#self supportive

[selfhealingmoments]

[dlxxv-vetted-donations]

Evacuating families with young children 1

Vetted Palestinian Campaigns. Please donate if you can and share!

Sep 5-12 13. Updated Sep 14. I am no longer focusing on promoting/updating this list, but I encourage you to share and donate. Thanks for everyone's contributions!!!

My other promotion lists | Campaigns close to goal

See post: Give the Al-Habil (@/abdelmutei) family a better life. Stagnating!!!

PayPal, credit/debit: € 12,239 12,806 / 25,000.

Far from goal: Mohammed Matar: @mohammedmatar90, @matarmoh, @matar-90 (vet, Vetted Evacuation spreadsheet #254). Stagnating!!!

Paypal, credit/debit: € 2,631 3,807 / 20,000

Urgent: Yosef El-habil: @khadiga22 (current?), @saveyouseffamily, @girlquee (Butterfly Effect Project #406). Baby suffers from severe respiratory illness untreatable in Gaza.

Paypal, credit/debit: € 11,080 17,540 / 20,000

Muhammad Shehab: @mohammed--shehab (vet).

Paypal, credit/debit: € 8,870 10,222 / 25,000

URGENT: Amal Ashour: @amalashuor (Vetted Evacuation spreadsheet #175). Short term goal to care for dangerously malnourished baby.

Paypal, credit/debit: € 33,520 38,273 / 40,000 (short term goal / €50,000).

Pinned Campaigns

URGENT: See post: We have 281 hours to get Reema registered in university. Stagnating

Credit/debit: CAD $ 16,915 17,822 / 17,000

URGENT: See post: Let's evacuate the Haboub family's most vulnerable members in September. One member's condition is declining and needs to be evacuated within the week. Awaiting more details. Stagnating!!!

Credit/debit: SEK 143,805 192,206 / 234,000 (short term goal / 300,000 SEK) $10 USD = 105 SEK

Tagging random ppl. I'd really appreciate a share and donate if possible. Want off my 'mailing list'? Please message me!

@sunshinetomorrow @cirrusea @danijaci @bladeweave @littlegaypancake @zealfruity @akajustmerry @blossomdapple @flerns @bifca @dollyrin @wellsbering @yvain @bitegore @aroacesigma @gauntletqueen @dededaio @halorvic @sreppub @catgirlhell @lazyleafeon @edgepunk @party-cat-anthem @normal-thoughts-official @chuunisoldier

[johnny-depp-is-loved]

for those who are devastated about the election results right now, here’s your gently reminder to take some time offline, read your favorite book, write that fic you’ve been wanting to write, play with your pets, watch that film on your to-watch list, rewatch your comfort tv show, drink some water, get yourself something delicious, have a nice and relaxing bath, look at the pretty skies and take a deep breath. you’ve survived this far and you will continue to survive. this is not the end ♡

[gonzodangerfeels]

Nice Mongolian eyes

[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF movie Mike and Michael meet their younger selves..

[selfcarereminder]

hey if ur reading this and ur in a bad spot mentally or anything i hope u feel better soon and have a good day

[littlemissemotionalandvalid]

You are not a bother. You are not a burden. You are not a waste of space. You are not annoying every person you talk to. Your existence matters. Your presence makes a good difference.

[neuroticboyfriend]

it's never too late to start brushing your teeth again. i basically never brushed my teeth for a whole 10 years. a decade. A DECADE. i still struggle to brush my teeth once a week, but it all started with brushing my teeth once every few months. so i mean it when i say brushing your teeth once a week, a month, a year, or even a decade, is better than nothing.

and still, nothing is not shameful. it is not immoral to struggle with self care. and it is also not pointless to keep trying. anything you can do, even if its wiping plaque off with a towel, is enough. it is good to take care of yourself however you can, even if it's just trying to muster the will to. reading this post is good, too.

i believe in you and i am proud of you, even in the smallest of steps. it's okay. you can give yourself grace.

[becomingvecna]

reblog if you think these are all valid reasons for a student or an employee to take a day off from their school or their job without their grades or paycheck being affected in any way:

- period cramps

- exhaustion, be it mental or physical

- depression, anxiety, and other mental health related issues

[maxiglow]

JZ

[officialmiintee]

wind breaker / please share some of your burdens with us

[dlxxv-vetted-donations]

October Vetted Campaign List

My other promos | Urgent Palestinian college fundraisers

These are small goals to get funds for campaigns that are moving very slowly and/or have nobody focusing on them. I highly encourage that you adopt one if you can.

Updated: Nov 1

Rewaa @rewaa99: vet. Stagnating

Paypal, Venmo, credit/debit: USD $ 7,477 7,567 / 8,500.

Very low on funds: Ahmed Zandah @ahmednser: vet, gazavetters sheet #37. Is for evacuation.

Paypal, credit/debit: € 487 782 / 2,000.

Maher @maherdahalan: gazavetters sheet #35.

Paypal, credit/debit: € 2,637 2,817 / 4,100.

Dina @dina179: vet, #245 on sheet.

Credit/debit: CAD $ 14,420 15,798 / 16,000.

Paypal (see under cut for proof of trustworthiness)

See post: Help the Al-Habil family survive October.

PayPal, credit/debit: € 14,155 14,866 / 15,600.

Very low on funds: Issam @esamadnan94: gazavetters sheet #205.

PayPal, credit/debit: € 612 1,005 / €2,100.

Mohammed Salama @ameertaims: vet, gazavetters sheet #90. Stagnating

Credit/debit: SEK 29,217 33,351 / 45,000. $10 USD = 105 SEK

On hold, see here: See post: Ahmad Waleed's family needs a new tent.

Paypal, Venmo, credit/debit: USD $ 10,100 11,437 / 12,700 (full amount for tent).

On hold, I'm trying to contact: @aboodnemer, @anqar: vet, vet. Stagnating!!! ⬅️⬅️⬅️⬅️⬅️⬅️⬅️⬅️⬅️⬅️

Paypal, Google Pay, credit/debit: € 19,866 / 20,000. Final goal on gfm (for now). Obnoxious text removed upon donation

@/dina179 Paypal. Here is a link to the QR code which takes you to the app.

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Done (for now):

Close to final goal: Ahmad @children-gaza: vet.

Paypal, credit/debit: € 10,205 11,788 / 11,700.

Final goal: €15,000 (not including additional fees, I'm speaking to Ahmad right now)

Dina Mahammed @dina-my-family: vetted by association

Paypal, Venmo, credit/debit: USD $ 13,741 15,210 / 15,200

[kindnessoverperfection]

Please, if you can, take a moment to read and share this because I feel like I'm screaming underwater.

NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) stigma is rampant right now, and seems to be getting progressively worse. Everyone is using it as a buzzword in the worst ways possible, spreading misinformation and hatred against a real disorder.

I could go on a long time about how this happened, why it's factually incorrect (and what the disorder actually IS), why it's harmful, and the changes I'd like to see. But to keep this concise, I'll simply link to a few posts under the cut for further reading.

The point of this post is a plea. Please help stop the spread of stigma. Even in mental health communities, even around others with personality disorders, in neurodivergent "safe" spaces, other communities I thought people would be supportive in (e.g. trans support groups, progressive spaces in general), it keeps coming up. So I'm willing to bet that a lot of people on this site need to see this.

Because it's so hard to exist in this world.

My disorder already makes me feel as if I'm worthless and unlovable, like there's something inherently wrong and damaged about me. And it's so much harder to fight that and heal when my daily life consists of:

Laughing and spending time with my friends, doing my utmost best to connect and stay present and focused on them, trying to let my guards down and be real and believe I'm lovable- when suddenly they throw out the word "narcissist" to describe horrible people or someone they hate, or the conversation turns to how evil "people with narcissistic personality disorder" are. (Seriously, you don't know which of your friends might have NPD and feels like shit when you say those things & now knows that you'd hate them if you knew.)

Trying to look up "mental health positivity for people with npd", "mental health positivity cluster bs", only to find a) none of that, and b) more of the same old vile shit that makes me feel terrible about myself.

Having a hard time (which is constant at this point) and trying to look up resources for myself, only to again, find the same stigma. And no resources.

Not having any clue how to help myself, because even the mental health field is spitting so much vitriol at people with DISORDERS (who they're supposed to be helping!) that there's no solid research or therapy programs for people like me.

Losing close friends when they find out, despite us having had a good relationship before, and them KNOWING me and knowing that I'm not like the trending image of pwNPD. Because now they only see me through the lens of stigma and misinformation.

Hearing the same stigma come up literally wherever I go. Clubs. Meetings. Any online space. At the bus stop. At the mall. At a restaurant. At work. Buzzword of the year that everyone loooves loudly throwing around with their friends or over the phone. Feels awesome for me, makes my day so much better/s

I could go on for a long time, but I'm scared no one will read/rb this if it gets too much longer.

So please. Stop using the word "narcissist" as a synonym for "abusive".

Stop bringing up people you hate who you believe to have NPD because of a stigmatizing article full of misinformation whenever someone with actual NPD opens their mouth. (Imagine if people did that with any other disorder! "Hey, I'm autistic." "Oh... my old roommate screamed at me whenever I made noise around him, and didn't understand my needs, which seems like sensory overload and difficulty with social cues. He was definitely autistic. But as long as you're self-aware and always restraining your innate desire to be an abusive asshole, you're okay I guess, maybe." ...See how offensive and ignorant that is?)

Stop preventing healthcare for people with a disorder just because it's trendy to use us as a scapegoat.

If you got this far, thank you for reading, and please share this if you can. Further reading is under the cut.

NPD Criteria, re-written by someone who actually has NPD

Stigma in the DSM

Common perception of the DSM criteria vs how someone may actually experience them (Keep in mind that this is the way I personally experience these symptoms, and that presentation can vary a lot between individuals)

"Idk, the stigma is right though, because I've known a lot of people with NPD who are jerks, so I'm going to continue to support the blockage of treatment for this condition."

(All of these were written by me, because I didn't want to link to other folks' posts without permission, but if you want to add your own links in reblogs or replies please feel free <3)

[itscassc]

the way you talk to yourself matters too.

[beanmom]

Need a minute to breathe?

I have a little sideblog called sootheyourself that I started for my kid when they were away at college and struggling with their mental health. (Hence the strange in-jokey blog title and description.) It's a place where I reblog cute cat videos and relaxing art and sweet funny pictures for them, and for anyone else who wants to visit.

New posts show up there in fits and starts, although going forward I am hoping to put a lot more stuff there a lot more often now that *gestures at everything*

But you can stop by any time, and if you go in through the page at https://sootheyourself.tumblr.com/ there are links at the top to my tags for animal videos & pix, posts that are kinda funny, posts that offer support, and posts that are calming. There's even a link to get a random post that you can click as many times as you want. (There are over 1k posts in the archives.)