont support ace people dont feel obligated to!

I'm asexual and aromantic. So definitely a safe space.

The audacity of having this line in a show literally created by Gerard Way

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I don’t think that a lot of people know what ABA/masking “therapy” actually does to autistic children.

(ANALOGY) If you’re taking a pan out of a hot oven and it hurts your hand, you’ll scrunch your face up and go “ow!” But then someone else comes along and tells you to be quiet, and then force you to keep taking out and putting back in the pan, until you don’t react when you do it. It still hurts, of course, but you’ve been conditioned to not react whenever you are burned by the pan. You could’ve used an oven mitt or had someone else get the pan for you, or maybe just not have done it at all, but you were told for years what the “right way” to take the pan out was. And now you’ve built up callouses, and take the pan out the exact way you were trained to, unconsciously ignoring your pain. It still hurts, but you’re not supposed to do it another painless way, and instead continue to hurt, because it’s all you were taught to do.

ABA doesn’t make autistic kids’ lives easier, it makes the parents’ lives easier, because now they won’t have to listen to their child telling them that they’re in pain. Your child is upset and hurting, but it’s too “hard/stressful” for you to acknowledge and help them.

WE ARE NOT AN ANNOYANCE OR A BURDEN. WE ARE YOUR CHILDREN. WE ARE NOT A BROKEN PUZZLE THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT BACK TOGETHER.

We are people, we have thoughts and feelings, and we feel pain. But we keep it bottled up inside because showing love and care for your child is apparently too “difficult” for you.

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Holy shit this post blew up real quickly

Some friendly reminders for ya’ll from a dude with schizoaffective disorder

1) Schizophrenia (and schizoaffective disorder) are Spectrum Disorders just like autism! This means that it may present very differently for different people!

2) Schizophrenia is not the only psychotic disorder! In fact disorders like bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder can also cause psychosis! Psychosis can also be substance induced or even sleep deprivation induced

3) For me, and many others, living with psychosis medications do not get rid of symptoms completely. I personally have more moderate-severe schizoaffective so the primary goal of my treatment is to reduce distress and keep me safe

4) Comparing psychosis or schizophrenia to a permanent acid trip or any other kind of hallucinogenic drug trip is rude. Would some people be okay with the comparison? Obviously because everyone is different. But in general it is rude and may minimize the symptoms this person is going through (also as someone who did plenty of acid prior to developing schizoaffectve trust me they are not comparable and my experience is far closer to acid that most because of how often I did it)

5) People with psychotic disorders often face intense discrimination and dehumanization, especially if they have other mental illnesses as well, both inside mental health care and from the outside world. Please be kind with them if they “overreact” to things you don’t think are “that rude”

6) Originally I had a point here about how not all psychosis needs immediate hospitalization however I realized that’s actually an incredibly nuanced point that didn’t fit this list and likely would have detracted from the outreach and/or intended message of this post. I do plan to make a full post on this topic so I can explain it better and so this post maintains it’s original message of sharing things that I think are important for people to know and remember about psychosis in all it’s forms. I’ve replaced the original point with this message as I want people to understand that you can have a misstep and correct it without necessarily being wrong. It wasn’t a bad point, it just didn’t fit the list and was too nuanced to be a simple bullet point. Moving on!

And finally!! Most Importantly!!

7) Psychotic people are still people. They deserve to be treated with the same love, respect, care, and kindness as anyone else with an illness. Be mindful that our brains are sick, be compassionate but don’t infantalize us. Many many many of us can lead “normal, productive” lives with little to no assistance and those that do need assistance are not children, our normal is just different than yours.

People diagnosed with schizophrenia have a variety of symptoms, and we are as different as everyone else!

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