#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....

[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.

[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.🫶🏻

[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.

[allureofcrimemurdermystery]

Hiding in the event of a School Shooting

In this post I’m going to list what are the safest places to hide within a school if there isn’t a safe way outside or you are not safely in a classroom going through lockdown procedure. This is entirely hypothetical; you won't necessarily be involved but in the event of a school shooting it’s best to know how to stay safe just in case.

- A janitor's closet that can lock from the inside (preferably one that is not within the main parts of the school.)

- An elevator (make sure it’s closed and not moving.)

- Sub-rooms within room (storage rooms in music and art rooms most likely would be some of the safest.)

- Offices within the guidance/main office (navigating through the guidance/main office is times consuming, rarely have windows, and lock from the inside, making them fairly safe.)

- If you can, within a locker (an active shooter will most likely not look through all of the lockers in the school.)

- If there is a basement or area that only has pipes (it most likely won’t come into an active shooters mind to check, just avoid any electrical rooms/sections.)

- Small storage cabinets within an empty classroom (the shooter most likely would not enter an empty classroom to begin with and the cabinet would safely conceal you.)

- 1 person bathrooms (they typically have better locks on the doors of 1 person bathrooms and a shooter most likely wouldn’t think about them.)

** In the event that you can get outside GO OUTSIDE, and if there are no police outside already here are some helpful tips: **

- Hide behind cars (make sure you’re concealed from any windows.)

- Get away from the school grounds (nearby neighborhoods/businesses.)

- When running out/away from the school, run zigzags (this makes you a harder target.)

- Even if you don’t have a set destination, keep running until you feel as though there is absolutely no way you could be seen from the school.

!!!NOTIFY AUTHORITIES!!! Even if you think somebody already has, do it anyways. Also, if you saw/know the shooter give a description to the police (it could help them.)

Again, this is entirely hypothetical, but safety is key, and these are just some things that came to mind, feel free to add more.

I understand Mental Health is extremely important too, but should it ever get to there being an active shooter please read these, so you know what to do in that unfortunate situation.

Please be safe in schools.

[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.

[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 ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴘᴀɪᴅ 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 ❤️‍🔥 🇹🇷

[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

[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??

[acedavestrider]

does anyone have any advice on how to feel alive again

[mariemariemaria]

Does anybody else feel the waves of history crashing over them constantly and like they can't escape the generational trauma that permeates and poisons every interaction they have or do I just need to chill and have a drink lol

[mostofthingsmostofthetime]

The rescent riots in the UK are despicable (but sadly not surprising).

Yes, what happened to those little girls is a tradgey, but the person who was responsible wasn't an asylum seeker, and even if he was, that would NOT excuse the racism displayed these past few weeks.

The people taking part clearly don't care about the safety of children as they're, scaring other people's & indoctrinationating their own into perpetuating racist acts.

Seven years is a lot, though! Then don't fucking join a hate group.

But the non white people are being violent too! Yeah, well, that tends to happen when you attack people. I'm not going to hate on people for standing up for themselves.

They're taking our jobs! Why do you believe that those jobs are YOURS? Are you actually qualified & able to make a good impression on bosses, or do you think just being white should be enough.

They don't work! Well Asylum seekers litrually aren't allowed to until their case gose through but plenty of other POC have jobs (I know you've seen them though it must be hard to make them out through that fog of hatred) & I've met plenty of white people who don't want to (no hate to those who can't because of disability or mental health issues) or loose jobs because they're just overall terrible employees (some of the shit I've seen middle aged white people do at their jobs is crazy).

They're all criminals! Well, that's just not true now is it plus it's been proven multiple times that the biggest factor in crime is poverty, NOT race & again I've encountered plenty of white people who've broken the law yet most didn't seem to get more than a slap on the wrist (if that). Strange, that isn't it?

Well, "those kinds" of men hate women! Ahh, yes, because there's never been white rapists, woman killers, stalkers or harrasers. Its been proven that hating women is a problem in all races & and sadly, the biggest threat to us is usually our own partners or family, not some random aylsum seeker (who if they do hurt women tend to go after the ones from their own community).

They're not from here! Ok, so I don't know if anyone told you, but you can actually be born here without being white and you can't ban people from a country just because of the colour of their skin. Also, neither was half my family, yet we never get told to go back to our own country. Hmm, I wonder if our white skin could possibly have anything to do with that.

They can't speak English! A lot of them are multilingual, actually (& you make fun of their accents) & for the ones who can't well you seem to hate them getting anything (such as English lessons) for free. Also, how many Brits go abroad despite refusing to learn absolutely anything about other countries (there's a reason we're known as disrespectful, violent, sex obsessed, drunks by most of the world).

Also sooner or later we are going to have to accept that a lot of the issues that make immigrants flee their home countries are caused (or at least made worse) by ours & other Western governments.

This country definitely has problems, but we should be taking them up with politicians & their rich mates. Who are the ones actually hording wealth made from the exploitation of the poor, not random people of colour who are just trying to live their lives.

[graciousdragon]

*walks in, covered in ash and emanating smoke, like a Looney Tunes character after surviving an explosion* hey guys i'm back

[heyitsvenus]

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