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Riley - 26 - They/Them Dealing with my brain one day at a time. Mental Health stuff and LGBT+ stuff

[manicdreamin]

having a brain has ruined my life and i would like to sell it

[a-candle-for-sherlock]

Gorgeous thread this morning on Twitter by @jeffreymarsh!

[a-candle-for-sherlock]

A few more:

[lexicon413]

We’ve always been here

[anxietyproblem]

[gods-no-longer-tread-here]

me every time I talk to other queer/LGBTQIA+ people:

[bipolarbird]

When people talk about bipolar disorder as rooted in mood swings, in the fear of not knowing how you’ll feel in the next minute or hour or how you’ll feel when you wake up in the morning, I really can’t relate. Everyone has their own experiences of course, but every time I’m in an episode, it feels like I’ve always been in that episode. When I’m depressed I feel like I’ve been depressed all my life, even if it’s only been a couple of days. Same when my hypo/manic. Anyone else relate?

[mrcleanheichou]

[thelithiumdiaries-x]

'Bipolar is happy one second, angry/sad the next right?'

[rox-and-prose]

Sometimes having mental illness is like living paycheck to paycheck but with your brain

[brainless-moe-white-lotus]

An activate charcoal AND grapefruit smoothie called "what will your meds do ;)"

[legsdemandias]

Friendly reminder that the reason you feel so much better is because of your meds, don’t stop taking them unless you talk to your doctor first, you really do need them, I promise. 

[legsdemandias]

Around June I stopped taking my eye medication because I hadn’t had a problem with my eyes in months. I got really lazy about doing it; then I stopped them altogether.

Turns out, the reason I stopped having problems with my eyes was because I was religiously taking my medication. Whodathunk. Now I have to work to get back to the place I was before I decided I was “better” (I wasn’t!).

If you thought this post was just about anti-depressants or lithium, it could be! For me, this post is about eyedrops, for you it might be about antibiotics, or it might be about zoloft. Whatever it is, please consider talking to your doctor before making a sudden shift to stop taking it. It’s not bad to be on medication. It’s not bad to need it. 

[doomhamster]

…and on a related note, do not let anyone tell you that because you start feeling worse if you don’t take your medication, that means you’re “addicted”. That is not how addiction works.

[legsdemandias]

Okay everyone reblog this version

[lioness--hart]

Depression: No do thing. Tired.

Me: Okay well. Maybe if I go to sleep super duper early, I’ll get a decent amount of sleep.

Insomnia: You Fool. You absolute goddamn idiot

[lioness--hart]

Insomnia: You Are Awake.

Me: Okay well. Maybe now I can get some stuff done.

Depression: You fool. You absolute goddamn idiot

[buggyeyes]

[toadallybpd]

Me: Damn this is kinda stressful haha I wish life had like an escape button

Brain: diSsOciATe?¿

Me: nO pls god no

Brain:

Brain: *dissociates*

[rubberducks-rubberboots]

Not killing yourself for someone else is a good enough reason.

Not killing yourself because you have pets is a good enough reason.

Not killing yourself because you want to see the next episode of your favorite show is a good enough reason.

Not killing yourself because you don’t want the milk in your fridge to go to waste is a good enough reason.

Any reason is a good reason for not killing yourself.

[psappho]

anyone else gay on this sunday afternoon in october?

[mynerdylockscreens]

vintage-themed aromantic pride flag wallpapers ^^

like or reblog if you use these!

[aro-cryptid]

Your relationships—whether platonic, quasiplatonic, soft-romo, sexual, romantic or anything else—are for you and the other participants to define. No one else gets a say on what they are or aren’t.

[dankmemesreasonforliving]