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wingkink

Therapists are just…. Common sense filters

wingkink

Me: yeah so I just don’t have the energy to get up and make myself a sandwich or wait for something to cook so I just. Don’t

Her: why don’t you just eat the sandwich components without putting them together

Me:

Her: you can just eat a handful of cheese and some sandwich meat. You don’t have to make a sandwich.

Me:

Me: what

cyanoticfallacy-deactivated2018

Therapists finding loopholes for mental illness things is one of my favorite things about dealing with mental illness because it really helps me understand that just because a reaction is Common doesn’t mean it’s Right. Does doing dishes stress you out a lot? Buy paper plates. Do your obsessive thoughts make you worry about leaving your curling iron on so you drive home from work to check? Just put the curling iron in your purse and bring it to work with you while we work on tackling where this worry comes from. Symptom management doesn’t have to look like drudgery.

ziggyplayedd

i used to go days without showering because seeing my body was so upsetting that i would end up spiraling and then i realized i could simply turn the lights out. it took some getting used to but i’ve been showering with the lights off for years and it’s now one of my favorite parts of my day.

do whatever you want nothing is real and there’s no need to inflict unnecessary suffering on yourself just to try to seem “normal”

biyaself

I love this post

jettestblack

Hmmm

petrichorepoch

These kinds of loopholes make life so. Much. Better.

fuckyeahasexual

One of my favorite stories is this lady had extremely bad OCD. Every day she’d be late to work because she was convinced that her hair dryer was going to burn down the house so would always have to turn around and check it. Multiple times a day even. A bunch of doctors tied to “fix” her of that fear, until one day she got a doctor that suggested she bring the hair dryer with her. Other doctors were annoyed, saying that wasn’t a the correct way to help, but she gave it a go. When she had that fear, she’d look over and see the hair dryer unplugged in the seat next to her and was able to carry on. I think it’s such a perfect example of actually helping someone instead of forcing them into a neurotypical standard.

eclecticpersonswondersland

That story helped me stop repeatedly checking if my front door was locked. Instead of checking that the door was locked over and over I would check my security system app. If it’s on it will alert me if the front door opens.

daughter-of-rowan

“…actually helping someone instead of forcing them into a neurotypical standard” should be added to the Hippocratic Oath.

chibird

I experience my emotions pretty strongly, and sadness can be suffocating when it feels like you’re trapped in it. It helps me a lot to rise above my emotions and view them like clouds that pass through my sky. ☁ I hope this little ghost can help you find a new perspective on your emotions.

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extramadness

distantdissociative

Alters: *nonstop talking*

Me: I wish I didn’t have to hear voices all the time.

Alters: *stop talking for an hour*

Me: Wait I didn’t mean it come back

achocolla

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Please. Boost if possible, this is REALLY important.

thepersonalquotes

nevaehs-winglets

Why does this make me smile so much? 🤔

inthelifeofa

death-by-lulz

A possum broke into an Australian bakery and ate so many pastries it couldn’t move. This is how they found him.

“Do what you must, for I have already won.”

camembertlythere

I’ll never forgive bank of america for refusing to let me put this photo on my debit card

gentlekirk

uterus culture is forgetting all the weird symptoms that come along with your period every month and wondering why you’re feeling some kind of way until you Realize

souppippin

You just sit crying in a restaurant eating all the breadsticks and then you are just like: ah yes the PMS™

resiliencewithin

Mental illnesses have symptoms

Remember…

No matter how many strategies you are using, no matter how many coping tools you employ, not matter how many therapy sessions you attend, no matter what medication you are on, no matter what support you seek…

You will always have symptoms.

You can manage them, you can alleviate them, you can scale them back, but you can never rid yourself of them entirely.

You will have bad days, you will have episodes, you will have setbacks.

It’s okay.

It’s expected.

No matter how hard you’re trying, don’t expect perfection from yourself.

Forgive yourself. Accept the bad with the good. Keep going. Keep trying.

Tomorrow is another day.

dudepositivity

If you have depression and find yourself taking naps often due to chronic fatigue I just wanna remind you that you aren’t wasting time. You aren’t running out of time. You need rest, you need to catch up on the energy that you spend fighting your depression. It’s all gonna be okay. Life is long, you’re not wasting it by sleeping a little more often.

positivedoodles

[Drawing of a cat sleeping in front of a potted plant with a caption that says “I believe in you. You’ve done difficult things before. If someone can manage, it’s you. But I still want to help make life better for you. It’s not that I think you need my help. It’s just that you have it if you want it.”]