Say it with me, kids, "I do not deserve this pain. I am in chronic pain due to forces outside of my control. I should not have to earn pain relief. I am good. I do not deserve to be shamed for my pain. It is not my fault."
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If your disability resulted from self-harm, it is not your fault.
If your disability resulted from a suicide attempt(s), it is not your fault.
If your disability resulted from an eating disorder, it is not your fault.
If your disability resulted from substance abuse, it is not your fault,
Your disability is not your fault.
No matter how it happened, you deserve compassion and love and accommodation just as much as anyone else.
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If anyone out there has been waiting for a sign to tell a trusted adult something bad happened/is happening to you, this is it. Here is the sign.
If you thought "it's not that bad", "I'm making a big deal out of nothing", "it's not worth upsetting them", etc. I want you to know I'm talking to you too. It is bad enough, whatever it is.
Talking to a trusted adult does not have to mean everyone in the world finds out, if it does turn out to be not as bad as you thought. If it's upsetting you or making you uncomfortable, it's important and worth talking to them about.
Part of trusted adults' jobs in your life, whether they are family, chosen family/friends's parents, social workers, school counselors, teachers, principals, doctors, coaches, etc., is to listen to this type of thing - whatever type of thing it is - and help you work through your feelings with it no matter how big or small it is. Another part of their job is to decide if it's important enough to talk to others about.
But none of that is your job. Your job is just to talk to someone you trust, tell them the details of what happened, and help them help you.
They may have seen signs but doubted themselves, or they may not have realized anything is wrong yet, which would be why they haven't asked you about it. Just because they haven't doesn't mean they don't want to know.
Sometimes because you're going through it, it feels like the whole world should be able to tell, but the truth is even if you are showing signs, most of the time adults won't want to overreact and push you away/freak you out if nothing is wrong.
None of that means they don't want to know - often it means the exact opposite; that they are trying to make sure you feel comfortable talking to them and know that they won't push/force you.
Trust me, if you have adults in your life you can count on, and you don't tell them, one day you will find yourself regretting it.
If you're anything like me, you'll realize that some things you thought you were "being dramatic" by even feeling upset about were actually worth talking to police about.
If you're anything like me, you'll realize the adults you were protecting would give anything to go back and time and protect you.
Even if it turns out to be a "normal thing" that happens to everyone, you deserve to have your problems talked about and understood.
If you don't have anyone safe to talk to, I'm sorry. I wish you all the best, and I hope soon a safe adult enters your life who you can tell.
Most importantly, I want you all to know that I believe you. Your hurt/anger/pretty much any emotion you feel about this is valid.
Please, if you have the choice, don't deal with this all by yourself or with other minors who can't help you as much as they'd like to/don't know what to do.
If there is someone you trust, talk to them. If this post resonates, it's for you.
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Bisan is calling for another global strike!
I saw some posts just outlining Jan 21st, and wanted to clarify that Bisan has called for a full seven days of action.
What a global strike would look like is:
calling in sick to work
purchasing bare essentials ahead of the week so you can observe the general boycott of goods / buying as little as you genuinely can
putting in a concerted effort to elevate Palestinian voices and make it clear that this strike is in support of a permanent ceasefire!
For those who will have to purchase necessary goods during this time, please observe the brands that the BDS movement is asking us to boycott!
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Right now is also a good time to mention some better uses for your money during this week.
Available e-sims in Gaza are running low!!
Mirna El Helbawi and her team are working round the clock to continue to connect Palestinians as Israel does its best to cut them off from the rest of the world.
You can learn how to purchase and send e-sims here, and below you’ll find a list of what is currently needed (the areas in brackets indicate what region you should select to buy e-sims in).
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CareforGaza is an organisation that does verifiably good work, distributing supplies directly to Palestinian families.
They have a Gofundme set up at the moment, but because of Gofundme’s poor track record regarding refusing to transfer funds to Palestinians, I’d recommend continuing to donate directly to their PayPal here.
Good luck to all of you. Don't turn away from Palestine!
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You have to recognize your capacity for harm. You cannot omit the harm you've done to others to remain "good." Anybody can be a bigot. Anyone can be an abuser. Anyone can harm anyone at any time even those who have been harmed themselves. The world is not made up of victims and villains only, this is life, not a Saturday morning cartoon and you are a human being who can or maybe even has hurt others and you HAVE to acknowledge that to learn to be better.
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i just feel like “what if the trauma we go through is usually not noble but purposeless and terrible and the things we develop to keep us alive often change us for the worse” is one of the most important realizations you can come to in terms of like. empathizing with your fellow man and yet whenever that theme shows up in fiction so many people are immediately like its either PERFECT VICTIM OR IRREDEEMABLY EVIL. open the door and walk out of the dichotomy
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Pretty much every country: Stopped tracking Covid infections, hospitalizations and deaths.
99% of doctors: Claim Long Covid doesn’t exist. Tell patients they’re lazy, not disabled. Refuse to admit illnesses and deaths are due to damage done by Covid.
The 99% of the population who have their heads up their asses about Covid: If Covid is so dangerous why are hospitalizations down? Why aren’t people dying of it any more?
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