Dragons By Candlelight.

   Known on many websites as "Cyda" Agender/Bi, perhaps/Poly/Mid 20s/tired of this, grandpa. ~ I like roadkill, making friends, crafting stained glass, and relearning how to be a decent human being after growing up mean and petty. ~ Fusion's name has been changed to Isla.

[inthesensethat-deactivated20240]

[auntymurda]

You gotta make peace with being on bad terms with people you still care about, and also make peace with situations where you knew you did no wrong but was painted as the bad guy anyway. Shit hurts, but it’s life

[darkmoonchild]

[kaddyssammlung]

[dragonsbycandlelight]

bones

[ode-on-a-grecian-butt]

The California griffins paintings by Walton Ford  Grifo de California  and Los Niños

[tearlessrain]

@vampiraptor

[owenology]

fuck algebra i don’t need it just give me a dead body and i’ll figure it out from there

[owenology]

i feel i should clarify i am a mortuary science major

[nomorerealitys-blog]

Elegy for Darkness by Donato Giancola

"The Black Dragon Calandor from Jacqueline Carey's Elegy for Darkness"

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xzKXA4

[nomorerealitys-blog]

Elegy for Darkness by Donato Giancola

"The Black Dragon Calandor from Jacqueline Carey's Elegy for Darkness"

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xzKXA4

[atelierbailey-deactivated202204]

-sappho

i finished this comic for pride and i forgot to post it here!!! aaahh!! a wholesome comic about falling for girls..and  remember pride never ends!! and keep on loving 💌💘

[lipglossdyke]

femmes

that’s all I have to say

[bean-the-lez]

[grlfrns-deactivated20190917]

✨👰🏻👰🏻💕💐💖✨

[xenosagaepisodeone]

having a permanent full time job is you thinking to yourself “so this is really the rest of my life huh” as you come home every single day before using your 4 hours of recreational activity to do nothing and then going to bed

[kittje]

physically im here but mentally im out in the jungle naked with my fists full of wild geckos

[dragonsbycandlelight]

i’m back didst thou miss me

[howilearnedtocope]

Alternatives to “my body hates me”

my body is misguided, but it is still working really hard to keep me alive

My immune system is trying really hard to protect me from danger, even if if it’s confused about what the danger is

My body is trying to tell me something with this pain, even if I already know the answer

My body has to work a lot harder than most because of my genetics, but it’s doing the best it can

My body is trying to tell me to slow down and take care of myself

It took me several months to make the switch, but it really did have a big impact on my mental health. Feeling like you are being punished by your body sucks! 

[howilearnedtocope]

So this post is kinda old now, and I just wanted to come back to it and talk about the impact it’s continued to have on my life. As I’ve bought into it more and more I’ve benefited a huge amount. It’s actually hard to stress enough how much of a difference this has made over time.

I don’t feel like I’m being punished anymore, I don’t feel like I’m fighting. I’m less angry, less sad, more free. My symptoms are much easier to manage bc I see them as communication not punishment… Idk it’s just been so so so helpful & I really recommend trying out different ways of thinking about your body & illness bc small shifts in perspective can be huge sometimes

[one-seven-three-five]

Things I Have Said to My Body:

Thank you for working so hard.

I know this isn’t easy.

I know you’re trying.

You are valiant and I admire you.

The odds are against us. You’re a champion for getting me this far.

[howilearnedtocope]

Oh I like those!

[spoonie-living]

A fabulous tip and some great scripts!

Related: Accepting Your Body With Chronic Illness (It’s Not What You Think) + commentary

[coccinelf]

The human body is such a marvellously complex machine, I just wish it would be a little less complex so we could repair it more easily. But I’m pretty sure my body is doing its best with the cards it has been dealt. It’s not hurting me on purpose. I need to not only be kind with myself but to be kind to my body. 

[1spoonatatime]

@inkstainsonmyskin what we were talking about awhile ago trying to be grateful for what your body does do.

[spoonprovider]

Trying to steer away from “my body hates me”

[arctic-hands]

Thinking “my body is doing its best with the materials it was given” has really changed things for me. Like not in a big, huge way, but in smaller ways I didn’t know I needed.

[airlocili-blog]

I need to start saying this because im always dissin on my body when it attacks itself.