Life on Lithium

A quirky blend of humor, inspiration, psychology, nerdy findings, and fashion. Every once in a while I write about myself. I'm a college graduate trying to follw my passion for psychology. Forever struggling with bipolar disorder and sobriety.

[silly-luv]

[falseknees]

Spring is the fucking greatest

[miniature-stigmata]

this one’s for all the fat girls who’ve cried in dressing rooms 💗

[drst]

You’re fine. The clothes are made to be easy to manufacture on machines, not for bodies. The clothes suck, not you.

[darthmelyanna]

They’re also manufactured to look attractive on hangers, and very few of us are shaped like hangers. You’re fine.

[moodyehudi-deactivated20180519]

😱😰😭😭😭😭😭😭😭thank u please more of this type of body positivity I need it

[chickenonabicycle]

Legit though! I’m a hobbyist seamstress and these are my experiences when shopping mainstream:

For example, most H&M blouses these days don’t even have boobdarts. Which means they will sit awkwardly on literally anyone with boobs, no matter the size. But on hangers or when folded on display? They look fab as fuck. Because hangers don’t have boobs. And the models chosen to show them on the catwalk are usually chosen for their lack of boobage too (unless it’s for lingerie), other requirements including ridiculous size and weight requirements. As for the average (EU available) clothing shops, the worst offender I’ve encountered yet was Zara. Everything’s way too long and way too flat: clearly aimed to look good on the catwalk models but not intended for normal people. At all.

Also sizes are just numbers. Shopping online has taught me that I’m a European M, an American XS-S, and a Japanese L-XL. And then these sizes even vary from shop to shop in the same country: I’m an XL at Apples but an S at Lola&Liza, for example. They’ve also been reducing the sizes of these numbers throughout the years to make people feel bad about themselves and to sell more weight-loss products. Don’t let a number get you down, it does not define you.

So please don’t feel bad about yourself when shops refuse to cater to your size. The clothes they sell are not aimed at real human beings. They are the ones in the wrong here, not you!

[adventures-in-therapy]

Emotional check-ins:

[docrimesbegay]

“what makes you happy?”

Me: the little rainbow flag Captain Holt keeps on his desk

[flyingfre-ed-deactivated2012111]

[eatingdisorderrecovery]

littlegenes

[kiwipeel]

that one episode of doctor who with vincent van gogh fucked me up that changed me i aged about 20 years after watching that

[katiebishop]

[onlytwitterpics]

[kibibarel]

[shaamboo-deactivated20170406]

I have crossed the horizon to find you…

[wordsnquotes]

I’ve wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life.

Voltaire, Candide (via wordsnquotes)

[girlidiotdotcom-deactivated2023]

the year is now 1 A.C.P.

after club penguin

[femmequeens]

Duckie Thot photographed by Jerome Corpuz with makeup by Pat McGrath for Refinery 29

[eearth-deactivated20180601]

Dive into the things that inspire you, become immersed in the person you are. Following our passions is how we find the path to ourselves. Embracing the things that make us feel alive is how we truly live. 

[hilarioushumorfromouterspace]

[bongoslut]

I actually can’t handle this

[gerriceo]

Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher being real life Space Siblings™.