bitter-badfem-harpy:

mothermayhem:

radhades:

my Extra Hot Take of the Day™ is that many of you capitalize on your mental illness to excuse your behavior instead of actually motivating yourself to improve your own health. Combating and working around your own mental illness takes discipline it seems a lot of people aren’t willing to give. I’ve seen countless posts in which the op would be demonized because they suggested going outside, exercising, eating well, having daily goals etc to help fight mental illness. News flash guys, but these things have all been proven to alleviate depression. You just don’t want to do it because steeping in your misery is easier. I’ve been asked how I’m so functional considering my PTSD related to severe sexual trauma and issues with depression and anxiety, and the answer is I’m not resigned to it. I don’t just say, “Well, guess I’ll always be miserable.” Despite what you think, you can take control of yourself. You’re the only one who can. I still have my bad days but I’ve learned my triggers and how to waylay them. When I’m in a really bad place, I’ve learned to swallow my pride and self-destructive tendencies and reach out for help. Your mental illness is in your brain. It’s not being projected from some outside source, it’s not a demon or a parasite. That voice you hear in your head telling you to do something bad is your own voice. It’s you. Overcome yourself.

Shout out to that anonymous asshole who told me I was lying about being bipolar because I was managing to succeed at university.

Shout out to those of us who are still learning how to manage our mental illnesses and have stopped resigning ourselves to our misery ♡ it’s a hard-ass road and every day we work on ourselves we’re one step closer to being the people we want to be

Don’t give up even if your progress isn’t the same as everyone else’s it’s yours.