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Night Vale Inspires – Series 10. I think the series as a whole is really evolving and growing. Thank you for sticking with me all this time. ♥
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how to study with a mental illness!!!! aka a guide to simultaneously caring for yourself and your academics
(disclaimer: this is from purely personal experience and is not a substitute for seeking professional help. these are just personal tips as i was formally diagnosed with depression and anxiety in the third year of college, but had been showing symptoms even in high school. different methods help for different people, but i really hope some of these things can help a struggling student out, because one of the reasons i went on studyblr in the first place was that i felt really lost and anxious.)
1. done is better than none. sometimes an assignment you have to turn in would be objectively easy to complete, but it takes longer to do so because you’re afraid that the final product won’t be as good as you want it to be, or as good as a professor expects it to be. it’s hard to remove those expectations, but it is a little easier when you remember that getting some points (no matter how many they are) are better than getting a deduction for late submissions or not turning in the project at all. many people – including myself – suffer from perfectionism in university, but it is overall more important to complete something to the best of your own ability, and learn from the feedback on the project later on. more importantly, often, you’re doing better than you think you’re doing, so surprise yourself. you can do it. just start. 2. keep careful track of your deadlines. much of my undergrad anxiety came from the fact that i knew something was due, but couldn’t keep track of it, or didn’t want to confront it. it’s better to confront it because you have more time to do it slowly and thoroughly. as soon as you hear about an impending exam or paper deadline, keep track of it. personally, i use google calendar. from there, you can make smaller plans and break down your goals to make it more doable! 3. don’t be afraid to ask for help. there used to be a huge stigma against mental illness, but thankfully, many educational institutions are much kinder and more considerate about it. if you really can’t meet a deadline or come to class, let your professor know. most professors are kind, reasonable people who genuinely care about you and your well-being. even one of my scariest professors granted extensions to a girl who was genuinely struggling with serious depression, and the college of law i’m in takes mental health very seriously to the point that they instruct faculty how to deal with such cases. if you’re not able to talk to a professor, try to ask help from a classmate or a friend who can share notes or fill you in on how they accomplished a certain assignment. many people will be happy to help. you are not a burden, love. 4. be kinder to yourself. mental illness is like any illness. it often keeps us from doing as well as we’d like to be because it’s a genuine and serious health problem. sometimes it helps to keep this in mind when we flub a report in class (as i did several tens of times in undergrad), get a bad score, say something ridiculous during recitation, or mess up a paper. it’s okay to do your best while you heal. you know you’re trying your best, and slow growth is still growth. 5. on that note, care for your other needs. one of my happiest and most fulfilled semesters (even though it was my busiest) was when i had time to see a psychiatrist, run, pack lunches and fruit to school to eat healthy, and have a reasonable-ish sleep schedule. this was during my thesis semester. while i had to take an incomplete, and finish my thesis the next sem, because i was attending to my own needs, i felt like a living, breathing, learning, happy person. and i finished my thesis the next semester. it’s better to look after your own physical health and needs before your academics. 6. sometimes, it’s better to do nothing and rest. you deserve it. part of the reason i’d been doing horribly in law school was that i didn’t sleep and it was making me mildly unbalanced and incredibly suicidal; not to mention the fact that i wasn’t really retaining any information or performing well. rest days are just as important as days when you study because rest IS productivity. 7. take your meds. see your psych or therapist if you have one. avail yourself of mental health services on campus if there are any. these genuinely saved my life at a time that i thought i was beyond saving. please go seek help if you can. BONUS: MY STUDY SETUP ON A TERRIBLE MENTAL HEALTH DAY (like today) - i try to clear the space and clean up as much as possible. it makes me feel like i have things under control, and have my work things where i can see them. - i eat something healthy, like fruit, and get a lot of water. i keep a water jug on my desk because it clears my thoughts and helps me replenish the fluids lost from crying (1/2jk). it also really keeps up my strength for the study process. - i turn on a calming playlist, like a jazz or lofi or ghibli playlist. in another window, i turn on a rain sound video on a softer volume, and it helps center me. - it helps when you have a soft or calming scent to calm you down. i use a lavender room spray, and it makes me feel cozy and productive, but in undergrad, i used this tea-tree lavender mix and it smelled like sunny afternoons and guitar coffeshop playlists. it really is nice. - there are breathing exercises and gifs all over the internet. they help calm you down when things seem Too Much. i really hope this helps, guys. don’t hesitate to message me if you’ve been having a hard time with school or life or anything. please, please care for yourselves. you can do it. – sam
So today I found out I lost my job while I was having a major depressive episode, so guess who is trying to conceal all the sad cause we are having ✨family Christmas✨ with my grandparent.
How to remain productive with online classes:
A few tips from a broke neuro-divergent academic
Try and wake up early, and go to bed early too. I’m not saying get up at 5 (unless that’s you’re thing) but sleeping into noon is a productivity blackhole. I go for 8 or 8:30, generally, but that’s just what works for me.
Get dressed for the day. I’m not talking like, jeans and a business casual outfit, but a clean pair of sweatpants, fresh underwear, and a new shirt can really put you in the mood for a new morning.
Have a workspace. Whether it be the kitchen table, a desk, a spot on the floor with a lap desk, have a place that’s dedicated to your work. Have items that signify that workspace too, like your book, planner, laptop, lamp, whatever. It can help you get into the zone, being in that space.
Have a morning drink. I choose earl grey tea with honey and cream, but black coffee, herbal tea, lemon water, whatever works for you is awesome, as long as itll wake you up and start your day.
To do lists. To do lists and to do lists and more to do lists. I have three. One is a post it weekly planner deal (3.99 at a local grocery store). it’s a weekly spread already set up, and if you’re anything like me, its really hard to set up a weekly spread. Then I have an app called Ike. I have a daily to do list I write on that app, and then I have four more to-do lists of what I have to for each specific class.
Spread out your assignments. Don’t overwhelm yourself. If you’re professors are like mine, and have the due date for each module as Sunday at midnight. What I do is spread out all my assignments from Monday to Saturday, and I leave Sunday blank, so anything I didn’t do that week, I finish on Sunday. It works for me, it might work for you.
Have a folder for each class, and a notebook for each class. I hate spending money, I’m broke as hell, sono al verde as the Italians say, but a 0.99 cent folder and a 0.25 cent notebook can do wonders for motivating one to fill them up.
Study with a drink. Tea, water, coffee, whatever, but my go to is generally a warm drink. I cannot study if I’m cold, I get tired and groggy, so warm socks, a robe, and a hot drink really keep me going.
Take breaks. Make time for your hobbies, for something fun. Working without stopping absolutely destroys my motivation, and let me tell you, when I feel like that, an episode of Avatar and a snack gets me right back on the wagon.
Do self check ins. Does your back hurt? Are you sad? Stressed? Do you have to pee? Are you hungry? Never put your homework over your health. You won’t be able to get anything done well anyway if you’ve got those blocks.
Most importantly, get enough sleep. I beg of you. Sleep is so important, and it’s the game changer, at least to me. We as students have such an amazing opportunity to get more sleep than we ever have before during the year. Take advantage of that.
So I just found out that 4/5 of my closest friends are INFPs and I’m just wondering why the hell they want to spend time with by INTJ dumbass. And like why do I attract INFPs? Is there a scientific reason?? Like do other INTJs also have a lot of INFP friends and vice versa?
Regardless INFPs are amazing and I love y’all.
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We are the Pride Knights, and this is our battle cry No enemy can shake us, as hard as they can try There’s a fire in our eyes that no hatred can kill A passion in our hearts that’s as strong as our will To our fellow queers who fight their battles on their own We promise to fight with you, you are never alone To our fellow queers who have fallen with the pain We thank you for your courage, your fight is not in vain
We are defenders of the right to be proud of who you are To love who you love and to accept every scar We are your knights, protectors of our pride Together we stand, together we ride
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With pride coming up soon we really want to do something to help raise spirits. Pride may be cancelled this year, but that doesn’t mean we still can’t celebrate it. We know some of you have been wanting a PK t-shirt for a long time. So, we are doing a giveaway of some Pride Knights merch!
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Please don’t vote third party or write in Bernie Sanders at the presidential election. All that does is split the vote and ensures another 4 years of Trump. Vote Democrat and get Trump out of office in November
It’s literally the worst time possible to be the class of 2020. Partially because everything gets cancelled, and partially because of the guilt culture we have.
As a senior in high school, this last semester was supposed to be what many old folks talk about when they refer to ‘the good ol years’. Senior skip days, Senior pranks, memories with friends! Prom! Even graduation! But now, everything is cancelled and it sucks.
As the past weeks have gone by as I’ve been in quarantine, every cancellation has felt like a punch to the gut. When they cancelled Prom, I was close to crying. When they canceled graduation, I just shut down. I curled up in my room and cried for the whole day.
However, it’s so hard for class of 2020 to talk about our feelings regarding this. If you look at many different class of 2020 posts, there will always be a comment saying how our feelings are inconsiderate and ridiculous as people are dying. And the thing is, we know that! And saying that only makes us feel guilty. Why should we be sad about a silly dance?
But it still hurts. Because these events are milestones. To be the only class to not have walked across the stage, wearing our overpriced cap and gown is gut wrenching. To not spend one night, dancing with friends at prom one last time away from teachers, hurts. Not because it’s a dance or a ceremony, but because of the deeper symbolic meaning. Prom and Graduation are the final steps, the last checkpoint, until we are thrust into a new way of living away from family, and into a strange new life.
We understand the importance of quarantine and why this is necessary. However, we should be allowed to be sorrowful when we cannot participate in these once in a lifetime events. When you make us feel guilty saying how there are people dying, you are only making it worse.
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The smears against Buttigieg this primary were disgusting and egregious. Between this and the ‘Kamala is cop’ bullshit the Online Left™ has put this weird, tainted, faux-revolutionary cloud over everything and I don’t think it bodes well for the progressive movement in the long-term. Why are so many on the left mimicking the behavior of overzealous Trump supporters? Who is this helping?
my guy Pete, my dude Buttigieg AKA the first openly LGBTQ+ candidate for POTUS just ended his campaign today and like
I’m so proud of how far he’s come and I’ll be behind him for whatever he’s going to do next, etc. etc.
but also im so so so fucking bitter about this primary cycle and the way its treated him, from the blatant homophobia from the far left to the misrepresentation of his character and platforms/policies to the gay erasure to the name calling and the lies
Now that Mayor Pete’s dropped out of the race can we talk about how unnecessarily homophobic and just downright nasty some of you were to him just because you didn’t like him?
How I pratice drawing things, now in a tutorial form. The shrimp photo I used is here Show me your shrimps if you do this uvu PS: lots of engrish because foreign
This is the best art advice ever and you should all listen to it because it’s basically what I’ve been telling people for years.
i was not expecting that to actually work
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This feels like one of those pieces of advice that are so brilliant that as soon as you have read it, it feels blindingly obvious.
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Today, it’s Santa Clarita. The images of students with their hands up evacuating their school is something we see far too often in this country. Kids should be safe when they go to school. We are failing our most vulnerable. This isn’t normal. When will it end?
And a few days later after the social media outrage is done, we’ll move on like if nothing even happened. We’ll go on about our days until the next mass shooting. It’s a pattern that we can’t be numb to. Thoughts and prayers aren’t getting us anywhere. We need our leaders to step the hell up and start caring.