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[grimalditeuthis]

when i remember that no amount of waiting will make me brave and no amount of fear will keep me safe

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[visenyaism]

“everything will be okay”: shallow and dismissive comfort that establishes impossible goal an indefinite future away

“in two weeks you will have different problems”: so true bestie the human experience

[izzycodes]

I like this a lot.

[babycharmander]

[ID: A photo of city streets with text laid over if reading: “My therapist said ‘if you’re resting but you’re guilting or shaming yourself for not being productive the whole time, that’s not actually rest.’ She told me this is why I’m so chronically tired. Hoping this helps someone like it helped me.” /end ID]

[paradoxicalbeing]

Sums up my career break because everyone was insinuating to me left and right that it was wrong and socially unacceptable even though I was so fucking burnt out.

[damnselfly-b-deactivated2022042]

quick protip: if someone is crying or freaking out over something minor, eg wifi not connecting, can’t find their hat, people talking too loud, do NOT tell them how small or petty the problem is to make it better. they know. they would probably love to calm down. you are doing the furthest possible thing from helping. people don’t have to earn expressions of feelings.

[shoren18]

I’m just gonna put it out there that if someone’s freaking about something small, they’re really freaking out about something big that they’re trying to deal with, or something long term that’s been building up, and that little thing is the straw that broke the camel’s back.

I don’t know, try and give people the benefit of the doubt. Don’t be the next straw on their broken back.

[jrkaplonski]

Needed this today.

[animate-mush]

People don’t actually go from 0 to 60. If you think they did, you have failed to notice how long they’ve been at 59.

[heatherwitch]

I think the reason I enjoy Ghibli so much is it romanticizes the little things. It makes me want to bake, study, clean the house, garden, and more while listening to happy music and occasionally picking wildflowers and lying in the grass. It helps me find joy in day-to-day life and that’s honestly sooo important for my mental health.

[oldumbylievable]

Hayao Miyazaki has said on numerous occasions that he wants children to know that even when the world seems harsh and life is hard, it is always still worth living, and there is always something beautiful in it.

That mental health boost is intentional and Miyazaki wants you to believe that you should continue to live, even if just for those little things.

[scaredpotter]

when women say “i hate men” they mean it in the “stop hurting me and my sisters” kind of way, not the “i want to rape, murder and oppress you” way. you know, the way men hate women.

[mounak-s-deactivated20170517]

life is so subtle sometimes that you barely notice yourself walking through the doors you once prayed would open.

[sweeneytad]

I just realized I’ve survived everything I’ve ever encountered in life. I have a 100% survival rate. I’m fucking nailing it.

[glowcowboy]

we’re gonna be ok btw

[glowcowboy]

it’s ok if you’re scared. or tired. or unsure. or one million billion other complicated emotions at once. but i’ve decided things are going to be ok anyway. and i will hold that belief close to my heart no matter how scared or tired or lonely or depressed or one million billion other things i am. i will hold onto that. and if you’re scared, you can hold onto me. we can carry each other through

[lizzibennet]

jane austen really just repeatedly said “the sexiest thing a man can be is kind, selfless, attentive and honest about his feelings” and, as always, she was correct every single time

[tc-oldham]

“Date someone who is interested in you. I don’t mean someone who thinks you’re cute or funny. I mean someone who wants to know every insignificant detail about you. Someone who wants to read every word you write. Someone who wants hear every note of your favourite song, and watch every scene of your favourite movie. Someone who wants to find every scar upon your body, and learn where each one came from. Someone who wants to know your favourite brand of toothpaste, and which quotes resonate deep inside your bones when you hear them. There is a difference between attraction and interest. Find the person who wants to learn every aspect of who you are, and hold onto them.”

— T.C. Oldham

[freshpickle]

justin stewart

[resiliencewithin]

I’m not going to wish you a stress-free day.* For some of us, that’s a bar that’s just too high most of the time. Instead, I wish you resilience, the capacity to cope, and comfort when those stressors come along, be they internally or externally manufactured.

*but if it happens, and it can, I’m so happy for you.

[stlamb]

audrey emmett

[brndnslvra]

understand the role you play in your own suffering

[expensiveity]

what worked for me in the past is outdated. that mindset is outdated. the boundaries are outdated. those habits are outdated. leveling up requires shedding outdated methods and embracing growth. a new mindset, revised boundaries, and upgraded habits accompany each level-up. adaption is key to sustained personal development.

[cheruib]

that comment about how you should not borrow grief from the future has saved me multiple times from spiraling into an inescapable state of anxiety. like every time i find myself thinking about how something in the future could go wrong i remember that comment and i think to myself: well i never know, it might get better. it might not even happen the way i think it will and if it does happen and it is sad and bad ill be sad about it then, when it happens. and it’s somehow soo freeing