usunezukoinezu: “People who lacked emotional engagement in childhood, men and women alike, often can’t believe that someone would want to have a relationship with them just because of who they are. They believe that if they want closeness, they must[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
the-golden-comet: melodicwriter: This. 1000%!! You SHOULD be proud! That’s a lot of work you’re doing! You SHOULD write what brings you joy. Be self indulgent—you’ll love your writing, and yourself, more for it 💖
auschizm: “Your intuition will tell you the truth-” Actually my brain is telling me that everything that can go wrong will go wrong all day every day, so I’m working on not intuitively trusting that thing. But you do you!
apollomusing: gullahboii: Sometimes it is your fault.. Sometimes you don’t listen well enough, you’re selfish, you’re rude and you aren’t always right. Sometimes you fucked it up and tbh that’s okay. It happens, learn from it, apologize and keep it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I am a full person with my own independent goals, desires and concerns. It is not my duty to be interesting, entertaining, helpful, convenient or productive for others at all times. I deserve rest. I deserve to engage in my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mortalityplays: one of the most important things, perhaps the most important thing I have learned in my life is that nice people can fuck each other up in monstrous ways. people can be bone deep kind and loving and self[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mindofanartist87: haven’t posted art in a long fricking while but here you go. *shrug*
gynandromorph: there’s a decent amt of neurologists who’ve called the sleep schedules we’re obligated to be on despite flagrant conflict with our natural circadian rhythms “borderline torture” and the work hours we’re expected to put in despite the fact that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
dustsculptures: dustsculptures: “no one’s ever mad at me unless they tell me so” is the best assumption i’ve ever made sorry for tagwatching but you still have to act like they aren’t mad at you imo! bc it’s the mad[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Actually, I don’t feel like it right now” is a statement that can be just so powerful.
shatnerihardlyknowher: plantkitten: i love you im glad you exist im so happy you’re alive Rb to tell prev you love them ur glad they exist and you’re so happy they’re alive
lakevida: a lot of life can be persevered thru by secretly playing pretend in your mind the whole time
megpie71: narcissistcookbook: One of the many weird things about depression is that it retcons your life. Not only are you lying in bed feeling like a piece of shit and that everything is awful, but you start projecting those feelings[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ibelivedinmyself: fennecandco: Trauma didn’t make me nice, I consciously made me nice because I don’t want anyone else to suffer like I did. Trauma didn’t make me strong, I made me strong. Don’t you dare ever tell me my trauma[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
yeezyree: I cannot stress enough how important it is to do silly, frivolous things that serve no other purpose than making you happy.
caringforourselves: trying your best does not mean putting an unbearable amount of strain on yourself.
tmmyhug: hi love you guys do me a favor. big big big BIG breath in right now all the way all the way breathe in feel your belly expanding hold hold hold.. hold.. now everything out like ur a deflating[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
finnglas: stillhere-erehllits: This a a reminder to not fall victim to the sunk-cost fallacy. Just because you invested time and energy into something, does not mean you should indefinitely waste more time and energy on it, if you decide it’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Our system contains Kristoph Gavin. And Vriska Serket. And Albert Wesker. And the list goes on. The answer is, yes. Many of us live with that feeling every day. The feeling that there is something fundamentally broken and inexcusable and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
flowerytale: Vincent van Gogh, from a letter to his brother Theo
mamaangiwine: I don’t think many people realize how much they’ve been turned into a bunch of casually cynical jerks. Someone may come to their parents and say “I want to write a book” and their parents will say “it’s really[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
soljua: reasons i haven’t replied back: – i’m socially exhausted – i don’t have the time right now – i don’t know how to reply – i have a bad memory and got distracted – i’m having a depressive episode[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
longlostdiaries: I don’t know who needs to hear this but: -“it only hurts a little” is still pain -“I can ignore it” is still pain -“I can cope with/manage it” is still pain -“it’s bearable” is still pain -“I can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
steamandcream: thinking about how when you experience a lot of shame in your formative years (indirectly, directly, as abuse or just as an extant part of your environment) it becomes really difficult to be perceived by other people in general.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hexcolour: wild-depression-appears: zoomerchan4: Reblog if you’re a safe place for your mutuals to come over and be nonverbal Version for hosting
elfwreck: portraitoftheoddity: respected-demon: aphony-cree: sonicrainbooms: bloodyl1ps: this post hasn’t left my mind since i’ve first saw it people jest but this is literally how i worked out i was gaslit for like 15 years of my life People who “want[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Age regression is a mental and emotional coping strategy that can be either voluntary or involuntary; generally due to trauma, stress, anxiety, mental illness, neurodivergence, etc. The person ‘regresses’ emotionally into a younger state as a form of self protection[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
the-moon-loves-the-sea: invisibleoctopus: Your moral ocd is lying to you and tumblr is lying to you. you do NOT have to reblog any post you dont want to and you dont need to justify it and youre not prejudiced against a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
compassionatereminders: Friendly reminder that you don’t have to aim for a normal life. You’re allowed to aim for a stable one. You’re allowed to aim for a fulfilling one. You’re allowed to aim for a meaningful one. You’re allowed to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
kitkatpancakestack: unavoidable that you will be the villain in someone else’s story. You will be painted in an unfavorable light. You will be the irredeemable one. and all of this will happen despite how nice you might usually be or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
gloryfore: waitingforthesunrise: emotional processing is so funny because sometimes you’ll be violently sobbing on your bedroom floor over something that happened 4 years ago and then you’ll just. get up and make coffee. and go to the grocery store. and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
iapislazuli: idk what traumatized or mentally ill person needs to hear this but dreams (especially the really disturbing ones you dont want to talk about to anybody) arent some deep peek into your psyche or a sign of your True[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ms-demeanor: ms-demeanor: Friendships are built of repeated low-stakes interactions and returned bids for attention with slowly increasing intimacy over time. It takes a long time to make friends as an adult. People will probably think you’re weird if you just[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
griffinkid: I’ve seen “I don’t know how to play with toys anymore” a few times lately and just wanted to point out- Playing with toys looks different for everyone, even actual children! Playing with toys can look like: 🧸🪁🚂 Taking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
dead-men-talking: *sighs and rewires my neural pathways yet again*
suwisuwii: blessedharlot: pinxiedust: ourcollectivefantasy: quantum-jump: thesylverlining: I wish more people got this because some ‘low-empathy’ people are the most compassionate and sympathetic in the universe, and I hate it when that’s taken to mean ‘unfeeling and probably hostile’ when nothing could[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So many people claim to support people with mental illness, trauma, etc but then turn around and go “ewwwww, you write RPF?” or" Ewwww, you write (insert weird fanfiction thing here)?“ My pal (theoretical reader)– where the fuck do you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
recuperationdisliker: i’m at Love You Island and it’s absolutely packed. all your friends are here and we want you to come join us.
pro-bopass: soberscientistlife: [A tweet reading, “I don’t owe you an argument just because you came here to have one.”]
thishazeleyeddemon: drdemonprince: drdemonprince: drdemonprince: How Do I Become Less Obedient? If you’ve never been all that disobedient before, you can and should start really, really small. For example, you can wear the slightly revealing or gloriously trashy-looking garment that makes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pal we literally spam our followers with whatever our current hyperfixation/shift is every morning.. and afternoon… And evening. Its YOUR blog and it’s for collecting and interacting the way that you want. Also Yugioh is the best. I want to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
voidrambles-deactivated20240306: idk who else needs to hear this but stop being so scared of failure and imperfection that you don’t even do anything in the first place. nothing rewarding ever comes easy. allow yourself to explore for christ’s sake
feanor-the-dragon: james-p-sullivan: james-p-sullivan: the older i get and the closer i am to reaching 30, the more the people around me try to deny me my age. it’s a constant ‘oh you’re just turning 29 again teehee 🤭’ or ‘dont[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
just-a-whumping-racoon-with-wifi: Hey – Everything’s gonna be okay I don’t really know how or really know when, but it’s gonna be okay 💛
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terezis: sometimes you’re having a legitimate mental breakdown but sometimes you just didn’t get enough sleep last night and needed to eat a meal with vegetables. and that’s so crazy The worst part is having to figure it out like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
corancoranthemagicalman: introvertdear: THIS! Reblogging this too for folks with anxiety like myself who feel bad when they say they’re too busy but they don’t have every second accounted for doing something so they feel almost like they’re lying. Self-care goes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂 It’s gonna be okay, friend. You’re okay. You’re not a “burden. You’re you, and you’re wonderful and valuable. I’m glad you’re here with us.
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[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
dead-pidoves-dirt-takes: I’m literally begging y’all not to disclose your trauma in order to justify and validate your tastes in fiction. The people who are or you fear are going to get on your case about your fantasies, taste in fiction[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
bob-time: madame-helen: There’s a reason Bilbo’s journey started when he was 50
mythandwords: theurbanspaceboi: theurbanspaceboi: some of you need to make your bed and have a shower with a soap that smells nice, and then sit in a chair near the window and have tea with milk and read a hardcover book[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
drinksomefuckingwater: drink some fucking water
marypsue: marypsue: marypsue: One of the worst feelings in the world: when you are just desperate, like claw-your-own-skin-off desperate, to create, but the only thing that even vaguely appeals to you to work on is a nebulous half-feeling that might[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
dysphoria-things: dysphoria-things: shoutout to offputting autistic people i am so sick of “social communication difficulties” being painted as like. haha i said something out of turn! haha i talk too loud! haha i was silly when i should’ve been serious![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
cipheramnesia: I don’t think it gets the right amount of attention how the mental condition of anxiety is also constantly physically painful to endure.
stan-rabelais-et-diderot: river-unoriginal: blackheartbiohazards: My friend, the fiction didn’t harm you. Your mental illness harmed you. Random writers on the internet are not responsible for managing your mental illness for you. You are responsible for managing your mental illness. I knew[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
marxism-transgenderism: I’m really not interested in any discourse which says you shouldn’t have certain emotions. I’ve seen people say it about jealousy, guilt, possessiveness, anger, lust. Like we can talk about what we should do with those emotions and all[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
natalieironside: If you struggle with being real-nice, you can be mercenary-nice. You can frame it to yourself as “Obeying social mores is an efficient way to get what I want” or whatever. We’re known by our deeds, so as long[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
centrally-unplanned: chronicintrovert: i can’t do this anymore! i mean i can, and i will, obviously. but i can’t fucking do this anymore! Area Man Who Has “Had Enough” Wakes Up Next Morning at 6:30 AM to Commute to Work Again
griancraft: If you have BPD you need to ask your loved ones for reassurance instead of assuming they don’t like you or intended to hurt you. I know it can be really hard, but establishing that you need it will[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
dduane: Hope is a discipline. It’s work to be hopeful. It’s not like a fuzzy feeling. Like, you have to actually put in energy, time, and you have to be clear-eyed, and you have to hold fast to having a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
vampireapologist: Being a good person is a choice. Don’t let people fool you into believing that truly good people never have bad thoughts, are never tempted by the easier path, by the low road, never mess up or act out[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
crystal-hedgiess: hey shout out to plurals with “frustrating” or “socially bad” traits. plurals who seem indecisive, “hot and cold”, disloyal, dishonest, etc. to others due to subtle switches, passive influence, being median, amnesia barriers, etc. between headmates with very different[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ms-demeanor: ms-demeanor: You have to be willing to be hurt and trust people not to hurt you. But also go out and do regular activities with people who share similar interests. I’m extremely unromantic in terms of how friendships and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
full-metal-femme: trash-and-trash-accessories: Punk spike jackets serve exactly the same purpose as coyote vests on a chihuahua. Sensitive little punk needs spikes between him and potential predators (strangers talking to him, he has social anxiety) This is exactly what you look[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
naensut: I just want every fanfic writer to know how much I love you. You people are godsend! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been at my lowest and reading a fic has made my day better. Reading[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
anarch0possum: benihana-circumcision: detectivehole: detectivehole: not to sound like your dad but if your not having a great time rn you might legitimately be playing too many video games or being on that damn phone too often, or at least without[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mystrothedefender: People need to relearn the phrase ‘we ended on bad terms’. Not every past relationship should be referred to as abusive.
reddbuster: Don’t kill me for this but methinks maybe some people on tumblr do not know what a toxic relationship is both in fiction and irl. like I’m seeing people calling their ships “toxic yuri” or whatever because their relationship[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mod2amaryllis: to everyone who’s ever said something kind about my work: you help me get through the day. thank you.
mjalti: I know it sounds fake but you really do have a lot of silent lovers on this planet who look at you and wish they had your smile or your hair color or your humor or your intellect or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
theslowpath: more aspd positivity, since i got a pretty ableist message in my DMs the other day your f/o doesnt hate you for liking violence your f/o doesnt hate you for being sadistic your f/o doesnt hate you for being[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
greedysadistdad: Respectfully, I want to love you in front of people who didn’t. I want them to see how much you glow when you’re treated right.
mortalityplays: one of the most important things, perhaps the most important thing I have learned in my life is that nice people can fuck each other up in monstrous ways. people can be bone deep kind and loving and self[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
myfandomrealitea: Antis who proudly proclaim they’re going to become a therapist so they can shut down and manipulate and unethically target all the ‘nasty proshippers’ make me laugh because they’re going to get two months into any sort of qualifying[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
daddyfuckedme: “The strongest people have a past filled with chaos, heart break and disappointment.” — r.h. Sin (via stay-close)
northstarfan: snumelhp: The phone is there for my convenience, it is not an electronic leash. If it’s not convenient for me to talk for any reason, including “Just not feeling social right now”, I’m not obligated to answer. This is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
eldritchbauble: You’re just a mammal. Let yourself act like it. Your brain needs enrichment. Your body needs rest. You feel hunger and grow hair. You need to pack bond with other sentient things so you don’t become unsocialized and neurotic.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🔸It’s okay to imagine any fictional scenario. Imagining something bad doesn’t make you a bad person or mean you want it to happen. 🔸It’s okay to write any fictional story. Writing a fictional story about bad things does not make[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
crabanarchy: the internal tension between being a prickly judgemental cunt and someone who loves people to the point of tears has resulted in a maxim i like to call Everyone Is Beautiful and I Hate Them So Much
fungalfaggot: self-care phrases to boost your confidence this shit ain’t nothin to me man I’ll fucking kill you .
celebritycokenose: did u guys know u can change ur life at any point it doesn’t matter when and it is never too late😳
Honestly– HONESTLY– that’s the best way I personally find to vent my rage. It’s as healthy as you can get, and harms no one real. Go for it, pal.
toskarin: adjacent advice: if you need more confidence, get a cool jacket or a haircut or something and think about how cool it makes you. this is loser advice, but we’re all losers here. swallow your pride and roleplay as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
simplygoingmadd: blasting my silly little music and creating my silly little daydreams so i don’t lose my silly little mind
You’re gonna hate to hear this, but I think the light therapy lamp we got for xmas is actually helpful.
crplpunkklavier: a gentle fact about this world is that people will want to help you. a cruel fact about it is that you do have to put on your big boy pants and open their contact on your phone and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
homemadeknees: judas-redeemed: sometimes i wish i could grab my childhood self and shake them by the shoulders and say YOU’RE GOOD. YOU’RE WORTH LOVING. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES ARE MADE BETTER BECAUSE OF YOU. YOU ARE NOT A BURDEN.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…