Tag: but we are in this together

groovian-whovian:

spinningrims:

i’m seeing a lot of people reblogging suicide hotlines and this is just a reminder that this is a suicide help line that works like a text-based instant messenger for people who may need to talk to someone but have trouble/are uncomfortable making phone calls

Never don’t reblog this.
There are so many people who have such bad anxiety about phone calls.
This can save so many lives

teamroquette:

I don’t have ADHD. The results are in and the results are “ Nope!”.
More precisely, the results are that I have a lot of of the symptoms of ADHD in adults, way more than necessary, but I also had basically zero symptoms of ADHD as a kid. (and since it’s a DD…)

Which means it’s a dead end, help won’t be coming from there. Back to square two.

thaaat sounds like bullshit.  i wasn’t diagnosed until i was 16, after being told my whole childhood that I didn’t have ADHD (and I didn’t present a lot of the common symptoms, and the ones i did present were not always easy to spot).  I’m wondering if you really didn’t have symptoms as a child, or if it’s just that your coping mechanisms didn’t fail until now and so nobody noticed.  I mean, that’s obviously me projecting pretty hard, but it makes me wonder…  and seriously, if you have a lot of the symptoms now, what’s to say that treating them as ADHD wouldn’t help?  That just sounds weird to me.

actualanimevillain:

sometimes you say or do bad things while you’re in an awful mental place. sometimes you say things that are rude or uncalled for or manipulative. and i’m not going to hold that against you. mental illness is hard, and no one is perfect. but once you’re through that episode, you need to take steps to make amends. you need to apologize.

“i couldn’t help it, i was having a bad episode” is a justification, not an apology.

“i’m so fucking sorry, i fucked up, i don’t deserve to live, i should stop talking to anyone ever, i should die” is a second breakdown and a guilt trip. it is not an apology.

when you apologize, the focus should be on the person you hurt. “i’m sorry. i did something that was hurtful to you. even if i was having a rough time, you didn’t deserve to hear that,” is a better apology. if it was a small thing, you can leave it at that.

if you caused significant distress to the other person, this is a good time to talk about how you can minimize damage in the future. and again, even if it is tempting to say you should self-isolate and/or die, that is not a helpful suggestion. it will result in the person you’re talking to trying to talk you out of doing that, which makes your guilt the focus of the conversation instead of their hurt.

you deserve friendship, and you deserve support. but a supportive friend is not an emotional punching bag, and mental illness does not absolve you of responsibility for your actions. what you say during a mental breakdown doesn’t define you. how you deal with the aftermath though, says a lot.

ellethehuman:

*Note to Self – Temporary Tattoo set just added to my Etsy store ♥

These gorgeous *Note to self – temporary tattoo sets are here to help you along on your self-care journey, to serve as little reminders and/ or to help you through when things are dark and scary. 

Notes included are: Breathe – You are loved – Be kind to yourself – PMA – It will pass – I will feel better – I forgive myself – Be safe – I’m not alone – Hold on – I can do this – No feeling is final – Take care of yourself – Reach out

You can buy them HERE 

Leave me a note at checkout and say you are from Tumblr and I will put in a little freebie ♥♥

Please reblog if:

the-space-goat:

•your anxiety has made it difficult for you to voice your opinion

•your anxiety has made it difficult to dress the way you want

•your anxiety has made it difficult to ask for help

•your anxiety has made you constantly worry if you are being annoying and wonder if your friends and family are valid relationships or if they just put up with you because they have to

And please know that you are not fighting this battle alone. You are worth more than your anxiety says. You matter and so does your opinion and your say.
You are awesome

jellyfishjammin:

The “I am a piece of shit and nobody will ever love me” factoid is actually a statistical error. You are actually are fantastic and infinitely worthy of people’s company.  That person you used to care about, who taught you to hate yourself by abandoning you, is an outlier and should not have been counted