shelbyshutup

Hobo by nature, hipster by trade

[natalieironside]

Tumblr is an Amelia Bedelia ass website

[tamper]

[fitzgeraldquotes]

F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Debutante

[regularlesbian]

fun fact: any policy on drugs that isn’t harm reduction is going to cause addicts to suffer and die

[uncanney]

fun fact: Drug addiction is a public health issue, and approaching it as if it were a law enforcement issue is prejudicial to addicts and will result in their suffering and death

[jumpingjacktrash]

if you just assume addiction is a method of self-medicating, you’ll pretty much never be wrong.

now, not everything people self-medicate for actually has a proper treatment. i’m pretty sure the reason my uncle made sure to be slightly drunk at all times ‘to round the sharp corners off of things’ was sensory processing disorder. i have that too, and i just kind of accept that i’m going to randomly get my brain sandpapered from time to time. there is no medication for that. all you can do is dull your senses. i’ve chosen not to, but i can’t blame him for his decisions. when a ringing phone feels like getting hit upside the head with a frying pan, liver damage sounds like a fair price to pay.

anyway, it seems really self-evident to me that people don’t enjoy living the life of an addict, they do it because the alternative looks worse. people don’t get addicted to substances just for funsies. they start making a habit of taking something because of insomnia, or grief, or headaches, or depression, or seething undirected rage and terror they can’t put a name to – something that they can’t ignore or shrug off. and for whatever reason – lack of access, lack of knowlege, lack of money, or it just plain doesn’t exist – they aren’t able to apply the Approved Correct Remedy. they use what they can get.

addicts aren’t some weird otherfolk who inexplicably just Do Drugs because they’re Bad. addicts are you with a problem you can’t solve.

[mikkeneko]

these facts aren’t fun but they are pretty important

[nandalorian]

I can promise you that however bad you think drug addicts and/or alcoholics are making society, their experience of it is still worse. It’s the responsibility of policymakers to find solutions and treatment options that address the issue in such a way that views and respects addicts as members of society who need help and support, not external evil forces who need to be eradicated in order for society to function “properly.”

[naamahdarling]

Forcefully reblogging for “addicts are you with a problem you can’t solve.”

[the-lowz-of-highz]

Forever reblogging this.

[my-velvetpouch]

“Do you love me enough that I may be weak with you? Everyone loves strength, but do you love me for my weakness? That is the real test.”

— Alain de Botton  (via int-e)

[just-shower-thoughts]

Putting Sears or Toys “R” Us as work experience on a resume can never be questioned.

[vethox]

[walkingfromomelas]

Twin Peaks (1990-1991) & Titanic (1997)

[herochan]

Generational Oppression

Art by Ricardo Chucky || IG

[pblomgr1]

These are the solutions we need to policing right now. Remember: the problem cannot be solved by technocratic solutions (i.e. body cams, further trainings, etc.) The problem is policing itself.

[quickienewyork]

I think for a lot of people it’s impossible to imagine a world where the police are not the main, first, and only response to public safety. Some of these things may seem far-fetched or impossible.

And yet, many of them happen everyday in places where communities step up to take care of themselves. If you can imagine it, it can happen. When people talk about “community organizing” these are the sort of things they mean (along with a slew of others). 

It’s possible to imagine and create a more just and peaceful world. 

[neckkiss]

LOST.

[autumncozy]

By bakemetoparis

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[monachopsis-people]

[yousaveeveryonebutwhosavesyou]

[ahrima-deactivated20240728]

executive dysfunction be like *wants to do something* *doesnt do it* *feels bad* *wants to do something* *doesnt do it* *feels bad* *wants to do something* *doesnt do it* *feels ba

[o-v-e-r-w-h-e-l-m-e-d]

I recently learnt that executive dysfunction can be broken down into two main categories: anxiety that your attempt won't be satisfactory, or confusion about where to start or how to break it down into steps. As much as we feel bad about it, it's extremely important to remember that it is NOT laziness and we in fact shouldn't feel bad.

[ahrima-deactivated20240728]

hey reblog this instead

[depression-healthy-carrier]