My Brain Does Things

[quietwingsinthesky]

a moment of clarity. of life clawed free from the grave inside you. and then apologizing for it. apologizing for it. apologizing for it.

[catchymemes]

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[guerrillatech]

Stop trying to be productive

[allegrasloman]

wow. It's like an infomercial for truly inspired 'not giving a fuck'

[thedoubteriswise]

so much of being an ok person is just 1) not panicking, 2) not taking things personally, and 3) not letting the vindictive gargoyle that lives in your head tell you what to do. this sucks because brains love doing those things

[eatpussypraylove]

Continuing to be warm and soft and open to the possibilities of life even when it seems hopeless and you’re heartbroken and soul sick does actually work btw. Like there will be love around you again and real recognizes real

[storybookprincess]

one of the best ways i’ve found to combat that inherent depressive pessimism without veering into toxic positivity territory is simply the phrase “i’m open to the possibility”

this particularly works with anything negative i’ve forecasted. “i woke up feeling like shit today, so my day is gonna suck” isn’t a particularly helpful thought, but “it’s a great day to be alive!!!!!” feels hollow and insincere when i have a pounding headache & am running on three hours of sleep

instead i’ll tell myself, “i really don’t feel good right now, but i’m open to the possibility that coffee and breakfast might perk me up a bit.” or “i’m in a lot of pain today, but i’m open to the possibility that my workday might still have fun parts despite that”

sometimes, when your impulse is to slam the door on anything good, but you’re not exactly up to going out & hunting it down yourself, leaving the door open just a crack makes all the difference

[schizocassandraoftroy]

No doctor will ever get my respect like the woman in the ER who checked me for claws and fangs because I told her I was turning into a werewolf and could feel it and let me know gently that she couldn't find any but that didnt make it feel any less real, like THATS how you do it, other doctors who just flat out told me I was wrong take notes

[schizoalienboy]

This is how you treat us!

[anais-ninja-bitch]

i am reblogging this as someone who does not have delusions and often makes shitposts about werewolves, and i just want all my followers to know this is not a joke!

i am so glad you had this positive experience, and i hope this sort of kindness catches on with doctors and the general public.

[rosslynpaladin]

Look when someone is in a confused or compromised state, no matter why,

and they are your medical charge,

it is vital to continue to treat them with dignity. Like that. Reassure them with visible practicalities that you acknowledge their fears, will not belittle them, and can show them facts to help them cope.

THAT is the proper compassion of a Healer.

[yellow-lemon-lime]

Can I just add that, if you like me have delusions where everything bad that happens is your fault, the doctor shouldn't be like "Yeah, you're probably right" but try to reason with you in a respective way. OP's doctor did it right, but some of the notes make it look like people think delusions must be agreed to always, when doing so can be detrimental to the person's wellbeing

[schizophrenicfordpinesmoved]

This is my favorite addition to this post because it’s true. When dealing with delusions you need to avoid the extremes - DO NOT tell the person flat out “you’re wrong”, “thats not real” or worst of all “you’re crazy.” BUT DON’T ENCOURAGE THE DELUSION EITHER! Let’s take my werewolf delusion, for example. Doctors who have flat out told me “that isn’t real” haven’t helped because for me it is real and no amount of you saying it isn’t will change my perception. It makes us feel alienated.

But someone saying “You ARE transforming into a werewolf but i have a poition thatll stop it! :D” is just as dangerous because you’re furthering a delusion which could get someone hurt. its also manipulative. we’re psychotic, not children.

So what DO you do? Acknowledge that the situation is frightening. If possible, give them the objective facts (ie, i don’t see any monsters; your mom hasn’t said anything to make it seem like she’s going to kill you) while also acknowledging that for them, it is real. Most of all, ask what you can do to keep them comfortable and safe.

Sorry for the long addition but when I made this post it didn’t occur to me apsychotic people would look at it for advice on how to handle an actively delusional person. I’m glad it’s resonating with people, though

[angiethewitch]

I remember when I told a doctor someone had replaced all the veins and arteries in my body with wires and I was no longer a person. she very gently checked me over for any wounds where they could have made the incisions to put the wires in, and took photos of the places on my phone to prove it. all the places I felt were the entry points were out of my sight, behind my ears and in my back and stuff. then she offered to get me an xray if they could fit me in, but it might take a while. I declined because I didnt want to take up space for people who need it, and honestly at this point I trusted her enough to tell me if I had wires. she brought my husband in and showed him how to check me over for wounds and wires, then she asked me if I had any questions. I went back into the waiting room, feeling like I wasn't stupid and I felt much safer.

she came into the waiting room later to check if I was okay, and I felt safe, cared for, trusted and believed. she told my husband she put a psychiatrist on standby in case I got freaked out again, and told me she understands how I feel, and that she can't see anything but she gets how scary it is for me and she's on shift for a few hours and to ask for her by name if I need reassuring again.

I felt safe. I felt believed. that's how you do it.

[sunnybugz]

I frequently struggle with worries that my memories are made up- either that they were forced onto me by someone else, or that I made them up myself.

I was panicking about this to my girlfriend, and she said the most helpful thing, that I felt should have been obvious to me, but I needed to hear it from someone else.

"Even if they are made up, the feelings that they're giving you are real."

Even if someone's delusions, paranoia, or general worries seem completely nonsensical to you, the feelings that they're having right now are very real, and they deserve to be treated with respect.

[rainbowhyperfixation]

This is a big thing that I continue to work on unlearning/relearning

[kragehund-est]

step one to overcoming social anxiety is to realize that most people kind of suck and their opinion of you is literally worthless

[kragehund-est]

step two is to realize that the people who don't suck are actually pretty cool with whatever weird stuff you say

[tlirsgender]

Autism Rage is weird because it's like if someone asks what's wrong the answer is "the sound of your voice right now" and "my socks have a weird texture" and I am fully aware of how insane I'm behaving

[tlirsgender]

Like literally it's fine I'm just having a freakazoid moment. Give me like ten minutes in a quiet room and a tasty beverage. Maybe a snack

[tlirsgender]

Autism isn't a disorder except for the way I do it

[kitkatpancakestack]

unavoidable that you will be the villain in someone else’s story. You will be painted in an unfavorable light. You will be the irredeemable one. and all of this will happen despite how nice you might usually be or how kind or how respectful or how warm. and you will just have to move on.

[boycritter]

this sucks so bad i need to [remembers suicide jokes only worsen my mental health] put on the best talent show this towns ever seen

[theconcealedweapon]

[headspace-hotel]

the autistic view of the world has insight and beauty in it, and we’re taught that there’s something wrong with it.

[sensicalabsurdities]

What’s fascinating is that the parents who didn’t know it was the work of an autistic kid praised it as well.

[theyoungestwhateleydaughter-dea]

Technically, we don't know that it's an autistic kid's work, either. 5e infographic doesn't say Cadence is autistic.

[neuroticpantomime]

"appropriate play skills" is such a horrid phrase, goddamn

[filthyprotozoan]

astonishing how good it can feel to get some chores done sometimes. you’ll be sitting there like damn i am some type of horrid little smeagol like creature who should be crushed to death. but then you do some laundry and you’re like wrow. im actually gods most fuckable soldier.

[hiveswap]

You're not immune to being the bully btw. You're not immune to being in the wrong

[hiveswap]

"But i'm-" there is no identity or state of being that makes you immune to hurting someone. You can be convinced that you are in the right for doing so. You can be convinced that you're defending someone by doing so. You have always got to examine if you're taking pleasure in hurting someone or if you're actually doing something good.

[nirtonic]

[Image text: there's actually no political label or identity that absolves you of doing harm.]

[aranock]

I would go farther; you will do harm, and it is exceptionally unlikely that you have done none. Sometimes harm is unavoidable. Sometimes you are going to do something thoughtless, or you'll do something that unintentionally hurts someone. Sometimes you are just going to mess up and do the wrong thing on purpose. You have to accept that, and learn to take responsibility instead of deciding you are incapable of it. Thats the only way you grow and do better. There is no essentially good people. Doing the right thing is hard and failure is human.

[may6th2030]

feeling so many feelings about all of this

[kymethra]

brennan just going right ahead and saying the quiet bit out loud here

[shinraalpha]