Just a gentle reminder for tumblr users with anxiety, panic disorders or who get nervous quickly: 

- Chain mail, “reblog this or..” posts etc. don’t work. They’re not real. Nothing bad will happen if you don’t forward that mail or reblog that post. 

- “If you don’t reblog this, you’re a bad person” is a lie. You’re not a bad person for not clicking a button. 

- You are allowed to unfollow blogs that post triggering contents. 

- You’re not weak or a crybaby for avoiding things that are triggering. Far from it, you’re taking care of yourself. That’s amazing! 

jane fonda got arrested the third week in a row at climate change protests. this time with ted danson

Legends only

For everyone complaining about how these two can get arrested and it won’t affect their careers, you’re right. It most likely won’t hurt their careers. That’s why they keep going out and doing it. They’re using their platform to their advantage. They’re both white, of an older generation, and famous enough to be recognized. They’re holding their generation accountable and making an effort to show up and enforce change. This isn’t them advertising a TV show or some bs, they’re there to help

Recognizing you privilege isnt about feeling bad for things you can’t control, it’s about using your privilege to help those without it. This is what that looks like.

In about a week, less than 1% of America raised $18 million dollars to fund a steel wall. How impossibly evil are we?

So I had to respond with a parody for financing something that actually matters, replacing Flint, Michigan’s lead-filled water pipes. You can trust me that this is not a scam, after all, I’m using my REAL name. https://www.gofundme.com/FixFlintsWater (Somebody already donated $100 before I finished writing this post, maybe there’s some hope for humanity)

Shark finning infographic by ripetungi.

MANDATORY REBLOG

This sounds like a lot, but it’s true. An estimated 100,000,000 sharks per year are killed, threatening many species with endangerment or extinction.

Scary predators are important to the ecosystem, too. Conservation’s not just about the panda bears.

a good thing to do for your friends with anxiety disorders: if you have a question you need to ask them or something you need to tell them, explain the subject of the question/the statement in the same message as your opening one!

so basically: instead of saying “can i ask you a question?” and sending just that (which, as a person with an anxiety disorder, makes my anxiety go into hyperdrive) go “can i ask you a question about ___?”

it’s a little thing but honestly few things make me anxious like “i have a question for you” or “there’s something i need to tell you” without immediate explanation. thanks!

“call me, nothing is wrong, just wanna talk on the phone” would be so much better than “Call me.”

Actually please to all of this please.

YES PLEASE.

YES THIS OK????? Like I have trained my husband to say “nothing bad, I just need to call you because it’s too much to type.” It helps SO MUCH. Just let me prepare myself, because I guarantee my imagination will take me to much much darker places.

Might I add, if someone with anxiety has just said something to you that’s a lot to process, and you need some time to think about what to say in response, please consider a quick “I’m not ignoring you, I need to think about what to say and I don’t want to say the wrong thing.”

Because that definitely saves your friend with anxiety a lot of strife and assuming they’ve ruined your friendship forever. Nothing is crueler than a “Seen 2:25pm” when it’s 10am the next day and you’re waiting on a reply to a huge confession.

Normally I don’t acknowledge my anxiety very much but to any of my friends this would genuinely be helpful. Thanks 

Bonus: even if you don’t struggle with anxiety, this can really help cut down on miscommunication caused by text-monotone! My roommate and I use these a lot to keep from accidentally getting into arguments.

I don’t even have anxiety but earlier today my mom texted me with “can you phone me now please?” and my first thought was “all my relatives are old and my baby brother’s in Cuba, who’s dead/sick/in trouble?” She wanted to ask me about my preferences on a Christmas gift.

This is extra good for people with anxiety, but it’s useful for everyone. Plus if you get into the habit of doing this with everyone, you can automatically do it for folks with anxiety even if you don’t know they have anxiety.

I know I run a book blog so maybe this isn’t the right platform for this, but girls: Please look out for other girls. Tonight I was stuck at a bus stop in Shoreditch circa 2 AM and saw another young woman getting harassed by a drunk, aggressive dude, and at first I thought, “She’s got it under control.” But then he started touching her and I went “No, that’s definitely not right.” So I barged over and shoved him out of the way and said, “Beth?? Oh my God, how are you, I haven’t seen you since grade school!” And this girl I’d never seen before in my life threw her arms around my neck and whispered, “You are an angel, thank God.” We talked for fifteen minutes, the creep lost interest, I watched her get on the bus and I will sleep so much better knowing she got home in one piece. If you see something weird happening, intervene. The worst that can happen is embarrassment, and I think that’s worth the risk when you consider the alternative.

Every platform is the right platform for this.

DO. THIS.

Baby bird season is incoming and I’d like to remind everyone that birds do not have a significant sense of smell. Bird parents will not reject birdlets because you have handled them.

If you see smol birbs with few or no feathers on the ground, you can safely put them back into their nest, bird parents will still care for them.

If you see smol birbs with some or most feathers on the ground, please leave them there, as bird parents are probably nearby watching and feeding.

nakey bird = accidentally fell out, is cold and scared, put back in nest! if you can’t reach the nest, try to put it on a wide branch or fork so predators can’t get at it as easily.

scruffy feather bird = starting to try the fly thing, not very good at it. only put in nest/branch if predators abound, i.e. you have four outdoor cats and they’re licking their chops.

fluffy feather bird = smol fly guy! do nothing. can probably get away from predators and will flip its shit if you pick it up.

Reblogging this because I’d always heard the ‘Don’t touch a distressed bird its mom will reject it’ thing treated as fact before now, I didn’t realise it wasn’t true…

Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping him up.

1. Do not kill bees, they aren’t trying to hurt you and rarely sting (because they die if they sting) chances are they’re buzzing around you because you’re wearing a bright colour and they think you’re a flower

2. If you see one on the ground, it’s probably not dead, try feeding it some sugar water or put it on a flower so it can get energy

3. Put bee friendly flowers in your garden so they have lots of pollen and maybe put a bee house too

4. If you have a bees nest in your attic/garden/shed etc, don’t call an exterminator! Call a bee keeper instead so they can be rehomed rather than being killed

Bees are very important and must be looked after! Without bees, humans wouldn’t survive

quick shoutout to emotional abuse survivors who still struggle with the idea that they didn’t deserve it

it’s hard to accept that fact when the abuse itself has you convinced of the opposite

but here’s your daily reminder that you didn’t deserve it, no matter what reasons you or your abuser have come up with to justify the abuse, it was undeserved

i hope you’re healing up okay

Tip to help with an anxiety attack

- Look around you. - Find 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell and 1 thing you can taste.

This is called grounding. It can help when you feel like you have lost all control of your surroundings.

Please reblog, it could really help someone in need.

MENTAL ILLNESS APPS. ONE REBLOG COULD HELP OR EVEN SAVE SOMEONE.

These are all iPhone apps. I have no idea which are available on other phones.

Give some comfort and get some comfort..

Meditation is so healthy for you. No matter who you are. I can’t sleep unless there’s a guided meditation playing.

Noise machines for those nights that you can’t hear anything but your mind..

Journaling apps for on the go feelings that won’t leave you alone

PTSD patients

Mood Trackers that actually work and don’t suck like most

For when you’re so anxious you can’t make eye contact with anyone. (trust me I get it.)

When suicidal thoughts are strong, but you can’t seem to tell anyone for find any help.

Positive affirmations/reminders you’re amazing

I hope this helps at least one person.. I know it sure as hell helps me. I’m sorry you’re struggling. I love you.

I love you guys! I want you all to feel loved and safe!

thank you SO MUCH for this . ive battled suicidal thoughts and anxiety for so long but im too prideful to tell my mom or talk to anyone About it , i downloaded a couple of these so thank you i hope they help ..

HERE YA GO LOVELIES!

The comfortspot has helped me through soooooo many dark places

people need to realize that not all transphobic remarks are intentional. if they don’t understand that what they’re saying is harmful, EDUCATE THEM, AND DO IT KINDLY. DON’T FUCKING RIP THEM A NEW ASSHOLE FOR SAYING SOMETHING THAT THEY DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE REPERCUSSIONS FOR, JESUS CHRIST. there are cis people who DO NOT UNDERSTAND that saying things like this is harmful to trans people. they LITERALLY DO NOT KNOW, AND THAT IS NOT THEIR FAULT. explain to them why that what they said was wrong, and do it without making them feel like shit. however, if they are fully aware of what they’re saying, then unleash hell.

if you are looking at the notes on this post, you’ll find tumblr users who are actually DEFENDING the practices of lashing out and verbally abusing cis people for things like this, even if they don’t understand that it’s hurtful. how are cis people supposed to understand what is acceptable and what is not if we don’t teach them? they’re CIS, they’re NOT trans!! they don’t automatically get the knowledge; they have to learn. yet a lot of people on tumblr think that yelling, screaming, telling cis people that they are automatically transphobic and should die because “they should already know by now”, is a GOOD thing to do and that cis people should be blamed for not knowing what is and isn’t acceptable to say. it’s so fucking horrible and sad to know that people on tumblr are legitimately convinced that cis people are evil and deserve to be mistreated and yelled at for saying something that they don’t know is a slur. i don’t want to be painted as a hateful trans person!! i’m here to help cis people understand everything about trans people, not punish them for not knowing things!! what is so wrong with you that you think that saying cis people have no excuse to “be ignorant”? my younger sister didn’t even know what a transgender person was until i came out. it makes me sick to think that if she had a tumblr and she misgendered someone or used a slur that she heard from rocky horror, thinking that was okay to use in this decade, and you all would have fucking torn her apart and branded her as a transphobic person, when she wouldn’t even have known that was a slur today. i don’t know what the fuck is wrong with you people, but if you think that abusing cis people for not having intimate knowledge of a minority of people that they don’t even belong to, then you really need to fucking rethink how you treat people. sometimes being trans on tumblr just makes me sick in general. i feel more of a fucking villain being transgender on tumblr than i would if i were a cis person.

These 17 texts that LGBT people just received from loved ones, family and friends prove just how much this moment really means. 

This is a gentle reminder that while the Supreme Court Decision to legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 states is a wonderful thing, the backlash will likely lead to an increase in violence against LGBTQ people in states where same-sex marriage was previously banned. Note that these states also have some of the loosest gun regulations in the country. If you are LGBTQ and living in one of these states, please be very careful and stay safe. Be in contact with your friends often so they know you’re alright.