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forever that girl that gets really excited when the sky is in pretty colours

joshface

autohaste

I don’t know what’s going on but it’s a lot

ambivalentlyyours

Feelings feelings feelings

guinifiku

call out post for myself

bitch thought she was straight once

sketchesinstillness

Yogi Frog-

morteraphan

Cactus Mood

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@egg-ii

rivie-art

you’ve got so much to offer the world. don’t give up yet.

cwote

Just because you don’t look like somebody who you think is attractive doesn’t mean you aren’t attractive. Flowers are pretty, but so are sunsets and they look nothing alike.

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Dearemilyann

madokami-archive

Healthy Coping Skills Masterpost

💗 Deep Breathing - In through your nose, out through your mouth

💗 Do a puzzle

💗 Draw, paint or color

💗 Listen to uplifting or inspirational music

💗 Blow bubbles

💗 Squeeze an ice cube tightly

💗 Go to the library

💗 Visit an animal shelter

💗 Pet your cat or dog

💗 Clean or organize a space

💗 Make your bed

💗 Play a game on the computer

💗 Throw rocks into the woods

💗 Suck on a peppermint

💗 Chew gum

💗 Compliment someone

💗 Read a book

💗 Practice a relaxation exercise

💗 Jump up and down

💗 Write yourself a nice note and carry it in your pocket

💗 Do the dishes

💗 Call a friend

💗 Invite a friend over

💗 Organize your music

💗 Write positive affirmations on note cards & decorate

💗 Go outside and listen to nature

💗 Rearrange your bedroom

💗 Work in the garden or flowerbed

💗 Do yoga

💗 Watch a funny movie

💗 Watch an inspirational movie

💗 Make a collage with pictures of your favorite things

💗 Journal

💗 Paint your nails bright colors

💗 Make a gratitude list

💗 Scream into a pillow

💗 Jump rope

💗 Sing your favorite song out loud

💗 Brush your hair 100x

💗 Squeeze a stress ball

💗 Visualize: Imagine yourself in a beautiful place. What does it smell like, what do you see, hear, feel, etc

💗 Write something positive about yourself for every letter of the alphabet

💗 Write a letter to someone (including yourself)

💗 Write a fairytale

💗 Volunteer

💗 Draw a cheerful picture outside with sidewalk chalk

💗 Pray

💗 Meditate

💗 Decorate your mirror with positive affirmations and pictures

💗 Write a thank you note to your best friend

💗 Call a hotline

💗 Read some comics

💗 Put on your favorite outfit

💗 Do your makeup - good or bad!

💗 Draw a cartoon

💗 String a necklace

💗 Make a friendship bracelet

💗 Bite your pillow as hard as you can

💗 Window shop

💗 Smash ice cubes against the ground

💗 Go to the mall & people watch

💗 Blog

💗 Say “bubbles” in an angry tone

💗 Throw rocks into a lake

💗 Bullet journal your feelings

💗 Take a shower

💗 Go on a small drive and listen to your music loudly

☁️ Healthy coping mechanisms are not always the quickest way to help ourselves, but in the long run you will progressively feel better than when you turn to negative coping skills. Coping skills are something you PRACTICE! ☁️

dovahfem

Jokes about WLW being unable to flirt with one another or read signals are cute and funny until you think about it for a few seconds, and realize that it’s not just because “haha we are so awkward and don’t know to flirt” but also because of the fear that stems from the specific kind of homophobia that only comes from straight women.

The kind that you only have to experience a couple of times to make you decide never to try and flirt with a woman again unless you’re ten thousand percent sure she’s queer. Straight women recoiling in disgust or having reactions of shock and horror is what makes us afraid to hit on women.

Straight women getting offended and even angry, going so far as to become threatening. I’ve seen straight girls verbally attack other queer women for hitting on them. In my opinion, it’s not comparable to the homophobia I’ve suffered from straight men, but it’s still worthy of bringing up. Not to mention how much the stereotypes against us (predatory lesbian/slutty bisexual) do not help, like at all.

Not all of us are awkward or shy, not that it’s a bad thing to be those things, but I think for a lot of queer girls, to an extent myself included, it comes more from a place of fear, in my opinion, and judging from conversations I’ve had with other queer women, they feel the same way.

That’s a problem, especially when we are so scared it’s interfering with us talking to other women in our own communities. We all just laugh about it, that we are petrified of talking to each other and will remain alone, single instead due to fear. I’m not saying it’s the only reason, but I think it’s the reason for a lot of us, and we should discuss it, and the way it impacts all of us differently. I can only imagine how much harder this is for trans women.

I think it’s an issue worth talking about.

I know how to flirt with women, sapphic women are not universally unaware of how to talk to women, and the sentiment is cute, but I’ve been hit on by queer women who have talked me right out of my panties. They know how to talk to women, a lot of us do. I know how to flirt with women in the appropriate setting, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t scared to do it. Sorry to be a Debby Downer on all the fun.

Still, keep the cute jokes coming, it helps me keep my mind off it.