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When discussing health, we often focus on the physical aspects, but we shouldn't overlook the mental ones either. For instance, did you know that depression increases the risk for many long-lasting conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke?

Mental health encompasses our emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing how we think, feel, and act. It also plays a crucial role in our ability to handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices.

As mental health is important at every stage of life, we wanted to share an Instagram account called 'How Mental' with you. They regularly post memes that serve as reminders to prioritize understanding our minds and living our best lives!

Continue scrolling to check out the pictures and the chat we had with California-based clinical psychologist Dr. Lisa Firestone, which you will find in between the images.

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Amy
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You’re raising a good one!

Red_panda
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's an awesome kid, but I can't get over how these kids think having lunch with their parent is somehow a privilege. How old are they???? My kids would absolutely NOT want to have lunch with me at school.

Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depends on the age of the kid I guess. At 7 I would have loved it. At 12, not so much. 😉

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Brian Droste
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was so nice of him to do that.

RabidChild
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know about kids being better but yours is far better than most all the people I know, regardless of age. Well done

Granny's Thoughts
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a wonderful kid.

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    Flopsy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I had my second baby I was so crippled with pain and was embarrassed for crying and feeling desperate. No fault of the midwifes or my partner, they were angels. But my own expectation of myself was to go and conquer.

    Ariadne Toms
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too much time conquering means less time for bonding and baby.....but boy is it hard to do nothing but hold that baby for hour after hour. I wanted to conquer too!

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    Knitting Panda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got so tired of being told how strong I was when my husband died. Then I realized it was an excuse people use meaning, "I don't know what to do for you, so I'm going to pretend you don't need anything from anyone." You know that freezer full of food you're supposed to end up with? One neighbor brought us a meal. One.

    Ariadne Toms
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am so sorry to hear about your loss. It's now 7 months since we lost my husband and my daughters Daddy....and the thing I notice is that it stops....around the 3 months mark ppl kind of can't deal with it and want you all back to normal so the gentle care stops...and all of sudden the same tears I have cried non stop seem pathetic instead of a natural response to my loved ones loss.....I guess thankfully it's not something you can understand unless you have been through it. I think if you knew ppl who you thought could have made a meal to help you....then they jolly well should have. Humans are so deeply flawed! I hope you have found support from other places

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    farbenzirkel
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that's why I feel so connected to the song "Surface Pressure" from Encanto...

    Shawn NowayJose
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You should look up Taylor Destroy's cover, it slaps.

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    Gypsy Lee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m going to paint his on my front door.

    My O My
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! Please do us the favour dear world!

    Biccus Diccus
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Welcome to manhood, that's everyday for us.

    NoIdidnt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's exhausting being a strong woman.

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    Dr. Lisa Firestone, who has worked extensively with individuals, couples, and children, thinks the biggest mental health challenges we face are often based on the adaptations we made while growing up — the psychological defenses that do not serve us in our current life.

    "These adaptations were developed as survival mechanisms, and it can feel 'life-threatening' to challenge them," she told Bored Panda. "An example might be feeling self-protective and guarded in relationships. This may have been the best adaptation we could make to caregivers who were not attuned to us. But in our adult life, it may be interfering with our ability to form close, satisfying relationships."

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    "As an adult, you are no longer dependent on others, and we can choose to relate to people who can attune to us. But if we put up walls and don't let others know how we feel or what we want, we reinforce the beliefs that support the defenses we formed early in our lives," Dr. Firestone, the author of Creating a Life of Meaning and Compassion, explained.

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    Alexis Everest
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is are all these posts so relatable

    BossyCloud
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same, but there's no point where I feel utterly alive

    BoredPossum
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, because then, everyone who could possibly ask you to do stuff for them are asleep. Bliss.

    Passerby
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to take a nap, but I vaguely feel like I have a million things to do despite being free, so I just end up debating for an hour with myself whether I should take a nap and end up not taking a nap. And the cycle continues.

    Mimi M
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same, and my current sleepy-time is 3am.

    Meredith L Brown
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    1 year ago

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    Gibberint Dark
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you were in the UK I’d say that you're in the wrong time zone... You're obviously on Australian time...!!

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    burncreek
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Countless are the times I've experienced that.

    Bols
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially if you say "just one last quick mission in this game and I'm done"

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    Phoenix
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is obviously the only function of carbohydrates.

    rullyman
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Carbs help me run away from my problems, wheeeee

    Suby
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To slowly kill me. (I'm diabetic.)

    Gibberint Dark
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To make BEER... Take some barley/hops (carbohydrates) convert them into sugar... add to water and ferment... instant (well maybe a bit longer) BEER...!!

    Linda Riebel
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The function WAS. Who flunked grammar, you or your teacher?

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    According to the World Health Organization, in 2019, 1 in every 8 people, or 970 million people were living with a mental disorder. 

    Of them, 301 million had an anxiety disorder (including 58 million children and adolescents) and 280 million were dealing with depression (including 23 million children and adolescents).

    Health systems have not yet adequately responded to the needs of those with mental disorders and are significantly under-resourced in many places around the globe. For example, only 29% of people with psychosis and only one-third of people with depression receive formal mental health care. 

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    Lauren S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve never heard this. This is phenomenal!

    Kate
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have, but it's just as delightful the tenth time!

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    RabidChild
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg YES! I think I have severe recurring mood poisoning.

    AnnaRachelle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is really good..I will use this

    keyboardtek
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a large political party motivated simply by hate.

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    Marie Clear
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmmm. Tell me more of this "steady pace" of which you speak.

    Angela C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "steady pace" must be some form of witchcraft

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live my entire life this way.

    Cosmikid
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your Great Army awaits you, Fearless Leader...

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    Sophia Li
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm doing that right now!

    Tiger Lilly
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that might be what we're all doing right now 👀

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    Alexis Everest
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cause when I think, I think things I shouldn't think. I can't even think of letting my mind wander to those things I usually think.

    Cosmikid
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well. "consuming"..? Or "being consumed by...?" smoke on your pipe and put that in.

    Flopsy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! I can’t just watch a movie, I have to scroll on my phone as well! It’s both the fear of being alone with my thoughts, and the difficulty to maintain attention on something that is moving too slow.

    Panda Bear
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Y’all don’t need to call me out like that

    Ashley Schriber
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You have to be shoving some of the aforementioned carbohydrates into your mouth at the same time. Then you only need one or two forms of media, tops. I have a lot of experience with this.

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    David Paterson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is an old cartoon that I like; a student puts up their hand in class "may I be excused, sir, my brain is full".

    Dan Flo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For me it is not that my brain is full, it is just coated with teflon.

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    Flopsy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also I can read a thousand pages book and have no idea what the characters’ names are. I just recognise the group of letters and move on.

    Cosmikid
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Easy peasy! That goes right into File 43; "Zen weirdness for later." Done!

    Courtney Christelle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I have that issue, I find reading out loud helps.

    Brian Droste
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any more if I read a book, especially if a new book that I never read I have a hard time trying to remember the characters and how they are related to other characters or each other.

    Wendy O'Shea
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brain everytime I have a paper due.

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    Furthermore, a large-scale international study co-led by researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of Queensland based on more than 150,000 face-to-face surveys across 29 countries discovered that one out of every two people in the world will develop a mental health disorder by the age of 75.

    The researchers also found that mental health disorders typically first emerge in childhood, adolescence, or young adulthood — the peak age of first onset was 15 years old, with a median age of onset of 19 for men and 20 for women.

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    Nosirrow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My father had problem with the new TV and called the company like several times, yelling. I was in bed, my heart rate was 109. He later had to tell me about his problem in his loud, drunk voice and I twitched, terrified. It's like a time travel to my childhood filled with abuse and constant stress.

    Lyoness
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's hard work raising our parents, and children of alcoholics have an extra special challenge.

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    Kathleen McGann
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My doctor once said, "Just because it's all in your head doesn't make it not real. Your head is part of your body too and needs to be treated when it causes you pain."

    Lyoness
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If only the a$$hat5 who say this understood that yes, it IS in our heads because part of the brain (the amygdala) helps manage anxiety. If you have anxiety the amygdala doesn't always function correctly. There are definitely other factors but this is a key one.

    KDav
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, that's why it's considered mental illness. That's where we keep our brains: in our heads.

    BoredPossum
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depression, fear, paranoia, brain damage and those brain eating bugs in Star Trek are also all in my head so how would that make anything less critical?

    Max Fox
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People seem to forget that the brain is a physical organ, and that a difunctional brain is no different than dysfunctional kidneys of dysfunctional lungs. The problem is that, since we do not actually know what is happening in a "normallY' functioning brain, we cannot tell what is going wrong when the brain is not functioning correctly. Too many people, including way too many psychologists, do not seem to believe that thoughts are a physical process. Medication works because thoughts are a physical process, but, unfortunately, using medication is often like performing surgery with a hatchet.

    EvilNob
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is the meaning of those small and big letters? I seriously can't figure it out.

    BatPhace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, technically your brain is responsible for all those things, so kinda 🤣

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    Alijandro Asturias
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mean voice in your head that insults you? Do people actually have that?

    Jeevesssssss
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes... You mean, some people don't??? Wow. Genuinely shocked.

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    Cosmikid
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was teaching fencing- I always had to introduce my students to this "voice". It's universal- and they DON'T teach us about it. I named it "The Sargeant" . Way in the back of your head "You can't do this!" We've all got it, I'd tell them. "So. When you hear him? Tell him to SHUT THE HELL UP!" :-) You can learn- it helps.

    MotorcycleDoggo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That voice is my voice, and it's not in my head, it's out loud and everyone can hear it.

    Manic Mama
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine isn't loud inside my head. It's deadly quiet and absolutely convincing and has made my life a living hell.

    Ariadne Toms
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not you. If you can observe it and know it's there then it's definitely not you. Does this voice sound or say things like anyone you know? A parent? An old teacher? Have you tried addressing it? I named my nasty voice which helped me....her name is Rhonda and she mean as hell

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    LooseSeal's $10 Banana
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's all about finding that balance between periods and exclamation points. Maybe throw in a smiley face.

    Ranger Kanootsen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it makes you feel better, for every minute I didn't text back, my anxiety increased to unhealthy levels :)

    rainbowbrite141
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Made considerably worse by when I finally do send a response and then have to wait an eternity (6 minutes) for their answer.

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    SilverSkyCloud
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    im like this with sympathy tests, someone i know had to go to the hospital with an elderly parent who took a bad turn and i was thinking "how do i respond to this without sounding fake?"

    Cosmikid
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG so TRUE! Now, imagine the fun when your therapist finally breaks down and ADMITS : "We're just going to have to deal with the fact that you AREN'T "normal" - and never will be." Been telling ya that. So - now.. how do ALL conversations start....?

    RabidChild
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Surrender, let that freak flag fly!

    rainbowbrite141
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    AAGGGH! THIS DESCRIBES MY ENTIRE LIFE!

    Mint the tiger 🩷 she her
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So true!!! Yesterday I was texting my friend, and I had a mini panic attack from my phobia, and then I apologized to them, and they replied with this super nice message that I just didn't know what to say to.

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    Cosmikid
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell us how that goes for you. In my case, we're at "So how are you?" "Um. Listen, I need you to hear me, seriously - Do Not Ask Me That. Because I will tell you- and you'll be sorry."

    Flopsy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you ask me how I’m doing I feel like I’m not being honest if I don’t start telling you about my current biggest struggle. Got forbid I trick you into thinking I am doing well. Oh, you think my baby is cute? Well, she doesn’t eat and I cry twice a day! But thanks, I also think she is cute!

    Tyranamar
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate people who don't complain. OK, I don't hate them. I have a couple of friends who feel like they have to be like this. But it's exhausting and disingenuous. The relationships always feel a little forced. Girl, I know you're an anxious mess, I just had lunch with you. Tell me what the hell is going on.

    Of course, memes such as the ones shared by 'How Mental' are funny and all, but Dr. Firestone believes people who are looking to improve their mental health on a day-to-day basis can begin with identifying and challenging their adaptations and defenses that she mentioned earlier.

    "We can try new, more vulnerable behaviors, and take a chance on having a different outcome," she said. "We can develop a sense of inner security over time, challenging our beliefs about how relationships go. To start to identify our patterns, we can look back over past relationships, talk to friends about what they have observed, and look for our role in why things have been difficult."

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    "The idea is not to blame ourselves ... but rather [to practice] self-compassion [and] develop an understanding of how you are getting in the way of getting what you want." 

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    Mark Fuller
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in the UK. Distinct lack of racoons. It doesn't feel like squirrels would cut it. Badgers are a vague equivalent but kinda ploddy. That said, they can be pretty aggressive and have massive claws. We've recently reintroduced beavers in the UK, but I don't think there's enough of them to form an adequate defence. Oh god, this has completely thrown me. How am I going to defend my cave?!

    Nosirrow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate every day in this stupid society. At the bus stop, a man chose to wait on the other side of the road. My neighbour started gossiping about him, how he distances himself from people. Maybe bc they are unkind gossiping idiots! How can people be so stupid and incapable of seeing their own fault?

    KatSaidWhat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not seeing Dune 2 on open night or a 60th was how I lived this weekend. I chose to get out of London and have a weekend of football 6 league below arsenal, enabled apathetic eating and dog cuddles trumped.

    Norm Gilmore
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honey Badgers. Totally mental and will take on lions. Do not need tiny swords or shields. Also don't need you so maybe not....🤣

    pandabeth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I cried at how much I really want this for me

    Birgit Sommer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want the cave and raccoons, no family please.

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    Lauren S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband calls it Laurenland

    Idgafwyt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Huh? What did you say? I missed that...

    Two Cat Studio
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, *Tyler*! It's called "idlin' " & it's really good for your brain, heart & soul! Not laziness.

    Knitting Panda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every morning about an hour after I wake up.

    Flopsy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes and stop trying to get my attention!

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    GrowingThruConcrete
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of us never learned who we were because we were too busy surviving childhood. We collect Squishmallows now

    rainbowbrite141
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait??? Is that why I'm in my 40s with a frozen themed bedroom??....

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    Michelle C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    me. I was this person quite a lot as a kid. I wish I could go back in time and hug child me, letting her know that her despair wasn’t her fault and that God had her back, as did many other people, even when she didn’t believe it, because what she saw was connected to her abusive earthly father.

    Anime_Fishy3611
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SOme of never learned how to be a child. We had to be the parent and care for our siblings while our actual parents played video games, watched TV, and stayed in their rooms.. I never had a childhood I was too busy playing housewife, getting yelled at and degraded. They wonder why I want to move out the second i hit 18. My only regret is never standing up for myself 17 now and I'm barely making it through life. Constant thoughts of dying, 16 attempts and scars littering my arms and chest. I wish i had someone step in and help us.

    Tracy Wallick
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    F*ck. I was not expecting to be called out like this.

    Birgit Sommer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Happiness is a travel, not a destination. Once u got it u'll get bored of it in no time and feel lost cuz u don't have a goal. So u sabotage it.

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    "I believe finding someone you can trust and talk to is almost always helpful," Dr. Firestone added. "To my mind, if you want to improve your mental health, therapy is an excellent vehicle."

    "If you are struggling with your mental health, feeling depressed or anxious, or find yourself using unhealthy coping strategies, therapy may be essential and even life-saving," the psychologist said, highlighting that seeking mental health treatment is a sign of strength, not weakness.

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    ToastedFroggy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The old 'I'll try again tomorrow. '

    Courtney Christelle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For me it’s Monday. Don’t want to mess up my weekend.

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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My therapist basically told me I’m very self aware but I do the stupid thing anyway, and never was a truer word spoken.

    Monika Piekarz
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is exactly how I feel but unless you experience the type of mental illness we have you will never understand. It's literally like being jailed with a person you hate but that person is you. You watch and scream down do this and the other side of you gives you the finger and does what it wants anyway.

    Cosmikid
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My favorite quote from "King of Hearts" (a movie about us mad people) "What - you don't LIKE theater ??"

    Monika Piekarz
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like you are watch yourself and screaming don't do this it will end bad but the other part of you gives you the finger and goes ahead with what ever distructive thing they want to do in the moment. Bipolar is hard to live with

    Monika Piekarz
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You are the first person I have ever said exactly how I feel

    Tyranamar
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Meds may help folks. Seriously, if you're very self-aware but you're struggling and struggling look at meds. If you're already on meds look at tweaking the meds.

    Ashley Schriber
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember this person; she was an Olympic figure skater!

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    Rosie Red
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My shrink said I should treat myself as kindly as I treat others.

    KieLeaHar
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I genuinely don’t use mirrors unless I’m doing my make up or my hair a different style to usual.

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    Shawn NowayJose
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah I get chest pains that make me afraid I'm having a heart attack, then when I dont die I realise it was just a panic attack again.

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    Rebelliousslug
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try hanging blackout curtains in one room then adding a bed with a fluffy blanket and TV and preventing everyone except pets from entering. Edit to add fluffy blanket, almost forgot an important step there

    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You've heard of "man cave" and "she shed". Friends, allow me to present the "comfort cove".

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    Heidi Beck
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ask those extroverts to leave their comfort zone and stfu.

    Natty Tempest
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bugger that. Get in on this comfort zone. I can Live, Work, make money and have fun here.

    Rosie Red
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My comfort zone is my home and I would be perfectly happy if I never had to leave it again.

    Khavrinen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a "slightly less uncomfortable" zone.

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    keyboardtek
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The correct reset for depression is a day out in sunlight.

    María Hermida
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mmmm.... no. There no such thing as a *correct* reset for depression, as there are many different factors that can cause it. Staying out in sunlight may improve it for a while, from "I want to kill myself" to "I would like to sit down here until I die"..., but it won't "reset" it. It's a serious illness that takes years to cure, if you are lucky. If the solution were as simple as spending a day in the sunlight there would be no depressed people and no suicides due to depression.

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    Suby
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm about ready to reset, and BP helps me get in the right mood to get to sleep.

    Heather Ball
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sometimes a nap is just a nap :) XOXOXO

    Rebelliousslug
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes it works for a little while, if you do it right (in a room with blackout curtains and a bed with a fluffy blanket and your pets, TV optional)

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    Natasha Arruda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My literal nervous habit is laughing and smiling. I do it when I meet new people or large crowds. It took therapists several years to even get to the point that they understand there was a problem and my autism diagnosis didn't happen until my late twenties, not completely because of that but in part.

    Knitting Panda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I win. I didn't get my autism diagnosis until I was 58. Then everyone.just expected me to fix myself.

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    Trophy Husband
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm good at smiling through the pain, most people think I'm an extrovert if they only see me casually. Only my wife knows how depressed I am, and I fool her a lot too. Of course, that makes the random tears hard to hide.

    Salty.Hag
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Today my boss and I had a talk about this exact issue. She told me i didn't have to be perfect, that I need to be kinder to myself. At my worst I'm still my best for others and it's exhausting. That shet hit hard, couldn't stop the tears. She's a kind boss.

    Kristal
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude, I read that as 'sexy' and was confused for a moment lol

    HurlWurk
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know a girl like this. Extremely nice and outgoing, is a lead singer in a band, but suffers from severe body dismorphia and hates herself violently.

    KatSaidWhat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine is drowning inside being the go to person for sage advice I don't adhere to myself.

    Aubrey Kempen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Help this is me. My family thinks I’m one of the most bubbly people they know, but my best friend is like “ma’am, you have ✨depression✨”

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    Birgit Sommer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You really don't make mistakes. It's only a mistake when others think it was wrong. You yourself only learn from mishaps.

    Natty Tempest
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'I will be nice to myself... Even though I don't deserve it or appreciate it! Ungreatful swine!"

    Geoffrey Scott
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    futhermore, I will never balance the wins and the fails. Just the fails

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    onyx
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    every day, little dude :(

    Cosmikid
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    General "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell, hero of Burma in WWII - cried in the theater when he watched "Dumbo." Fact.

    Brian Droste
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't be sorry because you are sad. There could be different reasons to be sad. Whatever reason you feel sad don't ever be sorry.

    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sending many (gentle but squeezy) hugs 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

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    Nosirrow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I cannot forgive bc I, despite all the abuse, somehow can treat people right. If I can, then everyone also can but they don't want to. They prefer to be selfish, so they don't deserve my forgiveness.

    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't "forgive or forget". I just move on, and concentrate on my evil plan for taking over the world and outliving my enemies 👍

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    María Hermida
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, you have the right not to forgive if you don't want to, or if you are not ready. You are not a bad person if you refuse to forgive. Just make sure you process your experiences and feelings and do what's best for *you*. It doesn't matter who the person is, even your close family, it's your choice.

    Carl Wroe
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Forgiveness is not something anyone deserves. You do it for yourself, not for them. I heard an ancient proverb many years ago….’holding on to anger is like holding a burning coal with the intention of throwing it at someone. The only person getting hurt is you’. It has served me well!

    Kelly Scott
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people, when you tell them you forgive them, just take that as permission to hurt you again.

    Birgit Sommer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can accept the things I cannot change (other people) and change the things I can (my perception).

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    Gypsy Lee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Laughed way too hard at this.

    Cosmikid
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A little Zen study might help you out. :-) Though it's true some students do take 30 years to learn "the past - is gone; you can't fix it or even touch it. Let it go..." :-)

    Dan Flo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And if the decisions you made was actually ok, you can always be upset about every decision you did not make.

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    S P
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maslow's hierarchy of needs. If you're not doing well in the basic areas, it's difficult to do well in the others.

    Joshua Moore
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sing it sister!!😢😢

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    C.O. Shea
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good going! I opted not to continue the line of insanity in my family.

    Kate
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, sis and I did, too, but our cousin has two or three, so unfortunately those genes are continuing anyway.

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    Nosirrow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brother was diagnosed with PTSD bc of difficult childhood. I'm a woman, so my diagnosis is adjustment disorder and histrionic disorder. I'm being told I'm dramatic while discussing dramatic situations.

    Ariadne Toms
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is absolute bull****. Patriarchy strikes again

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    Knitting Panda
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! And that gave my 80 year old father permission to self diagnose. We congratulated each other, forgave each other for years of hurt, and when he died I felt nothing but joy that I had such a loving father.

    Matthews
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s so liberating! I’m the first officially diagnosed as autistic. It all began after being the first seeking help for depression.

    HurlWurk
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have the reverse problem in my family, you are full of c**p and "fine", until a doctor says otherwise.

    Salty.Hag
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad was forced to because he is a veteran.

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    Blue Morpho Butterfly
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    1 year ago

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    Ariadne Toms
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish there was a laugh response option! This is classic

    Wren
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stand in the doorway or if you have a screen in porch or something go over there for awhile. Open all the windows.

    RabidChild
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe a beer or cocktail in the backyard could be a neutral point?

    Brian Droste
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Put half of yourself inside and the other half outside and see if that cancels each other out.

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    Katarzyna Drozd
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "something has to be wrong, its too peacefull and quiet" 🤣

    Suby
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that goes back to our caveman days. After the others left us alone in the cave.

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    Cosmikid
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "It was ... quiet.... Too quiet....." lol. Sometimes it's just that the squirrels are sleeping now.

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    Katie Lutesinger
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have wistful dreams of becoming a travelling adventurer but merely being out of the country on a work trip sent me into an anxiety spiral.

    keyboardtek
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! Traveling is both physically and mentally stressful. And when you get there you have to learn where everything is, which adds more stress. Then all the crowds of people at tourist locations are trying to scam you or pick your pockets. Travel is best viewed from home.

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    Little Wonder
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Correct answer and also I love your user name.

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    Cosmikid
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Darwin read "romance novels", Einstein read "whodunnits"... escape it a necessity

    Natty Tempest
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Books, games, art, things you make yourself.

    Hazel Sage
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what books and video games are for!

    A Wild Bean (they/them/any)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, your mind, but specifically the part that creates entire worlds and storylines that you can dissociate to (that's normal, right??)

    Ariadne Toms
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Um....have you thought of being a writer? Cos no as far as I know that's not normal and sounds like an incredible gift!!

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    Harry (they/them)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't take the medication because apparently it will worsen my anxiety.

    Panflute
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a non-stimulant medication for ADHD, Strattera (atomoxetine) which in many studies actually improved or made no difference in anxiety levels. It might be worth discussing with your doctor.

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    Suby
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just the (very late) diagnosis of ADHD was life-changing. I don't have to worry about what's wrong with me. My behavior patterns have a reason, and now that I know, I can work with them instead of against them.

    Charity Angel
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How I wish caffeine didn't make my migraines horrific instead of just cruddy. Really should look into getting that diagnosis and be properly medicated. Not like I don't already rattle from the number of pills I take

    Jorge Gonzalez
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's how depressed men self medicate too.

    YTK
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Replace anger with road rage and you have my mom to a t

    John George
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At first I saw "caffeine and sugar"...

    Mimi M
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Caffeine is meds. An nuthin wrong with meds, if they work for you. To each their own.

    3 Trash Pandas (She/They)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know medication doesn’t work for everyone with ADHD and that’s alright, but finding the right one was life changing for me. It took a couple years and a lot of trial and error, but it was worth it. School and life in general is noticeably easier now and most things don’t feel as overwhelming as they did before.

    Salty.Hag
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This made me laugh hard, because it's true. XD so much caffeine!

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    Katie Lutesinger
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guilt and shame are two of my closest companions. They show up over the least little thing and eat me alive.

    Min
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they do it over and over and over again.

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    Hey!
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does this work in the future? Like, thinking about something could happen because you didn't do something today? If yes, this is how my ex-husband got me to marry him after I said no, I wasn't interested.

    J S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does your therapist have any openings? I feel like I could save a lot of time with them.

    Michelle C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. Full healing took me until I was 34!!

    C.O. Shea
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup!... And I'm a Virgo. It's a double-whammy.

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    Rebelliousslug
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yea I thought I had done that already, turns out I was wildly incorrect

    Just-A-Black-Cat-Lover
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oops wait... My whole lifetime is booked. Sorry!

    Brent Amador
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m on the cancelation list, waiting for a call

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    onyx
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A nap and a break from thinking, thank you :)

    keyboardtek
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine is fifteen minutes of my therapy light to reduce the depression and twenty minutes of Transcendental Meditation to shut off my mind.

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    Natty Tempest
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can you get me a deep, slow breath with your eyes closed, and your hands on a very solid but clean surface... No, it's not for me.

    Toasted Applesauce
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can you get me some mac and cheese thank you :)

    Kylie
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spirals are hard to stop. Even when you feel it happening. ETA: And why are spirals always downwards and never up?

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    Ariadne Toms
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I could laugh and laugh and laugh I would! Too true

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    ynyrhydref56
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The sympathetic nervous system

    3 Trash Pandas (She/They)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My stomach. The back of my throat. The front of my throat. My lower back. My heart. My lungs. My hands. WHY IS IT EVERYWHERE, YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE A MENTAL ILLNESS GDDMIT

    Bec
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tummy makes the serotonin

    Historyharlot93
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine is in my heart. Minding my own business, my heart suddenly says “Adrenalin! I’m king of the world!!”

    Nosirrow
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    Maybe bc anxiety is not a mental illness, but a normal reaction to stress.

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    Amy S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every time my boss says 'can I have a quick chat?'

    Clown fish
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same like my anxiety goes right for oooooo you're in trouble!!!

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    OnlyMe
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a lot older than 33 and I still feel like that.

    Suby
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a teacher, so, yeah...

    onyx
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Happened to me way too many times in one school year but we don’t talk about that 😁

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    Kathrin Pukowsky
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe do more than check for the one that's on fire.

    Gwen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But sometimes all the voices need to quit showing up unannounced to the party.

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    Gypsy Lee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of us are in over our heads.

    onyx
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More like shoulder deep but yeah lmao

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    PlatinumThe8-BitCat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This might be the most relatable thing I’ve ever read

    Pferdchen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're on to something here but not quite on-point for me, where it's more like "you realize that your mental health issues were the inevitable outcome of societal realities that meant that it was impossible for you to ever be happy. Why bother trying to excel in a society that has no place for you?" But that's just me. I've done pretty well just coasting and killing time, but sometimes find myself rooting for the downfall of society and humanity. But I do wish that we weren't taking the entire ecosystem down with us.

    Rebelliousslug
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes but wasn’t it up to those same people to care for/about your mental health?

    Phoenix
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't worry, someday you'll reach an age where you don't care about approval anymore.

    Kate
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, long since. But only because I've made peace with the fact that I'll never be worthy of approval, anyway.

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    Kristal
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently I'm too stubborn to let mental illness overcome my education. It's really hard though

    Arthur Waite
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh yeah! Parents: Never congratulate your kid on being Smart, getting high I.Q. and such. Instead, praise them for hard work and completed projects. I was twelve when I got the standard school IQ test, and I was the 'smartest' kid in the school. Lots of praise for nothing I'd done, just existing. Ruined my work-ethic and I tanked in first-year Uni. Being Smart is useless unless it's linked to Action.

    Michelle C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve definitely had those nights where I have basically been Ren, yes.

    IsaMendes
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Saving this to show my therapist next week

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    Lydsylou (she/her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We can have a sequel called 'do you really like me?' I'm very excited for this new venture! My life will be easier

    Katey Doll
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or my favorite, I've done something wrong, haven't I?

    Suby
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm too tired to worry about that any more. If you avoid people, you don't give them an opportunity to be mad at you.

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    Gypsy Lee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would be tonight. Popcorn it is again!

    Knitting Panda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have starved if I hadn't discovered flavored potato chips ten years ago.

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    Kristal
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get protein powder and costco brand protein bars to make sure I don't starve during my depressive slumps (which lasts weeks)

    Zaach
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did you know that if you pack enough frozen dinners into your freezer ice will form and you won't be able to get anything out

    OnlyMe
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I can even eat, I'll just eat cereal. Maybe.

    RabidChild
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg. Did this at the beginning of the week.Been living on popcorn and oatmeal while the freshness leaks out of my healthy choices.

    PiAnisum
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Totally me right now. It's 22.00 (10pm) in Germany and I try to get myself up to get at least a bread or nuts to eat. I have very yummy stuff but it means I have to heat the stove and to figure out in which order to add the veggies.

    Nosirrow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My new idea is a cheese toastie with two slices of cheese and one of ham. One simple meal.

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    Nosirrow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The real question is whether other people deserve your love. The answer is no. F**k them.

    Scarlett
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Platonic love like for pets, family, and friends? Yes. Romantic love. F**k no. Funny thing is, I want to be loved romantically yet I don’t want to be in love with that person. Which is why I’m single because that’s not fair to anyone I try to date.

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    onyx
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Little treat? I’ll eat a whole bag of goldfish before I feel like that lmao

    Katie Lutesinger
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We don't have goldfish crackers in my country, so for a moment there I was very confused and disturbed.

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    Nika the Great
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seven large rice crispies are my lil treat

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    Natty Tempest
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Health played a big part of it... Couldn't see that coming.

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    David Paterson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just replace the word "important" with "non-existent".

    Rocky Horror Panda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. I isolate when depressed, so when I lost my brother, my Mom, and my dogs...my friends finally stopped talking to me.

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    Nosirrow
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    1 year ago

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    Therapy is self harm. A vulnerable person says how best to hurt him and then get shocked the hateful therapist doesn't exactly that. No one ever cared about me at home plus there was a CSA. Therapist started defending the abuser, saying he had problems and needed more of parents' attention. He needed more attention, not me.

    Katarzyna Drozd
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You've got a bad therapist. Sorry you experienced all that. I was on cognitive - behavioral therpay, and to say it changed my life, would be understatement - i would commit suicide without it long time ago

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    Ranger Kanootsen
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't ask if I'm happy, you know that I'm not, But at best, I can say I'm not sad. 'Cause hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have

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    onyx
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only every night before actually going to sleep yeah

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    keyboardtek
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Where did I leave the damn car keys?" (The average retired person)

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    David Paterson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whenever someone says "don't worry about ...", they are ALWAYS talking to themselves.