"Ginger Sarah"

Sarah. 21 years old. College Student. Psych Major. Yes, I'm a ginger.Likes: Warm drinks, Coats, Disney, Photography, Music,Dislikes: Negative people, Large crowds, Loud noises

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Robin Williams’ last lines.

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

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If you don’t have respect for how Robin Williams made the whole world smile even though he was fighting a horrendous battle in the darkest pits of hell, then you don’t deserve my time.

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Scientific/psychological fact for you fine Tumblr folks:

Recent studies on depression report that folks diagnosed with depression actually laugh more, laugh louder, and laugh harder than people without depression. People with depression will also spend more time trying to make others laugh, telling jokes, and trying to lighten a mood than people who do not have depression. People with depression tended to be more caring partners, better friends and kinder people than those who were depression free. People with depression actually act the complete opposite of the way you’d think; this is largely why, when people do commit suicide, his or her (or whichever pronoun you like) family and friends “didn’t see it coming” and describe the lost soul as “always happy and smiling”.

So, along with the other symptoms to look out for, take notice of those things. If someone close to you shows all those symptoms, plus the lethargy, apathy, etc, reach out to them.

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seriously guys, important, depression, rip robin williams,

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Most important thing ever.

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DeDsomeponythatiusedtoknow:

So now you know the signs of depression

Guys while this can be true and every case of depression is different, remember that caring behavior and laughter are not signs of depressions and DEFINITELY NOT SYMPTOMS. Spreading misinformation about the symptoms of mental illness can prevent individuals from getting the help they need and can lead to misdiagnosis. Here is a list of symptoms of depression from the DSM-5:

-Depressed Mood

-Loss in interest in interests

-Changes in weight (either gain or loss)

-Changes in sleep (either insomnia or hypersomnia) 

-Slowed movements or excessive fidgeting 

-Fatigue

-Inappropriate guilt/feelings of worthlessness

-Difficulty concentrating

-Recurrent thoughts of death

While people with depression can be caring and research supports that individuals do not lose their sense of humor (see sources below if interested), I could not find any research on individuals with depression and caring behavior. As for being kinder individuals, of course individuals with depression can be incredibly kind people, they have the same capacity for kindness as any individual. However research has shown that positive mood predicts helping behavior and that depression and irritability are positively correlated meaning depressed individuals tend to be angrier and less agreeable. 

I don’t want to diminish the lovely sentiment of this post, people who use their humor to bring light into the lives of others despite their own struggles, such as Robin Williams did, are incredible people. I just don’t like seeing the spread of misinformation especially concerning mental illness.

Sources:

Depressive Symptoms: http://www2.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Intranet/Homefront/Criteria_Major_D_Episode.pdf

Humor and depression: http://0-fr7nn6kp2y.search.serialssolutions.com.catalog.sewanee.edu/?genre=article&issn=21588333&title=Attitude%20toward%20humor%20in%20patients%20experiencing%20depressive%20symptoms.&volume=8&issue=9&date=20110901&atitle=Attitude%20toward%20humor%20in%20patients%20experiencing%20depressive%20symptoms.&spage=20&pages=20-23&sid=EBSCO:PsycINFO&au=Bokarius,%20Anna

Positive mood and helping behavior: http://mydaybook.wdfiles.com/local--files/bio20-1a/Cookies.pdf

Depression and Irritability: http://www.psychiatrist.com/JCP/article/Pages/2005/v66n02/v66n0202.aspx 

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Something to keep in mind in social criticism of media:

On Tumblr, we talk a lot about how everything is problematic. That’s true, as far as it goes. And it’s a conversation that needs to happen.

But, it’s also problematic. Because sometimes that conversation happens in a...

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More crossbreeding variations!! This time’s with Riolu. You can get these pups by breeding a female Lucario with the father mons listed in the brackets. I used a superheroes/villains theme for a lot of these designs, so I had to come up with cheesy names to go with them haha. 

Again, i’d love to hear which one of these you would adopt! ^Q^

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missfortune

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Visit Original Link

“I am what you need when you can’t find it somewhere else. I am what you want when you don’t want anything else.”

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Spring appreciation meal and it’s all local and/or organic! Shop local, make bomb meals, and support your community.

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anxiety: everything ur doing is wrong and everyone who sees you instantly dislikes you

me, a reasonable human being: thats ridiculous and doesnt make any sense and i know this is my anxiety talking

me: and yet

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Pokemon game in which your mom is the Pokemon champion

She doesn’t even have a unique character model or a face sprite, and is still in her homely outfit

when the trainer finally meets the Pokemon champion, she’s like “Surprised to see me, honey?”

and she’s got loads of legendaries on her team on the first time you fight her

“mom why do you have Regigigas” “…I stumbled upon it during a morning stroll?”

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Just a reminder, this is important

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“No Children” by The Mountain Goats

submission from silver-strings-kadaj

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I just thought this set of tweets was really important.

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Transparent for blog/personal use, please do not repost/edit/remove source, thanks!

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Can’t Pin Me Down // Marina And The Diamonds

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me

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I am a wholehearted, genuine optimist. And I truly believe that having a positive outlook on life has helped me become a happier, more secure person. ^^ People ask me how I can be so optimistic in such a negative world. Being optimistic isn’t about blindly shoving away your worries and trying to be happy… it’s about seeing good in every day, even when things aren’t great. You can’t control most things in life. But you can control how you react. How you act and how you feel is up to you, and it’s really freeing when you start thinking that way. Optimism isn’t for everyone and that’s totally okay! I just wanted to share my thoughts about it in case it could help someone make a positive change. >u<

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