Clinically Depressed Pug

The whole blog has a trigger warning We focus on helping and supporting those who suffers from any mental illness, but mostly depression. We post memes, quotes, answer asks and we just try to do the best we can.

[myseri]

I hate it when people say they have recovered from depression.  I mean I’m happy, good for them, but the wording bothers me.  It makes it sound like they are getting over a cold.  “I took some medicine, spent a few days in bed, and it cleared right up!”

That doesn’t happen for most people.  You’ll be getting better and then backslide.  You’ll have to tweak your meds a few times, or try different ones altogether.  You’ll have good days, and then have days why you wonder why you even bother trying.  It’s not a linear process. 

Don’t be discouraged if you aren’t ‘getting over it’ like other people.  You’ll heal at your own pace.  It may not feel like it, but it is still progress. 

[recoveryisbeautiful]

[micdotcom]

Watch: Meghan Tonjes just gave body shamers the biggest middle finger.

[batmanisagatewaydrug-deactivate]

Trends that should stop: having “evil” versions of female characters wear more revealing clothes and act more sexually aggressive than the “good” version, because that demonizes women’s sexuality and ties it to having lower morals and it’s just generally a shitty gross trope

[abuelitalesbiana]

out of all the shit im professionally diagnosed with (bipolar (with mania and psychotic symptoms), dissociative disorder (not otherwise specified), bpd, adhd, chronic depression) i feel most demonized and dehumanized for being addict

my addiction is direct result of being a mentally ill trauma survivor

when you leave addicts out of your anti ableism rhetoric, when you don’t uplift us, research addiction and talk about our issues outside of the food stamp discourse (which is very america-centric anyway, btw), you’re willingly ignoring some very vulnerable people that you should be fighting for

we’re worthy of talking about. we’re worthy of defending. we’re goddamn human beings that deserve respect and compassion instead of the degradation and victim blaming every single one of us has to deal with from our families, friends and the strangers around us

[michaxl]

[clinicallydepressedpug]

I constantly disappointed my parents, teachers, friends, and employers, and I had no answer for their chiding. The things I had to do—pay bills, renew services, fill out forms, make appointments, turn up—were so simple, all I had to do was go out and do them. But I just . . .  couldn’t. Ultimately, I found it easier to try to cover up the holes in myself and my life than to mention my difficulties to anyone else and face potential ridicule.   Besides, I had other, more immediate problems with my mood that were severe enough to force me to speak out. I was eventually diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It was discovered very early on that I couldn’t tolerate the most common antidepressant medications without experiencing extreme agitation and/or mania. Other things were tried instead, including stimulant medication usually reserved for those with an ADHD diagnosis. And so it was that, at the age of 25, after having been in the mental health system for six years, I learned that I likely had a primarily inattentive form of ADHD.

Erin Stewart Why So Many Women With ADHD Never Get The Help They Need

[catsnotkids]

For Sale one Totally Useless Cat

[clinicallydepressedpug]

Capitalism be like...

[psiety]

[defyingmentalillness]

Bipolar Disorder is not another name for mood swings

(via defyingmentalillness)

[pansexualflute]

I love seeing the posts where people give all those ideas to improve your day, but I just have to say.

I barely function well enough to feed myself everyday. I can’t even remember your list, let alone set aside spoons for everything on it. Like they seem well-intentioned, but giving people really long lists of things to do for self care is like overwhelming and tiring even to read.

[inkpug]

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[sonderdog]

I don’t “flaunt” my mental illness, I seek spaces where it’s an OK subject to talk about

because literally anywhere else but here I have to stay silent and hide my symptoms all the fucking time.

[crybabydyke-deactivated20180227]

The phrase “you don’t know what you have until it’s gone” can apply to terrible things too. You may not realize the amount of pain, depression, or abuse you are living through until you experience what life can be without it

[annfosterwriter]

[geekasaur]

fuck it up edith anne!

[dreamingof-food]

having a chronic illness is like having a second full time job. except, instead of getting paid you do the paying.

[clinicallydepressedpug]

Reminder: Crippling (and crippled) is considered an slur. It’s been repeatedly used to mock and dehumanize people with mobility problems. It’s disrespectful to use it describe your depression, anxiety, etc. even if you do find your mental health condition really debilitating and it makes doing many ‘daily’ things difficult. Thesauruses don’t tell you this.