#mental health innit.

[villainanders]

omg for literally hundreds of jobs ive been clicking that I'm not disabled on that disability self identification form and i finally actually read what it actually says and i 100% do fall under their definition for disabled

[glasssmoth]

Ahh yes my favorite time of the day, the time where I smoke copious amounts of weed and disassociate

[imsiriuslyreading]

Hey Lana, ty for sharing that post and being so open.

Fandom really is a beautiful place and I had a dear friend from it talk me down from a lot of things as well. And I'm really glad that you have this community and that your beautiful soul is still with us.

Sending you hugs and thoughts and I hope that you can keep holding on to the wonderful things that life and friendships offer and keep fighting the dark bc I know that's not easy and you are so strong.

I don't know if any of this helps or why exactly I'm writing this, but again, ty for vulnerability and wishing you the best.

hello you lovely, lovely thing

i'm going to be honest, i made that post the other day and then hid like a little chicken because, as much as I'll come on here or tiktok or wherever and scream about fanfiction and remus lupin, or my husband aaron taylor johnson, I don't tend to share a great deal of personal stuff. and that one had to be the most personal ever, even if it was just a few sentences.

a lot of the messages i received afterwards were sent to my little ask box, and rather than sharing them all (because some of them were very personal to the writers) I just want to say this.

I am so grateful for this fandom. there are times when its felt like the scariest place in the world, or the meanest. but 99% of the time, the people here are so kind I can barely believe it. i think there are probably no words to adequately express my gratitude, or how incredible I think it is that even spanning all the ages, backgrounds and interests that live in this space, it still manages to feel like such a community. we all have our own pockets of people and smaller spaces we run around in (if you haven't found yours yet, keep looking I promise they're there and waiting for you), and there have been countless ways and occasions that we have looked out for one another, supported each other and kept each other going.

i made that post and had an influx of messages from fandom friends and acquaintances offering to help in whatever way they could, or just to offer some love and support - which was never my intention to receive at all - but what stood out the most was how many of us are using this place as a way to stay grounded, to stay creative, and frankly, to stay safe. in whatever way that means to you. which I think is another reason we have to do whatever we can to protect it.

things feel a little more stable for me. I've been writing a lot, reading a lot, and trying to be more open about the things I'm struggling with. I'm still grappling with logistical life-nightmares and fighting my way through what feels a lot like the impossible. but I do not feel alone, and I have the people here to thank for that.

so. thank you for your beautiful and honest message. i am so immeasurably glad that you're here, and that you're carrying on and passing your own wisdom on. i hope this next year treats you so kindly, and I'm sending you all the love <3

[willgrahamkinnie]

Dude I was just posting about schizophrenia and now I’m going to the psych ward tomorrow😭 (mostly going to make my mom feel better about my mental state but also bc of the sh scars, which hey, that’s besides the point)

[souraesthetics]

Guys thank y’all for 224 follows!!! Here’s my little weed plant to celebrate

[nixthenemesis]

Why is it every time I have a mental breakdown I run back to Bioshock or Dragon Age?

Anyway off to play some Bioshock Remastered.

For no reason at all.

[skadi-can-draw]

Sad car #6

im doin it,, and by it i mean… haha… lose my mind

[wolf-elf]

[little-honeypie]

It's hard being stable in literally every other way than mentally. Like right now, money isn't a big issue for a first time in a long time and I am supported by my friends and my lovely partner but I'm just in this fucking pit of depression and I can't seem to escape. I'm taking my meds, I'm taking walks and spending quality time with people and I'm still just fucking miserable and genuinely back in the mindset of "IF I love till (insert age)" which I haven't done in a long time. Like the thought of "if/WHEN I kms" which is so frustrating because I was doing so well and nothing in particular seems to have set this all off but I'm just??? Ugh,, everything is wrong with me.

Anyway

[lavenderandpear]

It’s weird being depressed in summer. In winter it’s easy, dark and cold and moody. But summer? Ya this shit is hard work.

[villainanders]

i think every day of my life about that one article abt why american gen zers all love to do joke british accents and that one girl who was trying to talk to her boss about burnout and said "its affecting me mental health innit"

[sevenyeargap]

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[jamtartandsunshine]

I would love to be normal about things but at this point in my life I've established I'm really not fucking normal and I've learnt to roll with that

[plumsquishingmermaid]

The thing about me is that I'm always crying, shitting, having a mental breakdown, but also: kicking my heels and giggling because I'm gonna make some fire power points for my therapist about this later. :')

[skadi-can-draw]

Sad car #8

I ran out of caption ideas

[ustalav]

i am feeling soooo blehhhhhh today... back hurting, tired... awful..... i need to get back on medication that stops my cycle