#depression help

[wolfsteax]

To my fellow friends with executive dysfunction that affects cooking and eating:

My new dinner to force myself to eat is what I like to call Bastard Fried Rice.

I buy the Minute Rice cups and heat one up. (Put that rice in a bowl after.)

Then, I get some frozen green beans (or veggie of choice) and heat a handful up in the microwave on a dish for 2 minutes.

I set my veggies aside and put my choice of cheese in the dish with rice and poor some eggs into the mix. Stir that up and heat in the microwave for 45-75 seconds depending on how cooked you want the eggs.

Once done you stir in your veggies and eat!

I also add fried hot dogs sometimes and I'm sure you can add in other meats!

This dinner saves my ass whenever I can't get myself to cook more complicated dinners. The convenience and simplicity of it gets me to eat and it fills me pretty well. (I'm a big guy who works out frequently so I need my calories.)

I hope you guys find this helpful! I know it's absolutely a stoner dinner but it does work in a pinch.

[pinkm00nbeamz]

[gothic--vampyre]

Anyone know how to navigate writing when you got adhd and depression?

[chronicsymptomsyndrome]

Nobody is “too young” to be cynical or jaded or hate their life. There is no appropriate age for that. If someone is experiencing that at any age, their mental health is at risk. Doesn’t matter how young they are, or how easy their life seems. Just because existential dread didn’t hit you until later in life, doesn’t mean everyone else gets to be so lucky.

“You think life sucks now? Just wait until you’re grown” okay grandpa what if they don’t make it to adulthood? What if it gets worse until they only see one way out and they take it? Stop being dismissive. Stop forcing your problems onto young people and start taking them seriously about things. Period.

(Inspired by this post)

[positivelypresent]

Keep going. 🖤

[etherealtidesandneonshadows]

Tips for writing with mental illness:

Pinterest is a legitimate way to become inspired or to research your story. One of my WIPs is partially from finding aesthetics I wanted to write about.

Bullet points and even asking yourself questions in the document is fine. Ex: "Do I want X to climb up the cliff or try to go get help?"

Writing anything, even if it's not related to your WIP, is fine. It's momentum.

Creating playlists is also a good source of inspiration and brainstorming. A lot of plot points from my current WIP were brainstormed during songs that inspired my creative juices.

[emptybottleofsoap]

Social Skills for Cluster B, Autism, Anxiety, Selective Mutism, and anyone who needs them! 

If these don't work for you- don't worry! The fact that you're trying matters most.

-Don’t insult people, even jokingly 

-Compliment things they have complete control over—> rad/cool/awesome/ shoes, clothing, hair, jewelry, kindness

-Always assume the best out of people; everyone experienced today differently

-Reread and reconfirm the rules of any space/community you enter and do not break any rules 

-Do small favours 

-Smile at people (mouth closed) if in US, Canada, UK, Australia, or New Zealand

-Always say ‘hello’ and ‘how are you’ before asking questions, favours, work-related concerns 

-Think about your present (80%) more than you dwell on your past (10%) and plan for your future (10%)

-Always say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’

-Turn jealousy into admiration and self-improvement—> if you are jealous of an employed friend..find something that works for you! Volunteer, work online, start a small business 

-Eye contact for 4 seconds, away for 1 second and repeat 

-Remember that the validation of others will never matter as much as your own self-validation

-Do not beat yourself up for not being perfect, it’s everyone’s first time living and we all struggle!