#our mental health matters

[redonkulons5th]

Often, when I am at my lowest that I miss who I was and wonder whether, if ever, I will be anywhere close to that again....

[redonkulons5th]

Anxiety....

Constant agitation abounds....

The tension I carry around,

Resides inside,

I cannot hide....

It festers,

It ferments,

Sometimes slipping into memory....

Yet ever present,

Its toxic persistence,

Impedes the self....

Doubt grows....

Will I be ok?.....

How did I get out of this cyclical horror last time?....

I abhor it,

But it is me...

Isn't it?

Will I get out this time?....

When? WHEN??

[poetry-protest-pornography]

What's with all the BLs suddenly being so pro-therapy and medication? I am 10000% on board, but I am also Confused.

Like, Asian countries talk about mental health even less than we do in the West, and yet here they are, with more positive representation in the month of April 2023 than I have seen maybe ever on American television?

Wild.

[sadkachow]

THE (CATHOLIC) SCHOOL I (UNWILLINGLY) GO TO HAD AN ASSEMBLY ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH TODAY AND??? THEY SHOWED A VIDEO OF MARKIPLIER???

THE SPEAKER DOING THE PRESENTATION CLICKED TO THE SLIDE WITH THE VIDEO ON IT AND MY BRAIN JUST BUFFERED

SHE WAS LIKE "Have any of you ever heard of Markiplier before?" AND I WAS LIKE ???????????

[redonkulons5th]

This is me....

[decaydaze]

I'm someone who believes that there's no such thing as "good" or "bad" people. Every day we actively make good or bad decisions. We are all neutral. I think the "bad person" label locks people in an idea/mindset they're unchanging and they stop seeing a point in trying to be "good" if they've already been dubbed permanently bad. On the otherhand, I've known MANY "good" people who used their "goodness" as a scapegoat when they actually were incredibly toxic and at times down right malicious, but they weren't held accountable because they were "good people".

Being someone who's autistic with a personality disorder, I have very low empathy. It took time for me to understand why people would be upset about things or feel certain ways or feel hurt by me being too tactless, etc.

This didn't mean I didn't care, but for a lot of my younger years, I was incredibly apathetic and/or flat out cruel. I made many Bad decisions. Especially in school and in the hospital as a youth. I was a traumatized child working with the understanding of life and people I had at the time. This didn't make me a bad person, and this doesn't make others with a similar history bad people either. Nor does my effort to make good decisions and learn from my mistakes make me a "good person". I still make mistakes. Everyone does.

It's taken me many years to understand why certain things upset certain people. I still struggle with some things. I have low empathy but I care about those I consider close to me, so I have to actively walk myself through decisions and social cues in a way that seemingly comes natural to others. I actively put effort into it because I want to be kind. I want to be a loving friend and/or partner. Any person can make good decisions, and any person can make bad decisions. A lack of affective empathy or empathy as a whole doesn't mean anyone is inherently bad. It just means we have to put in extra work.

You are not a bad person for having low empathy or having a personality disorder.

You can make bad mistakes and learn. You can struggle with these things and make good decisions. It's up to us as people every day to try our best to learn and grow.

[mariposas8494]

I’m on meds, yes they have side effects…but I like myself on them better. So, please just remember that we’re all doing the best we can with the cards we were dealt. So if you or a loved one has to take meds for mental health care just support it. We’re all just doing our best everyday.🫶🏻

[pinbones]

Thinking about when i studied counselling at uni and they straight up told us that cbt has negative outcomes for many people and shouldn't become a standard for care, all talking therapies seem to have the same efficacy as each other, many psychologists think therapy is ineffective altogether, serotonin and dopamine don't work like that we just act like they do because pills that prevent their reuptake help people*, all diagnoses are a socially created (and enforced) map that shifts and changes with time and culture, and any one person could have been diagnosed and treated differently by myriad different doctors based on luck and social factors

Shame its practitioners don't think so

[scribesofcalamity]

A quick small piece of vent art.

Avoid the tags,I am putting all the Blegh stuff there. Things are rough right now and have been for multiple weeks….but I am holding on. I’m going to try and do sketches for the rest of the people I want to hit for art fight. I’m going to catch up on my work and keep doing well. I’m going to have a good weekend with my partner. I’m going to be ok. It is going to be ok.

[cpunkwitch]

THERE IS NO COP INSIDE YOUR HEAD

Stop telling people phrases like this

It's intrusive thoughts and phrases like that can be extremely dangerous to someone with something like ocd

Your thoughts are not bad, no one controls your thoughts and you can't 'police' your own thoughts either

Thoughts and feelings are not wrong, there is no right or wrong just a human experience.

You're safe, you're fine, you're okay.

Imposter syndrome and intrusive thoughts are an ass to handle, I know, but using phrases like "the cop inside your head" is horrible.

Unless you're a system and one of your parts or alters is a police officer, introject or otherwise, don't say shit like this.

You don't have to try and monitor your thoughts like that, you'll just keep tearing yourself up over the smallest intrusive thought through a never ending spiral.

Thoughts are not crimes. There's no law anywhere about *thinking*, let your brain process things, you're not guilty of anything. You. Are. Okay.

And you'll keep being okay. I promise.

[redonkulons5th]

This is definitevely me....and it sucks....the shame of 'should have' but didn't...

ADHD

[ae-cha08]

You are covered and shielded by His love. Therefore, let your heart be glad in the majesty of your Savior. Let your soul celebrate because no matter what it looks like, you are a cherished vessel, and you are loved by the King of all! 💙

[x-heesy]

„ɪғ Yᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ sɪᴄᴋ, ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ Yᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪʟʟɴᴇss:“

Iɴ sʜᴏʀᴛ, ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜɪs ғᴀʀ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ.

Yᴇᴀʀs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ɴᴇᴄᴋs, ᴀʀᴍs ɪɴ ʜᴀɴᴅ, ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴀʟ

Iᴛ’s ʜᴀʀᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴄʀᴀᴢʏ

Aᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ʟɪғᴇ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ

Nᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɢᴇᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏᴡᴀʏ.

Vɪʀᴜsᴇs ᴏɴ ᴏɴᴇ sɪᴅᴇ, ᴄʀᴏᴜᴘɪᴇʀs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ

Iғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘᴜʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴜɢ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇ��ғ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴘ��ɪᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ʟᴇғᴛ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ.

Cᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ, I’ʟʟ ɢᴇᴛ ᴏғғ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴀʀᴇsᴛ ᴛʀᴀsʜ ᴄᴀɴ.

Dᴏɴ’ᴛ sʜᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ, I’ʟʟ sᴘɪʟʟ

Mʏ ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪs ᴊᴇʟʟʏ-ʟɪᴋᴇ

Eᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ɪs ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴜs ᴀʟʟ

Hᴏᴍᴇʟᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄʜᴀᴏs

Hᴀɴɢ ғʟᴀɢs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴇᴄᴋ

Wᴇᴅᴅɪɴɢ ᴠᴇɴᴜᴇ ᴏʀ ᴍᴜʀᴅᴇʀ sᴄᴇɴᴇ?

Lᴇᴛ’s ɢᴏ ʙɪɴɢᴏ

Bᴏᴍʙᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴs I ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴀʀᴀɴᴏɪᴀ

Hᴏʟᴇs ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴠᴇsᴛ ʙᴜʟʟᴇᴛᴘʀᴏᴏғ ᴊᴀᴄᴋᴇᴛ

Zᴀɪʏᴀᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴇssᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ʟɪғᴇ, ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ

Lɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʙᴀʟʟᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴘᴇɴ, ᴡᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴜɴ ᴏᴜᴛ

ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴇᴇʟ

ᴅᴇsᴛɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ

I’ᴍ ɪɴ ᴘʀɪsᴏɴ

I ᴅᴜɢ ᴀ sᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ, I’ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴜɴɴᴇʟ

Mʏ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ɪs ʀᴜɪɴᴇᴅ, ᴍʏ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴜɪɴᴇᴅ

Iғ ᴀ ᴛʜɪᴇғ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀs, ʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴜɴ ᴀᴡᴀʏ

I’ᴍ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴅᴇᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ, I’ᴍ ɪɴ ᴇᴍᴘᴛɪɴᴇss @len0r ❤️‍🔥

Nᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ғᴀʀ I ɢᴏ, I’ᴍ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ

Oɴᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴋʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ @frenchpsychiatrymuderedmycnut 🖤

I ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴛᴀsᴛᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴇxɪsᴛs

Dᴇᴘʀᴇsʏᴏɴᴅᴀɴ Çɪᴋᴛɪᴍ Bᴏşʟᴜᴋᴛᴀʏɪᴍ (I’ᴍ Oᴜᴛ ᴏғ Dᴇᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ, I’ᴍ Iɴ Eᴍᴘᴛɪɴᴇss) ʙʏ Lᴀʟᴀʟᴀʀ ❤️‍🔥 🇹🇷

[redonkulons5th]

I feel like my existence has been reduced to that of a placeholder for a life....

[redonkulons5th]

Restless but weary.....I sleep all day and all night hoping that the next time I awaken, I will feel better......I never do.....just worse and worse....knowing another day.....another night......another several hours have been wasted on selfishness and lethargy......for nothing.....all for nothing......

sometimes you just have to rest. the world can wait. take your time.

[acedavestrider]

does anyone have any advice on how to feel alive again