#mental health things

[alicerader]

My mom's other favorite line was "Who wants to get slapped first?"

#relatable memes #memes #funny because it's true #iykyk lol #trauma humor #mental health things #dark humor #gotta laugh #shitpost

[positivelypositive]

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in the moments...

...when the negativity talks louder inside your mind than your thoughts and it gets difficult to ground yourself, you're still you.

don't hate that version of yourself. even if it feels like you're doing it to yourself on purpose. you're not a bad person.

you're a person who's struggling and that's all. give yourself as much kindness as you can and if the most that you can do is be less harsh on yourself, that's okay too.

your empathy is best used on yourself. you deserve that support too ✨

#positively positive #positive affirmations #mental health #daily affirmations #affirmations #self love #self care #love yourself #mental health tips #mental health support #mental health awareness #mental health things #mental health issues #mental support #negative thoughts #negative thinking #love yourselves #be kind to yourself #be kind #you deserve kindness

[toothlespoggers]

NYEHEHE! DO NOT WORRY HUMANS! YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL AND VALID!

IF THE GREAT AND WONDERFUL PAPYRUS CAN BE THIS AMAZING, CERTAINLY YOU CAN TOO!

THERE WILL ALWAYS BE PEOPLE WHO SAY YOU ARE WEIRD OR TOO LOUD! (Like that heathen Jerry…) BUT! DO NOT WORRY! THEY ARE STUPID! NYEHEHE! LET US DITCH THE JERRYS AND CELEBRATE WHO WE ARE!

Lala la just be yourself!

SEE! THIS BUG THING HAS THE RIGHT IDEA!

#undertale #undertale papyrus #papyrus undertale #papyrus the skeleton #papyrus #inspiration #mental health things #it’s okay #inspirational

[starchilddante]

Normalize doing things to take care of yourself without feeling sorry.

I'll never drink alcohol because of my chronic mental illness, and I don't deserve to be harassed about it. I'm done apologizing for trying to take care of myself, and you all should be too. Do what's best for you.

#mental health #self care #mental health things

[violetsiren90]

Mental illness is so isolating. It elicits so little sympathy. When you're struggling, people look for a reason they can understand.

...And when they can't understand the concept that no matter how ideal your life may seem, coping with a brain you have to fight every fucking day is a massive burden, they write you off.

"She just wants to be unhappy."

She doesn't. I promise you she doesn't.

#dear violet's diary #here on the island of misfit toys #mental health things #tell someone you don't understand that they're lovely today <3

[echoesofadventure]

I've had this dress for like a decade and I still love it as much as when I found it

#selfie #working on feeling better #that includes dressing up AND taking selfies #mental health things

[dyingroses]

#positive self talk #mental health #mental health things #advice #lols

[the-sunshine-dragon]

"If you're not feeling it when you exercise, it's not a tough enough routine and it's not doing you any good."

Bullcrap. I've moved my body and exercised so I don't feel like a potato the rest of the day. Maybe I don't want to be sore and/or can't handle any more additions to the sensory spectrum that would be pain right now. All I needed to do was get some endorphins giggling and take the edge off this extra energy vibrating under my skin.

You don't need to do some super hard, super serious exercise routine for it to have done anything for you. If you want to, great! If you don't want to, great! Don't let anyone tell you or discourage you that because you're not a gym rat about excerise means it's not doing you any good. Anything is better than nothing and sometimes all we need is a little bit of anything.

#mental health things #sunny's shenangians

[alicerader]

#humor #relatable memes #memes #lol memes #lol #funny because it's true #iykyk lol #funny meme haha #funny post #therapy thoughts #mental health memes #mental health things #trust issues #glass half empty #we survived

[positivelypositive]

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here's to a...

...more positive you.

this moment right here is a new beginning.

going ahead, it's going to get better and more positive. you are capable of so much!

keep your mind and arms open wide. better things are coming your way ✨

#positively positive #positive affirmations #mental health #daily affirmations #affirmations #self love #self care #love yourself #positive thinking #positive #positive life #positive reinforcement #positivity #body positive #positive quotes #positive mental attitude #positive thoughts #mental health things #mental health support #mental health tips #mental help #mental health awareness

[toothlespoggers]

Mental health shouldn’t be trivialised like it is, I’m so sick of everything online making it seem easy or normal or goofy haha silly to have mental health problems, so when people who aren’t handling it like other people are talk about their issues it’s just seen as something awful, why are YOU unable to overcome your issues? Why can’t you just be like me? Why can’t you just do it like I do? Or like the people on tiktok do.

oh you’re depressed? Name every tiktok sound.

#mental health things

[starchilddante]

Something I've really had to learn over the years is that you don't have to be good at/improving at something to do it.

I'm not a particularly good artist, and for a long time, that kept me from even attempting to draw. I didn't want to be laughed at for something I cared about.

Another example is in make-up. Because I grew up in a cult, I wasn't allowed to wear make-up, and I've been too embarrassed to even attempt anything because I think it's interesting but it's almost like I've lost my chance to be bad at it, if that makes sense?

But lately I've been teaching myself that doing something just because you love it is okay. It doesn't always have to have an end goal of improving or becoming a source of income or making you successful. I can do things I'm not good at just because they make me happy. I can do whatever I want.

That's a hard thing to grasp for a girl whose entire destiny was once set in stone by religious beliefs. I guess it just feels profound now. I don't feel like doing the things I love are a waste of time. And that's a great feeling.

#thoughts #healing journey #self love #mental health things

[hihi--and-brace-yourselves--haha]

So story time I guess haha (about my last post)

Soo... When I was in elementary school, I had this math teacher, who when the class was "loud" during lunch, instead of telling us to, you know, quiet down, instead when we got back to our classroom she made us either only stand for about an hour, or 1.5 hours, or stand and raise our hands towards the ceiling and the worst was when she made us SQUAT and raise our hands.

Now, I had scoliosis and I still have, so you can imagine how BAD™ it was... But even for people with no medical issues, I saw on their faces that it was no fun activity for them either. There were (many) times I almost cried but...y'know... If I would have started crying either I would have been made fun of or shouted at by the teacher so.

And ofc I have no proof at all, since back then people my age got mobile phones in around 5th grade and it happened from 1st to around 4th grade. Sooo I'm just here on this site telling this story, not sure if anyone will ever read it, knowing well that teacher is more than likely still teaching.

#child abuse #childhood trauma #story time #trauma #cw torture #tw torture #tw child abuse #cw child abuse #abusive teacher #mental health things #mental health is important #mental health issues #julnik said it #uh oh #school trauma #elementary school #elementary school teacher

[angstmonsterwrites]

Today in ~Words Have Meanings, Damnit...~

I've been seeing "trauma dumping" thrown around casually as of late, to the point where it seems like some take this term to refer to *any* sharing of difficult info, even if expressly solicited or invited to do so. What's especially disturbing is that many of the same people who've decided to use "trauma dumping" so broadly appear to persist in assigning it the same derogatory implications associated with the more narrow and accurate usage.

In a few words, trauma dumping is supposed to refer to when someone repeatedly over-shares deeply disturbing or unhappy personal news without being asked and in a context or situation where doing so is incredibly awkward or even outright inappropriate. Its considered extremely rude and can even potentially play a role in manipulative or abusive behavior patterns, as one of its key features is that it tends to involve zero consideration for others' boundaries or whether they have the emotional bandwidth to handle receiving that kind of information.

Because of the vastly negative implications of "trauma dumping", this term shouldn't be applied to:

Someone who was explicitly asked how they were doing, why they've been scarce, or if anything is wrong. These are all invitations to share--the fact that it might be intensely negative shouldn't preclude the person being asked from feeling free to answer honestly.

Someone who's not generally known for constantly spilling all their life's messy details, but in a moment of emotional overload, reveal what's been stressing them out so badly. This is not typically a person looking for attention or who doesn't give a damn about how they affect others--this is someone who's in desperate need of support and understanding.

Someone who pisses and moans about their troubles and trauma on a personal blog. (Like myself.) Yes, it may be open to the "public", but no one's forcing anyone to interact with that blog or its posts. Blocking, unfollowing, or tag filtering exist for a reason, and screaming into the void doesn't violate anyone's boundaries.

Another thing to keep in mind is that a great many abuse and trauma survivors have been told repeatedly to avoid sharing their troubles and maintain an abnormally high degree of privacy to protect the abuser's reputation. An act of normalcy or even false contentedness was cruelly demanded of them so that the persons doing the harm could continue with impunity behind closed doors. While respecting others' boundaries and energy levels remains important, pressuring such individuals to keep up the silence first enforced by those who hurt them for the sake of mere politeness can cause further harm.

Indeed, no one should have to feel like venting automatically makes them guilty of intruding on or violating another person's peace of mind. No one should have to feel like there's wrongdoing in seeking a listening ear or a shoulder to cry on for hard times and deep stressors. None of us should have to stand on ceremony and lie about our state of affairs when asked if things truly aren't going great.

It's a fucked up world we all live in--people need one another's support. The last thing anyone needs is to be shamed, isolated, and demonized for seeking that support or refusing to remain wholly silent about living a difficult reality. Whether or not that difficulty is anyone else's business is up to the sufferer and any intended listeners, not cowards who prefer their total silence because it facilitates a tidy pretense of a happier, safer world.

#mental health things #and bitching and moaning #trauma dumping #What it is and what it is not.

[extraterrestrialenby]

am i actually being neglected and mistreated, or is it just the 3am overthinking?

#mental health #mental health things #overthinking #unloved #i feel unlovable #am i unlovable? #or is it the exhaustion and depression talking? #i don't feel loved rn #maybe it's both #me #mine

[zoros-onigiri]

I need Kazumi to make my brain stop spiral out of control

#addie rambles 💝 #not a request but also a request #mental health things #:)