SOMEONE Will Advocate For You

my intrusive thoughts have definitely improved, personally, but actual intrusive thoughts are so horrifying that it creates a vicious cycle of stigma –> ppl dont want to talk about what its actually like to have intrusive thoughts –> lack of information on what intrusive thoughts ACTUALLY are –> stigma.

the point of intrusive thoughts is that they’re really scary. having quirky ideas are just thoughts. those are just normal thoughts. intrusive thoughts are distressing and painful. that is why they are debilitating. 

i think it would help if ppl who dont experience intrusive thoughts imagined them as….behaving more like flashbacks than normal thoughts. ppl with traumatic flashbacks dont intentionally have them. theyre a part of your brain attempting to process trauma, and more importantly, its indicative of your brain going back to a dark situation instinctively because of a trigger. 

intrusive thoughts are similar. they’re just relative to the current situation rather than throwing you into the past. its your brain literally applying your trauma/illness to whats happening around you. 

if you were heavily exposed to violence or suicidal ideation in the past, your first intrusive thought when in the kitchen with your s/o chopping carrots might be “stab yourself” or even “stab your partner.” its horrible, but its your brain reverting back to what it was exposed to. its not any more morally corrupt than seeing a knife and having flashbacks to an act of violence you witnessed that traumatized you in the past.

you wouldnt tell someone having a flashback that they’re doing it on purpose or that theyre intentionally having a flashback bc they want to traumatize others. dont do the same to people with intrusive thoughts.

this has 100% been talked about before but younger members of the lgbt community (especially on tumblr) NEED to understand that “gay panic” doesn’t mean “oh no i’m a teen panicking because i might be gay” it means “literal legal defense used in cases where a person has murdered someone upon finding out they were gay”

“Substitute beliefs” is an umbrella concept that can be applied to understanding introjects (fictional and real-life), pseudomemories, non-human alters, and more.

It’s important to note that not all substitute beliefs are harmful–they may be comforting, or even feel empowering. You don’t necessarily have to stop being a ghost! That said, it may be worth mentioning in therapy to make sure it’s a healthy belief to engage with.

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Don't stay moping in regret! Don't keep rereading your life story over and over wanting an eraser for the stained ink, there are empty pages yet to be written! Unlovely chapters can be a tradegy but how much more is the tradegy of an unfinished story, keep filling up those next empty pages. Jesus Bless.

It came to my attention that many people don’t know this, so I decided to make a PSA in meme form. Yes, citrus can interfere with ADHD meds. It’s because of the high Vitamin C.

The KKK is targeting Black women in North and South Carolina. Both states have set out advisories till the first week of February. Please be safe!!!

If you are a BIPOC stay home or go somewhere with a group. DO NOT go anywhere alone for the time being!! Be safe out there!!

a lot of young girls need to realize that keeping friendships alive gets so hard after high school/uni and that you have to actively nurture your friendships if you want them to last yes even the friendships of 2 decades….. your 20s are so disorienting and trauamtizing no one can afford to take friendships for granted… everybody worries about not finding a romantic partner lets start worrying about being friendless by the time you hit 30