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Hope'n Mic is tonight! Come out for free food and entertainment! (at Oklahoma State University)

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Despite what you may believe, you can disappoint people and still be good enough. You can make mistakes and still be capable and talented. You can let people down and still be worthwhile and deserving of love. Everyone has disappointed someone they care about. Everyone messes up, lets people down, and makes mistakes. Not because we’re inadequate or fundamentally inept, but because we’re imperfect and fundamentally human. Expecting anything different is setting yourself up for failure.

Danielle Koepke (via deadlybearhug)

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Take My Hand

Take my hand

I may not be able to take away the pain

But I’ll stand here with you

I’ll crawl in that fort with you

I will encourage you in your darkest days

I will go with you to seek help

I will love on you until you can love yourself

You are worth the time

You are worth it

You can do it

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Just a little tune to bring a little peace to your day!

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This Thursday is the last meeting of the semester, come on out and see Pete's Pet Posse. Plenty of puppies to easy your end of the year blues! CLB room 319 7:00!

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ayo, the meeting time and place still say tues in clb 309

Hey thanks for the heads up! Just to clarify, we meet Thursdays at 7:00 in CLB 319 this semester. See you there!

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Intake

In an effort to hold myself accountable, I've decided to start contributing to the Tumblr again. After months of silence, I'm going to try to take us back to where we were when our Tumblr was at it's best. We need content. We need words! So here they are. For those of you who don't know, I've started to attend weekly sessions at UCS again. Shocker, right? I lead this thing. I'm supposed to be ok! I'm supposed to have it all together! Um... No. That couldn't be further from the truth. I still struggle with that, but I'll be the first to tell you that having it all together is NOT a qualification for my position. Knowing when I don't have it all together, and trying to work it out is, though. I made my first appointment last week, and I want you all to know what that looks like, in case you're considering giving UCS a try. The first thing they do is give you a few pages of paperwork that you can fill out ahead of time, or fill out in the waiting room. If you're going to fill it out in the waiting room, I highly recommend you be 30-45 min early. I like filling it out ahead of time because it gives me time to be very deliberate in my answers. The purpose of this initial paperwork is to get a feel for why you're seeking help and what you need when you get there. This brings up an extremely important point. Please, please be sure to ask for the things you need. Just because they're the professionals does not mean that they know better 100% of the time. In the end, you know what you need, so speak up! I know that I need to see senior staff, instead of being placed with a grad student. I know that I need someone with a little experience in the art of sarcasm. I know that I need someone who will challenge me when I try to mow them down and take charge of the situation. Above all else, I know that my needs are legitimate and worth mentioning. Yours are too. The first appointment is what they call an intake session. You can be placed with anyone in the office for your intake session, but don't worry. You aren't stuck with that person. Intake itself consists of quite a bit of redundancy, so fear not! Your intake counselor basically asks you all the same questions that you answered in the paperwork, just to make sure you didn't miss anything. Whoever you are paired with will take good care of you. Jen got me water when I needed a minute of silence. She backed off when a question was too difficult to answer. Believe it or not, the degree on the wall does not mean these guys are robots! :) At the end of intake, you talk a bit about who you'd like to schedule an appointment with. If you don't have a preference, they'll help you decide, and they're always happy to help work around your schedule as best as they can. A day or so before your next appointment, UCS will call to remind you, so don't panic! The office ladies (and gentleman) are very soft spoken, sweet people. They just want to help. Seeking help can be a challenge. Trust me, I know. That being said, if you ever feel like you'd rather not face it alone, I know there are plenty of TWLOHA - OSU members who would happily come hang out in the waiting room with you. Heck, I'm in there every Wednesday for my appointment at 2 if you need me! Have a great week, OSU. I'll keep y'all in the loop. With Hope, Maddie

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"Hey, you. Yes, YOU. There may be many people reading this but we need you to take a second and read these words. We don’t know whether you are in your cubicle, on your couch, or at a coffee shop. You took a break to check instagram, tumblr, facebook, or twitter, and now you’re reading these words. That means you are ALIVE. And we want to take this moment to tell you: You are IMPORTANT. You are PRECIOUS. You are VALUED. You are STRONG. Stronger than you know. Please remember this today and tomorrow, and return to these words again on heavy days. Thank you for simply being.”

— by Anonymous (found on Imgur)

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sincerely, a person who has been on prozac for 9 years

this is in response to some shitty stuff i’ve seen on my dash recently. it’s super simplified, so if you’d like to know some more indepth stuff on how exactly it works, google it—OR BETTER YET actually talk to a mental health doctor psychiatrist person wow

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Maybe I didn’t achieve straight A’s, but guess what? I made it to 2014 alive and if that isn’t an achievement then I don’t know what is.

(via byebyethinspo)

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2014-2015 Officers!

President: Maddie 

Vice President: Corey 

Treasurer: Georgia 

Secretary: Garrett 

Historian: Neke 

Congrats everybody! Next year is going to rock!

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panic/anxiety attack

breath in for 4 seconds

hold your breath for 7 seconds

exhale breath for 8 seconds

repeat once or twice more.

This causes an autonomic nervous system shift from a sympathetic (fight or flight reaction) state to a parasympathetic response.

Use this for panic/anxiety attacks, exams, presentations.

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"Knowing when to walk away is wisdom. Being able to is courage. Walking away, with your head held high is dignity." - Sallie Felton