abuse, gaslight

"sometimes people pretend you're a bad person so they dont feel guilty about the things they did to you"

self harm, behavior

"being suicidal doesnt necessarily mean you're holding a gun to your head"

parenting

"if you had a child by choice, you:
signed up for"

socialization, relationship, trauma

"if you are dating someone who has been subjected to abuse/mistreatment, and you notice them idealizing the hell out of you for treating them w basic respect, dont take the ego boost. tell them that they are always ennoscriptd to basic kindness and respect in every relationship"

trauma, self compassion

"as a therapist, lemme just say: almost every trauma survivor i've ever had has at some point said "but i didnt have it as bad as some people" [...]


one of the typical side-effects of trauma is to make you believe that you are unworthy of care.

dont buy into it, because its nonsense. it doesnt matter if someone else had it "worse." every person who experienced a trauma deserves to get the attention and care then need to heal from it"

open collective "challenge":

say something nice about someone else in the comments (be mindful of triggering stuff), or, if you feel extra daring, try to say something nice about yourself

this message will never be "too old to reply to", you are invited to participate regardless of when you see it

socialization, feminism

"here's the thing:
men get sexually assaulted, men get abused, men have toxic gender stereotypes that they are expected to live up to. this is a problem, and i am more than willing to have discussions about this, and talk about what can/should be done to change these things etc, if you bring it up as its own topic.

however, if you bring these things up as an attempt to override discussions about women, i will not listen to you. if you really cared about men's issues you'd bring it up at other times, not only when we're discussing women. thats not you caring about men's issues, thats you not wanting to talk about women's issues because you want everything to be about men"

gender, labels, society, mental illness, neurodivergency

"autism is widely underdiagnosed in girls because women tend to present as quiet and reserved, which is just how women are supposed to be

personality disorders are underdiagnosed in men because they tend to present more explosively and involve more narcissistic behaviours, which is just how men are supposed to be"

socialization, discrimination, minorities

"normalize refusing to debate white guys about why you deserve rights"

vegan, socialization

"darren: "why would you want to eat things that look and taste like meat if you're a vegan, why not just eat meat?"

karen: "why would you play computer game shooters when you could just go outside and shoot actual people?"

darren: "because that would make me a murderer" "

self compassion, rest

"there is literally nothing in nature that blooms all year long, so do not expect yourself to do so"

lgbt, discrimination, socialization

"best thing i've ever heard about labels: as any cat will tell you, putting yourself in a box is completely different from someone else putting you in a box"

socialization, abuse

"not all toxic people are cruel and uncaring.
some of them love us dearly."

trauma, healing, self compassion

"maybe you're not healing because you're trying to be who were before the trauma, that person doesnt exist anymore"

relationships, socialization, society

"love triangles cant exist without at least 1 lgbt person. cishets just dont know how shapes work
[...]
most of the characters that people call a love triangle is really just a love corner. and the woman is usually backed into it"

kindness, socialization, self compassion

"nothing i've read has changed me more than "you do people a favor by accepting their help" "

society, socialization

"monogamy culture really has us out here saving our vulnerability, love, hugs, and cuddles for imaginary romantic partners when out friends are right there."

self compassion

"this is your daily reminder to not be ashamed of making your life easy for yourself"

self compassion, impostor syndrome

"whatever you think you cant do, just know that there is someone who is confidently doing it wrong right now"

self compassion, socialization

"when you're not used to being confident, confidence feels like arrogance

when you're used to being passive, assertiveness feels like aggression

when you're not used to getting your needs met, prioritizing yourself feels selfish

your control zone is not a good benchmark"