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[punkrock-bottom]

Such a fan of saying etc like. You figure out the rest lol

[recomvery]

You're allowed to take up space and exist, with all of your needs and problems. You are not a burden, you are not annoying, especially if you depend on other people's care in some capacity, people love you and are glad you exist. Your needs are valid.

[faustandfurious]

One of the most important survival skills as an adult is internalising the idea that other people being rude or dismissive towards you for no apparent reason, is most often a reflection of their problems (shitty attitude, bad day, work stress, family stress) and usually has nothing to do with you.

[thepeacefulgarden]

Yes! Maybe they don't hate you! Maybe... * They didn't eat breakfast * They caught their SO cheating * Their financial struggles are weighing heavily on their minds today * They're not feeling well * They had a bad day at work * They just have "resting bitch face." * Their team lost the game last night * They missed the bus and got chewed out for being late * Their ex is being a shit * Their favorite TV show got canceled or pulled off whatever streaming service(s) they use or whatever * They had an argument with their SO * They're tired * They're on a new medication * They've been having friend problems * They're caught in the middle of "office politics" (aka DRAMA) at work * They got a bad performance review * They got a flat tire and had to buy a whole new set * Their toddler just learned a new swear word * Their teenager got into a fender-bender * Their in-laws are meddling where they shouldn't * They're going through a messy divorce * They lost their job Or a million and two other things that have literally nothing whatsoever to do with you at all.

[amalishope]

When they say goodnight but you still see them online an hour later..

[leavemealoneihaveanxiety-deacti]

When you’re a good friend and know that sometimes your friend needs their own space and alone time

[eternalbrain]

[only-knives]

what matters most about your interests is that they make you happy. whether other people find them productive is irrelevant. you don't have to produce anything. you are not a machine. your interests aren't for others. your interests are for you. do what makes you happy.

[memeuplift]

[feral-ballad]

Clementine Von Radics, from In A Dream You Saw A Way To Survive; “You are on the floor crying”

[Text ID: “And you have been / on the floor crying / for days. / And that is you / being brave. / That is you getting through it / as best you know how. / No one else can decide / What your tough looks like.”]

[vonlipwig]

my life really did improve when i decided to just constantly, casually compliment my friends and family. i cannot recommend it more. it makes everything better. you look incredible in that shirt, you're one of the funniest people i know, you're wearing the hell out of that dress, you're so sexy wtf, you're so talented, i love talking to you, you're so fun to be around, you're so kind, that haircut is amazing, i love you, i love you, i love you

[vergess]

This sounds like bullshit when you're deep in throes of depression and burnout and all that. But it is a real technique and it really works.

By teaching yourself to always find a compliment first when you look at others, it becomes easier to loom for the 'good' or the 'potential' in everything else.

Including yourself, if self loathing is something you struggle with.

Practicing kindness to others makes kindness to yourself easier.

[the-haiku-bot]

Practicing kindness

to others makes kindness to

yourself easier.

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[deadbeatmaker]

completely unable to stop thinking about this post

[roach-works]

listen. aging into your thirties rocks. yes your joints get a little creaky. yes you can’t sleep in a pretzel on the floor anymore after a concert or a convention. and you lose some friends. but the thing is that you sort out who your real friends are and you sort out who you really are. and you get to see your friends settling into careers they like, and adopt new dogs and cats, and you find a job you can stand, and get really good at arts and crafts, and maybe that book you loved as a kid gets a movie deal and it doesn’t suck, and you learn to like new food and bake your own bread, and you realize that the great portfolio of self harm scars you all used to curate are going white with age and not updated, and half your friends are a different gender now and so much happier and maybe you are too, and you know who you are, and that it’s a journey and not a revelation. it’s a direction you’re headed, and you’re enjoying the trip.

reaching your 30′s rocks. and i’m hearing good things about what comes next, too.

[roach-works]

i am looking into your eyes, i am holding your hand. i absolutely promise.

if you can just live long enough, your soul will build your body into a home. you will live there and you will find a way to be at peace. it’s worth the time and it’s worth the work. i promise.

[hubblegleeflower]

Your soul will build your body into a home.

[calellon]

the one (perhaps only) thing i’ll always like about growing older and maturing is the never-ending opportunity to develop and refine your personal taste in pretty much anything. fashion, food, music, literature, art, design, furniture: the older you get, the more knowledge, insight and experience you acquire and it all adds up to a treasure of source material to create a new you from. carve, prune, distill, expand, sculpt, evolve - you can recreate yourself always and aging gracefully is all about endlessly enriching yourself through that recreation.

[akindplace]

@theopeninvite on Instagram  

[borderlinereminders]

Sometimes people are committed to not understanding you. In these situations, there's nothing you can say to explain or change their mind.

It's not your fault. Sometimes people aren't willing to listen or consider the possibility they could be wrong. It's okay to not engage and to let it go.

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

If you look back and cringe, that means you've been growing and improving since then and that's a good thing.

[juansendizon]

“Self-love is a process. It will require time. It will require patience. It will require change, solitude, pain and everything that isn’t much pretty in this life. But in the end, it will be worth it. It will be beautiful. It will be you.”

— Juansen Dizon, A Process

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

When you relapse during recovery, it's like walking for an hour and then falling on your face. You're hurt and you're on the ground, but all the kilometers you walked are still behind you. You're not back where you started. And you can get back up and walk even further

[cannibal-rainbow]

Reminders: you are allowed to be angry and sad with people when they hurt you, even if they are sensitive and can't cope well with being told they did something wrong. their sensitivity does not mean you have to bottle up your feelings in that situation. their lack of coping skills does not make you talking about your feelings abusive or bad.