me: has a breakdown because mental illness has ruined so much for me
also me: but am i really mentally ill tho?? how can i be sure? how do i know i’m not faking and making things up for attention?? i’m probably exaggerating because i want to be sick
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When a family member
accuses you or faking your depression, eating disorder, anxiety for attention and/or comfort.
Always fun…
If there was one vital piece of advice i could give anyone it’s that faking it till you make it actually works. Confidence doesn’t have to be natural, it can be a mask, but then eventually it will be natural.
it goes the other way around. don’t go around moping or self depreciating yourself constantly even “as a joke” because it’ll stop being a joke after a point,.
Yeah, don’t fall into a habit of negative reinforcement. No matter how ‘bad’ you are at something it’s likely far from hopeless.
But if you keep saying your bad at it, repeating that idea, and internalizing the thought that you aren’t any good and your improvements don’t matter… well, that’s the best way to make those negative beliefs your reality.
Things I have been learning about cat food today
- ‘Holistic’ is not a regulated word and means jack shit. Any food claiming to be ‘holistic’ is trying to put one over on the consumer.
- ‘Organic’ and ‘Made with Organic Ingredients’ are different. Companies don’t need as much ‘organic’ material to make the latter claim.
- ’[Meat] Cat Food’ is required to have significantly more of the named meat than ‘Cat Food With [Meat]’
- Ingredients are listed by weight
- If the first ingredient is not a named meat, walk the fuck away
- Non-specific ‘Meat’ and ‘Fish’ and any by-products or meals of such are highly suspect.
- ’[Meat] by-product’ is questionable because it means any squishy part that isn’t counted as ‘flesh’, aka giblets and offal. While some of those (liver, heart) are healthy and good, others are meh. Needless to say this should not be the primary (and thus first-listed) source of protein.
- ’[Meat] meal’ is actually preferable to just ’[Meat]’ in dry cat food because the weight of ‘Chicken’ might include water weight, while ‘Chicken meal’ is weighed without moisture and is thus a more reliable measure
- Corn and wheat are distressingly common and are completely useless for your cat. If they’re anywhere in the first five ingredients, your cat is gonna eat twice as much and most of it’s gonna end up in the litterbox.
- Re the last point, Meow Mix is utter shit. So is Friskies.
- Filler carbs are necessary to hold the pellets together but should not be one of the first two ingredients.
- Soy, beef, dairy, and fish are the most common cat allergies and can develop at any time
- There are a fuckload more reviews for dog food than cat food
- Regulation in the pet food industry is frankly apalling
i remember when i thought i was straight and this guy i was dating was trying to pressure me into sex while i had cramps by saying “orgasms relieve cramps babe” and without thinking i replied “but you don’t make me cum” and i have never seen anyone go through the seven stages of grief so quickly
d e s t r o y e d
When girls have periods? That’s mother nature.
When boys have periods? That’s brother nature.
When people beyond the binary have periods? That’s O T H E R N A T U R E
Finally this joke gets the reception it deserves
More clear communication in 2019
More kissing in 2019
More fun late nights in 2019 (less worrying about getting enough sleep in 2019)
More emotional availability in 2019
More learning for fun in 2019
More theatre in 2019
More exploration (of the heart) in 2019
More dancing (around the mind) in 2019
More dancing (around the dance floor) in 2019
