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[i-was-kaguramutsuki-deactivated]

a trigger

gives you flashbacks of traumatic events

sends you into an agonizing panic attack

makes your heart skip beats from sheer terror

it does not

mildly offend you

make you feel uncomfortable

gross you out

make you angry

are we fucking done here

[touchyourblood]

Actually, triggers do all those things except mildly offend.

Something brings you back into a traumatic event, and that sends you flying into rage? Trigger.

Something brings you back into a traumatic event, and that makes you physically ill? Trigger.

Something brings you back into a traumatic event, and that leaves you with otherwise unexplained anxiety without an attack? Trigger.

Something brings you back into a traumatic event, and that slowly wears you down until you finally break down crying? Trigger.

A person does not have to have a panic attack to be triggered.

Triggers do all kinds of horrific things to people. What makes them triggers that the reaction interrupts the person’s ability to function. Even if they are able to continue on and hide it until it passes, they are still impaired for the time they are triggered. They are still in pain.

Attitudes like this leave countless people with triggers that don’t fit your narrow description afraid to open up about it and get help. Do not police people’s mental health.

[ohmyprettydarling]

am I the only one that thinks “I love you.” & “I’m in love with you.” are two totally different things

"I love you" means your heart has made a connection with that person.

"I’m IN love with you" means your heart is invested in them.

[indielove-scene-blog]

no one ever understands when I say this

[zyayn]

[lymnsm]

watch me get 0 questions

[thegreatbigfourmain]

[spaceandweather-deactivated2025]

PLEASE ASK ME STUFF I’D LOVE TO ANSWER EVERYTHING!

[fuks]

[the-average-gatsby]

[reyjedimaster]

[bonerjuice]

#he had another good line when someone asked him why he decided to make renly and loras gay #and he was like well….i looked around and i noticed that there were gay people in the world; so

[gracerocky]

[mostlycatsmostly]

Vanity (via Mr Grabby)

[fight-for-equality]

Really fun having an ex stalk your blog for over year under the guise of making sure you don't do anything 'crazy' when they're well aware you know what they're doing and therefore would never do such even if you planned on doing something. And you know, all they do is look at your personal posts/pictures. Oh, and then having they're friends show up at your work, real cool.

[fight-for-equality]

I mean why would anyone listen to people who are well aware there's a good chance someone has a serious mental illness (and does) and decide to psychologically and emotionally abuse them anyway, and then mock them when their symptoms get worse because of their actions.

[goodbyesocialconstructs]

Report: Many girls view sexual assault as normal behavior

[dynastylnoire]

Many victims of sexual assault do not report these crimes to family, school officials or police, and a new report on the normalization of sexual violence among young girls and women offers several insights into why this is; it also functions as a pretty harrowing primer on rape culture and its consequences.

Researchers at Marquette University analyzed forensic interviews with 100 young people between the ages of 3 and 17, many of whom spoke candidly about their daily experiences of sexual violence and harassment.

According to sociologist Heather Hlavka, many of the young people she interviewed viewed these incidents as a normal part of life. One interview subject told researchers, “They grab you, touch your butt and try to, like, touch you in the front, and run away, but it’s okay, I mean … I never think it’s a big thing because they do it to everyone.”

According to a release on the report, there are several of the reasons why young women do not come forward about the abuse they experience, including a belief that men “can’t help it” and a fear of being labeled a “whore”:

Girls believe the myth that men can’t help it. The girls interviewed described men as unable to control their sexual desires, often framing men as the sexual aggressors and women as the gatekeepers of sexual activity. They perceived everyday harassment and abuse as normal male behavior, and as something to endure, ignore, or maneuver around.

Many of the girls said that they didn’t report the incident because they didn’t want to make a “big deal” of their experiences.  They doubted if anything outside of forcible heterosexual intercourse counted as an offense or rape.

Lack of reporting may be linked to trust in authority figures. According to Hlavka, the girls seem to have internalized their position in a male-dominated, sexual context and likely assumed authority figures would also view them as “bad girls” who prompted the assault.

Hlavka found that girls don’t support other girls when they report sexual violence. The young women expressed fear that they would be labeled as a “whore” or “slut,” or accused of exaggeration or lying by both authority figures and their peers, decreasing their likelihood of reporting sexual abuse.

They’ve also  seen various media takes and possible religious messages  that present various versions of coercion and sexual assault being permissible.

[sourcedumal]

But rape culture isnt fucking real? Little girls are out here thinking that BEING ASSAULTED IS NORMAL

[fight-for-equality]

What do you expect someone to do when you push them into a corner and they're just trying to get away and stop being called a liar. Hypocrites.

[neoputa-deactivated20120528]

i have unlimited texting and i only text 3 people ever i think my phone company looks at my bill and just laughs

[nishlo-deactivated20151015]

but the real question is has nemo found himself

[fight-for-equality]

me: thinking inappropriate thoughts

me: thinking inappropriate thoughts

me: thinking inappropriate thoughts

me: thinking inappropriate thoughts

me: thinking inappropriate thoughts

me: thinking inappropriate thoughts

me: thinking inappropriate thoughts

me: omg what if I actually said something out loud

me: omg what if there is a telepath around here

[puzzle-of-problems]

Tumblr, you’re doing something right.

This is what happens when you search the tag suicide, depressed, self harm, and eating disorder. To anyone struggling with any of these things, please reach out and seek help.

You are worth it and you deserve it. 

Also, please reblog this so more people can see this. It could save a life. 

[daddys-basement-nyc-deactivated]

job well done, tumblr

[polarisopposites-blog]

For the record: tumblr will send you check-up emails if you search this enough. I’ve gotten them and they’ll talk to you and help you out if you need it.

[thisiswhiteprivilege]

Some asshole sent you guys a long hate message and you did respond with "I’ll just leave this here as shining example of white people." And I like your blog and agree with a lot of what you point out, but... hey, I'm white. I recognize and disagree with white privelege. I'm not anything like this douchenozzle, so I'd rather not be put in the same category of asshattedness as him. I wouldn't take a post of an African American guy with terrible grammar and say "A shining example of black people".

I’ll just leave this here as a shining example of white people.