overeducated and underappreciated

the most fucking annoying thing about mental illness is that knowing more about it literally does not make a difference. you can watch your own insanity creep up on you in real time, know exactly where it's coming from and what it's gonna do to you, know all the silly little psychiatry words for all your silly little "symptoms", and still have no control over its grip on you. like, i am NOT at the steering wheel in here at ALL bro.

People who act aggressive and negative as fuck and then when you’re like “hey can you stop” they’re like “I’m going through some stuff 🥺🥺🥺” like damn dude that’s crazy me too - for example right now I’m going through YOUR behavior.

“I’m dealing with a lot 🥺🥺🥺” and I’m dealing with you so I guess we’re even

If your reactions to your trauma or your problems are making other people around you feel unsafe you need new coping mechanisms.

my favorite college memory was when one of my profs, right before graduation, sat all of us seniors in her class down and said, "do NOT drink a lot the night before graduation" and we were all like "yeah yeah no being late to the ceremony, no stupid behavior" and she goes, "NO not for any of THOSE reasons. there's a bagpipe choir. do NOT be hungover for the bagpipe choir. you won't like it."