LoveSickCutie

🎀 Sick People are Cute Too!! 🎀 yumekawaii, yamikawaii, medikawaii & menhera

[lovesickcutie]

°.•☆♡ This blog is for the alternative fashion and art movement associated with menhera sometimes called yumekawaii, yamikawaii and medikawaii ♡☆•.°

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🔪 Yandere Interaction OK!

💊 "Jirai Kei" Interaction NOT OKAY!

🍬 ED/ANA Interaction NOT OKAY!

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[fuwungi]

don’t forget to take your meds! 💊🏥

[sapphling]

the more time you spend in active recovery from any given self destructive behavior or addiction the more you understand the common conception of the "relapse" as defined by a broken "streak" to be, like, so bad for one's own well-being that it would be funny if it weren't resulting in just a lot of misery and death

[the-peoples-puppy]

I told my girlfriend to think of quitting vaping as training her endurance by seeing how long she can run before she gets tired, then doing it again and hoping to go further next time. She said it really helped her.

[lovesickcutie]

just curious why you have jirai kei dni ? if this is dumb feel free to ignore.

Jirai Kei isn't mental healthier and is instead associated with anti recovery. It isn't really a fashion.

Menhera is about working on your mental health, trying to improve it and accepting that being sick isn't life ruining. That it's okay to be sick which is why we work on dealing with our issues. I do not think Jirai Kei does this at all and gives people a fundamental misunderstanding of Menhera.

For more information read this post HERE

[menhera-info-archieve]

Why Menhera is about Mental Health, not Mental Illness

I think a lot of people get confused about what the difference between these two things is, especially since it's common to use these phrases interchangeably. Technically speaking though, these terms have different meanings:

mental health: a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community

mental illness: [medical] conditions that affect a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, or behavior

It's important to note that mental health doesn't exclusively pertain to people with mental illnesses. According to Christopher M. Palmer, “The term ‘mental health’ implies the absence of illness or disorder. But there are a lot of ways people can be mentally healthy or ill, just like there are many ways to be physically healthy or unwell.”

Focusing on menhera, part of the reason the movement is about mental health is because of Japan's culture and the fact that diagnosis isn't as common/emphasized there. This is something that has already been better explained than others, so rather than trying to reword them I'll give a few articles that help explain this

mental health ≠ mental illness

The origin and birth of Menhera

Menhera as Art and Subculture

What I think I can break down is how much different the movement would look if it was only about mental illness vs how open it is when we talk about mental health!

If the movement is only about mental illness, then we are claiming this is a space only for people with a diagnosis/ labeled mental illness. This can lead to arguments about the validity of self diagnosis and whether or not you need official diagnosis to take part in the community, something that can be observed in other mental illness related communities/tags. Even if we try to be open and say all those people are allowed, people will likely feel anxious and think things like "am i mentally ill enough to call myself menhera?" It also means that as people recover, they may feel forced to move on from the community as they stop meeting the criteria for their diagnoses (if they do).

But because the menhera movement is about mental health we don't have to worry about formal diagnosis at all. Menhera is a community for anyone who has struggled mentally in any way ever. Of course people with mental illness are still welcome and will make up a significant part of the community, but because it's open to all, people can focus on their recovery without feeling like they'll be pushed out of the community because they "don't qualify" anymore. It also allows people with a variety of different situations to join, such as (but not limited to):

lgbtq+ people, people of color, physically disabled people, and other minorities who don't have mental illness but experience pain and mental health struggles due to discrimination.

people with chronic illness/physical conditions, who may struggle with mental health due to physical pain, discrimination, and other struggles that aren’t mental illness.

people who have trouble with symptoms, but don't meet full criteria for any official diagnoses (ex: people who struggle to focus but don't have ADHD, people who benefit from DBT skills that don't have BPD, etc.)

people who probably have a mental illness, but can't afford to go to therapy, aren't ready for therapy, don't have access, etc.

people who are considered "weird" or "sick" by society (think like how kink is a theme in menhera because kink/sexual desire are stigmatized)

young people who are struggling because growing up is hard/they have heightened emotions/etc.

people dealing with normal stressors (work, school, etc.) but need an outlet or place to vent

and plenty more i'm not thinking of, I'm sure

Hopefully this puts some perspective on the difference between mental health/illness and why menhera focuses on mental health!

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Free to use text dividers I made for you! Transparent and pastel! Likes & reblogs are appreciated. ♡

[lovesickcutie]

Hi, dumb question but I wanted to ask if it's necessary to be directly involved in a medical field to enjoy menhera aes, I study psychology btw

Be directly involved in the medical field? No? I mean 95% of people who like menhera etc. are not...

Menhera is a way to say "mental healthier" and is about aiming to improve your own and others mental health so...as long as one does that then enjoy menhera!

[pienhime]

been getting into lovesick recently, and predictively this is my favorite of theirs so far after giving their whole spotify discography a try

[lusting-after-tomorrow-deactiva]

[yaribiglove]

♠️ HaPpY uNBirThDay ♠️

[pyuvii]

Coming soon! These will be available in several sizes.

Destigmatize medication through fashion~

#Puvithel #Menhera #Tights #gothic #pink #red #pill #medication #kawaii #stockings #punk

[sacred-portal]

[angelic-d0lls]

[petalpxl]

[pienhime]

its ok to be menhera!

i rlly love this song

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pastel dividers masterpost

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