#but it’s my fault

[randombrowngirl]

Sometimes I hurt my own feelings

[roses-and-tears]

oh almighty lord in heaven above do destroy me for I saw my grandpa at the grocery store twice and had to book it

[persephones-journey]

Ladies and gentlemen, I once again stayed up until 4 AM….

I have learned nothing from last weekend.

Nothing.

[terra-dira]

today is my 23rd birthday and i feel probably the most sad that i’ve ever felt on any birthday so far. i’m not sad at the reality of aging… in fact, i think aging is a privilege, especially given the horrors of our world today.

i guess i just feel more alone than i ever have. i don’t really have too many friends at this point (which is my fault since i haven’t found a way or even really attempted to manage my anxiety). the two friends i am close to probably don’t even remember that it is my birthday, which is fair i guess.

i just find so little value in my life right now. my own insecurities and negative view of myself coupled with anxiety have made it to where i cannot connect with anyone. i want to be able to find my people and to feel like i belong in this world, and right now my life is the opposite of that. i feel like i could disappear today and it wouldn’t mean much to anyone.

i don’t know how to get past any of this. my life feels like it’s nearly over, or might as well be, even though i’m still in my early 20s.

i hope more than anything that this feeling eases one day and that i can find where i belong/a group of people that i fit in with. i want to at least feel some purpose for waking up each day.

[lazylittledragon]

can't believe we're all adults being forced into the club penguin level of censorship in 2024

[allofuswantgwinam]

it’s honestly just me vs me rn

[episbep]

I can’t smoke weed without feeling the guilt anymore. I don’t like having gaps in my thinking, worrying that I’ve not done something I should’ve or forgotten something important - yes it definitely helps me calm down when I’m upset/angry/struggling with anything but it’s been a crutch for so long I’ve gotta give some other things a try.

All drugs are unfortunately the same. They all hinder your ability to live a normal life and feel normal emotions it’s all false feelings and addiction is controlling. I can’t be my best self when I’m spending all my time and money on Mary Jane.

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

Toothpaste companies must really hate people who are allergic to mint toothpaste, which a lot of people are! Apparently it's NOT supposed to burn like minty hellfire? (I'm fine with mint candy, it's only mint toothpaste that hurts)

I've been using Tom's fennel for years, but am now trying to find one with fluoride in it, and finding a toothpaste that is no mint and yes fluoride should not be such a huge and infuriating quest. still got some more grocery stores to search, but not even the children's toothpaste in the nearest one had any that were suitable.

Edit: Hey you don't need to keep copying out the tags, I wrote all the Minty Hellfire lyrics here. And then someone recorded them here.

Also, I think it might technically be a sensitivity rather than an allergy, but whatever it is, toothpaste is not supposed to hurt! If it's burning then that's bad and you should try to find a new one if possible!

[maxgicalgirl]

Being a “Fun Fact !” kind of autistic is all fun and games until you get halfway through sharing an interesting tidbit and realize that it probably wasn’t appropriate to share in polite company and now you have to deal with the consequences :(

[montanabohemian]

if i see a single one of you pissed that your faves canceled an event or a con appearance because they're striking for fair wages then imma come for you in your sleep 🔪🔪🔪

(direct that fury where it belongs: AMPTP and the execs)

[uncanny-tranny]

I think so many people are so deeply alienated from themselves that they have no clue how to exercise their free will and autonomy. For some, this alienation runs so deep that they are afraid of their own autonomy and humanity. It is completely understandable why one would have those feelings, but it can be worrisome.

I want to help others who feel this way, so here are small things I have done to exercise my free will:

Add "guilty pleasure" songs to playlists and actually listen to them (I have a ton of late 1990s-early 2000s music I listen to now proudly that I never listened to in the past out of shame)

Getting the décor item, bath set, bed spread, ect. in the patterns you like, even if it's "childish" (I got a dinosaur-themed wastebasket from the kids' décor section and I adore it)

Taking a new route to get to a place you go to often

Eat dessert first

Celebrate well, and often

Collect things that are "odd" or don't seem like an "acceptable" thing to collect (somebody on my "for you" page collects dandelion crayola crayons and it was so cool!!!!!!)

Incorporate one new piece in an outfit you wear frequently (e.g., a new chain, a necklace, ribbons, bracelets, ect.). Challenge yourself to add onto the outfits if you feel up for it.

Sing along to songs without worrying that you sound "good" or your intonation is completely accurate

Read a book from a genre you weren't allowed to read as a kid (comics, thrillers, mysteries, anything!)

Walk without having a specific destination or goal

Pick up a new craft without expecting yourself to master it or to ever be "good" enough. Get your hands messy.

I don't want to shame anybody for not feeling as though they have free will or that they are exempt from exercising it. However, I wanted to give ideas so that you might read this list and find your own ways to express your intrinsic autonomy and will. You deserve to be a person, to feel alive, not just living. That is what our lives are for.

[spooksier]

me when the emotionally repressed character is revealed to have had something happen in their childhood that was completely out of their control but changed them in a way they can never come back from

[sboochi]

Pretty sure "ease him" doesn't mean anything but I'm NOT rewriting that now >:/

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[bixels]

I watched Starship Troopers tonight.

[makanidotdot]

i was made aware a warcraft version of this meme didn't exist

[mequetrefis]

free him