standing strong

Hey, I'm Em. Welcome to my recovery space. There's so much more to healing than cute pics and upbeat quotes but I hope they can help brighten your day and remind you you're not alone.

[basil-mage]

Reminder that it's okay to be silly and whimsical and enjoy childish things as an adult (plushies, fairy wands, cartoons) so long as you're not hurting anyone

Growing up doesn't mean dulling yourself.

[stochasticnoise]

if youve ever had an eating disorder you should get paid 10000 dollars a day for being alive and not killing people

[wholeheartedsuggestions]

here is your permission to not constantly seek the validation of others even if they are people you like

[squishranger]

man i just dont know why im so afraid all the time (<- has the disorder that makes you afraid all the time)

[rabbitloser]

Go! Be kind to yourself, take care of your body! <3

[bedtimebluesx]

Love yourself like you’d love someone else 🩷

[thesweetiepienovels]

Actually, you are enough. Even if you don’t work. Or study. Or go out. Or have friends. Or have family. You’re enough because you exist and your existence is enough to be enough because you are not a product. You are not a sum of output. You are not a task to complete. But because you are something the universe wanted and put here even if you’ll never understand why. Somewhere in the cosmos your existence makes a difference, even if it’s not the way others existences do.

[nothorses]

you do kind of have to actively shape how you feel a little bit. you can't just like, passively wait for the world to impress and inspire you. you have to choose to look for it & you have to choose to find it.

[purehoneyy]

via gigicastellani xo

[artbylittlebug]

[inkandintent]

[akindplace]

Katfishdraws

[scoutology]

#crysobbing

[academicblorbo]

"if you are over 30 on Tumblr the mental illness won" "the aging fanbase of Tumblr" motherfucker if you are over 30 and have been here the entire time it means the mental illness didn't win we are still alive WE MADE IT

[helperhoopoe]

remember to cry for help without guilt-tripping. i know it feels like you’ve been abandoned and betrayed, but it’s probably not true, and it’s not okay to accuse the people around you of something they might not have done.

“i guess none of you like me” could be better phrased as “i feel unloved right now”

“but nobody cares anyway” could be better phrased as “i feel insignificant and i need reassurance”

rather than assuming others’ feelings, give them time to explain them. you’ll usually get a much better answer.

[randomslasher]

This is really important for future predictions, too. “You’re eventually going to leave me” is impossible for someone else to disprove without just sticking around forever, but no one wants to stick around when they’re being constantly accused of future abandonment. Giving someone no choice but to either stay with you forever in order to prove you wrong or leave you and prove you right is incredibly emotionally manipulative, whether you mean it to be or not.

“I get scared sometimes because I’m afraid of being alone again” is easier to address and doesn’t leave your partner(s)/friend(s) feeling as though they’re being preemptively accused of something.  

[str-ngeloop]

"i can't believe i have to deal with this brain for my whole life" wrong! neuroplasticity

[remanence-of-love]

[youngerfrankenstein]

To put it very bluntly.

You will always make a better impact helping people who need it than trying to hurt people you think deserve it.