If you have irritability/rage/sensory overload issues like I do, I HIGHLY recommend the netflix show Moving Art when you need something soothing to block out the world.
The only sound to it is an orchestra (so if you watch on mute you’re not missing anything), and it’s literally just high quality footage of beautiful, remote places on the planet. Definitely one of my new favorites, and it’s nice to have a quick option to calm down right at my fingertips.
Just read TGCF again and couldn't stop imagining long hair Jungkook from BTS as Hua Cheng. Anyone else see it?
Now this is powerful. Having felt bogged down all the time by thinking I had to be responsible for things that I didn't even have reason to know about was exhausting. Freeing is the feeling of just saying, "I'm not responsible for that," and actually clearing all of whatever it is out of your mind.
Source: Dr. Glenn Doyle
(or at least, how I experience it)
when your brain is a car that won’t start, it’s pretty annoying.
You can protect me from everything, but you can't protect me from you.
This album is packed full of "I survived and god damn it I am gonna choose to be happy if it kills me" vibes and I FUCKING love it
to the detriment of daughters
Increased irritability and/or anger when you don’t know why
Feeling numb or having muted emotions in response to upsetting or exciting situations
Lack of interest or passion, in general, for things you once loved
Inability to concentrate or stay focused
Change in sleep patterns, be it not getting enough sleep, having trouble falling asleep, or sleeping far too much and not feeling rested
Exhaustion overall, even for “no reason”
Missing deadlines for projects or assignments
Withdrawing from social activities
Feeling guilty for missing deadlines or withdrawing from social activities
Needing “the rest” because you’re so exhausted, but feeling worse because you stay in bed or on the couch most of the day
No motivation to actually get up and do basic tasks
Hating yourself for not responding to your friends or to important emails on time, but not being able to force yourself to do it
A passing desire to die or just not exist, but not being full-blown suicidal
Not an exhaustive list by any means. What other ways does depression manifest?
People will tell you that emotional abuse isn’t real and what you’re dealing with isn’t that big a deal and you’re just exaggerating, but let me tell you something.
If you’ve ever been wary of everyone you know, even people you trust, because you’re expecting them to get angry with you over literally anything, make fun of you, or start making threats, something’s wrong.
If you’ve ever had to plan things in anticipation of a potential tantrum that you fear will be taken out on you, something’s wrong.
If you succumb to someone’s demands because you’re never sure if their threats are empty or legit and you just want to play it on the safe side, something’s wrong.
If you find yourself jumping at smaller noises in anticipation that they’re a warning sign for a tantrum, something’s wrong.
If you hide things - especially things that make you happy - because you’re so afraid that they’ll make fun of you for liking them, scold you for liking something they don’t, take them away, destroy them, or that they’ll defile them and ruin that love you have for them, something’s wrong.
If you find yourself being silent in the face of mild disagreements or thinly-veiled insults, rather than standing up for yourself because you just don’t want to start an argument and make things worse, something’s wrong.
If that very lack of standing up for yourself eventually leads to you never offering your opinion in any sort of discussion out of fear of ridicule or being scolded because that’s what you’re so used to, something’s wrong.
If you end up spending a lot of your time in your room keeping to yourself and keeping any trip outside of your room to an absolute minimum because you don’t want to risk putting one toe out of line and setting off a tantrum, yet you’re also aware that hiding out will also cause an issue and you’re probably just minimizing the risk instead of erasing it entirely, something’s wrong.
If you ever habitually glance outside the window to keep watch for your supposed abuser’s car to return from their work, errand or trip, and then heading to your room or other hiding place to keep out of their way, erasing any obvious signs that you’ve been out and about in the rest of your living space, something’s wrong.
If one of your greatest fantasies involves not a dream career or winning the lottery but instead an escape plan succeeding, something’s wrong.
If you could basically summarize your life as living in constant, subtle fear, Something. Is. Wrong.
Emotional abuse is very, very real, and it has lasting consequences that can affect people’s relationships, their jobs, and their lives all-around.
Don’t you dare tell me it isn’t real.
Do you know what's an extreme sport? Trying to get as many things done before my depression comes back