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"You need to change your mindset. Stop being so negative."

Fuck me. If only I'd thought of that.... My mums a genius.

Hey! Depression/Anxiety Crowd. We found the cure to Mental Illness... just stop being sad.

God - this holiday period has been pure shite.

So glad that just as I start to beat back my depression, finally taking care of and improving myself...

My long term partner dumps me (2 days before Christmas) and completely fucks up all the effort I've made.

I was finally comfortable and confident enough to make big changes, told her that... and now I'm not sure anything is even worth it...

Guess I'm just depressed enough to remember this site.

Well, to quote Independence Day...

thexfiles

Iconic

daily-self-depreciation

disgustinggf

need to be held for a whole week straight

Fuck sake... during a normal fucking conversation with my mum, she asked me what I think of when I try to remember a happy memory.

I didnt have an answer. I couldnt think of a single thing that actually made me happy.

dark-soul9

It hurts when you don't know either to wait or move on.

lilpuppiepaws

☀️LDR activities for regressors and CGs! ☀️

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• face time/ video chat! show your cg all your stuffies. tell them about your day! just chat with them!!

• watch movies together on zoom! (with the screen share option!) maybe you both could enjoy some snacks like popcorn! and don’t forget the stuffies!

• play some video games together! if you have minecraft, you both could build a cute house! or you can visit each other’s islands in animal crossing! playing roblox is also fun! (“adopt me” is a good game for regressors!)

• have a puppet show for your cg! video call them and set your device to where they can’t see you, but they can see your stuffies! act out a little show for them! i’m sure they’d love it!

• read your regressor a story on the phone! this is especially good for bedtime! it should put them right to sleep! and i’m sure they’d love to hear your voice since most regressors are quite attatched to voices!

• send each other letters in the mail! you can include stickers and drawings and coloring pages!! or you could even send some “care packages” with a hoodie or a stuffie and snacks!

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owivizzle-deactivated20190829

God I really wish carrying stuffed animals around with you was socially acceptable

mitch-that-bitch

I don’t mean to take over a post, but I actually did a project on this for my sociology of deviance class in college!

I carried a large stuffed rabbit whenever I went in public for about a week to observe the reaction of others. The point of the project was to do something harmless yet unusual to see if the action would be considered deviant, in which case someone had to try to correct or shame the behavior.

Long story short, nobody tried to correct my behavior. I was asked about it casually, had a few lingering stares thrown my way and when I was with my boyfriend, shop employees would direct questions to him instead of me. However, nobody refused to assist me when I was alone in a store, nobody said anything about the rabbit besides “oh, thats a cute bunny!” and I attended college classes without even a teacher questioning it.

In conclusion, it is socially acceptable to carry a stuffed animal, its just not a societal norm. ^^

nerdgasrnz

#for followers with a big anxiety or self hate problem #bring a friend with you (via @kingdom-for-muses)

so1987-deactivated20230102

DOING IT

thebibliosphere

My friend gave me a stuffed monkey plushy when I was struggling with uni, and I took him everywhere for like four years, usually velcrod to my backpack. No one said a damn thing, except my renaissance professor who saw it one day in the hallway and cracked the fuck up because I had a literal monkey on my back and he just looked at me like, “oh god, me too”. I used to leave him on desks during classes and exams (the monkey, not my prof). It was my reminder that someone cared if I was coping. But more than that it was soothing to have something to fidget with that wasn’t a pen. I used to ping those fucking things across the room I was so agitated. Harder to hurt people with a projectile stuffed monkey.

kripke-is-my-king

I got what I thought was a normal screen cleaning kit for my computer while I was in college. Much to my delight, instead of a little washcloth or whatever, the kit came with a tiny stuffed pig.

So I carried this pig in my backpack all through college, periodically taking it out, spraying my screen, and using the pig to wipe it off.

Now, I kept the pig in the side pocket of my bag where he was completely visible.

Then one day in screenwriting class I pulled him out to wipe my screen.

One of the guys sitting next to me looked appalled. “You’re wiping it off with your little stuffed animal??”

I explained what the pig was.

Turns out, the guy had noticed it and just thought it was adorable I carried a stuffed animal with me every day. He’d never mentioned it before.

Honestly, people do not care, and will not say anything. No matter the reason for your little stuffed animal friend.

marcys-underground

And if you’re still really nervous about it keep a stuffed animal keychain on your bag. I have a cute little frog that stays on my backpack so when work gets stressful I can squeeze it.

peanutbutterbananasmoothie-deac

For my anxious followers.

shadowy-dumbo-octopus

Confirmed. I take my Venom tsum tsum to uni when I need a little mental boost. The little goo always brings me good luck and overall makes my day just a tiny bit better. I haven’t received a single comment about them so far.

Bring your stuffed buddies to class/work/whatever, guys. People don’t care.

lemonsharks

I have a couple of Ikea sharks* and have had cause to periodically carry them around in public - one of which I bought with the last $15 I had at the time, after making a series of big life changes. “This is frivolous and I don’t have to care about that because I’m getting paid shortly—I’m going to do it!”

The reactions I get range from amusement through delight and “WHERE DID YOU GET THAT” but so far, never disapproval.

The moral of the story is Carry Your Emotional Support Plushie With Pride, You Deserve It.

*pictured: not my shark

taraljc

true story: I once had an appallingly awful day at the hell job and it coincided with my giant squishy Baymax being delivered from China, and no lie I hugged on that Baymax to keep from crying until it was time to leave

lauraannegilman

I travel with DC (”Don’t Care”) the Emotional Support Honey Badger. I go through TSA with him attached to my backpack, I hug him when I sleep in transit, I prop him next to me in cafes in cities, towns, and rural areas. The only time anyone’s ever so much as raised an eyebrow at me was the TSA agent who recognized what he was, and asked it he could get his picture taken with him.

People don’t judge. Kids think you’re awesome. You get a companion who never judges you. It’s all win.

soft-bois-blog-deactivated20210

I know probably everyone has seen this post already, but its too good not to reblog.

Don’t be afraid to carry your comfort items around with you! :D I take some of my stuffed friends to work sometimes, and no one ever bats an eye at them!

stargazing-at-the-moon-deactiva

*looks at my pink teddy bear I named Ruby* you’re coming to college with me and that’s not a choice

thefurriestofchows

This post made me cry bcuz sometimes i feel bad for having stuffed animals/plushies

starkcontrasts

i needed this a lot

londonspirit

the boyfriend had to go to hospital two years ago, big heart surgery and he wanted something of mine so I gave him my stuffed Toothless which I’ve gotten from the BFF a while back. Toothless sat on his nightstand in three different hospitals, watching over him and nobody even batted an eye. some nurses asked about him, but that was all. He was there when he came out of surgery and has been HIS ever since. so yeah, carry your emotional support plushy with you. It helps YOU and that’s all that matters!!!

thelittleblackfox

I take Tigz, the plushie Tiger I’ve had nearly forty years, with me on holiday because I can’t sleep without him. Every hotel I’ve stayed at I’ve come back to find room service have made the bed, changed the towels… And tucked Tigz up in the bed with his squashed little head on the pillow, or put him by the window so he can enjoy the view, or put in a comfy armchair with a book for company.

Seriously, if anyone takes offence to your plush, it’s their problem, not you. And IKEA sharks are AMAZING

funkyfartmaster

Have you ever met someone on the internet that you liked so much that you sometimes sit there and think “Oh man there are people who are lucky enough to see this person IN THE FLESH ON A REGULAR BASIS and I wonder if they realize how LUCKY they are”

tloaqve-deactivated20210316

“if you can’t brush your teeth that’s fine uwu one step at a time” posts are supportive and that’s great but I’m about to have a 4.4k$ dental bill because I wasn’t taking care of my teeth when I was super depressed so uhh brush your fuckin teeth

tloaqve-deactivated20210316

the reason I bring up those posts is because every time I saw one I felt less and less bad about not brushing them and when my teeth actually started causing problems it made my MH worse because I was having horrible anxiety about my teeth getting worse and now I’m facing procedures that will probably be pretty painful and will definitely be expensive so I kinda got some beef with the anti-recovery culture on this site

introverted-gamer

This. This as fuck. I am in this situation now because I let Depression decide whether or not I brushed my teeth.

My teeth are still jank to this day because I cant afford a dentist yet (and I live in the UK where its no doubt cheaper than the US).

And the jankness leads to me just being more depressed and anxious because I cant even smile.

Just think about that... not being able to even smile because you'll reveal your teeth. No smiling. No laughing.

You have to alter the entire way you live to make sure people dont see your teeth and judge you or make some snyde comment. Its impossible to relax properly around people because you're constantly thinking about it.

So if you're having a rough time, that kid wont stop bullying you, or whatever is getting you down. Just brush your teeth. Because waiting too long and having to fix them.... thats even more disheartening.

Rediscovering that one band/artist that puts you in that weird happy-kind-of-melancholy mood.

Like when the music makes you sad, but its because it makes you remember something amazing from long ago....

Man, I've never felt so much like an adult than I do in 2021.

Making SMART investments (not Doge), and drafting up a business plan because no fucker is hiring me at all.

Wish I could blame it on the pandemic that this country is handling as well as vomit through a sieve.... but even before lockdown I was finding it impossible to get a job.