Set My Bones On Fire 🔥

Hello. My name is Nica. I want to stay anon until I get comfortable and I‘m not good with new people. But my question is, how do you advise someone to deal with their depression? Do you know any remedies that help with chronic sadness? Or panic attacks? My life isn‘t where I want it to be atm, dealing with a lot of stuff and I don‘t have any friends to talk to or get help from. Sorry if I‘m bothering you in the morning I just saw that you‘re leaving tumblr and it triggered an attack and I feel like crying. You were the one blog I liked and how you helped people and now I don‘t have anybody :/

Omg. No, no, no, you're not bothering me at all, & you're not just going to wake up one day & my account is going to be deactivated. I'll tell you all when I'm leaving & chances are I still won't deactivate, just cause. I'm so, so sorry, I didn't mean to trigger you. It was just an idea I had. I used to have really bad panic attacks to a point were my muscles would hurt for days, I had to be taken in an ambulance & put on meds cause I had them daily for like a month. I wouldn't eat, I was constantly snapping on people & irritated. I turned into someone who isn't me. My family noticed the change & pointed it out & I snapped on them for that. It was that bad. And this was recent, this wasn't like 5 years ago, all this happened LAST year. So I know from experience how difficult & painful what you're going through right now can be.

Even though I still have anxiety sometimes, I learned how to stop the attacks from happening, I don't have them anymore. But before then my doctor wanted to put me in a psych ward, (yeah, he literally recommended that) & I took Xanax (& Zoloft for two days) for a while, then it stopped helping, so he wanted to increase my dose. And I didn't want to become an addict or dependent on meds (I personally don't believe in taking meds for mental illnesses), so one day I just decided "fuck it, I'm not taking anything anymore" & I realized in that moment that the decision I made scared me a fucking lot cause I wasn't going to have anything to run to, but ultimately it was going to help me. I had to hurt & pray A LOT before I got better. While I was going through it I felt so hopeless & lost & I started questioning my faith in God cause I didn't feel like anything was changing, I felt worse tbh. I remember one night I just completely gave up & I drove to my mom's house in the middle of the night cause I didn't know what else to do. We went for a walk & talked until the sun came up. I never call my parents when I'm going through something terrible, I always try to resolve my problems on my own, so if I call them it's serious. But with time I got better. And I'm happier. So I'm living proof that you CAN overcome your biggest demons. My advice to you would be to start slow, you won't get better overnight. It's going to take time & it's going to hurt - I won't lie to you, but you WILL prevail in the end. But for now, distract yourself, get on your phone & find a funny video. Give yourself time to breathe & realize you're safe. That feeling will pass & you'll be okay again. & if you ever need someone to talk to to help you calm down, come hop in my dm's & we can hang out until you feel better. You don't have to be alone. & you definitely don't have to suffer alone. I often get people who ask me for advice in handling depression, that's partially the reason I haven't left Tumblr. I wouldn't want to abandon anybody. I'm so sorry you're going through this, honey. I hope things get better for you. Literally if you need me to just stay here for you just to help you, I will. & if you need any more resources in dealing with anxiety/depression, dm me. I'm so sorry for triggering you. I'll choose my words more carefully next time. Bless your heart, I'll pray for you.

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Organizations:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); 866-615-6464

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI); 800-950-NAMI (800-950-6264)

Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA); 240-485-1001

American Psychiatric Association; 800-357-7924

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Mental Health (CDC); 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)

American Psychological Association; 800-374-2721

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Coping, Advocacy, and Support:

Anxiety and Depression Association of America: Support Groups

The Anxiety Network: Help and Support

Anxiety Central: Forums

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Medications for Anxiety Disorders (talk to your doctor first):

Cymbalta (duloxetine)

Celexa (citalopram)

Zoloft (sertraline)

Anafranil (clomipramine)

Prozac (fluoxetine)

Paxil (paroxetine)

Xanax (alprazolam)

Klonopin (clonazepam)

BuSpar (buspirone)

Valium (diazepam)

Ativan (lorazepam)

Lexapro (escitalopram)

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Links:

https://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/mental-health-resources/anxiety

https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad/resources

https://blog.thetransitionhouse.org/anxiety-help-and-resources-1

https://www.rtor.org/anxiety/

https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Anxiety-Disorders

I H o p e Y o u ' r e O k a y

Hey. Good morning. 🌄 You said on your instagram that you make disney style portraits so can we see some of them? Ty! I love disney too 😄🤗😊

Good morning, sweetheart. Yes you can! Here are just a few I did last year, out of boredom. The best part of doing Disney art portraits is that half of them are modeled after real people, I think that's what keeps it interesting for me cause I don't like making characters that look alike. The last two are the same person, though.

(I kinda screwed up Esmeralda's eyes, oops)❣️

Now, to the art:

🍒Winslowat3am🍒

I close my eyes too tight

I hide in the shadows of my mind

Behind the doors of my heart

And wonder why he never woke up

Why people are ice cold

Then I slowly remember the reasons for why

I would rather be alone

Than to be around those who do wrong

Take advantage

And disarm

So I'll keep sculpting

Because it's the one thing

That doesn't bring me harm

I have nothing else to say

I'm not good at expressing my emotions

I wish people would do better

And love each other more

That's all

~ Edward

[I had a selfie that reminded me of a Greek statue, so I got the idea to use it for a dark/semi light moodboard] ☁️

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Window flowers ♡

✨🍃 𝓗𝓸𝓶𝓮 🍞✨

i think everyone should be sillier. i think life would be better that way. i used a marker pen to change the label on the oat milk so that it says boat milk and now i crack up laughing every time i open the fridge

Storybook & Fairytale homes & Airbnbs. (these are some of my favorites).

Isabella's Little Pink House, Orlando, USA / Casa dos Duendes in Campos do Jordão, São Paulo State, Brazil / Gingerbread Mansion, Ferndale, California / Forest House, Efteling, The Netherlands / The Boot At The Jester House Cafe, Tasman, New Zealand / Hobbit Home, Dutchess County, Pawling / Spadena House, Beverly Hills, California / Akebono kodomo-no-mori park, Japan (this woodland home was inspired by the iconic Finnish Moomins series by Tove Jansson) / Hamlet of Marie Antoinette, Versailles, France / Witch House in Białka Tatrzańska, the Tatra Mountains, Poland

*poke*

Oh...we're doing the poking thing again? 😅

I thought I explained before? No touchy.

Hold on, is this Cocoa Bean? Because I noticed they're the only one that loves to poke and ask random kind of nonsensical questions. And by process of elimination, I'm a strong 90% sure it's you.

If not, then whoops. Heh...

Do you guys know that movie where a group of people go to a nightclub called Vortex & they get sucked into the nightlife, then they want to leave but the music keeps them trapped & they end up dancing for eternity on loop against their will & they can't die, it's like symbolic for hell?

That's what being on Tumblr is like. I'm trapped. It's hell. I tried to get out but shit I'm already here, so let's boogie down, down, down. 🎵 🎶🕺

That isn't a real movie, btw. I totally lied, I'm sorry. Lol.