OCD and More!

Liv | 26 | they/them | Ace Lesbian

[luxifers-light]

[caspercryptid]

The really unfortunate thing about mental health progress is that sometimes you realize you've made it in the form of "wow, I haven't felt this bad in a fucking while"

[caspercryptid]

On the one hand it's a bit of a pick me up in a dark place to know that this will pass because it has passed before on the other hand sometimes it isn't entirely a pleasant thought to go "wow, I used to feel like this all the time. That was pretty fucking bad. It's pretty bad right now too also."

[caspercryptid]

Someday your current baseline will be the sort of thing you consider A Really Bad Day. It does get better.

[compulsiveobsessing]

get called anal-retentive enough and youll start thinking 'oh, am i hard to love?'

[compulsiveobsessing]

im tired!!

[aroace-ryland-grace]

hi aromantics and asexuals and aroaces. I love you.

[whentherewerebicycles]

saw this on twitter and wanted to save it here

[hauntedselves]

Image transcript:

Thriving: "I got this"

Calm and steady with minor mood fluctuations

Able to take things in stride

Consistent performance

Able to take feedback and to adjust to changes or plans

Able to focus

Able to communicate effectively

Normal sleep patterns and appetite

Surviving: "Something isn't right"

Nervousness, sadness, increased mood fluctuations

Inconsistent performance

More easily overwhelmed or irritated

Increased need for control and difficulty adjusting to changes

Trouble sleeping or eating

Activities and relationships you used to enjoy seem less interesting or even stressful

Muscle tension, low energy, headaches

Struggling: "I can't keep this up"

Persistent fear, panic, anxiety, anger, pervasive sadness, hopelessness

Exhaustion

Poor performance and difficulty making decisions or concentrating

Avoiding interaction with coworkers, family and friends

Fatigue, aches and pains

Restless, disturbed sleep

Self-medicating with substances, food, or other numbing activities

In Crisis: "I can't survive this"

Disabling distress and loss of function

Panic attacks

Nightmares or flashbacks

Unable to fall or stay asleep

Intrusive thoughts

Thoughts of self-harm or suicide

Easily enraged or aggressive

Careless mistakes and inability to focus

Feeling numb, lost, or out of control

Withdrawal from relationships

Dependence on substances, food, or other numbing activities to cope

End transcript.

[8nin]

“what’s stopping you from-“ listen i am so so sleepy

[enthyrea]

he’s like a close friend i worry about

[queenbruv]

the thing is that when you decide to watch lars and the real girl all you're gonna know ahead of time is that it's a ryan gosling movie from 2007 about a grown man who orders a sex doll online and treats the doll like it's his real girlfriend. and naturally you'll go "what a strange premise for a romcom! surely this movie will primarily be making jokes at the expense of Guy Who Pretends His Doll Is Real." and then 1.5 hours later you'll be sobbing at your stupid kitchen table about family and community and positive representations of mental illness. and youll go what the fuck just happened to me

[maplemaplemaplemaplemaple]

moral scrupulosity ocd affirmations compilation

[ahotknife]

YOU don’t have to be perfect to be loved. but I do

[tredekim]

[ahsokatanoss]

[suzispoonerart]

Digital files from my "Good News" zine

This work is about the joy and freedom that come with deconverting from an oppressive religion. I hope you enjoy!

Debates about belief/religion are not welcome. If you disagree, just keep scrolling :)

[illmadekn1ght]

every day it gets harder to have a relaxed jaw and decent posture

[utopians]

it's literally all about having a primary public gender and a secondary personal gender

[pointnclick]

When someone tells me I look tired I don't get offended I'm like thank you for noticing my anguish

[compulsiveobsessing]

this probably sounds silly to people who didn't grow up evangelical, but i was raised with the belief or impression that virtually everyone in the united states used to be a christian, and that atheism or agnosticism was a more recent phenomenon.

SO now when i see characters in historical fiction media or read about real people who were firmly atheist in like, the 1800s, i feel...comforted and reassured. which again, probably sounds silly, but i used to feel so disappointed when i found out a character i liked, real or not, didnt believe in god.