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kiindr · 1 year

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friendly reminders:

you don't have to be productive every day

you are worthy even if all you did today was get out of bed

there are people out there who care about you

your existence makes a difference

if something bothers you, then it bothers you. no one has the right to tell you otherwise

you are allowed to take up space

there is no 'right way' to grieve

you cannot put a time limit on emotions

your likes and interests are valid and they matter

it's okay to take your time in doing things. not everyone can do everything at the same pace

#mental health #reminders #mental health awareness #mental health support #mental health issues #mental health reminders #mental health problems #therapy #coping #coping mechanisms #mental ill health #mental illness #wellbeing #wellness #motivation #productivity #optimism #positivity

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thepeacefulgarden · 8 months

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Come on, Barbie, let's go party! Ah, ah, ah later

#healing #recovery #mental health #coping #coping mechanisms #adulting #doing the hard stuff #self care #self compassion #self love #self respect #trauma #get some help #grief #you deserve happiness #you owe it to yourself

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void-bitten-ghost · 1 month

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Husk teaches Angel some shuffling tricks one night and the spider picks it up like a natural. 'Something, something, good with his hands' followed quickly by a jovial 'shut the fuck up'

Anyway, Husk also ends up gifting Angel a deck of his own design with the heart motifs and the gold gilding and everything. There may also be some pale pink in there too but he'll never admit to that. Angel cries. It's a whole thing but they're pretending it's not so everyone (except Charlie) is just leaving them to it

But yeah, Angel having a panic attack in his dressing room, reaching for something, anything, a powder, a drink--

He knocks something over, turns to see his bag upturned, and cascaded across the floor like little flashes of golden rose petals? That deck of cards

He gathers them with trembling, feverish hands. Organises them slowly. By suit. Then by number. Then, when some feeling returns in his hands, he tries the simple shuffles. Not as smooth as when Husk was teaching him, but the movement helps direct his spiral into something less destructive. Failing that, he drops them on the floor again to mix up like that. Doesn't matter if its not pretty, it just needs to be real. It needs to keep him even and controlled

When the worst passes, he attempts the shuffles again, successfully, and feels a sense of pride and accomplishment, if only a flicker of it. Before he leaves he brings the deck up for a kiss, smelling a brief whiff of hard whiskey over the cloyingly sweet smoke all around him.

But yeah, that deck goes wherever he does. He stores it with his tommyguns

#angelhusk #huskerdust #cw panic attack #coping mechanisms

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superbat-love · 7 months

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It’s fascinating how when either Superman or Batman dies in the comics, the other one will react differently.

Cynical realist Batman will turn into Bruce ‘In Denial’ Wayne telling everybody around him that “Superman isn’t dead. It’s not possible. The math is not mathing”. Or he’ll wallow in guilt, regret and self-blame.

While the usually mild-mannered and optimistic Superman will turn into Clark ‘I am Vengeance’ Kent screaming “FUUUUUUUUUCCCCKKKK THIIIIIIIISSSSS WOOOOOOORLDDDDDD!!!”.

#coping mechanisms #batman internalizes the pain #superman externalizes the pain #superbat #dc headcanon #drabble #text post #dc #superman x batman #batman x superman #superman/batman #batman/superman #superman #batman #clark kent #bruce wayne

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fuckingwhateverdude · 1 month

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3.25.24

#my therapist wanted me to write this poem 😭#and so i did.#full stop #my writing #my writing tag #poetry #original poem #anger #on anger #childhood trauma #spilled ink #mental illness #vent writing #coping mechanisms #anger issues

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schizodiaries · 5 months

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a guide to hearing voices

(Note: this information was given to me by my therapist and is not my original writing. The information provided in this post comes from the UK based mental health charity known as Mind, and is paraphrased by me.)

What are voices?

A hallucination is a perception you may have that is not shared by those around you. Hearing voices is a type of auditory hallucination where you hear voices when no one is present, or that other people cannot hear. Some examples of voices you may hear include:

Hearing your name called when no one is around.

Hearing things as you fall asleep.

Feel as though you can hear other people’s thoughts.

Threatening voices that tell you to do dangerous things.

Friendly voices that encourage or support you.

Multiple voices arguing or talking with one another.

There are many reasons why you might hear voices. Some reasons include lack of sleep, hunger, physical illness, being under the influence of drugs, grief, abuse/bullying, physical illness, trauma, spiritual experiences, or mental health problems such as psychosis.

How can I help myself cope?

Understanding your voices and how they relate to your past may help you feel more in control, recognize when voices cause problems, stand up to your voice, or develop a better relationship with your voices so they don’t interfere with your life.

Some questions to help you think about how your voices relate to you are:

What was happening when I first heard voices?

Where was I and how was I feeling?

What did the voice say?

What did they sound like?

Do they represent a person or a problem?

Are there any patterns to the voices?

What do the voices want me to do?

What do I want to do?

It may be helpful to keep a diary and record when you hear voices or what they say. This can help you identify patterns and understand how they affect you over a period of time.

Here are some suggestions to help you feel more in control of your voices:

Ignore them, block them out, or distract yourself.

Give them times when you agree to talk to them and times when you won’t.

Tell them to wait.

Stand up to them, ignore their commands and threats. They have no power over you.

Try to ignore the voices you don’t like, and focus on the ones you find easier to listen to.

Use grounding techniques, like taking note of the things you see, hear, smell, etc.

The recovery approach

This helps reframe the way we see recovery. The main principles of the recovery approach are:

Live the best life you can have the you can with your experiences and the consequences they’ve had.

Focusing on what you can do, not what you can’t.

Making your own choices and being your own person.

Seeing recovery as a journey, not a destination.

Seeing setbacks as ways of learning more about yourself.

Maintaining hope.

How other people can help

If someone you care about hears voices, you might find it hard to understand what they are experiencing. But there are many things you can do to help support them.

Accept that their experiences of voices are real, even if you don’t understand it.

Try not to make judgements about what hearing voices means for them.

Learn their triggers.

Remember that they are still the same person you’ve always known. Hearing voices doesn’t change who they are.

Ask them what would help, and avoid making assumptions.

Reassure them that they are not alone. There are lots of reasons why people hear voices.

Encourage them to talk about their experience. To you, to a doctor, or to a support group.

Learn more about the experience of hearing voices and fight the stigma.

Help them seek treatment and support, if they want it.

#mental wellness #psychosis #schizoaffective #hallucinations #hearing voices #coping skills #coping mechanisms #schizophrenia

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pratchettquotes · 7 months

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The ability to ask questions like, "Where am I and who is the 'I' that is asking?" is one of the things that distinguishes mankind from, say, cuttlefish.*

*Although of course it's not the most obvious thing and there are, in fact, some beguiling similarities, particularly the tendency to try to hide behind a big cloud of ink in difficult situations.

Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent

#unseen university #wizards #the last continent #terry pratchett #people #cuttlefish #philosophy #big questions #identity #similarities #coping mechanisms #a big cloud of ink #where am i

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todaysdocument · 8 months

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“Air Surgeons recommendation that medicinal whiskey be made available all theatres of operation for the issue to Army Air Forces Combat crew members upon their return from serial combat missions or operations, is concurred in.” August 19, 1943.

Record Group 492: Records of Mediterranean Theater of Operations, United States Army

Series: Formerly Security Classified General Correspondence

File Unit: SECT 435, Coffee, Tea, Beverages, Drinks

Transcription:

Equals British Secret

Confidential

War Departement

Cmassified message center

AFHQ

Incoming message

War

filed 100233Z

AFSC N314/10

100732B

cjr

PRIORITY

FROM: AGWAR

TO: FREEDOM TO KIRK TO CARROLL, COX, KING, HAWLEY, SAMS,

TAMRAZ, MOORE, BLESSIE, MAXWELL

NO: 4590, August 1943

Air Surgeons recommendation that medicinal whiskey be made available all theatres of operation for the issue to Army Air Forces Combat crew members upon their return from serial combat missions or operations, is concurred in. Quantity required should be procured locally if possible, if not available locally, timely requisitions should be initiated if needs to be supplied from here. Forward immediately estimate of quantity required next 6 months.

ACTION: SURGEON

INFORMATION: SGS

NAAF

NAASC

DTC

RECORDS

MC IN 4536 10 AUG 43 1004B Ref No: 4590 jc

Equals British Secret

Confidential [crossed] Copy No. 12

The making of an exact copy of this message is forbidden

Regraded unclassified [stamp]

Order Sec Army by Tag per 60512 [stamp]

#archivesgov #August 19 #1943 #1940s #World War II #WWII #military #alcohol #coping mechanisms #U.S. Army #Army Air Force

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thepursuitofunderstanding · 4 months

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Most of what we call personality is not a fixed set of traits, only a coping mechanism a person acquired in childhood.

Gabor Mate

#gabor mate #mate #quotes #philosophy #wisdom #life #literature #writer #books #psychology #write #art #artist #idea #ideas #personality #coping mechanisms

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runby2 · 1 year

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need to scream but can't for any reason?

i get overstimulated easily and nonverbal but i still get angry and full of energy and have to let it out somehow.

here's a fun fact: when you think about talking, your vocal cords still move. feel your throat when you say something in your head - you can feel them move in there.

now, idk if this next part is scientifically proven or not but it works for me.

if i scream in my head, my vocal cords still do move like i'm screaming, and it calms me down in the same way without me having to hear any loud noise or actually make noise.

i will kick my legs and open my mouth like i'm screaming as well, and hide my face in my pillow if doing it in my head isn't enough, and it tricks my body into letting out that angry energy.

also if i need to do a vocal stim but don't want anyone else to hear this works for that as well. my vocal cords move like i'm saying it and it gives me that satisfaction of saying it / making that noise.

hope this can help anyone who struggles with this not-spoken-about-often issue! 👋✨

#positivity #healing #coping mechanisms #vocal stim #adhd #autism #nonverbal #selectively mute #mental illness #ptsd #overstimulation #stress

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kiindr · 8 months

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stop letting social media and society set the timeline of your life. you're not too old to go back to school. you're not too old to get married. you're not too old to enjoy playing in the park or filling in coloring books.

you're never too old to just be a person.

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roisinivy · 7 months

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"Your trauma made you stronger"

Actually my trauma nearly destroyed me.

It gave me nightmares and stole my voice,

it gave me destructive coping mechanisms

and made me feel deeply unloved.

It took my own strength to face my trauma

and tell it that it will not win

I was handed a terrible situation

that was not my fault and I learned

how to survive despite my trauma

— NG

#trauma #strength #destructive coping mechanisms #coping mechanisms #quotes #therapy #childhood trauma #sa trauma

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thepeacefulgarden · 2 years

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primarykidd0o · 6 months

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fictive indulgent q!Pac tazercraft agere outfit/board

No nsfw interaction pls

#sfw age regression #age regression #agere #sfw agere #qsmp age regression #qsmp #fandom regression #qsmp agere #agere board #coping mechanisms #primarys outfits

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thegreatspacehobo · 7 months

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I want to share something. In school, everyone just assumes you know what counterclockwise means once you knew what a clock was. From kindergarten, no one explained to me how to apply this practically. They assumed, why wouldn't you know?

Well as someone with ADHD, dyslexia, and just a general processing disorder.... I never did. So I felt stupid and frustrated, I had to develop a little cheat sheet that half the time just didn't work.

I always felt embarrassed and like I was stupid when someone casually thrown out the instruction oh just go counterclockwise.

Then my step dad was teaching me how to change a tire... and I got a bit confused when he told me to turn counterclockwise.

And I got upset, which just makes all this even harder. But he didn't get upset or make a thoughtless comment, or make me feel stupid that I am a grown ass adult and got confused at the basic direction of counterclockwise.

He told me, it's okay, take a breath. Look at the tire, picture a clock, you see how the hands tick away? Right, right, right. Now just take that imagine, and make it go in reverse. That's counterclockwise.

He turned counterclockwise from a word into a solid visualization.

Simple, obvious, why would you need to explain that?

But it changes my life. It gave me a tool to understand these things that seem a given for everyone else. But sometimes you need it explained in the way your brain works. That's what my step dad said to me anyway.

#dyslexia #adhd #neurodivergence #learning disability #processing disorders #coping mechanisms #this was so helpful to me #hes a bitbold school so he said it diff #I just flitered

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jonathan-cranes-mistress-of-fear · 6 months

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Daily Reminder

Coping mechanisms don't have to be boring, or work intensive to help. Sometimes, imaging your life or daily tasks as something fun, like a video game or a D&D session, can help just as much if that's what matters to you.

Roll a dice with numbers corresponding to chores and treats, 20s are automatically your favorite thing. (so if you roll 20, do something you enjoy. If you roll a 1, you gotta do a chore etc) And you can chose the rules and boundaries to suit you best.

Enjoy video games? Make an exp chart and give yourself points for daily tasks or you can also do 10 20 10, which is 10 minutes of a chore, 20 minutes of gaming, then 10 more minutes of another chore. Either way, you did equal amounts of both.

These things are highly flexible and customizable. Make your healing journey a fun one!

#Mental Health #Mental Illness #Daily Reminder #Positivity #Coping Skills #Coping Mechanisms #Depression #Anxiety

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