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Just a reminder to everyone who hates people who broke our immigration laws...

All immigrantions law are unconstitutional.

There is no power given to congress to regulate immigration.

Madison makes this clear that in Federalist 42 and the report of 1800.

The only people breaking the law are those who try to enforce these unconstitutional and unethical laws.

And they should receive the full punishment international law allows for their unquestionable crimes against humanity.

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What a year this week has been.

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Mientras tanto en Texas….

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the word “gay” actually comes from the word “gaywad” created by xbox live gamers and appropriated by the homosexual community, so you’re welcome

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my thighs @ my jeans

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The notion that the unborn should be treated alternately as a baby or a mass of tissue dependent entirely upon whether or not the pregnancy is wanted may be intended as a way of supporting a woman’s bodily autonomy, but this unscientific shifting of language unwittingly reinforces a misogynistic stereotype of women as shallow and childish, whose whims and fancies need to be humoured regardless of the facts: She wants an abortion; therefore let us call it a fetus to spare her feelings. She wants the baby, well let’s call it a baby then; she’ll like that. —Fiorella Nash from The Abolition of Woman

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Is it possible to “beat” mental illness? Or does it depend on type/circumstance?

“Beating” mental illness is actually the norm, not the exception. Most people who have a major depressive episode never have another one. 80% of people who survive their first suicide attempt never make a second attempt. 93% of Borderline Personality Disorder patients achieve remission. Up to 74% of people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder achieve significant clinical improvement in their symptoms, and 20% achieve full remission. Half of Generalized Anxiety Disorder patients achieve remission after the acute phase of treatment. Even disorders with relatively low rates of remission - bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoid personality disorder - generally become milder and easier to manage as you age. Psychiatric symptoms tend to peak in your 20s and generally drop off as you get older, especially if you seek treatment. 

This is why the narratives we use to talk about mental illness matter so much. Right now, the dominant narrative is that mental illness is “an imbalance in the brain” and that it’s largely something that people are born with. There are upsides and downsides to this. The upside is that it promotes the idea that mental illness is not the ill person’s fault, and it helps us understand that mental illness can impact anyone, regardless of their life circumstances. The downside, however, is that it’s sort of given us this idea that mental illness is inborn and unchangeable. People have taken on the idea that “that’s just how my brain is”, when the reality is that, for most people, mental illness is less of a stable trait for them, and more of just a shitty thing that they are going through for a little while. The idea that mental illness is just “in your brain” also erases the very real connection between your life circumstances and your mental health - while it’s very true that a wealthy person in a happy marriage can become depressed, it’s also very true that living in poor conditions and being in an abusive marriage can be the cause of depression, and that improving your life circumstances can lessen or eliminate mental health conditions. 

If you have a mental health condition, it’s very important that you not resign yourself to the idea that you’re going to be like this forever. Chances are, you won’t. Even if you have a mental health condition that is associated with low rates of remission, it is possible to make leaps and bounds in your functioning, and to get to a point where managing your condition becomes second nature to you. Our understanding of mental illness is improving every year, and new therapies and treatments are becoming available all the time. If you seek treatment and do your best to manage your condition, you have every reason to believe that you will make huge improvements. 

Hope this answers your question!

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Here lies Lauren. She needs a new job so she doesn’t have to move

Here lies Asia. They are not going to be able to make it.

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