hallelujah anyhow

merek | 28 | they/them | gay

[captiveangel]

i don’t wanna be me anymore

[blackfashion]

Taliah Fitzhugh 23 Atlanta, Ga. ig:@fit.to.da.t

[actualdogvines]

View this post on Instagram

[zoomerbro]

[girlwiththekey]

Visit Original Link

Solange’s cover of Selena Quintanilla‘s I Could Fall In Love, live at Nouveau Casino, Paris  

[bitchycode]

[monstermonstre]

Red flags to look for in psychiatrists

- if they do not like that you research your disorder/s and treatment/s - if they do not explain the reason/s behind certain treatment/medication that they are prescribing you - if they are reluctant/refuse to let you access your medical records - if their first response to symptoms is medication without any talk therapy - if they say they “don’t believe in therapy” - if they say they “don’t believe in medication” - if they insist on seeing your parent/legal guardian without you being present - if they tell you that there are no other treatment available if you complain about your current treatment/medication not working/having unmanageable side effects - if they diagnose you without explaining how they came to that diagnosis, what it entails, and which treatments you have at your disposal - if they fall asleep during a session (you’re laughing but it happened, several times, and i’m not boring) - if they assure you that you cannot have [insert disorder here] because you are too young/wealthy/poor/fat/skinny/smiling/old/whatever bs (the only valid reasons for not having a disorder is if you do not meet the minimum criteria for it, age/body/ethnicity/etc are not criteria) - if they tell you that you obviously do not want/are not ready to get help (that’s a super abusive technique, would only see this as a valid comment to make if you are pressured into seeing them by someone who has authority over you) - if they insist on you continuing to take a medication despite the side effects very negatively affecting you (for example: if you are recovering from an ED and you get the “gaining weight” side effect and that is very triggering to you) - if they are flippant about/disregard your feelings i’m probably forgetting a lot. feel free to add.

[vagaybond]

if you go in explaining that you are concerned you have certain symptoms and they try to “reassure” you that they do not think you have [some scary disorder] instead of looking at it neutrally and having an open and fair discussion about it and consider your words seriously.

if they use vague language about treatment options that they aren’t willing to elaborate on, or provide specific plans of action for. (ideally, with most conditions and illnesses, they should give you a variety of options and freedom to have input regarding your treatment options, hear out your opinions and concerns, answer questions about them etc.)

they use outdated language for your condition or are not aware of or concerned with recent laws and regulations regarding them. (for example, they use terms like “multiple personality disorder” instead of DID, etc.)

if you are trans, they consider your identity to be a delusion or other kind of symptom. (similar goes for orientation probably.)

if they consider you standing up for yourself to be irrational/acting out/being manipulative

[actuallyservicedogs]

We frequently get asks about how to bring up service animals to a doctor/therapist/psychiatrist, so I thought this was relevant to our blog. If you’re written off for doing research about your condition and wanting a say in your treatment, there’s a good chance you need to find someone else who actually wants to help you and is willing to listen.

-Emmett

[captiveangel]

eyewitness got canceled 😡🔪

[captiveangel]

all i do is cry to chavela vargas, smoke bowl after bowl, and then watch mcelroy brothers

[lesbianrey]

justin absolutely loses his shit over travis’ leg lamp

[remezclab]

“We Are Still Here” is a Gorgeous Book Capturing the Queer-Inclusive Evolution of East LA’s Chicanx Identity

We come from a long line of resistance.

[suffocative]

Visit Original Link

Nada me han enseñado los años  siempre caigo en los mismos errores  otra vez a brindar con extraños  y a llorar por los mismos dolores 

[bostonpoetryslam]

What is this impulse in me to worship & crucify                         anyone who leaves me— I have tried to frame up the cavalry in gravel,                           in rectangles, in an honor code of stamping out the fire. I’m paying attention. Look.                         There’s an exchange rate for bad behavior. It begins with the word until.

Emily Skaja, “Aubade with Attention to Pathos,” published in The Adroit Journal (via mythaelogy)

[tommosloueh]

+

[nouisgifs]

x

[nouisgifs]

x

[thestylinsongifs]