#She shamed me into hiding I still liked twilight and lady gaga and told me how sexy I looked in black clothes

[stargazing-enby]

Welp, I guess I'll do one of those "some of my followers are teens, here's my Super Adult Advice" posts

- It's okay to cry. Crying is the way your body has of regulating your emotions! When there are too many of them, you just need to get them out, and that's always okay. Thinking that crying makes you weak would be like thinking a dog wagging its tail from excitement is weak!

- It's normal to feel numb or empty after crying! Not being able to move, to be productive or to socialise after you've cried a lot are all normal things. What works for me in those moments is watching a show, a movie, or just lying in bed for a while. Find what works for you!

- Don't trust people, online or irl, who claim to be morally superior to people who aren't like them. If anyone tries to tell you how you need to be in order to be "superior" like them vs being "inferior" like others (ie: telling you what to wear, what you can and can't enjoy, what you can and can't think, who to hang out with, and who you should and shouldn't respect), run.

- Sometimes, we need to learn to forgive ourselves for the things we've done in the past, and accept that all we can do is be better in the future. You can always choose to be better. But don't expect perfection from yourself—we all mess up, we all hurt people, we all have bad days. We're human!

- Unfollow, block and blacklist tags unashamedly. Your tumblr experience should be fun, not stressful or triggering, and you don't need anyone's permission before unfollowing, blocking and blacklisting whatever and whoever you want.

- It's not your responsibility to donate to everyone (or anyone) who needs help, or to reblog any posts you don't want to. Messages like "everyone should reblog this", "if you can't reblog this unfollow me", "funny how no one is talking about this" and "I don't care what your theme is, you need to reblog this" are ALL guilt-trips. Scrolling past without interacting with those posts is a form of self care and doesn’t make you a bad person.

- Eat your veggies, don't pet or distract working dogs as you could put their owners in danger, and don't be scared to be creative! You don't need to be super talented or amazing in order to have fun!