the vesuvius monologues

Hi, my name is Manda. :) I live in Texas but love to travel. I have boobs, tattoos, piecings, and cats. Beyond that I craft, a lot. I wouldn't say these things define me, but they're often the first things a person notices. My Etsy StoreMy Art BlogManda Facts

[bucker3911]

YAY its spooky pride flag season

(fyi: i didn't make any of theses, i got them from pinterest. full credit goes out to them! @notroxielol and @charlieeeee_3 on pinterest! and @FogPal on Twitter! :D )

[jesusinstilettos]

I’m about to save you thousands of dollars in therapy by teaching you what I learned paying thousands of dollars for therapy:

It may sound woo woo but it’s an important skill capitalism and hyper individualism have robbed us of as human beings.

Learn to process your emotions. It will improve your mental health and quality of life. Emotions serve a biological purpose, they aren’t just things that happen for no reason.

1. Pause and notice you’re having a big feeling or reaching for a distraction to maybe avoid a feeling. Notice what triggered the feeling or need for a distraction without judgement. Just note that it’s there. Don’t label it as good or bad.

2. Find it in your body. Where do you feel it? Your chest? Your head? Your stomach? Does it feel like a weight everywhere? Does it feel like you’re vibrating? Does it feel like you’re numb all over?

3. Name the feeling. Look up an emotion chart if you need to. Find the feeling that resonates the most with what you’re feeling. Is it disappointment? Heartbreak? Anxiety? Anger? Humiliation?

4. Validate the feeling. Sometimes feelings misfire or are disproportionately big, but they’re still valid. You don’t have to justify what you’re feeling, it’s just valid. Tell yourself “yeah it makes sense that you feel that right now.” Or something as simple as “I hear you.” For example: If I get really big feelings of humiliation when I lose at a game of chess, the feeling may not be necessary, but it is valid and makes sense if I grew up with parents who berated me every time I did something wrong. So I could say “Yeah I understand why we are feeling that way given how we were treated growing up. That’s valid.”

5. Do something with your body that’s not a mental distraction from the feeling. Something where you can still think. Go on a walk. Do something with your hands like art or crochet or baking. Journal. Clean a room. Figure out what works best for you.

6. Repeat, it takes practice but is a skill you can learn :)

[doomreturn]

[trash-fuckyou]

1989

[ladychlo]

A PALESTINIAN CITIZEN AND HIS DOG FROM GAZA RAISES THE VICTORY SIGN FROM INSIDE HIS DESTROYED HOME. X

[gizmotemusic]

You know how the word "feline" refers to cats, and "canine" refers to dogs? There are a whole bunch more animal adjectives, and here are some of them:

equine -> horses

bovine -> cows

murine -> mice/rats

porcupine -> porcupines

wolverine -> wolves

marine -> marmosets

saline -> salmonella

cosine -> cosmonauts

citrine -> citrus

combine -> combs

famine -> your fam

bromine -> your bros

palpatine -> your pals

alpine -> alps

christine -> christ

asinine -> asses

machine -> the speed of sound

landmine -> explosions

migraine -> migrants

trampoline -> tramps

dopamine -> dopes

medicine -> the Medici family

praline -> prey

masculine -> mascara

feminine -> femurs

latrine -> latissimus dorsi

fettuccine -> fetuses

poutine -> sadness

turbine -> turbans

engine -> england

supine -> soup

valentine -> valence electrons

Follow for more nature facts!

[trulyvincent]

Lan Truong

[saffaux]

. . proof of life . . i’m starting a new chapter and crawling out from the pit I’ve been in since 2019. i’m making more art than ever since i do a lot of the art at work. change is good. 🏡🐛 https://www.instagram.com/p/Co0vO8QrnMN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[catchymemes]

Via @iamdylancurran (Twitter)

[hank0331]

I’ll repost this whenever I see it on my dashboard.

[nightowlpatrol]

fuck…

[al-b-damned]

Been telling people how to protect themselves from this for over a decade.

[lousydrawingsforgoodpeople]

[saffaux]

Are any of my people still here? I know it’s been awhile.

[allelitewrestlings]

[calellon]

i’m sorry we’ve fallen out touch it’s just that i’ve been in a very bad spot mentally (2011-present)

[millenianthemums]

i want a shirt that has a QR code on it for some kind of horrible malware so that if anyone ever tries to film me in public their phone will automatically scan the code and be reduced to a functionless brick

[iwasrightaboutthesun]

Modern day Medusa

[penthousepussy]

[mielemiele]

[jessgaspar]

moon that never sleeps