sutures & stitches

I was looked at, but I wasn't seen.

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[depression-took-over-my-liiife]

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no one tells you that growing up feels like grieving someone who’s still alive: yourself.

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ʜɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴏꜰɪᴛꜱ. ᴇxᴀɢɢᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏꜱꜱᴇꜱ. ɪᴛ’ꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴀɴᴏɪᴀ — ɪᴛ’ꜱ ꜱᴇʟꜰ-ᴅᴇꜰᴇɴꜱᴇ.

ɪɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴀʀᴇɴᴀ ᴏꜰ ʟɪꜰᴇ, ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʙᴜꜱɪɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴛᴏ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱʜɪᴘꜱ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ ʟᴀᴡ:

ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴛᴇ ʟᴏꜱɪɴɢ — ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴛᴇ ʟᴏꜱɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.

ꜱᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀꜱ ᴄᴀɴ ᴡɪɴ.

ᴄᴇʟᴇʙʀɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴄᴀɴ ᴡɪɴ.

ᴅɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ ꜰɪɢᴜʀᴇꜱ ᴄᴀɴ ᴡɪɴ.

ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴅᴀɪʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇᴍ — ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴜᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟ ɪɴꜱᴜʟᴛ.

ᴘʀᴏxɪᴍɪᴛʏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴇɴᴠʏ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴊᴜꜱᴛɪᴄᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴠʏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀʏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴇʏ’ᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀᴅᴍɪᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴏᴜᴅ.

ᴛʜᴀᴛ’ꜱ ᴡʜʏ ᴅɪꜱᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏꜰɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜꜱ, ᴅɪꜱᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ꜱᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇ ɪꜱ ꜱᴀꜰᴇ.

ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴡɪɴɴɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛʟʏ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴀʟʟ.

ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ʙᴀʀᴇʟʏ ꜱᴜʀᴠɪᴠɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴏꜰꜰᴇʀ ꜱʏᴍᴘᴀᴛʜʏ — ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ.

ʜᴜᴍᴀɴꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀʏ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴅᴏɢ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴅᴏɢ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴡɪɴɴɪɴɢ.

ʟᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴛɪʀᴇᴅ.

ʟᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ꜱʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ.

ʟᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴀᴄᴇ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱ.

ᴍᴇᴀɴᴡʜɪʟᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ꜱᴛᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ Qᴜɪᴇᴛ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀɪᴇꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜱɪɢʜᴛ, ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ꜱᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀꜰᴇʀᴇ.

ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴀꜰʀᴀɪᴅ — ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛᴇɴꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ᴀꜱᴄᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ.

ʜɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛʀɪᴜᴍᴘʜꜱ. ʙʟᴜʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴘᴏꜱɪᴛɪᴏɴ. ʟᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʀᴇʟᴀx ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ.

ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ, ʟᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇꜱᴜʟᴛꜱ ꜱᴘᴇᴀᴋ ʟᴏᴜᴅʟʏ — ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴛᴏᴏ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴀʙᴏᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ.

ᴛʜᴀᴛ’ꜱ ʜᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴛᴀʏ ᴀʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴᴠɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴜɴɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇꜱ. ᴛʜᴀᴛ’ꜱ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠɪꜱɪʙʟᴇ ᴡɪɴ.

[thoughtkick]

“I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy because they know what it’s like to feel absolutely worthless and they don’t want anyone else to feel like that.”

— Robin Williams (b. 21 July 1951)

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[sutures-n-stitches]

Certainty beyond logic

[letsbelonelytogetherr]

— Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin

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[dafancyuhinspiration]

[isaipoet]

a listener need a listener too—

[sutures-n-stitches]

I hope you heal from the things that keeps you up at night

[scorpionlafemme]

[whendidmythoughtsgocrazy]

The best revenge is a life well lived.

k.b. // by brandon wickets grandma

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[hereith]

It’s been a long time since I’ve been me.

Fernando Pessoa