#painful reminder

[howifeltabouthim]

In any case, the better the sleep, the worse the morning. If I slept soundly, in the morning came the job of reminding myself . . . You are all alone.

Lisa Taddeo, from Animal

[spamtonsmakemehappyyy]

[lesbianralzarek]

"life doesnt get better, you just get stronger" does NOT include ages 11-17. life does in fact just get better from there. those years are dogshit. like, you do get stronger but its mostly just a factor of not being 11-17 anymore. positive thinking helps but it doesnt fix whatevers going on at 15, you have to brute force through that one raw

[punkrockmixtapes]

Minoh - Painful Reminder (Cover Version)

[4dvant]

Dreamt about you last night.. it was so real.. and so sad.. what the fuck.. I thought I was passed this part.. all the pain suddenly came back.. what the fuck..

[maplefiasco]

Steve's choices / Bucky's lack thereof

[lotus-pear]

the day i picked up dazai or smth idk i've never read it

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Ghouls night out

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[chronicpaingirlie]

btw even if your pain is “your fault” that doesn’t mean you deserve it.

i walked my dog yesterday knowing it would hurt today and it does hurt!! a lot!! but that doesn’t mean i deserve to be in pain like i am.

sometimes we know shit is gonna hurt us and it does and it doesn’t mean we’re stupid or deserving of that hurt. the same is true if we don’t realize it at the time, but realize later that the pain we’re in is in some way “caused” by our actions. none of us deserve to be in pain, no matter what.

please try to cut yourself a bit of slack about this stuff. let yourself rest. take the painkillers. treat yourself gently. i promise you deserve it.

[lucianinsanity]

Oh, but what happens when Dipper and Mabel are finally 17? What happens when the older twins look at them and it finally hits how young Stan was? What happens when Ford looks at them and sees them as kids and not almost adults? What happens when they finally have to confront the fact that they were just like that? That their faces were still round and soft and had acne and were so so much younger than any of them remember? What then?

[howifeltabouthim]

I think reaching out would remind me too much of stuff I don't like about myself.

Katherine Lin, from You Can't Stay Here Forever

[disabled-bug]

Reminder at all, someone with a disability/chronic illness might be capable of completely different levels of activity from day to day. You can’t hold yourself or others to the best version of the physical self every single day. That goes for able bodied people too! Energy levels fluctuate, and for people with a disability/chronic illness that difference will be even more extreme.

Be patient. Be gentle with yourself and others.

Just because the other day you did a workout, went grocery shopping, and/or washed your hair, it doesn’t mean you’re less valuable today while you’re stuck in bed.

Be kind to yourself.

[delicioustarong]

"You could've have lived forever!" Continuation! Oh boi, this one is angsty

Creator: @honeqq

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[punkrockmixtapes]

SNFU - Painful Reminder

[the-bar-sinister]

Self-reminders today:

Resting is an important part of creating and doing.

There is more to resting than just sleeping.

Resting means letting yourself be idle of body and idle of mind.

Resting replenishes mental and physical strengths.

There is nothing virtuous about resisting rest.

There is nothing virtuous about working without rest.

Idleness and rest are not wrong or lazy.

Allowing yourself to rest enhances your creativity and allows you to do better work.

There is nothing about resting that should make you feel guilty.

You need rest.

[thedisablednaturalist]

I think when people think of mental illness and what helps, especially with things like anxiety and depression, the treatment involves pushing yourself. Pushing yourself to get out of bed, to exercise, to take a shower, to go out in public, to order your own food from the cashier, etc.

And because the mental health movement has grown so much, people think that's the default of ALL illnesses. That the only way someone will get better is if they push themselves. That practice makes perfect. That you'll become more comfortable or strong over time the more you do something.

But what people need to realize is, with physical disabilities and chronic illnesses, pushing yourself in most cases is DETRIMENTAL. Pushing yourself past your limits can lead to flare ups or further injury. That's why it's important to know your limits, how certain activities may affect your condition, and learn how to either adapt or get help to complete the activity in question.

Also, most of us are already pushing ourselves. Most of us don't have access to the help or equipment we need. Most of us live in places where we frequently encounter inaccessible obstacles. Most of us NEED to rest.

So please don't try to be our physical therapists or doctors. There are people specifically trained to help us navigate our own conditions and limitations. There are people trained to help us strengthen our body's resilience without causing flare-ups or injury. Do not tell us "it'll be good for you" or "you need the exercise" when we say something is too heavy or too far or when we say we need our mobility aid(s). Your friend with depression may need to be encouraged to get out of bed, but your friend with chronic illness definitely doesn't.

Respect our rest.