guys i can’t emphasise enough how important this is
please consider all of these factors facing fanfic writers, who are doing this for fun and no return whatsoever beyond the love of the thing. thank you.
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I cannot believe they’re calling this election for Doug Jones. 2018 Senate is officially in play. Thank you to all the black people in Alabama, ‘cause the white people did JACK SHIT. [1, 2]
the hadids are far from perfect and have been problematic af, but I have mad respect for bella publicly supporting palestine and using her platform to draw attention to Israel’s occupation. It takes a shittonne of courage to be pro palestine in an industry with so many zionists holding positions of power. bella is a young palestinian woman fighting for her people, not for a two state solution or a “pray for the world” she is directly speaking in support of Palestine and her people, despite the negative impact it could have on her career and that’s admirable to say the least.
shoutout to george, fred, and especially ron weasley for realizing that harry was stuck in abusive and unhealthy household and, in spite of the massive trouble they knew they could get in, taking immediate steps to personally see him removed from that environment, something no adult in harry’s life did.
Therapists aren’t people who you “pay to pretend to care about you”, therapists are people you pay to teach you how to care for yourself
Me: I am violently depressed.
Therapist: Oh! Sounds like you need to do YOGA! That will help!
Me: *signs up for yoga*
Me: *is violently depressed in Downward Dog*
Me: I hate myself and only see my flaws
Therapist: ok lets refocus on things you like about yourself. This week i want you to try and journal about good things you’ve for yourself and others.
Me: *does the homework* yeah but i still hate myself but feel bad cause i shouldn’t
Therapist: feeling like you shouldn’t hate yourself is a step in the right direction. Mental health is complex and isn’t something that will ~magically~ improve. We have a lot of hard work head of us but I’ll be here to help you.
TL;DR stop perpetuating the idea that therapy is unhelpful because the results are not instantaneous.
FUCKING THIS.
As a psychologist the amount of bullshit on this site, the amount of fucking dangerous bullshit on this site about how therapy is neurotypical bullshit and isn’t worth it and how exercise is pointless and good diet is pointless and that therapy homework is pointless DRIVES ME UP THE FUCKING WALL
Exercise is fucking important. good diet is fucking important therapy is fucking important. WHY???
because pills alone don’t help. they improve the hormonal imbalance (as does exercise and good diet which ALSO are a form of very real self care as your physical being is sorta connected to your mental one but go fucking figure right?), but guess what? the suicidal thoughts, the thoughts of harm, the thoughts of hating yourself, they’re still there. suicides actually increase when medicated. why? because suddenly you have the energy to fulfill thoughts of harming yourself. which is why you NEED therapy alongside pills.
it has taken you years, or decades to create your maladaptive thought processes and behaviours. that shit doesn’t disappear overnight. core beliefs don’t change overnight. these are the very fucking core of your personhood, your being and personality. THAT TAKES TIME TO CHANGE
STOP ACTING LIKE THERAPY IS SHIT IF IT DOESNT WORK IN TWO SESSIONS
^This!!!!!
Someone: Wow you’re so easy to talk to! I feel like our personalities fit so well together!
Me: thanks i made this one special just for you
“Libyans” as a collective aint doing shit. Libyans are barely breathing, with their kids getting kidnapped and murdered by the same people who engage in human trafficking and the enslavement of vulnerable people.
And as Alaa said: human trafficking has been happening in Libya for much longer than these 5 minutes. It’s a long-standing tragedy that the locals have been trying to solve for ages, and it needs an actual strategy to combat, not just an outraged huff and painting an image that Libyans engage in casual human auctions.
And let me repeat what Alaa also said: discourage migration through Libya right now. If you’re paperless and without a safety net or money, you won’t be safe. At all. In fact, even if you have papers and money, but no local network that could protect you… pick a safer location. Like the sun.
ITTR isn’t actually on hiatus, I just have been too busy to get back into it properly. Mainly it was due to studies and work, but now I’m almost done with that and have more time in the horizon for writing. The little time I have had for writing, I’ve used for TTN to get that fic moving a bit forward.
But yes, it’s absolutely going to get continued, hopefully soon! Thank you so much for your patience <333
marlowfication 