May 2013
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“Don’t hang out with people who don’t love you. Don’t try to impress people who...”
– Beth Ditto (via showslow)
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My mantra on tough days
thegutsygeneration:
always <3
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“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via energiesoftheuniverse)
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lindsaur-gor:
There needs to be a code word or something that means “my brain is fighting me every step of the way today and I feel like I’m going to vibrate out of my skin, so I need you to forgive everything and go slowly and speak softly and lower your expectations.” And then we could all just be like, “I know I said we could go to a movie tonight but… tangerines.” And the other person would...
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“Be good to others and be good to yourself. Be the reason that someone has hope...”
– Khalid Latif (via erraticintrovert)
April 2013
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“Some people bring out the worst in you, others bring out the best, and then...”
– Karen Marie Moning (via nayarvra)
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“Why do we fear words?
If their thorns have once wounded us,
then they have...”
– Excerpt from “Love Song for Word أغنية حب للكلمات” - Iraqi Poet Nazik Al Mala’ika نازك الملائكة
فيمَ نخشى الكلماتْ? إن تكنْ أشواكها بالأمسِ يومًا جرَحتْنا فلقد لفّتْ ذراعَيْها على أعناقنا وأراقتْ عِطْرَها الحُلوَ على أشواقنا إن تكن أحرفُها قد وَخَزَتْنا وَلَوَتْ أعناقَها عنّا ولم تَعْطِفْ علينا...
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“All relationships are doomed. If you emotionally undress in front of someone,...”
– Howard, Fresh Meat (via dumbgrrl)
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Alice in Crohnsland: #HAWMC Day 3 Wordless... →
#HAWMC Day 3 Wordless Wednesday
Today’s Prompt:
Post a picture that symbolizes your condition and your experiences.
Frida Kahlo, Without Hope, (1945)
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“I have learned that a woman can be a fighter, a freedom fighter, a political...”
– Leila Khaled (via 600tongues)
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Don't ever hesitate. Reblog this. TUMBLR RULE....
The original post only has US helplines. I've added UK helplines underneath. It would be great if people could add numbers from everywhere in the world.
Depression Hotline: 1-630-482-9696
Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-8433
LifeLine: 1-800-273-8255
Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386
Sexuality Support: 1-800-246-7743
Eating Disorders Hotline: 1-847-831-3438
Rape and Sexual Assault: 1-800-656-4673
Grief Support: 1-650-321-5272
Runaway: 1-800-843-5200, 1-800-843-5678, 1-800-621-4000
Exhale: After Abortion Hotline/Pro-Voice: 1-866-4394253
Child Abuse: 1-800-422-4453
UK Helplines:
Samaritans (for any problem): 08457909090 e-mail jo@samaritans.org
Childline (for anyone under 18 with any problem): 08001111
Mind infoline (mental health information): 0300 123 3393 e-mail: info@mind.org.uk
Mind legal advice (for people who need mental-health related legal advice): 0300 466 6463 legal@mind.org.uk
b-eat eating disorder support: 0845 634 14 14 (only open Mon-Fri 10.30am-8.30pm and Saturday 1pm-4.30pm) e-mail: help@b-eat.co.uk
b-eat youthline (for under 25's with eating disorders): 08456347650 (open Mon-Fri 4.30pm - 8.30pm, Saturday 1pm-4.30pm)
Cruse Bereavement Care: 08444779400 e-mail: helpline@cruse.org.uk
Frank (information and advice on drugs): 0800776600
Drinkline: 0800 9178282
Rape Crisis England & Wales: 0808 802 9999 1(open 2 - 2.30pm 7 - 9.30pm) e-mail info@rapecrisis.org.uk
Rape Crisis Scotland: 08088 01 03 02 every day, 6pm to midnight
India Self Harm Hotline: 00 08001006614
India Suicide Helpline: 022-27546669
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“People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of...”
– Jim Morrison (via elightenment)
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Alice in Crohnsland: HAWMC Day 2 – Introductions →
HAWMC Day 2 – Introductions
Me: Hi, My name is Kat, and I am an illness hoarder. (You: Hi Kat!) Because I am indecisive and an illness hoarder, I carry not one, but four diagnoses: Crohn’s Disease, Fibromyalgia, Depression, and PTSD. They are all rather lovely, and I coudn’t decide, so I chose them all! Haha. This year marks my 2nd participation with HAWMC, and my 2nd year as a...
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blkcowrie:
Make love like you have no secrets like you’ve never been left never been hurt like the world don’t owe you a single wretched thing. ~ Warsan Shire
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“Women, regardless of their race, creed, color or political affiliation, have the...”
– EZLN (“Zapatista”) Women’s Revolutionary Law (via saandusti)
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fifth grade boys conspire to rape and murder a... →
stankdiesel:
“Two fifth grade boys, aged 10 and 11, have been ruled competent to stand trial in juvenile court for conspiring to rape and kill their female classmate, and possibly murder other students as well. They were arrested after a classmate saw them playing with a knife on the school bus and reported it to a teacher.”
nope, no such thing as rape culture and how it affects us all. nothing...
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“When people are ready to, they change. They never do it before then, and...”
– Andy Warhol (via onlinecounsellingcollege)
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“[H]ere is the difficulty: the technology is so good that the criteria for using...”
– Targeted Killing and Drone Warfare
There are ancient precedents for this sort of thing. According to Thucydides, when the Athenians captured the rebellious city of Melos, they “slew all the men of military age.” And according to the biblical book of Deuteronomy, when the Israelites besieged a...
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h413y:
A DISABILITY IS NOT ALWAYS VISIBLE
A DISABILITY IS NOT ALWAYS VISIBLE
A DISABILITY IS NOT ALWAYS VISIBLE
A DISABILITY IS NOT ALWAYS VISIBLE
GET THAT THROUGH YOUR ABLEIST BRAINS
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“Native American women face the highest rates of sexual violence and physical...”
– LEARN SOMETHING TODAY:
Read this!
(via nativnuance)
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aud-ler:
i deal with my feelings in a healthy way
and by healthy way i mean shoving them aside and spending hours on the internet doing basically nothing to keep my thoughts far far far away from them it’s foolproof yes
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“In less than four months, the Texas Poison Center recorded 112 cases of...”
– ~Gringos Gonna Gring~ (via chanclazo)
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“You can’t find intimacy—you can’t find home—when you’re always hiding behind...”
– Junot Diaz (via poemsbydes)
Fuck you, relevance
(via foulmouthedliberty)
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