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mental benefits - increase in mental strength, willpower and discipline through waking up early every morning and establishing a routine - patience is developed / practised - staying away from negative influences = less harm to the brain - practising gratitude through dhikr leads to greater happiness and contentment - fasting improves mental focus, causing the body to produce more brain cells, which improves brain function - reduces stress

physical benefits - doing more on less energy, sleep and food trains us to create productive habits` - fasting helps to overcome bad habits or addiction - detoxifies the body which can lead to a healthier lifestyle - lower cholesterol through fasting which reduces the risk of heart disease - lowers inflammation and high blood pressure - fasting improves quality of sleep - improves digestive system

social benefits - more interactions with community at the mosque through congregational prayers, taraweeh and iftars together (for those who are able) - more social interactions through preparing iftars for family / friends (for those who are able) - less social media = less loneliness / anxiety / depression - ramadan helps to practise empathy through understanding those less fortunate than us, as well as developing patience, forgiveness and purification of our hearts which benefits our wider relationships and interactions with family, community and ummah.

We don’t talk enough about the shame and guilt and disappointment attached to ADHD and other disorders affecting executive function.

The shame of living in messy spaces and not being able to just sweep the fucking floor like everyone else. And not brushing your teeth or hair for days or weeks and eventually having to spend thousands at the dentist and get a buzz cut.

The shame of always running late due to time blindness. And this extending to being late with deadlines at work or school, when in reality you had to take sick days because your brain wouldn’t let you get out of bed.

The shame of having sensory meltdowns because the world is too much, but being seen as having adult temper tantrums.

The guilt of knowing that you have so much you need to do, but you just can’t, no matter how hard you fucking try.

The guilt of knowing you can’t be a typical ‘good friend’ because you’re often inconsistent and even unreliable.

The guilt of knowing the food you’re about to buy is probably going to gather mold at the back of the fridge before getting thrown out; but you have to buy it anyway or you won’t eat.

The disappointment in yourself when you’ve been hyper-sexual for a week and now feel used and dirty and full of regret.

The disappointment you see in the eyes of the people you love when they see you curled up on the couch instead of following through on your plans, or doing the work you need to do, or doing your chores; but not knowing that you’re screaming inside to just do something, anything.

The disappointment of finally feeling like yourself, enjoying new hobbies, and functioning well again; then falling back into executive dysfunction and depression without any warning.

The shame, guilt, and disappointment of being afraid to share this with neurotypical people out of fear they might just say:

“Stop being so lazy” or “stop making excuses” or “but I saw you last week and you were fine”

As a result of silencing these conversations, we continue the vicious cycle and perpetuate our feelings of utter worthlessness; we suffer and we isolate and sometimes we even give up.

We don’t talk about this enough.

men just think they can be just a good guy bc they’ve never raped a woman. but they sat there in silence while some drunk woman was taken advantage of by a man. it is all men. it is. and that doesn’t mean all of u are bad people and i know ur all gonna try and reach for that. ur not all bad people but ur all complacent and ur all responsible.

no men that i follow have talked about the abortion ban. none.

do u know how many days a year a man is fertile? 365. women are fertile 3-4 times a month. that means men are responsible for the majority of unwanted pregnancies.

the overwhelming amount of teenage pregnancies are caused by men over the age of 25.

Read it again. Be honest with yourself. Have you ever laughed at or failed to denounce a sexist act or belief? I know you have. It's how all men are raised. "Locker room talk" is no secret. We all know how men talk about us when we're not around. You insult our intelligence by assuming otherwise. You don't have to commit the act yourself to be compliant. Excusing sexism or turning a blind eye to it are also ways of contributing to misogyny.

men just think they can be just a good guy bc they’ve never raped a woman. but they sat there in silence while some drunk woman was taken advantage of by a man. it is all men. it is. and that doesn’t mean all of u are bad people and i know ur all gonna try and reach for that. ur not all bad people but ur all complacent and ur all responsible.

no men that i follow have talked about the abortion ban. none.

do u know how many days a year a man is fertile? 365. women are fertile 3-4 times a month. that means men are responsible for the majority of unwanted pregnancies.

the overwhelming amount of teenage pregnancies are caused by men over the age of 25.

- The guy whose computer screen you can see at the start is looking up “what to do if a dog has rabies”

- The unbroken wall of hydroflasks in front of the teacher’s podium

- Good Mythical Morning poster

- Inexplicable “NO TALKING DURING RAZOR LOVE” sign

- The guy next to the videographer just has the letters “WBOEOADRS” in giant font on his computer screen

- The teacher knowing to pause for booing after he mentione Ashe County Middle School

- The kid that yells “I hate them!” enthusiastically

- A sign that says “NO FREAKING” with a picture of two stick figures having sex

- Hand-painted “educasion is overated” poster

- The fact that the class knows to say “standing by” when he tells them to stand by

- The woman literally waiting outside the door to hand over the dog

- The tenderness with which he handles the dog before he announces its imminent demise

- The guy whose computer screen you can see at the start is looking up “what to do if a dog has rabies”

- The unbroken wall of hydroflasks in front of the teacher’s podium

- Good Mythical Morning poster

- Inexplicable “NO TALKING DURING RAZOR LOVE” sign

- The guy next to the videographer just has the letters “WBOEOADRS” in giant font on his computer screen

- The teacher knowing to pause for booing after he mentione Ashe County Middle School

- The kid that yells “I hate them!” enthusiastically

- A sign that says “NO FREAKING” with a picture of two stick figures having sex

- Hand-painted “educasion is overated” poster

- The fact that the class knows to say “standing by” when he tells them to stand by

- The woman literally waiting outside the door to hand over the dog

- The tenderness with which he handles the dog before he announces its imminent demise

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the gay trans flag looks like this for context: