Alice

Lovely-eyed. Death-touched. Witch.

[betweenthemustypages]

— “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost

[the-memedaddy]

[haleyincarnate]

[aristotlemencloza]

Grief is just love with no place to go.

– unknown // Art piece by Ikenaga Yasunari

[sarahseeandersen]

[the-book-diaries]

“I’m lost. And it’s my own fault. It’s about time I figured out that I can’t ask people to keep me found.”

— Anne Sexton, A Self-Portrait In Letters

[savemealice]

“How do I tell him? How do I tell him that falling in love with him has made me the most fragile I’ve ever been? Should I say his past haunts me and that he can break me with just a word? How do I tell him that the past girls he’s fallen in love with look nothing like me and its terrifying? How do I tell him that I’m insecure? That it takes everything within me to let things go, and that I’m trying to not scare him away? How can I stop comparing myself to the way he treated the others? Do I admit that I need the validation? Do I admit that his list of female friends intimidates me and that I need reminders hes happy with his choice? That He didn’t settle? How can I protect my heart ? How do I ensure that This. Is. Real. That being fragile is okay, for it means I trust his rough hands enough not to break me. That his past has shaped his heart into the only one I want to listen to beat in bed. That though ive seen the power behind his words, with me theyve only whispered sweet poems. And perhaps he hasnt experienced morning curls such as mine I know he’ll find a way to love their shape. That it’s good that I’m different, cause though I may not have long blonde hair like the girl of his dreams, or a perfect body like the girl that broke his heart. And though I may not be as sexy as the girls he follows on social media he’s found something in me that made him stay. That he can’t possibly know that I’m insecure and broken if I don’t speak up and there’s no shame in wanting to be shown off. That I must find comfort in knowing that he’s trying. And above all It’s completely okay to want to protect my heart but it’s not okay to build walls. This is REAL love That real love IS vulnerability, it’s knowing that love is a choice. He chose me and has continued to choose me. What makes this love real is that I have no safety nets that a risk does exist. So. How do I tell him? How do I tell him that I’ve always liked the nights sky but fell in love with it when we first kissed. That just as it’s impossible to know the birth place of the stars how unlikely it is we were brought together by chance? How do I tell him that I thank those stars every night they were there at that party. That I’m grateful he was so persistent. How do I tell him I’ve never been this uncertain yet so sure of something in my life. That I love him. How do I show him I love him?”

— amb-v  (via wnq-writers)

[the-book-diaries]

“Do not look for my heart any more, the beasts have eaten it.”

— Charles Baudelaire, The Flowers of Evil

[rottinggutsandinsides-deactivat]

[wishing-for-deathx]

I have been hurting for so long, I can’t remember what it feels like to be able to breathe without an ache in my chest.

[mythicalcoolkid]

Y'all PLEASE believe people when they tell you something about their mental health, even if it doesn’t look the way you expect

I have trauma and can get triggered. I can have panic attacks where it feels like my world is collapsing. I also have something called flat affect, meaning if I’m stressed/overtired/depressed/otherwise doing badly (like when I’m triggered, for example) my vocal tone and facial expression don’t easily change. This means that for me, a very bad reaction may look fine or just a bit odd. “About to cry” looks “maybe a bit sad”

Some people get triggered and become compliant and subservient. Some people zone out or stare into space. Some people may be able to quietly excuse themselves before it hits to ride it out somewhere private. For some people, anxiety looks like impulsivity or being overly outgoing. Some delusions may make people try to appear perfect and pretend nothing’s wrong. A lot of people present in ways that seem counterintuitive

Just take people at their word when they’re brave enough to tell you something that personal

[meeresbande]

A lot of people look more “perfect” and cheery the worse their depression gets.

I look bored when I’m triggered or dissociated.

A lot of people were forced to hide their symptoms and punished for having them. 

I had to learn to pass of my flashbacks as “daydreaming”.

For multiple and plural systems in general, it is quite common to have protectors front during the worst times - and they often hide any distress or relay it as a story that happened to someone else, detached from any emotions, because that’s how that works for them.

[themanicnami]

Leer (Pokemon Inspired)

A spell to stop and bind a person who has been trying to emotionally harm or intimidate you.

You Will Need:

💀 Obsidian 💀 Black Marker 💀 Red Marker 💀 Piece of Paper 💀 Target’s Name 💀 Optional: Mirror

Steps:

💀 Cleanse and protect yourself as desired

💀 Place your paper down flat. In the center of it, with the black marker write your target’s name. 

💀 Use the red marker to draw glaring eyes in a large circle all around the person’s name, the pupils of the eyes directed at the person

💀 “I stare you down, you cannot harm me again” Repeat as desired

💀 Take your obsidian and place it onto the person’s name. Leave it like that overnight

💀 Come morning cleanse your obsidian as needed. Tape the paper to a mirror if you desire to bump up the spells power. If you do not wish to do this (or don’t have a mirror you can tape it to) fold it up tightly and stick into a drawer

[fuckyahumor]

me: theres no reason for me to be anxious right now!!!

my brain: …..debatable

[quotemadness]

“I will surround you with a love too deep for words.”

— Mumford & Sons

[quotemadness]

“Some walks you have to take alone.”

— Unknown

[thatmissannie]

Imagine: Its 2025. You're getting pulled over. A community representative approaches to let you know you have a taillight out. They don't need your license and registration, they don't write you a fix-it ticket. You're back on the road in less than five minutes. You swing by the store and grab a new light, not because you're afraid of what the city will do to you, but because you respect your community and know that having all your lights working is part of the driving privilege.

Your neighbors got into a loud spat a few weeks ago and without fear or hesitation, called a domestic assistance number. A counselor arrived and was able to talk the couple down and suggest solutions for their disagreement. No one was hurt, the kids participated in the discussion, and it's been quiet ever since.

Your friend has been struggling with addiction and you fear they might be a danger to themselves or others. You call a substance abuse specialist and they talk you through ways to help your friend get treatment. They offer to send an agent out to speak with your friend directly and provide information on harm reduction centers in your area.

Black and brown people are no longer being exploited through tickets and fines to pay for police. Trust is slowly being fostered in the community.

Teachers are being paid a living wage and students are being given more time, attention, and education. Books are up to date and classrooms are optimized to keep up with technology.

Trump is out of office.

It’s been a very long time since the name of a murdered black person was used as a hashtag.

Casual racism is no longer tolerated. The KKK has been classified as a terrorist organization. The Confederate flag isnt flown and has been removed from any official state flags or insignias. Most Confederate monuments have been taken down and placed in storage or museums.

You trust the investigation force to deal with crime the same way you trust firefighters to put out fires.

That's what 'defund the police' looks like. What we've seen in the last few weeks shows how overreaching and power-drunk many officers are. We asked too much of them and then called them heroes despite evidence to the contrary. We let them think that they could get away with anything, including murder. Its time for change.

Copied and pasted.

[homopower]

Read this post, then reread it again.

[kjuw89]

Signal boost

[ahnsael]

It’s not about the end of “to protect and serve.” It’s about bringing it BACK to “to protect and serve” as opposed to “act as judge, jury, and executioner and violate peoples’ rights because cops are scared people with power who are dealing with things they were never trained to deal with, or who were trained WAY wrong on how to deal with it, or who are just assholes to begin with.

“Some people” are just mad that cops would no longer be randomly arresting/killing people who those “some people” see as lesser beings.

[lovelornnn]

RAGE.

-LOVELORNNN FEBRUARY 2020