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irrevocably-delicious

A little metaphor refantazio

Do a flip!

riceisholy

#8

Note to self: Your feelings are valid. You’re allowed to feel what you feel.

noshameinoursickness

recovery/mental-health/advice blog

howilearnedtocope

3 types of self soothing thoughts

Validation - it’s ok that I hurt and want to feel better

Reassurance - I can handle this pain, even though it hurts and I don’t like it

Perspective taking: I’ve had bad days like this before, and my record of making it through them is 100%. I can also remember my better days, and know I’m not always hurting this much

me: Im really suffering from my mental illness

anyone: okay, but have you considered how this effects me

positivedoodles

person: I got this really cool internship/job. What are you doing this summer?

me: the best I can

lyjerria

Accept the fact that you will grow apart from people you’ve had significant relationships with. Understand when someone no longer positively affects your life. Let them go. Don’t hinder your growth.

ccmplain

today i saw a person interacting with another person and i was like how do you do it?

starryeyedhowell-blog

Depression isn’t always sadness

It’s also feeling numb at 3am but smiling and laughing with friends at 3pm

It’s also not being able to get out of bed even though you were fine the day before

It’s also not eating because you aren’t hungry or can’t be bothered, but also over eating because you’re bored and feel empty

It’s also loving too hard or not at all

Depression isn’t a constant feeling of sadness, depression can be hidden in happiness.

Your depression is valid even if people say it’s not just because you smile

staypozitive

noshameinoursickness

recovery/mental-health/advice blog

rubyetc

I found these gifs I made a while back for a site that’s not running anymore, so I thought I’d post them here. It’s a description of psychiatric symptoms and states of mind using a pink box and some other stuff.

apriljanee5

These are so accurate

psych2go

Interesting! Just thought I’d share!

esotericsurgeon-archive-blog

if you see someone experiencing symptoms of an anxiety disorder (GAD, panic disorder, PTSD/C-PTSD, etc) do not:

tell them they are “hysterical.” firstly, that term has misogynist roots, and, more importantly, you are trivializing them. it doesn’t even matter if you see the issue as trivial. the person might see it that way, too. but their anxiety doesn’t. and they are in the grip of that anxiety whether you or they like it or not.

tell them they are “freaking out.” no one ever needs to hear that they’re a freak, least of all when they already feel like shit.

tell them they’re being a “baby.” this is a disorder. it’s not a character flaw; it does not make them immature in itself.

criticize them for how they choose to talk it out, if that is what they feel they have to do. they might speak about the anxiety-causing issue in a circular way - please recognize that this is because they literally feel like they are enclosed by it with no way out.

yell at them in any way, shape, or form. many peoples’ anxiety symptoms are brought on or exacerbated by loud noises and/or confrontational behavior, so imagine what a combination of those two things could do.

thanks.

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original post found on Out of the Fog content warning: discussion of trauma, abuse, personality disorders, depression

Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) is a psychological injury that results from prolonged exposure to social or interpersonal trauma, disempowerment,...