Like the Tree

Queer nerd. This is my mental health blog. I love dogs so expect to see them here.

[paulfrankjuliusthemonkey]

Yumi Sakugawa

[trueshredguitar]

i love that post thats like “never trust how you feel about your life after 9pm” that shit changed my life. every time i feel bad i look at the clock and i’m like Aha It’s 10:26 PM You Cannot Fucking Fool Me

[electricheart]

a little reminder! by annalaura_art

[chirmartir]

Ch💓

[br-nz]

Take the time to watch this, it’s MAGIC

[thegenderal]

In my ideal dream future life i do trailwork full time working as a project partner for youth crews and i drive a hot pink nissan juke . Not this color i want more of a planned parenthood eye-searing pink. This is too cool toned.

Except its 4WD and lifted like this to be a beast little off-roading machine

And i have pink heart rims (those who know me know they used to be gold and do the spinny thing which i’m still tempted by- maybe half and half? For extra nauseation? (Gif isnt gold but you get the jist)

And i would have neon green seat covers and furry pink steering wheel covers. Will these get fucking disgusting? Of course! I do trailwork! Do i give a fuck? No! I’ll just throw them out and get new ones when they start to smell like total shit!

My license plate will either be MANLET or DOHRT or perhaps EMPLYD. And i’ll have a papillon riding around in the front seat, and my chainsaw in the back

My goals here are threefold: 1) have a car nobody can steal because who the fuck would want this thing other than me 2) make everyones day either better or worse (because if you see this car your day is changed. For good or for bad is up to you but it is changed. I want photos of my car on shittycarmods and idiotsincars) 3) make everyone i work with think that they might be hallucinating me. In order to accomplish goal number three i will:

1) continue to look exactly how i look, which is like if a witch transmogrified a 2005 subaru outback into a human dude. Maybe I’ll even buy multiple sets of the same outfit to wear every day. Picture cargo pants that zip off into cargo shorts. Hiking boots. Baseball caps and camo shirts. A real “i buy clothes at tractor supply and your republican dad’s garage sale” vibe. Not the sort of maniac to own a hot pink nissan juke, which looks like somebody made a croc (the shoe) into a car.

2) pull up to work playing the exact same song at the exact same time and getting out of my car and greeting people the exact same manner every single day, giving the impression that i’m caught in some kind of time loop. I want you to imagine with me for a moment working for a conservation corps. You’re hungry, youre tired, it’s like 7 in the morning and you slept on the ground last night. You are either a teenager or you are in charge of teenagers and either way youre probably borderline manic from either being a teenager or from looking after them and you’re about to do hard physical labor for the next 8 hours barring your OSHA mandated two 15’s and a 30. You’re on the side of a horrible dirt road leading to a trail passing out pulaskis and grubbers and some fucking maniac in a hot pink car comes rocketing up BLARING mama’s broken heart by miranda lambert. They pop out of the car like cork from a champagne bottle and go howdy folks!! Beautiful morning! Let’s hop to it, ah? That’s your new boss. Every day it’s the exact same verse of mama’s broken heart. Every day, rain or shine, howdy folks!! Beautiful morning! Let’s hop to it, ah? What do you do? What CAN you do when faced with a cartoon of a man clearly happily living a groundhogs day life? Nothing. You can’t do anything.

That’s my life goal.

[lesbianrey]

if you need fewer than 8 hrs of sleep keep that shit to yourself. or do one better and simply lie and say that 8+ hrs of sleep is necessary for you. if you’re out here loudly bragging about ur 4 hour sleep maximum i consider you an oppressor. best case scenario is people clap for you and feel jealous. worst case scenario you signal to the capitalist dogs that we should all try to be like you. the risk is too great and the reward too little

[cyborg-furby]

It’s also ableist. A lot of the time people will say they don’t need much sleep when the truth is they just don’t face any significant repercussions for being sleep deprived.

People with chronic pain have a harder time sleeping, need more sleep to be rested, and will face increased pain when sleep has been inadequate. And it REALLY FUCKIN SUCKS, to deal with all that and then hear someone you know brag and joke about how they routinely stay up super late and only get a few hours of sleep a night. And I’m sure it’s no different for many other disabilities that different people face.

[coffee-mage-sans-caffeine]

I learnt something today that I think is just beautiful. My grandmother was a very sick woman and pretty much housebound for the last of her life.  She derived great pleasure from watching her neighbour’s backyard chickens.  She adored these chickens.  Every time I called, she had new chicken drama to tell me—think Linda Belcher and the raccoons.   It turns out that at some point, their neighbour was no longer able to have chickens because due to a disability he could no longer afford to keep them.  My grandfather, upon learning this, immediately used his spending money to keep the neighbour in both chickens and chicken feed so that my grandmother would have chickens to watch since my grandfather didn’t have time to keep chickens at their home. He did this for ten years, guys.  TEN YEARS he secretly funded his neighbour’s backyard chickens so that my grandmother would have chickens to watch every day until the day she died.   That’s true love.

[akindplace]

Allow people to like you, to enjoy your company, to want to be your friend. Allow them to compliment you, allow others to think you're cool and funny even if you think you're not. It is not up to you to tell others how to feel, and remember that people might see the positive things in you and qualities that you have been failing to see while being too self-critical. Allow yourself to be liked by other people, even when you don't see why they should. Don't self-isolate because you think you are not good enough for other people.

[orpheusilver]

hyperfixating on this is not enough i need to eat it

[gharibajameel]

lions are like transgendering lol

[shayhammowolf]

Explain

[gharibajameel]

LOL theyre just transgedering :)

[sonic-wildfire]

Game over, Republicans

[yourfriendlylocalbogbody-deacti]

TRANS PRIDE

[itsadragonaesthetic]

This is trans chicken erasure culture

If something happens to a hen’s ovary and it ceases to function for whatever reason, the other gland will turn on, producing male sex hormones. The hen will grow longer and prettier feathers, a claw on their feet, a bigger comb, and they will begin to crow. Some, especially if they are influenced by other roosters, will begin to act aggressive, and protective over hens. The only way you can really tell if they were born a hen at that point is if you notice the rooster isn’t impregnating any females and by doing a blood test. Some people also say that their trans roosters tend to be a little bit sloppy at being a rooster if they didn’t have any roosters to teach them.

[ultimatebottom69]

The Chicken are what

[the-bafflement-of-scotland-yard]

TRANS CHIMKEN

[ziraseal]

[actualbird]

legitimate fucking lifehack: discord server literally just for yourself to keep track of stuff over devices. links. reminders and checklists. all neatly divided into categories. search function and dates. why didnt i do this earlier oh my god.

[actualbird]

op here. everybody adding passive aggressive comments like “just use [other thing]” or “wow u dont know [other thing] exists get well soon ❤️” owes me 5 dollars

everybody else especially adhd folks are very welcome and i hope u see something beautiful today

[thatadhdmood]

ive been doing this lately and it works pretty well!

these r the channels i use

basically organisation has my schedule and any random stuff thats happening or i gotta do

media is where i drop a youtube video, episode of a show, or fic im reading with the time of where i am in the video that i need to close so i can focus

plus it doubles as a catalog of stuff to do when I’m bored!

then document is links to things i need open to do work or any slideshow links i get for school

and formulas are the formulas i always search for those classes like a wavelength formula or molar mass or smth!

[generallkenobi]

additionally: you can use bots like reminder-bot to send you reminders about things!

[pancakeke]

I don't know if any of you had the same experience as me, but I tried therapy when I was a teenager living in an abusive household and thought it was a waste of time. Ultimately my biggest problems (dad) were beyond my control and no amount of coping would make them better. Now that I'm an adult with actual control over my life and don't live with my dad anymore therapy is MUCH more helpful.

If any of you had bad experiences with therapy when you were younger it may be worth it to try again now.

[pancakeke]

THE SAME GOES FOR MEDICATION!! I tried meds as a teenager and they were powerless to help much due to my living situation being horrible. I thought that meant medication didn't work for me. Now that I'm out of that situation and trying agajn I can really see a difference.

[hyperactivehedgehog]

Such a large part of therapy depends on having some control over your life! Therapy isn't just talking to someone and they make everything go away. They give you tools to master your problems! And if you can't use them, they aren't of any use. And it's the same for meds! If they let you be more productive or creative but you have no outlet for that, the end result is the same. If your meds help you see the positives but there are no positives to see, you won't notice the difference.

Sometimes you get the wrong tools. Sometimes there's no space to use them. Sometimes the hardware store sucks. Try again with different tools, in different locations, at a new store.

[chibird]

Another froggy reminder! We’re all doing so much given the circumstances we’re in! It’s never easy. We need to give ourselves more credit, and compassion, for all that we do each day. 🙌✨

Chibird store | Positive pin club | Webtoon

[wholeheartedsuggestions]

i promise the world has countless beautiful things you have yet to see

[sunshineandkindness]

Promise? 🥺

[wholeheartedsuggestions]

pinky swear

[dissociativedoe]

sending love out tonight to everyone who is progressively losing their abilities, whether that's movement, ability to walk, eyesight, or hearing.

it's hard to come to terms with the fact that you can't do things that you used to be able to do. I'll be honest, it feels like you're losing control of your life. it can feel very isolating and hopeless. its scary and overwhelming, and it's so hard to deal with.

you are not less than just because you can do less. im proud of you for still being here, and i wish you ease with adjusting to new ways of life. please take care of yourself, i love you.

[serviceberries]

executive dysfunction often makes you feel totally disempowered and out of control in your own life. i promise, it's okay. you don't have to do everything today. you don't have to write the whole essay, i know that's overwhelming. just open up a new google docs. you don't have to cook the whole meal right now, just slice the bread and set it aside. take it one step at a time. if you have the energy to write one more sentence, to prep one more ingredient, go ahead! even if not, you've set yourself up for better times, you've done something instead of nothing, and you've set yourself a goal that you accomplished. great job!

[fleurea-deactivated20231119]

I don't know who needs to hear this right now but here's a reminder. Sometimes you don’t have to pretend to be strong if you feel like falling apart. It’s okay to show feelings. It’s okay to be vulnerable.