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Orla the Witch

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*Plants - Poems - Irish Writer of Stories about Witches*
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If ONE MORE PERSON says “What if they’d medicated Van Gogh!?” I think I’m permitted to set things on fire.  If they’d medicated Van Gogh, he’d either have painted twice as much, or he’d have been happy and unproductive.  And you know what? Starry Night wasn’t worth a terrible price in human misery. It’s neat. It wasn’t worth it. Sometimes I wonder if being an artist makes me jaded to ART. Because it’s not magic and it’s not mystical, it’s just paint or pixels.  And it can do amazing things! But you don’t owe humanity to be miserable just so you can move paint around in interesting shapes. Jesus.  Art is not some kind of Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas bargain where you agree to be miserable so everybody can go “oh! Neat!” for 5 minutes.

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You should really be more careful what you put online!“ “Aren’t you worried people will find out you’re bi/mentally ill/really angry about bogs more often than is socially acceptable?” Honestly maybe. Is there a culture of over-sharing on social media? – Quite possibly. But for me it’s not that simple. When you live with mental illness your life is a long serious of secrets and hiding things. You hide things from work, your family, and friends because you don’t want them to worry – but also because you can get away with more. It’s a lesser talked about issue, the part of you that doesn’t want to get better or at least doesn’t want to try in the face of seemingly inevitable failure. I’m just as bipolar in my PJs watching Star Wars at noon as I am in the gym, so what fucking difference does it make right? But it does, and the people who love you will want to remind you that it makes a difference and being reminded of that will sometimes want to make you want to put your fist through walls. So I can’t have many secrets. On bad days I have to tell someone. If I need to get more exercise or eat better than I have to hold myself publicly accountable in order to get it done. So much of my mental health is ruled by how well I can hide how bad things are on a given day. Secrets are a poison for me that I can’t really afford.

Orla ní Dhúill ‘The Wonders of Over-Sharing’

#mental health#mental illness#healing#wellbeing#sharing#blog#me
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Habitica

Let me introduce you to the app that is literally changing my life. I have terrible trouble forming good habits and following through with those little every day things.

It separates out habits (things it’s good/bad to do whenever) things you HAVE to do do daily and a general to do list and allows you to set your own rewards.

I would seriously recommend it for all other mentally ill folks and or anyone who struggles with short term memory/focus.

#habitica#good habits#mental illness#wellbeing#world mental health day#self care
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When you’re depressed (or anxious, or triggered), staying in all weekend, not answering the phone, binge-watching TV, and not getting dressed sounds great. It might even sound like “self-care.” And aspects of it can be self-care. But self-care is not just about soothing yourself in the moment, it’s about setting up the supports and structures that let you be okay enough in your day-to-day life. So while depression says “let’s watch Buffy instead of doing the laundry” the reality is that tomorrow you’re going to wake up to clothes everywhere, nothing clean, and one more thing you haven’t done–which will add to the guilt and shame that seem to come hand-in-hand with depression. On the other hand, depression-challenging behaviours are hard and not fun in the moment, but set you up to a) have small victories (SO important when dealing with mental health issues), b) have some structure and routine in your life, and c) set up the support and structure to let you deal with the root of your issues or cope with issues that aren’t going away anytime soon.

Self-Care Minimums and Dealing With Depression | The Span of My Hips 

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#self care#depression#mental health#world mental health day#wellbeing
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