insomnia, rest, anxiety

"thank god for the mythbusters though because it used to be that whenever i knew i had insomnia i'd just kind of accept it and stay up doing whatever until my morning classes and spend the day feeling like shit

but then they did an episode where they established that even just fucking lying there for a half hour, not even sleeping just laying there and not even for an hour, makes a significant difference and you'll feel way better"

sex, relationships, abuse, boundaries, consent

"are you ok?
do you wanna stop?"

growth, healing, [probably some other tags]

"when people talk about traveling to the past, they worry about radically changing the present by doing something small, but barely anyone in the present really thinks that they can radically change the future by doing something small"

trauma, parenting, abuse

"abusers be like "i dont remember that happening" no shit, sherlock! for me it was a formative memory that forever changed the way my brain processes information and for you it was a FUCKING TUESDAY"

neurodivergency, labels, autism

"its not aspergers, its autism"

[reminder that this is to educate people, not to be weaponized against those who dont know. dont vilify everyone you hear saying asperger

edit: interesting and important take on the comments section, thank you to the person who posted it]

art

"its so important to me that artists remember they can fuck around"

self compassion, growth, healing

"sometimes i wake up & have to remind myself: "there is nothing wrong with me. i have patterns to unlearn, new behaviors to embody & wounds to heal. but there is nothing wrong with the core of me & who i am. i am unlearning generations of harm and remembering love. it takes time." "

lgbt, socialization

"hi hellow fellow queer ppl

lets fucking stop with this "cracking eggs" thing? with potential trans ppl?
[...]
build a nest"

trauma, socialization

"just so we're clear, it is okay to miss people you no longer want in your life"

society,

"being a girl and hitting puberty is so traumatic"

mental health, socialization, suicide

"how to make someone who's suicidal feel loved"

[everyone is welcome to leave their "personally, this helps/helped me a lot"s in the comments]

neurodivergency, language

"please stop saying "narcissistic" when you mean "self-centered"

please stop saying "sociopathic" when you mean "callous"

please stop saying "delusional" when you mean "ignorant"


neurodivergent people didnt consent to be your metaphor for evil"

socialization

"you know, if you're thinking about sending someone a nice message and you're unsure because you're shy or whatever, just do it anyway. this world lacks so much kindness, and i see people all the time talking about why receiving a sweet message was the highlight of their day. if you have the ability to literally make someone's day by taking a moment to say a few nice words like, just do it"

digital, socialization

"if you're offline or away and i message you something (like a link to a meme or a picture or w/e) honestly just assume that im just leaving it there for when you get back and not expecting you to answer straight away. i dont need you to respond with "hey sorry, i wasnt at the computer!" or anything.
[...]
just because we have the ability to reply in real time does not mean we have the obligation"

socialization

"your shitty childhood isnt an excuse to be a shitty person. your shitty luck with relationships isnt an excuse to be a shitty person. your shitty experiences arent an excuse to be a shitty person. we ALL have our shit, and you can either let it define you, or you grow from it"

socialization, adhd

"neurotypicals will be like"

lgbt

"thinking about how the narrative around medical transition is all body hate, when in fact reworking my body has been a supreme act of love"