Seize Hope

Whether it’s epilepsy (which is what I talk about on my blog), anxiety, depression, bipolar, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, cancer, name any diagnosis’s you want…you can name them all, et cetera, et cetera.

Sit down in the shower. Go somewhere else to work on assignments if you can’t focus around people. Wear noise canceling headphones in public. Use mobility aids if they help, and don’t worry if you “need” them. You are as deserving of help as anyone else is. You’re not any different. If something helps you, do it.

i mean staying with the victims of violence until the emts get there

i mean not letting the cops get them alone even though you just met

i mean carrying around extra pain and allergy meds not just for yourself, but in case anyone else needs them too

i mean giving them to anyone regardless of if you actually like them as a person

i mean password sharing and spreading links to your favorite pirating site

i mean helping that stranger set up a workaround for their broken computer

i mean helping them understand the weird ass language in a job application

i mean helping people understanding medical information when their doctors did a bad job

i mean letting someone sleep on your couch so they don't have to go home

i mean checking if people have rides home

i mean "text me so i know youre safe when you get home"

i mean "have you eaten today"

i mean "have you eaten enough today"

i mean "what do you want, i'm buying tonight"

i mean "hey does anyone have experience with this med, my doctor wants to put me on it but i'm not sure"

i mean "here's a zine on going off of psych meds with minimal risk"

i mean "hey you weren't at the show tonight, are you doing ok?"

i mean "i have a spare room if you ever need it"

You have to remember that this is your life. The conditions you’re living in are going to and will directly affect you. It’s going to hurt you or get you sick.

So, sometimes, no matter how hard it is, you have to take that shower. You have to take down the dirty dishes from your room. You have to do your laundry. You have to eat a proper meal. You have to give yourself an environment where you’re as safe and as healthy as you can be.