Students Don't Sleep

student, writer, musician, traveler || my imagination far outweighs my budget

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[studentsdontsleep-blog]

i am not who i thought i would be

i am not whole

i am not in a relationship

i am not clean

i still fight

i still struggle

i am still broken

twenty years later, i am not who i thought i would be

but that is okay

because i am strong

[postitforward]

✨ Mental Health Starter Pack for Times of Change ✨

Change can be scary. It can be difficult, overwhelming, and affect our mental, physical, and emotional health in all sorts of ways. Whatever you’re feeling right now, you definitely don’t have to feel it alone. Below is a list of resources and self-care tips to help make life a little bit easier. And if you don’t need them right now, pass ‘em along to a friend who might.

Got more tips? Reblog and add your favorites to the bottom, or make your own post and tag it #postitforward so we all know where to look.

Resources

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Available 24/7 at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

Crisis Text Line: Free, 24/7 support for anyone in crisis. Text START to 741741.

IMALIVE: Chat confidentially with a volunteer trained in crisis intervention.

7 Cups of Tea: Speak anonymously with a trained active listener.

NAMI: Dedicated to improving the lives of anyone living with mental illness. Free to chat at 1-800-950-6264.

Trans Lifeline: Dedicated to the well being of transgender people. USA: 1-877-565-8860. Canada: 1-877-330-6366.

The Trevor Project (@thetrevorproject): Confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ young people. Available 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386.

The GLBT National Help Center: Provides LGBTQ people with free and confidential peer support at 1-888-843-4564. Youth Talkline: 1-800-246-7743.

It Gets Better Project (@itgetsbetterproject): Communicating to LGBTQ youth around the world that it gets better.

To Write Love On Her Arms (@twloha): Dedicated to helping people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide.

American Psychological Association: A resource for finding mental health care in your area.

NEDA: Help and support for people struggling with eating disorders. You can call 1-800-931-2237 or chat with them online.

Self-Care Tips

Don’t be afraid to ask for help if you need it.

Remember to be kind to others and yourself.

Drink plenty of water and don’t forget to eat.

Get enough sleep.

Have a movie or TV marathon.

Read a good book. Start a new series.

Read the #positivity and #postitforward tags on Tumblr.

Draw something or color in a picture.

Take a bath or long shower.

Write your thoughts down in a journal.

Turn your feelings into art. Make crafts.

Bake or cook something you like.

Go for a walk. Have a dance.

Watch a funny video.

Light your favorite candle(s).

Listen to your favorite music.

Take deep breaths. Try meditation.

Talk to a friend, a loved one, or someone you trust.

Make a list of things that bring you happiness. (This really works!)

Do some of those things! See those people!

[sunglowinghippie]

[travelroute66]

Route 66 in the Mojave Desert of California goes on forever. Hop on.

My Route 66 Galleries, with all the good stuff: http://frank-romeo.pixels.com/

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💙 Morning in Skyline Drive on 500px by Chau Pham, HOUSTON, United States ☀  Canon EOS 5D Mark II-f/10-1/40s-68mm-iso250, 3744✱5616px-rating:87.1

[studentsdontsleep-blog]

i know you are hurt and broken. i know there is a weight on your chest. i know it feels like you can’t breathe. i know there is darkness swirling around you. i know you don’t care. i know there are more cuts on your body than there were last week. i know there are things you hid that you have never told anyone. i know you are discouraged. i know. 

i have lived this. i have had days when i woke up and was barely able to get out of bed. i have had times sitting in my bedroom with a knife in my hands. i cried myself to sleep. i have stayed up all night crying. i have been there. 

but i’m still here. that’s why i can tell you this. and i mean this with everything in my being. 

it. gets. better.

i know you’ve heard it a thousand times. i know that most people don’t understand. but it does get better. it will be a roller coaster. you will relapse. you will hate yourself for it. but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. 

don’t end it now. hang on for just one more night. you can do it. watch your favorite show. take a bath. listen to your favorite music. read a book. pray. 

just hold on.  

[heartsnmagic]

[studentsdontsleep-blog]

I looked at you like I look at the stars

anonymous

[quotemadness]

You are so brave and quiet I forget you are suffering.

Ernest Hemingway (via quotemadness)

[alicecarrier-deactivated2018120]

thanks, allison!  

[i-long-to-travel-the-world]

visitheworld: Acrocorinth / Greece (by The Hoods).

[breathtakingdestinations]

Venice - Italy (by Maëlick Claes)