youwillunderstand:

bring-me-the-batmobile:

the-perks-of-being-a-healthblr:

thelastgreatkings:

this is important

Warning signs of depression (generally) in order of appearance

Oh no.

well shit

Also guilt, shame, and self-loathing! You find yourself unable to do the things you want or even the things you need to do and you feel like a terrible person, it’s real fun

A simple mental health pain scale.

self-care-club:

I have this problem where every time I make a mistake, no matter how insignificant, my brain immediately starts berating me: “Idiot!”, “You’re so stupid!”, etc.

My therapist has been teaching me to recognize and counter these thoughts by following them with thoughts like…

It was just a mistake, everyone makes them.

I’m not an idiot.

I made a mistake, but I can fix it.

What did I learn from this?

If someone else had done this, would I think they were stupid?

That was no big deal!

You don’t deserve to be called names, even by your own mind!

a fools guide to not wanting to die anymore

808lien:

colacharm:

wildlyannoyingdoofus:

colacharm:

by me, a fool who doesnt wanna die anymore

never make a suicide joke again. yes this includes “i wanna die” as a figure of speech. swear off of it. actually make an effort to change how you think about things.

find something to compliment someone for at least 4 times a day. notice the little things about the world that make you happy, and use that to make other people happy.

talk to people. initiate conversation as often as you possibly can. keep your mind busy and you wont have to worry anymore

picture the bad intrusive thoughts in youe head as an edgy 13 year old and tell them to go be emo somewhere else

if someone makes you feel bad most of the time, stop talking to them. making yourself hang out with people who drain you is self harm. stop it.

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That’s some pretty good advice. I don’t know what’s left of my humor after ‘guess I’ll just die’ jokes but it’s worth a shot.

Personally i went from “guess I’ll die” jokes to “IF I HAVE TO BE HERE FOR 5 MORE MINUTES I PROMISE YOU I WILL BUY JUST, AN ARRAY OF CLOTHES.” and other wild hyperbolic stuff. Just replace the death part with something ridiculous and off topic. Its very entertaining

This also works with calling myself things like stupid, worthless, trash, etc. Even if you do this jokingly to yourself, your brain still believes it, and keeps up the cycle. Seriously, I found that when I stopped saying these things about myself, even jokingly, it made a massive difference.