THIS. This is how you support trans people.

Trans people are like butterflies. They’re beautiful, we should admire them instead of calling them caterpillars.

No equipment ftm workout

okay i’ve been getting quite a few asks about this so i thought i’d just make a post about it. i’ll split it into three categories based on experience - easy, medium, and hard. let me know if y’all are interested in a bodybuilding split workout then i’ll post one of those too.

easy - if you’re new to working out or strength training

medium - a slightly more challenging if you feel like the above one is too easy

hard - if you’ve been working out before and want something a little challenging

gentle reminder

just a reminder in case your mind is playing tricks on you today - you matter, you’re important, you’re loved, and your presence on this earth makes a difference whether you see it or not; you’re going to be okay

september is coming up so here’s your yearly reminder to leave billie joe armstrong the fuck alone

It is our duty as feminists to protect and respect women in Hijabs

Now. More. Than. Ever.

Question: if I see someone pull off a Hijab, what should I do? I know there are reasons they are worn so I want to if i should stand in between them and who did this, should i protect them from view somehow, or something else? This has been happening a lot so I feel it’s something everyone needs to know.

Good question! I cannot correctly and effectively answer, as I am a white, non-Muslim person; however, I will reblog in case any of my followers can answer. 

I asked my Hijabi friend, so here’s one Hijabi’s answer: 

“my opinion is, definitely try cover them or give them something to cover themselves with. And perhaps shoo off the person, without putting oneself in danger! God forbid, if that happened to me, I would like someone to come and comfort me and give me something to cover my hair with and then help me report it to the cops “

(Followers, if any of you are hijabi and would like to expand on this answer or offer alternatives, please do.)

If u see it happen to 1 of us, pls cover our head + hair with a coat or shawl or any piece of cloth, while hugging us in comfort. Please don’t get hurt by lashing out @ the perpetrators in any way, coz if they dare to do that, they’re probably too far gone in their own hatred to listen to any reason. Much love + Thank You to anyone who supports us.

yes !! everything said here is important af. if you see someone pull off a girl’s hijab immediately cover her hair and provide comfort. don’t talk to the perpetrator but try to get the woman out of there if you can. maybe if you have a scarf on you at the time give it to her so she can wear it until she’s alone and can replace her hijab. please please protect muslim girls because we already had it hard before donald trump became president and now its gonna be worse with people going around thinking their violence and cruelty is justified 

for my other white ppl who might have a hard time, it’s my understanding that a hijab is like a major item of clothing, not an accessory like a hat or a scarf. so think abt it more like if someone just ripped someone’s shirt or skirt off. u don’t want to be left there exposed or have to walk home without it.

everyone, even outside America needs to protect our Muslim sisters in these times.

as a man, what would be the best thing to do? should i turn my head and avoid looking at their hair? can i still offer a jacket or something similar?

^I’m hoping someone has an answer islamaphpbia is on the rise in my town and I want to be a good male non Muslim ally

For men, yes please, we would prefer it if you avoided looking at our hair, and if we don’t have something to substitute as a hijab at that moment, anything you could lend us, a jacket, etc, would be very appreciated.

Also, since most girls avoid physical contact with men they’re not related to, please do not hug them, but rather shoo the offender away if you can, or at least escort the girl to a safe place. You can still offer words of encouragement and support. Furthermore, understand that the victim may not be very welcoming towards you because she’ll obviously be shaken, and won’t know where you are coming from. If that’s the case, please still give her something to cover herself (hijab is very important, think of it as someone ripping your shirt off) and stand some distance away until you are sure she’s in safe hands.

Thank you so much for your support, we really appreciate it, god bless all of you.

its kinda scary how your whole life depends on how well you do as a teenager 

oh my god No it doesn’t don’t put this kind of pressure on people?? you can absolutely fuck up in your teen years and continue on to a good life just fine. you can drop out of school, get a GED, still go to college and finish your degree as late as you want. i know people in my school who still haven’t graduated and they’re 26. some older. you can always transfer someplace else, always build yourself up from the ground. after a certain amount of college credits, a lot of schools really don’t care about your high school GED or your SAT scores anymore. if you fuck up in your teenage years you are not a failure!! you can ALWAYS re-invent yourself, always start over. there is always a second chance.

Reblogging this for my followers freaking out over art school/college. I dropped out of high school and never thought I’d get into college as easily as I did. You will be fine!

Fun story my biology professor just told us:  When he was 23 he was married to his wife and worked two jobs to support them since she was in college: gas station attendant and construction worker.  He worked these two jobs because that was the only work he could get since he was at the reading level of a third grader.  

One night he was writing something and his wife noticed he was writing from right to left.  Since she was studying occupational therapy she realized he had a learning disability and started working with him.  He slowly began to learn to read, and at 26 got his GED and went to college.

His first year of college he took the lowest level math course he could take, 001.  Over the years he worked on learning what he needed to, ended up graduating with a biology degree.  He then went on to get his masters and PhD, graduating at the top of his class.  He is now an extremely accomplished biologist and professor.

So don’t let anyone tell you that you’re future is based on your choices as a teenager.

Seriously.  Do not believe this.  You aren’t even stuck with your choices you make in your 20s.  I didn’t start working in my current field until just after my 30th birthday.  It has nothing to do with what I went to school for in my 20s.  My husband has a political science degree, and he’s a sports journalist.

You are not tied to anything.  Go.  Be.

My day job did not exist when I was a teenager. And the idea of trying to be an author was a distant thing on my radar. I thought I was going to be an English teacher. And then I thought I was going to be a music teacher. And then I thought I was going to be a drama teacher.

Also in there: therapist, early childhood educator, then finally: web developer–because by then it was an actual thing that existed. I didn’t actually figure out what I “wanted to do when I grew up” until about eight years ago, when I was 36. I tried pursuing writing when I was 30, stopped, then started pursuing it seriously again when I was 40. 

There is always time to change. And don’t let anyone tell you that high school is “the best time of your life” either, because that’s bullshit too.

Reblogging for my followers. My high school teachers didn’t know what to do with me, and I failed everything but a low photography grade. I thought university wasn’t for me, and settled for marrying a mediocre man who spent all day on Warcraft. Then I went to community college. Now I’m in uni doing a double English and philosophy degree, just back from America. I am also single.

Also important: College is not the only option. Don’t let anyone try to tell you it is. If you’re not academically inclined, the trades are an option and they are a good option– if the only thing you think you’re good at is make-up do that. There are people who can live comfortably just doing make-up. We have this idea planted in our heads as teenagers (and younger) that not fitting into an academic mould of some sort means you’re failing at life and this is bullshit. There’s no reason to feel like you’re “failing at life” because you don’t like school or were never good at it. We need skilled workers in the world, and the thing they don’t tell you is all work is skilled work. If it’s work, it takes skill. Yes, this encompasses “service” jobs, it encompasses all jobs. Please don’t think that what you do, or what you have an interest in doing is of less value than something that requires a college education. This coming from the college-educated white girl who is a seamstress because it’s what I enjoy. If college isn’t going to get you where you want to go, than you don’t need to go! It’s that simple. Take whatever path you need to get to where you are happy and comfortable and fufilled. If you’re doing what you love you are sucessful.

i didn’t graduate with my bachelor’s until i was 26 and life took a few turns along the way but now, at 37, i have a job that makes me genuinely happy. and it’s got nothing to do with how well i did in high school.

This! This make me cry… I’m 23 and I really don’t know where I’m going, so reading this kinds of storys makes me feel hope!

I love all this support and inspiring stories, but what I think op was getting at was that our teachers/parents/elders ingrain this idea in us that if we fuck up in our teens, we fuck up everything. So don’t ever let adults make you feel less for needing/spending more time to achieve your goals. You’re still amazing if you get a degree at 24 or 44 or even not at all

for everyone needing this as much as i do right now

Take the title of the last song you heard and add "in my ass"

Blessings in my ass

I believe in my ass

you and me (but mostly me) in my ass

Fix you in my ass

I’m a love bug in my ass

roads untraveled in my ass

emperor’s new clothes in my ass

Freak of the week in my ass.

jump around in my ass

Someone like you in my ass

High hopes in my ass

Just desserts in my ass

Rainbow in my ass

Lost Umbrella in my ass

Who I’d Be in my ass

Reach Out in my ass 

New York Nights in my ass

cancer in my ass

The squip enters in my ass

Do you want a ride in my ass holy fuck

Teenagers in my ass

Sleep in my ass

Coming Undone in my ass

Fairly Local in my ass

I reblogged this forever ago and I’ll do it again.

*sigh*

Meant to be yours in my ass

Nico and the Niners in my ass...

Well, fuck me.

I’ve found it. 

I’ve found the purest post on this hellsite.

I just thought this was cute

My internal battle

if ur lgbt im curious: pls rb with ur sign, orientation and if ur a coffee or tea person

Gay books you should read!

you over there! you want to read gay books? YA gay books? good, here’s the must must MUST read books, AND MOST IMPORTANT! when you pick one up and read it TELL ME!

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Silent by Sara Alva

One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva

Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

Gives Light by Rose Christo

Stranger Than Fanfiction by Chris Colfer

Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan

Tales from Foster High by John Goode

Half Bad Books (Half Bad, Half Wild, Half Lost) by Sally Green

Totally Joe by James Howe

After School Activities by Dirk Hunter

The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun David Hutchinson

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson

At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson

The Boy Who Couldn’t Fly Straight by Jeff Jacobson

Haffling by Caleb James

The Red Sheet by Mia Kerick

The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune

Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan 

Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan 

How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis

When Ryan Came Back by Devon McCormack

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Hero by Perry Moore

Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

Play Me, I’m Yours by Madison Parker

Here’s to You, Zeb Pike by Johanna Parkhurst

Junior Hero Blues by J.K. Pendragon 

When Everything Feels Like the Movies by Raziel Reid

The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan

The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez

So Hard to Say by Alex Sanchez

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith

Freak Show by James St. James

Ray of Sunlight by Brynn Stein

(In)visible by Anyta Sunday

366 Days by Kiyoshi Tanaka

Because You’ll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas

Fan Art by Sarah Tregay

Suicide Watch by Kelley York

if you have any questions need help picking something else, want to tell me about a book, really anything send me an ask I’m open 24/7 don’t be shy

my parents aren’t teaching me life lessons.

#i need some adults to TEACH ME SHIT ABOUT LIFE

I’m an adult.

Some shit about life, from a bonafide adult:

Do not buy generic brand spaghetti sauce either.

Always check the type of light bulb that goes in lamps. A 60w is not interchangeable with a 40w.

Dollar store batteries work just as well as store brand.

~~Medications~~

Over the counter medications (stuff you can buy right off the shelf no prescription needed) have a name brand and a generic name. ALWAYS buy generic if it’s available it is literally the same thing and way cheaper usually.

Some names to remember when you’re looking for meds!

Acetaminophen = Tylenol

Used to treat pain and reduce fever. Do not take with Ibuprofen.

Ibuprofen = Advil, Midol, Motrin

Used for pain and fever, is an anti-inflammtory. Is good for period cramps because it is an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug).

Naproxen = Aleve, Naprosyn

Treats fever, pain, arthritis pain, gout, period cramps, tendinitis, headache, backache, and toothache. Is also an NSAID.

Acetaminophen + Asprin + Caffeine = Excedrin

Usually marketed as “Migraine Relief” as a generic.

Asprin = Bayer

Use for pain, fever, arthritis, and inflammation. Makes you bleed easily so should not be used for periods. Might reduce risk of heart attacks.\

Triple Antibiotic Ointment = Neosporin

Used on cuts, sores, and scrapes to reduce risk of infection and promote healing.

Also a general mutli-vitamin isn’t a bad idea and if you don’t get a lot of fruits or milk/sunshine in your diet you might want to get vitamins C and D specifically for daily use.

if you do accidentally lapse and put dawn in your dishwasher, run it empty and put hair conditioner where the detergent goes. that’ll clean it out (tip given to me by dorm custodian when roommate did the thing).

if you live off ramen, add stuff to it! add veggies you like, don’t use the whole flavor packet to cut down on sodium and msg or don’t use it at all and add your own spices.

if you’re making something with potatoes in it (beans, stew) potatoes are done when you can easily stab a fork through them.

you can microwave a hotdog as long as you put it in a microwave safe container of water. microwaves work by making water molecules vibrate. also, when reheating rice leftovers, add a small amount of water, like maybe a spoonfull, so it doesn’t get hard and crunchy.

the rice cooking advice above is for long grain rice. if you’re making short or medium grain rice, a 1:1 ratio (one cup water for one cup rice) is better, so the rice doesn’t come out too mushy.

buy a few cans of chicken. wholesale club stores like sam’s, costco, or bj’s tend to carry multipacks for a good price. they’re incredibly useful for when you forget to defrost meat.

buy meat on sale and put it in the freezer. buy vegetables on sale, and put them in the freezer. frozen veggies are often as flavorful and good as fresh ones, keep longer, and often come in microwaveable bags or with microwave directions.

soak ink stains in milk to help get them out or at least lighten them.

soak blood stains in water as soon as possible, with a bit of detergent or stain remover. scrub at them. use cold water, heat binds proteins to fabric. tbh, there’s no real need to change the washer from cold-cold setting unless the thing you’re washing says to wash in warm water.

acetone, found in most nail polish removers, dissolves super glue.

YOU’RE ALL DOING GOD’S WORK BLESS YOU

Takes pictures, have prints made and put them in photo albums. Be IN the pictures, have someone take pictures of you and your friends. Get over not looking perfect in thw picture. Someday that friend might be gone and those pictures might be all you’ll have, you will want to be in them. I made that mistake with my best friend, i always felt weird asking for a picture together… he died of cancer January of 2014 and now i have no pictures of us together. Its my only regret in life.

This is really helpful, thank you all!

I’m the newest of new adults but I’m gonna throw these little tips in there. IF YOU HAVE AN OLD CAR: 

-coolant or water if your car overheats (coolant is preferable cause it won’t hurt the engine in the long run but hey i know money is tight) 

-flashlight in case you break down at night and need to check under the hood and your phone is dead

-SPARE TIRE. 

-jumper cables.you will at some point leave your lights on. you just will. 

AAA or any other road side service is never a bad investment i swear. (try to mooch it off your parents as long as you can though) 

Know how to change a tire. You’re going to need to do it at some point in time and you can’t always rely on someone else to do it for you.

Don’t be afraid to go to your local food bank. They are there for a reason.

Don’t be ashamed to ask for help period. Life is hard, everyone needs help occasionally.

You can put a LOWER wattage bulb in a lamp that says it’s for a higher one, but don’t put a HIGHER wattage bulb in. Also, watts refer to the amount of electricity used. LUMENS refers to the amount of light put out, and can vary quite a bit between brands, even though the wattage is the same. Look for the one with the highest lumens unless you actually want a slightly dimmer bulb in a certain location. Those dollar store batteries? Fine if they’re alkaline. “Heavy-duty” batteries, however, won’t last nearly as long. You can microwave a hot dog and bun simply by wrapping them in a toweling for a minute, less if you don’t want them scalding hot.

Reblogging to save lives.

Two adulting (kitchen-related) tips from me!

1. Buy a roll of parchment paper from the cooking shit aisle. A big roll will last you for-fucking-ever. Pretty much any time you’re using a baking pan you can line it with that stuff and save yourself A: food sticking to the pan and B: it’s a quick rinse and it’s clean.

2. Bread can get fucking expensive, so make your own. A bigass bag of flour and a bag of active dry yeast (store it in the friiiiidge!!!) works out a FUCK of a lot cheaper than buying bread at the store, and you can do so much more with it. Bread, pizza, rolls, cinnibuns, homemade pizza pockets. It seems intimidating but it’s stupid easy.

Seriously. It’s stupid simple to make, and most of the “3 hours” to make it is sitting around surfing the internet or doing whatever the fuck you want while the dough rises. If you have an afternoon free once a week to sit and play video games or surf the net, you have the time to make your own bread on the cheap. Here’s my simple-as-fuck recipe:

Boom. You have bread dough. Here are some baking times and uses for ya:

You can add whatever you want to the dough for some variety, just if it’s dried spices remember you really only need 1-ish tablespoons. I personally like making bread with about 1 tablespoon of dill in the dough. Roll it out flat, sprinkle it with cheddar, roll it into a log, squeeze the ends shut, and bake it like a regular loaf of bread. Cheesy dill bread OMNOMNOM.

*ahem* That got a bit long. But yeah. Bread’s expensive, yo. Save your wallet.

(Also it’s ridiculous amounts of therapeutic to bake, for me anyway)

Being able to bake your own bread is pretty awesome, if you got the time for it. 

Reblogging in case of independence

Adding to the list!!

•the over heating car? Yes coolant but only the right type!!! Color and shit matters, DO NOT MIX COOLANT COLORS! Very bad, very big no-no. If you don’t know what kind of coolant to get, look it up, there are a TON of forums with this information. If you are IN A PINCH and will be switching back to coolant VERY SOON, you can use DISTILLED WATER! Only use distilled water, non-distilled drinking water/tap water contains additives and metals that can and will corrode and rust and shit INSIDE your engine, which will cause a hell of a lot more problems.

• tinfoil, get a good heavy duty name brand, It’s not worth the hassle to get the cheap shit.

•if you have a hard time sticking to budgets, make different ‘savings accounts’ at your bank labeled with what they are for, i.e. rent, food, car, etc… many times they don’t cost any extra, just talk to your banker.

•yes we are all broke. PAY YOURSELF FIRST. When you get your paycheck, put even just $10 aside into a retirement fund. Yeah I know your just a kid you’re 18 or whatever, BUT YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT. Do not touch this money, it’s not yours it’s your futures.

•wash your sheets. It’s a hassle, yeah, but you don’t realize how badly dirty sheets can make your room smell.

•make sure your fridge has a fridge thermometer, check said thermometer regularly to make sure it’s running at the right temp.

•once something is refrigerated, it has to continue being refrigerated until it is used up/expired.

•you don’t need “freshly squeezed” lemon. You just don’t, buy lemon juice, it lasts a long time and it will still taste good.

•make a list of shit you need before you go to the store.

•you can take acetaminophen and ibuprofen in the same day if needed. Take acetaminophen OR ibuprofen, then if needed 4 HOURS later take the other, then if needed 4 HOURS after that take the first one again. DO NOT TAKE THE SAME ONE TWICE IN A ROW, SPACE IT OUT BY AT LEAST 4 HOURS.

•try to avoid taking acetaminophen and ibuprofen and shit like that very day, it’s bad for your kidneys and your liver.

•do not take acetaminophen or ibuprofen on an empty stomach. You will most likely vomit.

•be nice to your insurance provider, go into their office when possible to talk with them, give them a face to the name, they can save you money. A lot of times when you get renters insurance (it’s like $10/month for me) you can get a big discount on your car insurance (my discount is like $50/month). TALK TO THEM THEY CAN HELP YOU PAY LESS.

•unless your car is brand new or it’s required by the loan distributor, you don’t always need full coverage on your car. That shits expensive and most often unnecessary.

•if you get a medical bill, and you can’t pay it off right then and there, most billing whatever’s will let you do a payment plan spanning over a period of time.

•buy a good vacuum, not a cheap $20 Walmart special, it’s worth it in the long run.

•not all good friends, make good roommates.

•make a list of priorities, do you REALLY need $25 shampoo? No? Do you REALLY need food this week? Yes.

•if you keep clothes/blankets/etc in storage put a few dryer sheets in various places inside the box. It will help keep spiders away, and when you take the stuff back out it might not smell… weird…

•writing when you opened something in sharpie on the package (ie when you opened this almond milk) helps a lot when trying to figure out if something is good or expired.

•check the expiration date on things before you buy them, especially if it’s from a gas station! Not as necessary when shopping at a grocery store or Walmart or something.

•thrift stores? Yes. Underwear from thrift stores? HELL NO.

•don’t go to the checkout counter while talking on the phone, that’s a real person you are interacting with, and it’s fucking rude as shit.

•it’s okay to say No when your friends want to go out and do something that you can’t afford. Take care of yourself first. If they don’t understand, they probably aren’t good friends.

•be polite to people, literally just be kind. Smile and say your please’s and thank you’s. I’ve gotten job offers literally just because I’ve been polite to the people behind the counter.

•Hydrogen peroxide, DOES EXPIRE!!! The reason it is in a dark brown bottle is because it naturally turns into water and oxygen, light speeds this process up, dark colored bottle=less light. If it is years old, it mostly is just water at that point (still don’t drink it??) anyways, it expires, make sure you have some handy though.

FOOD

Rice cookers can be bought at second-hand shops for mega cheap. You can cook more than rice in them, such as rice + lentils + chopped veg, and you don’t have to worry about stirring/burning.

Buy food on sale. Your grocery list for produce should be something like “Veggies For Stew” and “Veggies For Salad” instead of specific veggies. The reason is that due to trade/environment/seasons, the prices will change. Buy what’s cheap.

SAFETY

Change up your route and times you leave/arrive home. Having an unpredictable schedule makes your home/person harder to attack.

If you live in a very snowy area, keep a heavy bag of kitty litter in your trunk (if your car is front-heavy, like most small cars, the weight of the kitty litter provides a counter-balance). Also keep a heat-trapping blanket (they look silvery), matches, a candle, and an empty pot (such as an empty coffee pot) inside your car. If you are stucj in the snow, the kitty litter can be used to provide traction; if you cannot get out of your stuck position, you can fill the empty metal post with snow and use the lit candle to melt it into water. Keep some protein bars in your car to munch on while you wait, too. After the snow melts at the end of the season, donate the kitty litter to a local animal shelter.

Look online for how to perforn the Heimlich maneuver on yourself. Also look up for to perform an emergency tracheotomy if it comes to that.

Check the law in your country to see if you can help strangers safely. Many countries have laws protecting helpers…for example, if you crack someone’s ribs while performing CPR, the law prevents that person from suing you. In Germany, you are required by law to offer medical assistance so be aware of that, too.

Learn how to perform CPR on adults, obese people, young children, babies, cats, and dogs. You should be able to get help from your local community center for free.

Know how to get out of your building in case of a fire.

If your oily food catches fire while cooking, first turn off the heat. Put on a cooking glove and move it from the heat. Use a lif to suffocate the fire.

If your car’s accelerator sticks and you start speeding up out of control, PUT YOUR CAR INTO NEUTRAL. The engine will still rev but you will stop accelerating. Try to brake (if possible) while turning on your emergency lights. If you cannot brake, you will have to slow down gradually so do so while holding down your car horn. This way, other drivers can see you and hopefully move out of the way.

If there is an emergency vehicle with the siren on behind you and you are at a red light, turn on your emergency lights and slowly move forward into the intersection when it is safe so the emergency vehicle can get around you. Do not freeze and refuse to move simply because the light it red, someone’s life is at risk! Check your local laws, as you may be required to turn right/left instead of going straight.

When you move, go to your local police precinct. Ask for the non-emergency line. Meet people. Talk to them, tell them your name. Drop by during holidays with small gifts, such as store-bought treats (NEVER homemade) or hand-written cards. Depending on where you live, there may not always be enough police officers to serve the community; this means if they know you and think of you as a friend, they are more likely to help you ASAP during an emergency. It sucks but that’s the reality of it.

Learn how to swim. You never know when you’ll need this skill.

Learn how to apply a tourniquet.

MEDICAL

If you start experiencing symptoms of a new problem, write down the symptoms, time, and date in your notepad app. That way, if you have to see a doc, you can show them the exact information instead of trying to recall what started when.

Supplements sound like an all-natural alternative to meds, but you should research dosage studies and the specific supplement company. In the US and Canada (and maybe other countries), the supplement industry is widely unregulated. This means the claims on the labels may not be what’s actually in each pill.

Tell your doc which supplements you’re taking (if any). Just because they’re all natural doesn’t mean they won’t interfere with medication.

If you are prescribed a medication and have a negative side effect, CALL THE DOC before discontinuing it. Some meds you can stop immediately, but others require you to taper off if them.

Figure out who your emergency contact person is and save them in your phone as “ICE” (In Case of Emergency).

If you have medical problems or allergies, you can download an app or tape the info to your ID. This will help you if you are in an accident and can’t communicate.

Lock your phone with a fingerprint, not a code. This allows emergency medical techs to unlock your phone if you are unconscious to contact your relatives. If this isn’t an option, check for an emergency app that can be opened while the phone is still locked.

EXERCISE

Exercise should be done for physical fitness reasons (fat loss is more about your food). Small bouts of exercise, like 10 minutes a couple times a day, can improve your blood pressure and heart function. It’s cheaper to prevent illness than to treat it!!

A home gym is far cheaper and more convenient than a gym membership. For big equipment, like a bench press or exercise bike, buy second-hand. There are second-hand sports shops and even Craigslist works (agree to pick it up at a public location, don’t give your address or go to theirs).

For resistance training, second-hand weights or mega cheap resistance bands are what you want.

YouTube has tons of videos on weight training, interval training, yoga, and more…you don’t need to spend money to get the benefits from a fitness video.

GENERAL

You are part of this world. We all want to live in a better world but few realize they need to live that. How can you expect others to live up to your expectations when you don’t?

Help a neighbor

Smile at strangers

Be nice to customer service

Volunteer/Donate

Listen up. There is literally an app that can help you avoid self harm and I don’t know why we aren’t talking about it.

Calm Harm can be tailored to your needs and will provide strategies to help you get past those crucial moments of wanting to harm.

It’s also totally FREE.

once again, it’s called CALM HARM

SIGNAL FUCKING BOOST

WHY WOULD YOU NOT REBLOG. IDGAF ABOUT YOUR BLOG THEME

For anyone that needs this!

Omg! I’m going to try this with my self harming tics from tourettes.

I self-harmed again yesterday, I’m always trying to help other people with the same problems as me, PLEASE use this app and seek help if you harm yourself

I've used this app a couple of times, and it has helped me.

Dysphoria isn’t just “hating your body.”

Sometimes it’s sadness. It’s crying for the child you never got to be. It’s lying in bed, wondering who you would’ve been, if only you were cis. It’s looking at a cis guy or cis girl and feeling hollow in your chest.

Sometimes it’s anger. It’s screaming at the sky, for the unfairness of it all. It’s wondering, “why me?” It’s lashing out and resenting your family and friends, because even if they try they will never understand the pain you go through, will never understand what using your name and pronouns and supporting you in your transition means to you.

Sometimes it’s numbness. It’s looking in the mirror and just feeling empty. It’s taking a shower and staring at the ceiling, hands going through the motions, forcing yourself not to look down. It’s pushing your friends away because you can’t feel it within you to laugh or care anymore. It’s seeing someone else and hearing someone else and people talking about someone else, not you.

Sometimes it’s fear. The fear of changing in front of someone, of doctor’s appointments, of looking in the mirror when you step out of the shower. It’s the knot in your throat when you hear someone call you the wrong name but you’re not brave enough to correct them. It’s the fear that you’ll never get to be yourself.

Sometimes it’s confusion. It’s being young and wondering why those pronouns feel so wrong, why your name doesn’t fit you, wondering why your body feels so wrong but not having the words you need to explain yourself. It’s walking past a store window and being genuinely puzzled, because for a second, even if just a second, you forgot that you were transgender. It’s expecting to see something but seeing something else entirely.

Sometimes it’s exhaustion. Sometimes it’s so damn hard and you just want to sleep and never wake up again. Even if you’ve just woken up in the morning, you still feel like the weight of the world rests upon your shoulders, and your shoulders alone. It’s the feeling that no matter how much you sleep, you will never wake up to a world where you will get to be who you are without going through so much pain and effort and money. It’s wishing that someone would just hold you and tell you that they love you no matter what, no matter what- they’ll support you and fight for you and call you the right things.

Dysphoria isn’t just “hating your body.”

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The words I couldn't find

hey if ur ever feelin shitty use this

Holy shit I’m trying not to cry.

i really needed this one tonight

omfg

Do it!!!

Oh my god…

holy shit…

I’m gonna fucking cry!!!! Fuck!!!! I needed this

Also great for trying a new name

love everything about this. the girls making fun of the boys, the endless dumb fun the boys are having, its pure

This is what boys will be boys was always supposed to mean

Just reblogging this again because it’s one of my favourite posts

I was watching Pokémon: Indigo League on Netflix and the Pokédex called Kakuna a “transitional Pokémon”

and then suddenly this happened

so this post is officially 4 years old today. it’s far and away my most popular drawing, so much so that even now, it gets tons of notes and reblogs every day. i appreciate that! it’s exciting and I’m glad so many people like my idea and designs. as a trans person myself, seeing other people commenting on which Evolution they’re at and how much they identify with my designs makes me feel amazing! i feel like i’m giving back to my community and really helping people.

the problem however is that because of its popularity, this is also my most stolen and reposted work. i’ve seen my signature erased or cropped out more times than I can count, everywhere from Facebook to Twitter to Reddit to Instagram. recently people have started editing the picture for phone backgrounds and lockscreens, which I don’t support at all. i would’ve been happy to design custom lockscreens for these people, as I am a commission artist, but it’s easier for people to just photoshop my art. I can’t stop that.

it does hurt though.

so i just want to ask, if you like this work, if you’ve seen it floating around out there without credit to me, if it means something to you… consider buying me a Ko-Fi? i’d really appreciate it.

xx

Reblogging to boost and support the original artist.