#normalize mental illness

[geminimoonbeamx]

So my therapist has started bringing in a therapy dog to our sessions and WHEN I MET HIM TODAY I ALMOST STARTED CRYING. YOU COULD SEE THE COMPASSION AND INTELLEGENCE IN HIS EYES AND IM JUST FULL OF SO MANY EMOTIONS. Love you, Jax💖💖💖💖

[seasonofthegeek]

Code Narwhal

Yesterday a friend of mine was talking about how it would be useful to have a code phrase that meant "Hey, I'm too depressed/anxious/whatever to hang out right now. No need for emotional support or reassurance at this time, however. I promise that we're still friends, and I will talk to you as soon as I'm feeling better."

She decided on Code Narwhal, because it's hard to be distressed when you're thinking about narwhals, and I am one hundred percent behind this so just wanted to share. <3

[binah-lance]

kinda tired of neurotypical fans getting mad when fictional characters show realistic symptoms of mental illness that totally make sense given their situation. tired of hearing fans scream “lazy writing” every time a fan favorite character has a flashback or panic attack, or less “obvious” symptoms like emotional detachment or reckless impulsiveness. tired of people with absolutely no knowledge of psychology getting upset with creators for daring to portray mental illness as a normal part of life and as something that can happen to anyone rather than as something evil or scary. tired. 

[star-trekkin-across-theuniverse]

Did you know that sometimes when depression is really bad, the uptake period on a med can make it feel worse? It's like coming out of a fog where you can't see shit and suddenly realizing the light at the end of it all was actually the headlight of an oncoming train. Like, I know all I have to do is step off the tracks and I'll be fine but holy fuck it's taking a lot of effort to put one foot in front of the other.

[traumaticgrief]

Hey so if your interested, here’s some ableist words we should stop using in 2018 :)

•narcissist

•sociopath

•psychopath

Feel free to add more

[traumaticgrief]

If a disabled person does not trust doctors/views mental health professionals as inherently ableist, it’s not your lane to convince them otherwise.

[traumaticgrief]

Mentally ill people: respond to something with anger, sadness, misunderstanding, etc, literally symptoms of mental illness

Tumblr users: You are all the problem with the mentally ill community, this is anti-recovery.

[traumaticgrief]

Discussing and unlearning ableism, society’s stigmatization of neurodiversity, lack of mental health resources and understanding > anti recovery discourse