DBT Self-Help Resources: What is Low Self-Esteem
Tag: understanding
what they don’t tell you about depression is that sometimes it feels a lot less like sadness and a lot more like the emotional equivalent of watching paint dry
Don’t look past my disabled body – love it
When I was younger, I vowed that I would never have a relationship with another disabled person. Certainly until I was about 17, I was kind of “in the closet” about disability. I knew I had one – heck, I got my first motorised wheelchair when I was 2½ – but I…
Reposting because of the sad news that Stella Young is no longer with us. RIP.
“disabled” is not a bad word. you aren’t bad or a failure for being disabled. being disabled isn’t a shameful thing.
here’s a tip: if you start dating a depressed person, don’t be surprised if they are still depressed while they are dating you.
they’re not depressed because they’re single, and you are not an all-powerful cure for mental illnesses. just be there for them.REAL
FUCKING
TALK
or if youre friends with a depressed person and they are upset whenever you hang out with them. Dont take it personal ok
YES
Utterly brilliant disability quotes from Stella Young
There are 14 more here >
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-08/17-things-stella-young-wanted-you-to-know/5950814
Let me tell you, if you are ever with a person who has anxiety, and they ask you to order their food for them, or stand next to them when they buy something, or reassure them countless times exactly the time and place where you will be meeting them at, DO NOT ROLL YOUR EYES, DO NOT SIGH IN EXASPERATION, AND DO NOT TELL THEM TO STOP BEING SO SILLY. Sometimes its hard to do simple things like that, and when people help us out, it means the world to us.
This is a sculpture project I recently finished. The assignment was called shelter, so I decided to show how I felt in mine. I took over 1000 pill bottles and relabeled them to say things people have said to me to cause me to take these pills. I wanted people to realize what bullying does to people. Let me know what you guys think.
wow
Belated But Essential Steps to Respect
When the people we entrust with our health and wellbeing use the term “retarded,” they grant legitimacy to a word that has been deemed offensive by the culture at large. They cause harm to the very people they have pledged to heal….
To the people that say “you should respect your family”:
- Stop assuming that everyone has been treated well by that family.
- Respect is not freely given, it is earned. You don’t owe anyone respect. You do not owe anyone anything.
- This line is used repeatedly in abusive situations. It is frequently used in emotional abuse in the form of gaslighting to make the survivor doubt their perceptions of events. It also is frequently used to control, manipulate and coerce behaviour.
Holding the Bowl 