anxious heart

vivi | 30 | your local cryptid! | white | they/them | i am but a humble lesbian

[milfsmackdown]

[staff]

we fucked up

[catcrumb]

[knightobreath]

[jambandit]

art fight attack on @cidhighwiind!!

[toddhowardhateclub]

IT’S AUGUST

[missmentelle]

Is it possible to “beat” mental illness? Or does it depend on type/circumstance?

“Beating” mental illness is actually the norm, not the exception. Most people who have a major depressive episode never have another one. 80% of people who survive their first suicide attempt never make a second attempt. 93% of Borderline Personality Disorder patients achieve remission. Up to 74% of people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder achieve significant clinical improvement in their symptoms, and 20% achieve full remission. Half of Generalized Anxiety Disorder patients achieve remission after the acute phase of treatment. Even disorders with relatively low rates of remission - bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoid personality disorder - generally become milder and easier to manage as you age. Psychiatric symptoms tend to peak in your 20s and generally drop off as you get older, especially if you seek treatment. 

This is why the narratives we use to talk about mental illness matter so much. Right now, the dominant narrative is that mental illness is “an imbalance in the brain” and that it’s largely something that people are born with. There are upsides and downsides to this. The upside is that it promotes the idea that mental illness is not the ill person’s fault, and it helps us understand that mental illness can impact anyone, regardless of their life circumstances. The downside, however, is that it’s sort of given us this idea that mental illness is inborn and unchangeable. People have taken on the idea that “that’s just how my brain is”, when the reality is that, for most people, mental illness is less of a stable trait for them, and more of just a shitty thing that they are going through for a little while. The idea that mental illness is just “in your brain” also erases the very real connection between your life circumstances and your mental health - while it’s very true that a wealthy person in a happy marriage can become depressed, it’s also very true that living in poor conditions and being in an abusive marriage can be the cause of depression, and that improving your life circumstances can lessen or eliminate mental health conditions. 

If you have a mental health condition, it’s very important that you not resign yourself to the idea that you’re going to be like this forever. Chances are, you won’t. Even if you have a mental health condition that is associated with low rates of remission, it is possible to make leaps and bounds in your functioning, and to get to a point where managing your condition becomes second nature to you. Our understanding of mental illness is improving every year, and new therapies and treatments are becoming available all the time. If you seek treatment and do your best to manage your condition, you have every reason to believe that you will make huge improvements. 

Hope this answers your question!

[greelin]

you will mention your favorite color is yellow and people will be practically jumping at the chance to let you know how hideous it is to them. just SALIVATING to look you in the eye and tell you it’s fucking ugly. like man what do you want and expect me to do here. change my mind? i have to laugh

[greelin]

it is a happy color. daffodils are yellow. pompompurin is yellow. do you hate him? pompompurin? do you think he’s hideous? do you want pompompurin to die? is that it? you sick fuck

[mariposabutch]

I need to get to a doctor!!

07/11/2025

Hey yall, first and foremost I wanna thank yall for all the support you've given my family and I since I lost my job, truly appreciate it and its been keeping us afloat especially this past month

Unfortunately the bullshit never ends but its necessary. for the past week and a half ive been dealing with GI issues and ive been very sensitive with recurring problems including nausea, difficulty processing foods and incontinence. My partner has urged me to seek medical attention to rule out something more serious and I really need help

I was able to get an appointment next week Tuesday with a doctor in network which is the earliest they could see me, i need $75 by then to cover copay and travel, pls h3lp in any way you can i really need this right now

$75 goal

CA: $lezsalt or $sleepyhen

Vm: wildwotko

Dm 4 P@ypal

Link to my CA

https://cash.app/$lezsalt

[mariposabutch]

30/75

07/13/2025

$45 remaining!!! I have 2 days til my appointment!!!

[logarto]

[evilmiku]

Don't demoralize your fellows, do not doom post. Spend your time helping others. Boost your communities, participate in protests, donate to campaigns to help palestinians, Anything, just do SOMETHING to help! Small actions are actions. Dont give up, dont doompost, dont doomscroll. HELP people! Please! Just help people!

[evilmiku]

Heres a good place to start. If you can't donate, boost.

[cassianandyke]

EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY!

WE ARE IN HUGE DANGER OF EVICTION! MY ROOMMATE, MY PARTNER, AND MY GRANDMOTHER WERE ALL HOSPITILIZED AT SOME POINT THIS MONTH. WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO SAVE US FROM EVICTION RIGHT NOW! PLEASE US!

515 / 2K

pp. vn. ca.

[cassianandyke]

please don't let us become homeless during pride

[cassianandyke]

555 / 2k we need help please help us

[lesbianboyfriend]

we’re all going to have a beautiful day today #OurBeautifulDay

[werewiire]

my therapist: “you need to unlearn the belief that failing to completely explain every statement you make will cause people to misinterpret and hate you. that’s generally not how people think, and it’s just your OCD talking.”

tumblr when you word a post slightly vaguely/poorly:

[lesbianboyfriend]

we’re all going to have a beautiful day today #OurBeautifulDay

[abdalsalam2000]

Frankly and briefly, the situation in Gaza cannot be written about in a mere post or expressed in a mere picture or video clip. The situation in Gaza is more like an end-of-the-world movie, but this movie is titled The End of Gaza!!

[abdalsalam2000]

There are many, many people who no longer care about the Palestinian issue and the Gaza war, as if it has become from another world or as if we are not human beings like you.

[abdalsalam2000]

I hope that people who have humanity and mercy will show solidarity with us, share our suffering, help us overcome these hardships, and donate to us. And for those people who want a verification mark for our campaign so they can donate to us, here is the link to verify that our campaign is real and it is number 4 on this list gazavetters

[orbcube]

hi im your cat do you mind if i touch your coffee. do you mind if i put my whole foot in your coffee