I think one of the healthiest things a person can do is become easy to delight. To still stop for weird clouds and dogs wearing bandanas and the smell of garlic cooking somewhere down the street. The world already has enough cynicism. Be the person who still points at the moon.
I saw this appear on my phone a few times & I was going to ignore it because im a pessimistic fart but I figured what's it gonna hurt?
So I spontaneously entered into 3 modeling competitions 😇
All I ask for is a few clicks a day. Nothing crazy 🥰
https://t.co/mzvgUPO0HM
In case you forgot, we live on a planet where lightning turns sand into glass, dolphins give each other names, the ocean glows in the dark, and rain has a scent before it falls. You stand here with a beating heart, a steady moon above, and a world quietly, absurdly beautiful.
"trauma dump" is going up on the shelf where we put words the internet shouldn't be allowed to have anymore. Your FRIEND is telling you about their LIFE and you should LISTEN even if it's a LITTLE BIT UNCOMFORTABLE
Have people with severe depression not explained this for decades at this point? Clearly this is why. Most people dont listen and most people genuinely don't care.
They just want to tell you "You'll be ok" and "thug it out" or "I was depressed once! 😃"
As a level 1 Autistic person who also has ADHD and social anxiety, I no longer want to work. I simply wish to be paid handsomely for my existence. Working with people is draining af
My dad retired at 59
I will not
He had a pension. I have a 401k I can barely fund.
He bought his house at 28.
I can't touch a down payment at 30.
He paid $90 a month for health insurance. I pay $430.
At dinner he told me I need to be smarter with money.
I nodded.
Didn't tell him his entire life was built on an economy that no longer exists.
Didn't tell him my generation is paying for his Social Security while ours gets gutted.
Didn't tell him the ladder he climbed got pulled up right after him.
Just passed the potatoes.
Make it make sense
If you tell neurodivergent people they need to "get comfortable with being uncomfortable" I am putting gravel in your shoes. No you can't take the gravel out. You have to deal with it. Dealing with it makes you a better person. What do you mean "pointless suffering".