You Were Not Created To Be At War With Who You Are. Instead, Support Yourself And Keep Yourself Whole.

Life is too short to spend it at war with yourself.

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I think black women experiencing hair insecurity is valid as fuck.

I think black women should be able to express that without being told that we hate ourselves for feeling like that.

Things no one tells you about when you’ve been mentally ill for years and it won’t get better

— everyone will give up on you. Some will say it upfront, some will have indirect ways of showing it (you’re a lucky mf if you still have someone )

— your symptoms/ breakdowns/ panic attacks are cute for a few months. Everyone wants to help. Later on people find them annoying and inconvenient

— you will be blamed for not getting better. Doesn’t matter if you’re doing therapy, taking meds, exercising, eating well and sleeping. You can do all of it, some of it or none of it. They will find fault in your efforts.

— desensitization to your pain. This one isn’t their fault, it’s human nature. But it happens and yes it hurts cuz you would wish you were desensitized to your own pain but you have to feel it no matter what. Doesn’t matter if it’s the millionth time. It demands to be felt.

— people move on. But you can’t. You see people cope and get over things while you simply can’t. And it’s so much worse if you’ve been mentally ill for years. Even the smallest things break you and trigger you.

— you slowly realize this world isn’t made for mentally ill people in any way

— you’re tired / fatigued all the time. You have been for years now. You simply exist but you aren’t capable of living anymore. Your illnesses have taken everything that made you feel alive. You’re nothing but a shell. A body.

It's time to quit the "no one can love you unless you love yourself" bullshit. We are social animals. We need to be shown healthy love to internalize it. Even self love is a group effort and that's not wrong.

“How amazing is it to find someone who wants to hear about all the things that go on in your head.”

— Nina LaCour

Eu nunca fui muito bom em falar de mim, por mais que eu sinta às vezes que só faço isso, eu nunca fui muito bom em lidar com fins, talvez por isso dizem tanto que eu fujo de compromisso.

Zant