9000% bullshit

[professionaljester]

this is the first time in years that tumblr has felt organic. No I will not elaborate 

[sshepardcommander]

no one had a “memes for if putin resigns during supernatural canon gays during the us presidential election” folder prepped ahead of time

[inkandpapermagic]

This Buzzfeed article about Logan Lerman’s gray hair deserves a Pulitzer

[anexperimentallife]

I feel seen and I'm not sure I like it

[thestateonmtv]

living in the suburbs is like mall. Movies. Mall again. Go to target. Go to gamestop. Back to the mall. Barnes and noble. Back to the mall. Chili’s. Back to the mall. Eat hot chip. Lie. And I’m SICK of it!!!!!

[thestateonmtv]

I’m sorry god please forgive me I would give anything to go to Barnes and noble and then dinner at Chili’s with a lava mountain cake please lord take me back I’ll never complain again

[vicholas]

[bi-dazai]

pls follow mondo mascots lol

[ottermatopoeia]

alexa show me the dark japanese city mascot lore

[pink-mage]

just wanna remind y'all that there was a character in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy who accidentally became immortal and decided to spend his eternity of suffering traveling through time and space to insult everyone in the universe, one by one, in alphabetical order, and if that’s not a hero idk what is

[ja-khajay]

Brothers.

[spicy-vaginal-tacos]

I thought this was one of Tumblr’s weird ads for skin care

[spicy-vaginal-tacos]

Dermatologists HATE him

[adhd-alien]

Why do I keep losing things? Aka Nothing good has ever come from trying to "just not forget"

(I whipped up a quick comic cause I had a joke on my mind, but I'll be doing a whole graphic on coping with memory issues!)

The last panel is based on an incredible video by How to ADHD

[imp]

you guys use words to communicate?

[neontologist-deactivated2020100]

me? i say words for the mouthfeel. concupiscent

[lobotomizedskull]

[livia-arida-deactivated20201018]

@ma-setheneran​

[jenny-holzer]

at what age do you accept that you and your digestive system are never gonna be friends again

[autismandstuff]

[blogbunnyrabbit]

[decabus]

this meme made me realise that other people apparently know how to show empathy without personal anecdotes 

[some-teeth-in-a-trench-coat]

… how…. please teach me

[idontknowanymoreaaaaaa]

I’m pretty sure none of us will get answers but please…if someone knows the secrets to showing empathy without personal anecdotes please speak up. We need answers

[lil-tumbles]

(Me (adhd + autism) can show empathy, but not sympathy. For me, it’s like I do the exact same thing, but as well as showing empathy through anecdotes I show sympathy through empathy).

[dragoninhumanskin]

@decabus @some-teeth-in-a-trench-coat @messynogenderpotato

I have somethin I guess? I’ve been the Support Friend for most of my life so I managed to get it down to a formula. TW: dog death

1. Ask Questions

This is mainly to keep them talking, that way a) they feel like they have a confidante in you, and b) the pressure is less on you to Say Things. In fact it shouldn’t be about you Saying Things at all, it should be you figuring out where they’re at and trying to understand.  E.g. “My dog died, I miss him.” Ask questions, and when they start talking, let them talk. “What was his name?” “How and when did he die?” “Tell me about him.” “What was he like?” “What’s your favourite memory of him?” “When did you first meet him?” “Did you teach him any tricks?” Again the point is to keep them talking, the questions are just to get them on a roll. If you’re worrying about what to say next, listen to what they’re saying and ask details of what they’re currently talking about, or mentally prepare your next question.

2. Listen

Let them talk. The more you listen to them talk, the more they feel like it’s okay to talk to you. If they dwindle off, ask them something else to get them talking again. Upset people usually have a lot to say.

Every now and again you can throw in little sentences like “Wow, what a bitch!” “Aw, so sad.” “What the fuck? Why?” just to prove you’re still listening and following, and haven’t wandered off into space.

3. When they’re done, give it back to them

It’s a technique called mirroring. Sum up whatever you heard in short form - if they’ve talked for half an hour about the little details of their deceased pet, say something like “It sounds like he was a very good boy/sounds like he meant a lot to you/sounds like you will miss him.” It’s been known to make people dissolve into a sobbing mess, because this is the part where you prove you’ve done your homework, you listened, you care, you get it.

4. If you really want to offer a solution, ask first. You can just skip this step altogether tbh.

Only when someone has finished talking about whatever is upsetting them, ask if you can help. “Can I offer some advice?”  Now is the time for SHORT anecdotes. Short. It’s not about you sharing your story, it’s about them getting advice. Remember they don’t have to take your advice, again it’s about them and their emotions, and they know themselves best. “When my dog died, I did this. Would that help?” “I read somewhere about doing this. Maybe try that and see how it goes?”

Hope this helps y’all. The TL;DR of all this is basically listen, and prove you’re listening.

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

By Eric Swanson with permission to share widely.

[comicsareforkids]

Fourth in a series I of comics about protesting safety tips I made with @this.is.ysabel . This one is about the dangers of police surveillance and how to avoid it if possible. Keep being safe when you go out. Don’t get snatched!

[mysharona1987]

[boy-obsesed-barbie]

Trump and the GOP are wanting poor kids to die while their kids who go to private schools are safe because those schools aren’t opening. Trump and the GOP are fucking monsters.

[wheelspiration]

[kaijuno]

Palpatine looks like an evil Colin Mochrie

[ferventvervet]

but why would you hide this in the tags though