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artist: rosioire on Twitter

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“None of your scars can make me love you less.” It’s a love language.

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“Still I Rise: Believe Survivors.” Rising Phoenix and Fire Rose Unity Survivor Symbol. I created this piece for a Resist with Love Notes workshop hosted by the First Unitarian Church in Salt Lake City. The original Fire Rose Unity symbol was designed by the ever talented Jacquline Lin after our incredible experience with Lady Gaga and the Hunting Ground Production team at the Oscar’s last year. @lostconversations #stillirise #phoenix #survivor #feminist #feministart #socialjusticewarrior #socialjustice #endrape #believesurvivors #firerose #fireroseunitysurvivortattoo #glitter

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Fire rose unity

This symbol was created for sexual assaulted survivors. It’s suppose to help the survivors feel united as a whole and it was a form for them to reclaim their bodied after assault. This symbol gives me a sense of power and strength.I am also a victim of sexual assault.I was raped by a close friend.This person was my best friend for 4 years. I trusted this guy.I told him everything and never in my life did I think he would hurt me the way he did.I used to blame myself for it.I thought I that I deserved it for all the wrong doings I have done.I was losing myself.I didn’t talk to anyone and I lost trust in many people. i didn’t know who to tell.I would think people will judge me.I thought people were going to notice the change but they didn’t. A simple “I’m fine.” any time they asked was all it took to be left alone.It was a silent battle that I was slowly losing.Then one day a friend shared a picture with a symbol and her story. Seeing this post and this symbol helped me realize that it wasn’t my fault and that I wasn’t alone. It was time to speak up and stop feeling sorry for myself.Months have pasted by and I grow stronger each and every day. If you know anyone who’s been through this or you yourself been through this,just know you’re not alone.silence is the worst torture one can give it’s self. 

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Abuse Survivor Unity Flag

Abuse Survivor Unity Flag, 4 stripes in teal, purple, white and dark blue with Fire Rose Unity Survivor Symbol in the center. Each color has a meaning: teal is a color of sexual violence ribbon, purple - domestic violence, white - violence against women(from Australia's campaign) and and dark blue is a color of child abuse awareness ribbon.

Made by Ewa Szczepanik.

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Today's sh recovery doodles. 🦋✍🏻

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Ah yes the bpd classic. Someone responded to me without enthusiasm so I should kill myself about this

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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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me trying to be honest about how poorly I’m doing and how my mental health is going down the drain: I’m struggling a little bit, just, yanno. Idk. It’s hard and like yeah haha things are just, you know, haha LIFE. I’m doing really well though!!!! :)

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do you have any tips for “therapy grief”? I’m moving to college and my therapist and i have to end treatment after 2 years. I already have a new therapist and like her, but i just really can’t get over my old one. Thanks love u ❤️

Dudeeee, I had my therapist from the age of 15-22 and when I had to stop seeing her it was the saddest things. Therapists are incredible, they don’t get enough credit sometimes. I swear mine saved my life on multiple occasions. Its tough, I feel you dude 

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How I learned to deal with overwhelming anxiety.

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i wanna manic for less than a week and now i'm more depressed than i've been in a while and i just wanna be happy. i'm taking something for it, but it's not working as well as i need it to and idk if i can pair it with an antidepressant because it'll fuck with it or something. but i feel like you can relate so i'm in your ask box

I would say talk to your doctor asap, you actually can’t be on antidepressants if you’re bipolar because they can trigger mania, that is why I was taken off of mine when I got diagnosed, but I would deff talk to your doctor they can try a new med or increase you’re dosage. Stay strong homieeeee 

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i just don’t wanna do it anymore.

words i’ve spoken too many times

and if I’d listened to that voice in my head I would have missed falling in love, holding hands on the beach, falling asleep next to someone who made me feel completely safe, countless nights with friends with the music blaring so loud I’m sure I have some permanent hearing damage, a few stunning sunrises, a million pink sunsets that you can’t help but take an instagram story of even though you know everyone else already has or will, drinking wine and playing games with my mom and my sister laughing at jokes only we would think are funny, hundreds of random texts from my dad as he’s going to bed telling me how much he loves me, sooooo many songs that have changed my life and made me feel less lonely

i would have missed so many things.. and for what? 

don’t forget about all the things that will happen just because of what’s happening right now