UK Reform of Gender Recognition Act/transphobia/please fill in/boost
The government wants to decide how to reform this, but I worry that a lot of transphobes (TERFs specifically) are filling this out. Even if like me, you're cis, fill it in to negate their hatred.
https://consult.education.gov.uk/government-equalities-office/reform-of-the-gender-recognition-act/
I found this a quick read/parts of it helpful/insightful beforehand:
Also, you don't have to fill it in all at once! (I haven't) You can return to it later (but before the 19th)
CW transphobia
A vile and deceptive transphobic ad that ran in London's free commuter newspaper Metro has been referred to the UK's Advertising Standards Authority. Here is a link to the ad and another to the website where you can submit a complaint.
HUGE CW transphobia, genitals, sexual assault, and abuse, obviously. No-one should've had to see this ad and neither do you.
Image of the ad: https://i.imgur.com/8LIGfT8.jpg
Complaints:
https://www.asa.org.uk/make-a-complaint.html
Background
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/10/10/metro-newspaper-full-page-ad-attacking-transgender-reforms/
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@rycuda
Very much hugs please *hug hugs*
MH/anxiety take?
Please please get help if you can, however that is done. Self help through approved channels, talking with a support group be that close friends or an actual group set up by people, a doctor or specialist, yoga, whatever helps. Just don't... Please do not do what I've done and just internalise and push it all to the back of my mind.
It will destroy you. I wouldn't wish "just getting over it" on anybody. It's soul crushing.
MH/anxiety take?
Here's possibly a tip. Take with grain of salt or 60.
Do not attempt to brute force your way through mental health issues. It is an absolutely terrible idea. I have tried.
I'm not sure how I'm still alive but I'm definitely not functional. I feel like a machine going through motions. I'm not equipped to diagnose myself properly or explain my symptoms because i keep instinctually writing it off as "just making a big deal out of nothing and just wasting everyone's time".
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No I don't"think" I need to see someone about this. I DO need to see someone. That's not an opinion that's a fact. I'm a mess and this isn't going to get better just trying to brute force my way through it.
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... Well shit.
Apparently some of the symptoms I had today aren't labyrinthitis.
They're a panic attack, causing hyperventilation. Which might well have been triggered by the vertigo from labyrinthitis.
Which of course can be made worse by
Drumroll please
Anxiety and panic attacks!
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Holy fuck i don't know how much clearer my body can be about screaming at me "get help".
I really think I gotta see someone about this. ._.;
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@Bisexuhell
Hugs are good yes please *hug*
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Mostly on this account today because feeling fragile and not so good and don't want to flood my main account with negativity and me screaming into the void.
Which now that I type this i realize is pretty bad as well because I'm still just internalising this whole "stop being dramatic" shit I've been programmed to believe.
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@MochiWaifu
Thank you, but I'm not certain this won't be a life long thing. I mean if it is, I can probably learn to live with it but it does limit the physical activities I can sometimes do.
mh - cont
Now:
Brain: [ I'm FiNEeeE!!?]
Me: oh. Hi depersonalisation anxiety dysphoria and possibly depression.
Brain [ UR fINe!! ]
Me: no I'm not
Brain: [ ALERT YOU ARE FINE AND ARE BEING DRAMATIC ]
Me: I'm... Definitely not?
Brain: [ YES THAT IS WHAT FINE MEANS NOW DO NOT SEEK HELP ]
Me: ... Fuck.
mh -
Younger me: I am fine.
Brain: [ALERT.]
Younger me: ?? ... I am fine?
Brain: *lacks any context or data about what exactly is wrong* [ALERT??!!!?????]
Me: *also similarly unequipped* uh... ? Is... Something wrong?
World: haha no you're just being dramatic and silly you're fine.
Me: o-oh... I... I'm...
World: YOU'RE FINE. STOP BEING A BABY
Brain: [NOT FINE]
Me: I... iM fINe.
Brain: [... FIne??]
Me: ... Y-yes?
Brain: [UPDATED. ALERT: EVERYTHING IS FINE!!!!!]
Me: h-haha. Yaaaayy....
sknq.
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