Sweet mess suspend me in crystal

serotonin? in this economy?

my mom taught me the therapeutic power of cleaning. open all the windows. throw out the old. wipe down the entire house. burn some incense. roast some coffee. then rest. that way the tears from last night don’t feel as heavy. 

She just wanted you to clean the house

No it’s actually been studied and proven that for people with anxiety and depression that it’s really good for us it gives us a sense of control, setting, and being well grounded. It allows to make a new place out of the old and is really relaxing

It is such a catch-22, that cleaning when you are depressed (and likely less able to gather the executive functioning to do so) also alleviates it. After having a good clean, I always feel more in control and less stressed. It’s the getting started that is the hardest part. The good news is, even a tiny bit of cleaning has a positive effect, so start with what you can manage.

Even if you just clean up the immediate area around you, even if you clean a little at a time or spaced out over days, you’ll feel lighter.

My therapy professor always gets his patients to just wipe the bathroom mirror when they’re feeling that way. Just the mirror, nothing more. But then by the time his patients are done with the mirror, most of them report “well, I was already in the bathroom, so I did the sink and tub too.” And before they know it, they’ve cleaned an entire bathroom.

This stuff saved my ass back when I had depression. Vacuuming the room, spraying some febreze shit and wiping some countertops works wonders.

Kinda fucked up that lily pads aren’t called toadstools, if you’re the kinda person that cares about shit that matters

oh me

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why are bra ads so sexualized? who are they trying to sell these bras to? i’ve never once seen a bra ad with a sexy woman and thought to myself “wow! she sure is hot! i should buy that bra for myself.” like ever. like, why are bras marketed towards the male gaze? i don’t get it!

r.i.p. gilbert baker (2 June 1951 – 31 March 2017)

does anyone else with intrusive thoughts do that weird dismissive head shake when they get them to kinda like.. reverse/reject the thought or is that just me

Gotta shake your brain like an etch-n-sketch and start over

I walk this lonely road. in my bag, i have a giant toad

Don’t know where it goes, but it’s only me and this giant toad

if my 13 year old self could see me now she’s be like i can’t believe you’re still alive

this is a sparkling water hate blog!