Self-care checklist
Take your meds
Eat some food
Drink some water
Take a shower or bath
Get some sleep
Talk to a friend
Pet an animal (if you like to)
Hug someone you care about (if you like to)
You can also follow this cool guide:
http://philome.la/jace_harr/you-feel-like-shit-an-interactive-self-care-guide/play
Depression
One thing to remember:
Depression is real.
Whether it's "justified" or not, it is very real.
That is, whether the person who is affected by depression thinks they have cause to be justified or not... whether bystanders think they just need to go out hiking in the woods and "get over it" or not...
Your feelings are real.
Their feelings are real.
If someone ever tells you how they feel, BELIEVE THEM, even if you don't understand why they feel that way.
Small personal problem note.
CW'd because honestly I don't think I'd want to read this from someone else right now.
I've.. had a track record now of suicidal action. The quietly locking the door kind. And it's been recent.
I had this long ramble typed up about it, but honestly... I dunno. Not really the time? I'm tired, I'm drained. I'm upset someone I care about isn't in my life anymore. But I plan on seeing tomorrow, and the day after.
I love you, thank you for caring about me.
Hey masto folks,
I love you. You know that? I do. We may not talk much, but we've been one of the best little communities I've been part of.
There's a hole in my heart now, I'm sure there's one for a lot of you too. I don't know if I can really handle the flood of emotions today. Take care of yourselves and each other.
As a small side note, is pleases me deeply that Pratchett touches so much of my life in positive ways. Thank you, everyone. Seriously. Thank you for being you.
Taking a moment (mental, -)
just....
fuck the world, okay? Fuck life.
Or rather, fuck depression and brain chemistry. I know I'm feeling horrible because I'm feeling horrible and I'm in a feedback loop of shitty. I have a pile of things to do, but they're solvable and procrastinating is making them worse.
But also, it took me a while to drag my ass to my desk and I've not done ANYTHING since.
I have to get a comic page done tomorrow, haven't even started. Bleh.
Sorry, I've moved accounts D: