My HOT TAKE of the day is that we need to talk more openly about signs that your therapist sucks so people can find a better clinician sooner and/or not give up on therapy as a whole.
I got a nose job the summer before senior year of college. When I came back to school people were like "Oh my god! You got bangs!"
I had already had bangs.
The morale of this story is that no one is paying attention to you so just do whatever you want!
One year ago today my fiance walked out on me with almost no explanation. Haven't seen him since.
But I have kept living my life. And that feels like something worth celebrating.
What is the best way to tell Twitter that your fiance abruptly left you because "something was missing" and even though you are blindsided and traumatized you will ultimately be okay because you are strong and resilient and will get through this somehow? (asking for me)
Major news stations need to stop focusing on the looting. They are refusing to acknowledge what got us here. They are crafting a distorted and harmful narrative.
It’s wild to me that couples can have different political parties. The biggest fights I’ve ever gotten in with my partner are because he is SLIGHTLY less progressive than me.
Yesterday my professor said that clients rarely remember what a therapist says but they do remember their therapist’s warmth and presence. I think this can be applied to all relationships. Don’t worry about always saying the right thing. Just be a warm, present body who listens.
My fiancé jokingly threatened to call off our wedding the other day, but my ex already did that for real two years ago so I replied “why don’t you trying to have an original thought for once.”
Crushed it 😎
My fiancé wants us to get married in secret months before our wedding so I can get on his health insurance but that would require me to be able to keep a secret.
Maybe if society wasn't so fat phobic, moderate weight gain wouldn't be viewed as such a horrible medicinal side effect and more people would get the treatment they need.
I spent pretty much my entire vacation in Mexico depressed but no one could tell because of my delightful instagram stories. Yesterday I finally came out of it.
In conclusion, social media is a lie, mental illness is easy to disguise and I’m very happy to be back!
Don’t be afraid to ask for the exact type of support you need! After my fiancé abruptly left me, I (mostly) jokingly asked my best friend to remind me once a day for a month that I will find a life partner. It’s now the highlight of my day. It makes me feel hopeful and loved!
Movie pitch: NONREFUNDABLE— after being abruptly left by her fiancé, a woman scrambles to find a new husband in time for her original wedding date so as not to lose out on the deposits. (Based on a true story)
Your mental illness is not your personality. It's something that effects your personality and muddles it. But it's not who you are.
For example, without my OCD and anxiety, I am extremely cool and chill. Shocking, I know!
I bragged to my boyfriend that I was once featured in Glamour. He asked to see the article and it was titled: “This is What Mental Illness Looks Like.” 😎
Yesterday a woman walking her muzzled dog exclaimed: “He’s very friendly but he eats cigarettes.”
Takeaway: Never judge a dog by its muzzle. And don’t eat cigarettes.
One time I told my parents I’d made a new friend named Emily and I wanted a playdate with her. My parents were like “Emily Harris?” And I said “sure.” So we picked up Emily Harris, had a great afternoon and the second we dropped her off I announced “That was the wrong Emily.”
I was the only girl on my college improv team for three years until they kicked me off for “not being funny.” I’m now an adjunct professor at the same university teaching an internet comedy class. My point: don’t give up on your dreams. And maybe don’t listen to men.
Two years ago,
@gabydunn
and I were about to have our own TV show. Then our third lead was accused of rape. I finally wrote about this experience and the ripple effect sexual predators have on all the women around them.
Here is a thread of unnecessary and appalling police initiated violence to send to all your family members who only watch the news and don’t believe you.
I've been posting about my journey dealing with this on my mental health insta. Apparently a lot of people get left like this and some people have found it helpful. It's already an amazing community that has given me so much strength. You can follow @/emotionalsupportlady
When I asked my 3 year old niece to be my flower girl yesterday she said she couldn’t do it because she didn’t have any flowers. But then she suggested going outside to get some so we are back on!
I think I might not be the right person to plan a wedding because all these people keep asking for my "vision" and I'm like "I definitely want it to look like...a wedding."
While in line at a bagel place an older woman kept staring at me and I assumed I had done something to piss her off. Then she told me I look like Snow White.
ALWAY ASSUME THE BEST AND THAT YOU LOOK LIKE A DISNEY PRINCESS!
OCD as a debilitating illness is so misunderstood that my professor in a CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY program casually said, “A little OCD is helpful in grad school! You have to be a little OCD to get through this stuff.”
YIKES!
Yesterday, my new boyfriend kept calling me well-adjusted! If that’s not a ringing endorsement for therapy, medication and putting in the work, I don’t know what is!
I knew returning home to LA three months after my fiancé abruptly left me would be difficult and dramatic. But even I found collapsing on the airport bathroom floor because my knee dislocated A BIT MUCH.