Watch: Jesse Williams Is Done With These Excuses

hey so you know that vicious cycle of mental health making you unproductive which makes your mental health worse? don’t worry friend I am here with something that can help

just get one thing done. break the cycle. it doesn’t have to be some big task. in fact it’s better if it isn’t. decide on something that takes five minutes or less. keep it tiny and manageable - the key is to feel like you’ve accomplished something, so when your brain is all, you can’t even do a single thing all day except lay in bed being useless, you can be like, oh but I did do something, brain, suck on that. it might not seem like much at the time but it helps a lot to have something tangible you can point to

do you have dirty dishes in your bedroom? get rid of ‘em. you don’t have to wash them, just put them in the sink with soapy water. done. easy.

do you have a pile of empty water bottles sitting there? good for you staying hydrated. but you don’t need a mountain of plastic reminders. throw a few in the trash or in recycling. don’t worry about chasing down every single one, just pick a number. get rid of 5 or 10. easy, manageable even if you feel terrible. done.

do you need to do something early tomorrow? get something ready now. just one thing. lay out an outfit. fill the coffee maker so you can just press a button tomorrow. pack your backpack or purse. bonus benefit, future you will have an extra few minutes to breathe in the morning.

do you have a pet? spend 5 minutes with your pet. cuddle them. play tug of war. make baby noises at them. your pet loves you. I bet they miss you when you’re sad. you’ll both feel better.

has it been 3 weeks since you did laundry? pick your clothes up off the floor and put them in a laundry basket. don’t actually wash them or even take the basket anywhere. just collect the clothes for later so they aren’t spread all over. it’ll make actually doing them that much easier when you have more energy

did you manage to wash your clothes but not put them away? fold something. fold another thing. and one more. put them away. three things. you got this one.

did you do your one thing? good. I’m proud of you. even if it didn’t make you feel better, guess what? you did a thing. you got something done, you can be done now. you can go back to bed if you want.

TREAT YO SELF, 2015!

(First aired October 13, 2011)

Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights Became Federal Law 10/7/2016 https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5578/text 1. The rights of a survivor should never be contingent on reporting or pursuing legal action. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to dealing with trauma and these fundamental rights must be protected for every survivor.  2. Every survivor has a right to a sexual assault counselor; waiving the right to a counselor in one instance does not negate this right. 3. Fair and efficient rape kit procedures are a must. It is unacceptable that a kit might be misplaced or destroyed; to prevent this and delays, a tracking system must be developed. 4. There must be standard procedures for ensuring that survivors are informed of their rights.  5. In assessing the effectiveness of this policy and future policies, diverse voices and communities must be included in the conversation. The bill establishes a task force that includes representatives from communities of color, immigrant communities, organizations that conduct outreach/education/advocacy for BGLQT individuals, survivor advocates, law enforcement, and a SANE nurse. Thank you Amanda Nguyen, for spearheading this, and all who helped.

“LGBT history is American history.” 

October is LGBT History Month. With every policy we pass and every barrier we break, we must remember and honor those who fought like hell to get us where we are today. We are making LGBT history every damn day. We have been for a long, long time. Keep it up. 

Comics by Colleen Butters Perfectly Describe What It Is Like to Deal with Depression

Splitting does not only mean devaluation/idealization and does not only occur in relationships.

Splitting can be being hypersexual/sexrepulsed. Splitting can be trusting someone/losing the trust. Splitting can be feeling safe with someone/feeling afraid they’ll hurt you. Splitting can be feeling like you’re a valid person/hating yourself. Splitting can be feeling true to yourself when you stand up for yourself/fake and worthless as soon as you don’t.

Splitting is when something changes meaning for you drastically and dramatically. That’s all.

Not today fascists! Say my friends who went to protest detainment at DFW airport.

I know I tag everything with “about me” but this is about me

person develops Schizophrenia

person loses job

person loses healthcare that said job provided

person can’t pay rent and bills

person loses home

person can’t get a new job because they aren’t stable enough and don’t have a physical address 

person is now homeless

person should be receiving treatment but can’t afford it without insurance

person is getting worse with the added stress of unemployment and homelessness 

person has a psychotic episode

person should be hospitalized but hospital won’t take them without insurance

personal has several public displays of instability

person turns to drugs to self-medicate

drugs only make the psychosis worse 

person gets in trouble

person gets arrested

person goes to jail