There is Nothing Glamourous About Agoraphobia

I am a writer who focuses on being open about my mental state at all times and I try and promote mental health and bring awareness to mental illnesses (mostly by oversharing about my own)

[archiveofidentityconstellations]

“And remember: the sky is the limit! You can be anything you want to be!”

“Thank you. I want to be a secretary.”

That stopped them short. “What?”

“A secretary,” she repeated.

“But…” they trailed off, dumbfounded. “Why? You could be a CEO, a scientist, a law–”

“I don’t want to be a CEO,” she said. “I want to be a secretary.”

[archiveofidentityconstellations]

They scoffed. “You want to answer phones all day?”

She smiled. “Yes.”

“Schedule appointments?”

“I like organizing.”

“Be a second banana?”

An affirmative nod. “I’m skilled at helping.”

“I just don’t understand,” they said. “HOW could you be okay with all of this?!”

“I enjoy the work.”

“BUT YOU CAN BE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO BE!”

“I know.”

“Then WHY?!”

She shrugged.

“Because I want to be a secretary.”

[dangerously-human]

Honestly though, this is very similar to my mom’s experience. She’s always been super bright, but has realized as she’s gotten older that intellectual pursuits just aren’t her jam. She dropped out of her PhD program to have kids, and although she has her master’s and was a pretty good school psychologist, she hated having to make huge decisions. She’s a church secretary now and loves it, and she’s GOOD at it; she’s letting her school psych certification permanently expire this year with zero regrets. If you can be anything you want, that includes the things we don’t tend to value as highly as a society. Not everybody is built for or wants the “respectable” careers.

[clearlyweepingrebelel-deactivat]

My grandma did this to me, saying that i didn’t want to get stuck on the outside, making coffee and filing papers. The thing is, that’s exactly what I’ve always enjoyed the most, making and organizing things. That would be enough for me.

[mothnem]

Nobody seems to realize that if you tell people they can be anything they want to be they will. And not everyone WANTS to be doctors or lawyers or CEOs or scientists. Sometimes, they just want to be a secretary.

[itsjustalilstigma]

Your job can be just that, a job. And more importantly it's YOUR job. It doesn't have to be some revolutionary act, every time you make a choice to do what you want and enjoy you create your own revolution. Currently I wanna work with people who need to talk and a shoulder to cry on. 

[nycbambi]

[synqra]

[prophecyguy]

post i otherwise agree wholeheartedly with: and I bet you’re gonna scroll past this 😒

me, who got no time for this passive aggressive bullshit:

[make--it--gayer]

come THROUGH grandma

[verycoolpics-deactivated2019041]

Very cool looking Field of Wheat next to Lavender 

[vivairi-deactivated20190813]

Southern Gothic vs. English Gothic

[parakeet]

ever notice that the mean voice in ur head that insults u is awful confident for something thats literally never done anything in its life except be mean to you… like… one of us is pathetic and its not me buddy… get a hobby… yikes

[vibinwitch]

self care is roasting the mean voice in your head

[quirkhy]

[badgop]

[youeitherskateoryoudie-deactiva]

i hate when ur in public somewhere and something goes mildly wrong/something inconvenient happens and the nearest baby boomer tries to get you to complain with them

[blueeyeddoll-deactivated2017041]

what does this even mean

[youeitherskateoryoudie-deactiva]

EXAMPLE:

you are in line at mcdonalds. its really busy and the employees are overwhelmed. it’s taking a long time. you are minding your own business. the old man in line next to you says to you, “boy, this is absolutely ridiculous, isn’t it? these kids working just dont know what they’re doing. Or they just dont care…” you awkwardly nod and take a step to the side

[gallusrostromegalus]

This has probably been said a million times before but:  Defend the employees.

Really, you’re never going to see Karen from Stubenville again in your life, so side-eye her real good and say:

“It’s not thier fault they’re understaffed. Having worked retail before, they’d love to have another three or five people back there helping out.  But since the whole ‘downsizing’ craze of the ninties, companies try to get as much out of thier employees as possible without regard for thier welfare, or the effect on service.  You should really get on McD’s website and complain about the chronic understaffing and tell them you’re willing to pay more elsewhere for better service.  They LISTEN to people like you.”

People love to complain, especially entitled people.  The good news is that they’re easily redirected with mild praise and a shiny new target.  Butter the elders and aim them at the bourgoise.

[antique-scarecrow]

aim them at the bourgeoisie

[flyfella]

At the pharmacy

Me: wise sage, give me what I need to banish the darkness from my mind Pharmacist: here’s your antidepressants. Me: no curse of mine shall befall you from my dying breath Pharmacist: thank you

[shadyuck]

I love how this post implies that the pharmacist is just used to you by now

[destinyrush]

People who think a woman breastfeeding her baby is sexual seriously need professional help.

[super-skid-deactivated20170623]

Seriously, there is an infant right up on that titty. What are you gonna do, remove the baby so you can oogle a nipple?

[itsjustalilstigma]

YES.THIS.

[1cupids]

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[amberandsage]

[vegasbride]

[love-personal]

[itsjustalilstigma]

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