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https://youtu.be/5sk0nY-evtU

A volunteer task I’m working on. Better Life Vietnam, an NGO in Vietnam, is recruiting English-speaking volunteers to teach Vietnamese students online. Please check the video for more information!

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Harnaam Kaur first started growing facial hair at the age of 11. She was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome, a condition that causes a hormone imbalance in women. 

“I decided to keep my beard and step forward against society’s expectations of what a woman should look like,” Kaur said. “Today I am happy living as a young beautiful bearded woman. I have realized that this body is mine, I own it, I do not have any other body to live in so I may as well love it unconditionally" 

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Hope you find someone with some genuine mutual feelings fam

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So a black man speaks the truth of police brutality and injustice and the country wants him fired from his job… But a white man goes around calling Mexicans rapists, demeaning women, making fun of the physically challenged and spewing hate but people want him for president? Get me out of this place.

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its way too early for this shit

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Disgraceful. There is no excuse for this.

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joharvhelle:

reasons to be alive

the quiet place

rainy mood

things to do when you feel bad

receive compliments

when ur not having a good day

make sand art

reminders

more reminders

self-care suggestions

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While cleaning out my room I found a paper that my therapist gave me some time ago to deal with obsessive and intrusive thoughts. Sorry the paper is a little crinkled and stained, but I figured I’d post it in hopes that it will help someone like it helped me.

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hey

hey friend

dont kill yourself tonight ok

you have a really pretty smile and i know its not always easy to manage one but itd be a bummer if we never had the chance to see it ever again

youre really important and you matter a lot so stay safe and try and have a nice sleep

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just because you don’t look like somebody who you think is attractive doesn’t mean you aren’t attractive. flowers are pretty but so are christmas lights and they look nothing alike

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You may mess up, but you’re not a mess up.

You may make a mistake, but you are not a mistake.

You may screw up, but you are not a screw up.

You may fail, but you are not a failure.

You are not your downfalls.

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Tip to help coping 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 one thing you can taste.

This is called grounding. It can help when you feel like you have lost all control of your surroundings. Just something I learned during my time in the hospital. 

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“You were a shooting star amongst ordinary stars.” -Jack (1996)

R.I.P Robin Williams

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please don't ever think that no one cares about you

I work in an ER and we see suicides all the time. And we get at least 3 suicidal ideations a night. We all care about you. I promise, we do. A team of complete strangers who have worked 3+ 12 hour shifts this week who are being screamed at all day and night and probably haven’t had lunch and trust me, we still love you and care about you.

We had a 16 year old patient last night who we couldn’t save. We were in that room with this patient for over an hour, we did everything we could. And let me tell you, we all cried. The EMT’s, the nurses, the doctor. We all huddled together in the doctors dictation room and cried.

I went through the rest of my shift with smudged mascara and tracks on my cheeks.

I remember the names of all the patients that have taken their lives on my shifts.

I remember squeezing the hands, smoothing the hair, kissing the foreheads, and wiping away the blood and the vomit of every patient that has left me too soon.

I can still see every face that I have zipped into a body bag.

Trust me, someone cares about you. You have never met them yet. You don’t ever think about them. They are never remembered when you talk about heroes and role models.

But someone loves you.