Surely this nap I took from 8-10 pm on a Sunday night won't be a problem

a werewolf in front of a house wearing a ‘BE MINE’ heart and holding a sign that reads ‘THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE’ above a photo of bad bunny

a neighbor set up this werewolf for halloween and instead of taking it down they just update it with seasonal outfit changes. now it’s dressed for valentine’s day and holding a sign with a picture of bad bunny and his super bowl slogan. i love him.

My body is keeping the score like it's trying to win a gold medal

No one:

Absolutely no one:

Therapist at a Super Bowl party: You might not know this, but actually it's the body that keeps the score

*young me, developing a strong sense of justice*

This is gonna be great, what an asset, this will never drive me insane

a lego diarama version of the hot dog suit scene from I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE, complete with tiny hot dog suited tim robinson and hot dog car, all the business people have scowling faces

photo from a friend at a lego convention right now, amazing 🌭

The revolution begins with yourself. An egg opened from the outside is food; opened from the inside is new life

Punxsutawney Phil predicted humanity would annihilate itself through tribalism and environmental indifference

"Evil consists in injustice and cruelty and indifference to a neighbour's trouble, while virtue is brotherly love and goodness and justice and beneficence and concern for the welfare of one's neighbour."

-Musonius Rufus, Lecture 14

"Just gotta get through this week," he said, every week

a.co/d/fRr2RNf

Damaged but with great information inside is actually a pretty accurate description of me

DBT opposite-action to despair

One of the best ways to combat How Everything Feels Awful Right Now is to do something on a regular basis that helps others directly. Whether you go out and volunteer at a soup kitchen or stay home and volunteer for a helpline, those actions create hope & make positive changes feel attainable.

🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
🕯️ 🕯️
🕯️ Checks &🕯️
🕯️Balances 🕯️
🕯️ 🕯️
🕯️🕯️🕯️

Me: I've been talking about me too much. It's your turn to talk about me. Tell me three good things about me.

My Therapist: What?

Was it predictions of what 2026 is going to be like?

me and my therapist just kind of shrugging at each other

Everyone is nostalgic for 2016, but I feel like a lot of my problems either started or got much worse in 2016

I love when I’m at an appointment with my psychiatrist and I accidentally slip into ‘therapy appointment’ mode and start venting about some ancient trauma and she’s just like mmhmm so anyway we’re upping your dosage on the…

*My therapist saying something that will blow my mind and give me the chills*: it seems like maybe the way you were raised affected you

Me: 😮😮😮😮

My Therapist: "You have a fear of commitment"
Me *in tears* : "...but not to the bit, right"
Her: "No, your commitment to the bit is ironclad"
Me: "Good, I was really worried for a moment"

Part of me wants to call in sick tomorrow. Probably my brain.

Trying to figure out if need to catch up on my email inbox after the holidays or if it's just all meaningless

Explaining to my therapist that I'm actually really good at radical acceptance with the exception of accepting things that I do not like

the years really do start coming and they don't stop coming

Explaining to my therapist that because deep belly laughs include prolonged exhaling I consider them to be breathwork

very well then. send as many men as you can spare. and fresh horses for all of them
(covering the phone and leaning over to talk to my wife, the queen) an egg fell. off a wall

sales associate: (drawing sword) may i have your email

me: (also drawing sword) you may not