abuse, trauma, mental health

"abuse/trauma doesnt have to be sexual or physical to be valid. there are genuine and real psychological consequences to manipulative, emotional and other forms of abuse. you are not crazy. your feelings are valid."

mental health, guilt, rest

"having fun is not a waste of time"

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body, chronic illness, rest, invisible problems

"able bodied peeps will never truly understand the joy of finally lying the fuck down"

mental health, socialization, invisible problems

"Physical illness :
"Get well soon”
"You are so brave”
*Brings you flowers*

Mental illness :
"Just get over it"
“Think positive"
“You need to try harder”
*Silence*
"

body, mental health, hospitals, chronic illness

"doctor: dont confuse your google search with my 6y at medical school

Patient: Don’t confuse the 1-hour lecture you had on my condition with my 20y of living with it."

lgbt, body, binding

"today my doctor taught me something very important about chest binding

binding with the nipples pointing down can seriously damage the tissue and skin, and negatively affect the result of a future top surgery
pressing the breasts towards you is a much safer way of binding"

socialization

"May you never be the reason why someone who loves to sing, doesn't anymore. Or why someone who dressed so differently now wears standard clothing. Or why someone who always spoke of their dreams so wildly is now silent about them. May you never be the reason of someone giving up on a part of them because you were demotivating, non appreciative or even worse, sarcastic about it."

self compassion, socialization

"there are people who like me

people enjoy listening to what i have to say

and they enjoy spending time with me"

{art by melonami}

self compassion

"how to be an artist"

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chronic illness, body, autism, invisible problems

"people who are in pain dont always look like they're suffering.
it’s especially common among chronic pain patients who’ve been ill for a long time, as well as autistic people. going slack and moving as little as possible, including the muscles of the face, is in fact a sensible reaction to intense pain: it conserves energy. someone who looks outwardly relaxed or bored may be screaming on the inside.

if this is you, i just want you to know you deserve to be taken at your word when you say you’re in pain. you shouldn’t have to put on a fake grimace in order to give a convincing performance of what you’re actually going through.

if you have never experienced it yourself, please pass on this information so more people will be aware."

acab, racism, society

"abolish slavery? sorry, but thats never going to happen"

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language, self compassion, socialization

"thinking about how fiona's bit in the first shrek movie about how ogres are so ugly and unlovable, which is overheard by shrek, is the perfect example of how self-deprecation can really harm not only the people around you who love and care for you, but also people who share the same characteristics that youare mocking in yourself"

socialization

"good friends dont need to want the same things in life

but they should hope the other finds whatever it is that they're looking for

and be invested in their path towards finding it

thats the bit. the punchline is support your friends"

{art by loudandsmart}

socializing, digital, mental health

"when someone disagrees with you online and demands you prove your point to their satisfaction by writing a complete and logically sound defense including citations, you can save a lot of time by not doing that

bro, i've known you for twelve seconds and enjoyed none of them, im not taking homework assignments from you

[...]

you dont actually have to participate in intellectual discourse any time some fucko on the internet tells you to"

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donations, activism, riots, digital

"a mutual aid tip"

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society, basic rights

"stealing food is against the law"

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chronic illness, mental health

"1. your suffering cant end until you stop identifying with it"

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socialization, compassion

"when w. h. auden said "evil is unspectacular and always human" and ursula k. leguin said "this is the great treason of the artist: a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain" [...]

you can think of different ways to murder people, but you can do that at age five. but you have to be an adult to consciously, deliberately be good - and that's complicated"

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autism, neurodivergengy, socializing, bullying

"y'all be like i would never bully somebody for being autistic"

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identity, labels

"people say phase like impermanence means insignificance"

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