crowtrees:

cups-of-tea-and-history:

magnificenttragedysandwich:

thursjournal:

hopesploder:

i literally procrastinate talking to my friends like it hits me “oh shit i havent talked to that friend in a while” and im like “yeah ill have to do that later” and then i dont

then i feel really guilty about it and [AVOIDANCE INTENSIFIES]

Then it’s like a month later, and I’m just sitting there like, if I never speak to them maybe they’ll just forget I ever existed.

Periodic reminder when this kind of post comes up that being my friend means never having to say “sorry i dropped off the face of the earth for a few weeks/months/years” there. I get it. I promise. I vanish sometimes too and then get all avoidant about it. I’ll understand if you need to do the same, and I’ll be here when you come back. Team Weird Avoidant People Who Are Sort of Terrible At Friendship But Trying Really Hard needs to stick together.

This.

disease-danger-darkness-silence:

nurselofwyr:

deenoverdami:

The thing I hate most about depression is that it tricks you into thinking you don’t have depression. It makes you think that nothing is wrong with you, that you just feel this way because you lack value as a person. Whether that’s in your relationships, your academics, or a view of yourself, it makes you think you aren’t good enough for any of that.

“It’s not the illness,” it says, “You feel this way because it’s who you are.”

“Mental illness is like fighting a war where the enemy’s strategy is to convince you that the war isn’t actually happening.”

Me: I can’t get out of bed today, what is wrong with me. I’m so lazy and terrible and I am a huge flake and there has got to be something wrong with me.

My brain: There is no war in Ba Sing Se.

oh-imprettyboy:

Shout out to all the 20-somethings who have been told that this decade is supposed to be the prime of their lives and are instead struggling really hard.

Some of us can’t get a job, even with a college degree.

Some of us couldn’t go to college or finish college because of all the shit we’re going through, and our opportunities have been limited by that.

Some of us have jobs and still can’t afford to live.

Some of us are too broke to go out and have fun.

Some of us are too broke to settle down.

Some of us are managing mental health problems.

Some of us have disabilities that make every day tougher to get through.

Some of us are dealing with loss, grief, and disappointment.

Some of us are just now figuring out who we are and are dealing with the repercussions of finally expressing that to others.

Some of us are learning that the society we live in is functioning in a way that puts us at a huge disadvantage.

And I want you to know that you don’t have to have all the answers or know what you’re doing with your life even though there’s so much pressure to do so.

We’re being told at this point to go to college, get a job, get a house, get married, and have kids.

Some of us don’t want or can’t do any of those things, and the expectations for when or if these things are supposed to happen can feel like a giant weight on your shoulders.

There’s no one-size fits all linear path for every person.

Just take everything one day at a time and do whatever you can to ensure your own happiness regardless of what others say you should be doing.

You matter even if others make you feel like you aren’t who they want you to be.

Your life matters even if others tell you that you aren’t living it how you should be.

These may not be the best years of your life, and you may have only known struggling for all of your previous years.

I think there comes a point when you have to fight back against what you’ve been told and tell yourself that who you are and how you’re managing your life is good enough for you.

(Source: livelifehappy.com)

You threw it all away… and watched it fall away… but it was not, it was not as worth the time as you think…