before you go on to say the problems in flint are long gone. They aren'tÂ
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/epa-says-flints-water-is-safe-scientists-arent-so-sure/
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Things I Didnât Know Were Symptoms of C-PTSD
Getting overwhelmed in crowds
Getting upset or angry at a loud alarm
Ordinary nightmares (that have nothing to do with the circumstances, just stupid nightmares much more often than the average person)
Getting sharp pains in your back/neck/collarbones that make it hard to breathe (due to hypervigilance/constant high anxiety)
Learning that âhigh anxietyâ does not mean âgeneralized anxietyâ like other people have with panic attacks and not feeling that they can accomplish thing. PTSD anxiety just means this frenetic energy that makes you want to talk/think/do things (even as an introvert) to avoid stopping.
Feeling constantly bored like you have to chase after something, even if youâre just at home: I spend hours on tumblr, pinterest, watching tv, reading books, making art, never just laying there aloneâŚbecause if you stopâŚthe darkness is there
Thinking up stories before bed. This is a symptom of high anxiety because youâre trying to calm down and fall asleep in a âsafe worldâ where people are looking out for you and caring for you.
Trouble falling asleep (which is distinct from insomnia) because turning off electronics etc. doesnât help since your heartrate/fight or flight response is engaged
Periods of racing heart (mine has gotten to 120bpm for five hours) that make you feel like youâre waiting for something to happen
Exaggerated startle response. When I was a kid I used to hide behind corners to surprise my sisters. Two years ago my friend hid under my desk to scare me. I literally screamed, fell out of the chair, and started crying. She was laughing because she thought the joke went well, and then got concerned because I kept crying.
Purposefully âtankingâ a bad day with sad music/tv/movies/books because it âwas already ruined anywayâ
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10 Steps To Care For Your Hamster (long post!)
1. Do not keep them in pairs. Hamsters are loners - keeping them together often results in stress, fighting, injuries and death. They are very happy alone.Â
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2. Minimum cage size
dwarf hamsters: 30 x 20 x 20 inches (80x50x50cm);
bigger hamsters: 40 x 20 x 20 inches (100x50x50cm)!
NOT like this:Â
Living in cages like this for them is like a human living in an elevator - a lot too small and even dangerous!Â
For them it feels like this:
Behavior like this is a signal for stress because the cage is too small or that they need more bedding:
Better:
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3. Your hamster (always!) needs a hamster wheel - and it must be a lot bigger than you might think!Â
Hamster must be able to run with a completely straight back
on a closed surface
with a closed back wall!Â
NOT like this:Â
Results of those wheels are: spine problems, backache, stress, injuries!Â
Minimum wheel size for dwarf hamsters: 9-10 inches.Â
Minimum wheel size for bigger hamsters: 12 inches!Â
Better:Â
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4. Do not buy them plastic tubes (at all):Â
Those tubes are not suitable at all: Hamsters get stuck or suffocate in them easily.Â
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5. Your hamster needs enough bedding to dig and build tunnels.
NOT like this: Â
Better:Â
Your hamster will be extremely happy and dig around and build tunnels all day (night).Â
A study also found out that (golden) hamsters need up to 12-36 inches of bedding, so just do your best do give them the highest amount of bedding possible. :)
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6. The less plastic the better!Â
NOT like this:
Plastic gets swallowed, splinters, can injure or even kill your hamster.Â
Better:Â
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7. Hamsters ALWAYS need a sand bath.
Hamsters love rolling around in the sand, for them itâs like showering. How would you feel without a shower?Â
You can use those little baths as toilets, but you still need a bigger sand bath!
Better:
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8. Hamsters need a house with at least 2 or more chambers to store food, sleep etc. Also make sure that your hamster does have enough hiding places like coconuts, small houses, toilet rolls!Â
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9. Do use unperfumed toilet paper for nesting material, donât use âhamster woolâ -> it can tangle around a limb and seriously hurt and even kill your hamster!Â
NOT like this:Â
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10. Never ever ever put your hamster or any animal in a hamster ball.Â
They canât get out, might suffocate or panic, might run against furniture and seriously injure themselves. The ventilation is terrible, your hamster canât see/smell/hear enough or use any of their senses properly.
In some countries they even discuss about banning those by law!Â
Even if you think that âyour hamster has fun in itâ - please donât use them!Â
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Please reblog and spread this information.
Pet stores often are very misinformed and sell terrible cages and have little to no idea how to keep a happy hamster - please be careful when trusting them. In the end they often just want to make money - and the hamsters suffer.Â
Please adopt, not buy hamsters - there are too many hamsters in this world that we need any more breeding.Â
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MASTERPOST: Cheap Cages And Supplies For Hamsters - IKEA
~ more to come ~
(Sorry for the spelling errors - I made this post in a rush.)
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The INTJ: Sherlock level deducting skills. Knows five of your deepest held secrets within ten minutes of conversation (though most of that information gets deleted unless they find it particularly useful). Has a plan to take over the world, and follow up plans for if that plan doesn't work.
Also the INTJ: Spends thirty minutes looking for phone. The phone that is in their back pocket.
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