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you do not have to compare yourself to the version of you that practiced abstinence. that version of you had more of what they needed to cope, to get their needs met, to feel more fulfilled. and then something changed. it's unfair to you to hold yourself to an expectation of abstinence that doesn't fit your current reality.

people change. people's needs and wants change. people's abilities and resources change. you and your recovery are not project to be completed. you are a dynamic organism in a dynamic environment - a human being in a human society. change is inevitable, and we don't always have what we need to cope with it.

it is okay for recovery to be a process. you are not a project to be completed. it is okay for relapsing to be a method of recovery. you being alive will always matter more than whether you're drunk/high or sober/abstinent. you're a person, not a machine. everyone has a breaking point, and it's okay if you found yours.

TL;DR: it's okay to relapse. you're not doomed or broken. this is not your fault. all relapse means is that you have wants/needs that you didn't know how else to fulfill. that's okay. you're a human being, and you don't deserve to be in pain. what matters is that you're still alive.

self diagnosis goes against the idea that psychiatriac professionals have unique knowledge - knowledge only obtainable by someone who has studies for years, specifically from a removed & outside perspective to any individual's Madness: even if that student, themselves, is Mad.

self diagnosis goes against the idea that Mad people are inherently incapable of telling their own story - that any ways in which they do communicate, express themselves, etc. is tainted by their Madness and thus unreliable.

self diagnosis says "i know my own bodymind better than anyone; i live here. this is my life. i get to define my experiences." self diagnosis holds self compassion. self diagnosis holds self empowerment.

diagnosis is typically something "given to" Mad people. in psychiatry's eyes, diagnosis is something to describe us that we must have, yet can never attain for ourselves.

Zero Gravity Indicators: Plushies in Space!

What are zero gravity indicators?

Did you know that some astronauts bring stuffed animals with them on their journeys to space? A zero gravity indicator (ZGI) is a plushie that is brought aboard spacecraft to demonstrate when the astronauts have reached the weightlessness of space. Even though the astronauts are strapped in their seats, the plushie will float — and viewers of the livestream will know they’ve reached space! Read on to learn about some of the plushies astronauts have taken with them to space.