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i’m having one of those days where i’m feeling particularly hopeless, scared and angry. i can’t stop doom scrolling.
i wish my family and friends were nearby, i wish the sun would come out for a while, i wish i could channel my negative feelings into action or creativity, but instead i sink into the familiar crevice of desperation crafted by my depressed ass on my couch.
I. MUST. DO. BETTER.
Feb 24, 2025
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Grieve and cry and rage because it’s all EVILLLL.
Then find a way to take action. It can be small if you need it to be. But find something to try and help. We are not meant to hold the entire world’s grief, we have to share the load together.
Find a way to aid in your community. Engaging with other people, especially in a helping way, really helps with depression and despair. It’s also a great reminder that there is GOOD in the world.
I’m scared too. I’m heartbroken. I can’t detach from it all. So, I’m practicing what I preach here. You’re not alone in it 💗
Jun 29, 2024
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man i wish i could tell you. i have felt so scared and demoralized for the past two weeks- my grades are dropping, my anxiety is spiked. but i did talk/cry to my therapist about it yesterday, and she talked/cried too a little bit, and it was very refreshing to drop this front and hear from another sane person about how scared we were for ourselves and our loved ones and everything we hold dear about humanity.
she pointed out that it’s better not to suffer alone, and we should be talking to as many people as we can about our fears and supporting each other.
she pointed out that consuming news 24/7 will probably kill you, and to set a realistic limit- like checking every other day, and if a headline makes you feel scared, force yourself to read the whole article because headlines are designed to trigger a response and oftentimes reading the entire article will reveal things aren’t as bad as you thought.
she pointed out that feeling guilt over the privilege to look away from things isn’t productive, and to acknowledge your privilege and use it as best as you can, and that shutting down from an overwhelming amount of information isn’t helpful so we all need to be taking breaks and taking care of ourselves (as crazy as it sounds right now).
speak out loud to your anxiety as if it were a separate entity. ground yourself with the facts of the situation. are you in immediate mortal danger? probably not. there are probably objective positives and negatives to acknowledge and getting through and above your emotion might help you navigate the day.
otherwise, hold your loved ones close, make art, boycott evil corporations, speak out wherever you can, be compassionate- i feel so powerless but if we all hold on to our integrity, who knows what could happen. maybe truth and equality will prevail. it might be ten years from now but things, god willing, can get better. and i hope it does when people wake up to the class struggle that is happening right now
Feb 5, 2025
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1) meds. after last month being absolutely awful for me (injury, sickness, losing my job), and crying every day for a good two weeks i was told to increase my Lexapro dosage which has helped a lot
2) blocking out the bs. someone on this app told me that when it comes to being an advocate for others, you have to be one for yourself first. if you aren’t mentally sound, then you will most likely not be able to fulfill what you can for others or burn out. i had to come to some realizations lately about politics, international affairs, and the privilege i have to sadly, step back. because when i pay too much attention then i get thrown off. there are things in life you can’t control and coming to terms with that and watching from the sidelines is okay. that’s all to say i try my best to avoid negative stuff when it is forced on to me. i give myself an hour out the week to get informed a bit and tune it off.
3) healthy distractions. find things that make you calm. you don’t have to do something that creates a product or anything. just do something to calm your mind. for me that’s my comfort tv shows
May 22, 2025
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there is certain type of extrovert that seems to believe that if you are introverted or shy you haven't reached your full potential, like you're only a half-baked pie, waiting for someone to come "pull you out of your shell" (-_-)...
i am not a flower waiting to bloom! i am not an unfinished garment! THIS IS THE DEAL! take it or leave it, don't try to shape things you don't understand into something you do.
no one owes you their bared soul.
Mar 3, 2025
my whimsical ass got up and made rhubarb jam first thing this morning. as if I don’t have a deadline tomorrow.
Feb 27, 2025
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Nothing fills me with dread quite like the cry of "Let's play a game!" at any social gathering. Icy hatred drips down my spine at the mention of them.
The yelling, the looking at me, the boredom, the rules I can't remember, the endlessness of each round, the heightened emotions... WHY CAN'T WE JUST TALK?! ESPECIALLY in a social gathering where I don't really know many people.
I have seen people I love be transformed and distorted by their competitiveness into hateful screeching banshees. It's terrying. Maybe I'm too sensitive, I don't care. I don't have a competitive bone in my body. I genuinely do not understand how a board game is an acceptable space to yell at people. Being yelled at over something that couldn't possible matter less is WORSE than being yelled at for a proper reason.
The worst kind of board games are the ones that involve performing. They make me want to jump out of the nearest window.
I'd rather someone brought out a crack pipe than a board game at a party.
Feb 16, 2025