#*waves bye*

So don't do anything stupid with me, alright?

A lot is currently happening right now wherever you are and elsewhere on this blue ball flying through space much like a frisbee.

Its a lot. A whole fuck lot actually.

My feelings: (┛◉Д◉)┛彡┻━┻

My current struggle with social anxiety, which causes an incredibly painful flare-up of my chronic illness, it makes typing this up a bit too much to handle.

I wanted to say, please take care of yourselves.

I know it's arrogant for me to say that, but I only recently broke whatever link between traumatic memories & my genuine desire for social justice.

My experience was ridiculously common (still can't help wincing whenever hearing the word "special"), and learning how common it was makes the transition my younger self felt towards serious matters all the more natural.

It was never guilt.

Yes, we'd all want to physically be on the ground, but I know I'm not the only one that physically can't.

Keeping track of information is enough because knowledge is power unto itself that's needed.

Do what you can where you can, and stepping away so you don't traumatized yourself is important. I don't know how to quite limit myself on information because, for a very long time, that was for people.

. . .its ridiculous how dehumanization is everywhere, and how easy it is to believe that you aren't a person. It isn't true, but that's how systemic stuff works to dismantle the internal workings of a person.

Anyway, I just wanted to drop this:

keep track of current happenings

step away before you become numb, like once you reach it, remember how you feel to do so an hour prior to your body shutting everything down

take care of yourself

that can mean napping, reading, eating, or just about anything to allow your body&brain a break

planning for just in case with loved ones and means of self defense

I hate how I have to add the last part, but dammit if it isn't necessary