horror movie director: ok so it’s set in an old psychia–
me: ima stop u right there
there’s a thin line between valid criticism of the psychiatric system and taking advantage of mentally ill people because they’re soo ~scary~ and i’m afraid the majority of movie makers fail in that aspect
We reachin today huh folks
reachin for the destigmatization of mental illness and those suffering from it, yeah. every day, bro
I didn’t know Mr. T pityed fool’s that weren’t woke, but that’s awesome. #respect
“I think about my father being called ‘boy’, my uncle being called ‘boy’, my brother, coming back from Vietnam and being called ‘boy’. So I questioned myself:“What does a black man have to do before he’s given the respect as a man?” So when I was 18 years old, when I was old enough to fight and die for my country, old enough to drink, old enough to vote, I said I was old enough to be called a man. I self-ordained myself Mr. T so the first word out of everybody’s mouth is “Mr.” That’s a sign of respect that my father didn’t get, that my brother didn’t get, that my mother didn’t get.“
I don’t care what’s “manly” or “masculine.” doesn’t matter what you were taught or what society says: boys, please talk to each other. talk to your friends. talk to your family. talk to the people you love. talk about your day, what’s got you troubled, someone you’re interested in, why you’re hurt. feel free to be open and emotional. it’s not weak, it’s not stupid, it’s not burdensome. it’s human and it’s necessary. sometimes you trip and need help. we’ve got to pick each other up.
Nothing more wholesome than loving and supportive parents
“I don’t get it, but I’m willing to feel awkward and embarrassed until I figure it out so that you never have to feel awkward or embarrassed with me” is peak parenthood.
I was talking to my mom the other day, and she said she was going to start going to the gym, because its important care for your body. I’m disabled w/ multiple chronic illnesses, so going to the gym is impossible for me. She seemed to realize this, and started to backtrack, saying like – its part of taking care of herself, and I interrupted and said, “Its okay mom. You and I taking care of ourselves look very different”. And thats what I would like you to know.
Taking care of yourself looks different.
For some people, taking care of themselves looks like fruit smoothies and gym visits, cutting out sugar and weight training.
For some people, taking care of themselves looks like hospital visits, feeding tubes and ports. Needles and tests.
For some people, taking care of themselves looks like taking medication and lying down in a cool dark room.
For some people, taking care of themselves looks like getting any calories in their body that they can.
For some people, taking care of themselves looks like adding in more vegetables and trying to go outside to get sun more often.
For some people, taking care of themselves looks like seeing a therapist, keeping symptom journals, and practicing mindfulness, meds, or grounding techniques.
We all have different needs. Please don’t feel bad about how you care for yourself just because someone else is able to do “more”, or their care is more performative or obvious. Please don’t look down on someone for caring for themselves in a way that you do not. Medication and rest are just as important as exercise and vegetables.
Keep doing your best to care for yourself, the best way you know how. Your self care and health is important, no matter what it looks like.
you have to get yourself out of bad places. you need to resist the temptation to let everything slip and become apathetic & cynical toward yourself and your life. you need to accept that it takes time to change and it’s ok to fall over as long as u get back up. every morning is a new start and things don’t have to be this way forever. you can heal and you can change.
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