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I feel about as sad as I possibly could about Chester Bennington’s suicide.  I just can’t grasp it.  Linkin Park was a soundtrack for my own period of loss and depression.  It gave words to my anger and made me feel like, hey if these guys who have clearly gone through some stuff can make it to the other side and be productive, so can I.  And I did.  But then he didn’t.  So how do I know I’m going to be okay?  Depression sucks.  You never know when it’s coming back or why.  I feel like I’m always on guard and it’s exhausting.  I’m sad for everyone who loses their fight.  I wish I could hug all of them forever.  It’ll get better tomorrow, right?  Right?

(In case you’re reading this and you don’t think it’ll get better, call 1-800-273-8255 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.  Seriously.)

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this is the only way I’m drinking wine now

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How to call your reps when you have social anxiety

When you struggle with your mental health on a daily basis, it can be hard to take action on the things that matter most to you. The mental barriers anxiety creates often appear insurmountable. But sometimes, when you really need to, you can break those barriers down. This week, with encouragement from some great people on the internet, I pushed against my anxiety and made some calls to members of our government. Here’s a comic about how you can do that, too. (Resources and transcript below.)

Motivational resources: There are a lot! Here are a few I really like:

Emily Ellsworth explains why calling is the most effective way to reach your congressperson.

Sharon Wong posted a great series of tweets that helped me manage my phone anxiety and make some calls.

Kelsey is tweeting pretty much daily with advice and reminders about calling representatives. I found this tweet an especially great reminder that calls aren’t nearly as big a deal as anxiety makes them out to be.

Informational resources: There are a lot of these, as well! These three are good places to start:

Find your representative at house.gov

Find your senators at senate.gov

Use the “We’re His Problem Now” scripts when calling (or write your own!)

Keep reading

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Misinformation turned 5 today!

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Reblog for a smile ❤

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Accurate as fuck

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Gentle reminder that the human eye is naturally drawn by noise and movement, so the next time you walk into a crowd or a bit late into a lecture or something like that, they’re not staring at you or judging; it’s just an instinctive reaction that has nothing to do with you doing anything wrong.

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Is no one going to mention Norma breaking her silence and singing to comfort Soso and how that broke my heart times a billion????????????????

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Reblog if you’re Team Valor

Reblog here for Team Mystic

Reblog here for Team Instinct

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Privileged folk ridiculing safe spaces is so funny as if men don’t refuse to enter “girly” stores and have “man caves”, as if white people don’t avoid black neighbourhoods, as if straight people don’t ostracise gay people from their social circles, like who’s really the one with the safe spaces lol

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