“Littles With” Masterpost

my teacher

constantly swears in classic lit novel titles and idk whether to be offended by this onslaught of culture or impressed he actually remembers them

can someone

give me tips for binding without an actually binder?

like obviously the goal is to one day have an actually binder but for like closeted people or unsupportive families what’s the next best thing?

i really don’t wanna use ace bandages but i’m getting desperate

Coping 101 - a masterpost of down to earth resources

This post doesn’t contain links to many professional resources - it’s a list of coping tips from people who are mentally ill/disabled themselves and who all decided to share what has worked for them here on tumblr. In the last 7 months I have been sharing content created for and by mentally ill/disabled people on this blog - and to celebrate reaching 5000 followers, I have decided to collect all the best coping tips I’ve come across in one easily accessible place. Enjoy!

Managing emotions:

Letting go of emotional suffering via mindfulness.

DBT strengthening statements

Handling negative emotions

The “emotions are signals” method

The “mindfully recognizing emotions” method

Healthy perspectives on emotions

The “emotions are like hiccups” method

The “healthy outlets” method

Managing anxiety:

Coping statements for anxiety.

Breathing exercise gif

Breathing exercise gif 2

Things to remember when having an anxiety attack

The “just show up” method

The “panicky friend” method

Grounding techniques 

The “I can survive the next 10 seconds” method

The “distract your brain” method

The “you will be able to cope” method

Managing depression:

7 depression tips and why they work

Depression tips

21 tips to keeping your shit together when you’re depressed

Managing executive dysfunction:

The “might as well” method.

The “one step access” method.

Why self-discipline isn’t always the answer. 

The “use whatever works” method.

The “taking care of someone else” method.

The “june-bugging” method.

Tricks for pushing through executive dysfunction

The “do several things at once” method

The “accept your limits” methods

The “turn it into a game” method

The “anything worth doing is worth doing poorly” method

The “tricking your brain” method

The “untangling the spaghetti” method.

The “smaller steps” method

The “emergency cleaning” method

The “letting go of should” method.

The “my body is an animal I need to care about” method

The “fork theory” method

The “remove the barriers” method

The “half-ass things” method

Managing negative thinking:

Challenging cognitive distortions.

Finding alternative thoughts.

Challenging negative thoughts

How to get over past mistakes

Toxic positivity vs hope and validation

How to improve your self-esteem

Negative and positive cognitions

The “self neutrality” method

The “separate your negative qualities from your identity” method

Self talk to help end obsessions

Ten forms of twisted thinking + ten ways to untwist your thinking

Managing self care:

How to practice balanced self care.

Why hands-on hobbies are important

Ways to self-soothe

A list of mental illness workbooks 

Ways to start feeling again

How to get back on track after a breakdown

How to self-soothe and treat yourself

Types of healthy coping skills

The “parenting yourself” method

An interactive self care guide

The “don’t ignore your needs” method

Online self care

Making the most of therapy

Free worksheets for people who can’t access therapy

The “add good things to your life” method

Showering for spoonies

The “do what you can” method

The “it isn’t a waste of time just because it won’t cure you” method.

Self care cheat sheet

The “create something” method

Managing school:

Studying with anxiety and depression

Studying with mental illness

Coping with dissociation in school

Managing exam periods when you’re mentally ill

The “done is better than none” method

How to survive college

Managing urges to harm yourself:

What to do to when you’re suicidal

Questions to ask before giving up

Alternatives to self harm

Coping with suicidal thoughts

“Chicken soup for the soul! What is going on here?!

—My english teacher

so

you see a lot of movies about how dangerous space is and aliens attacking the planet and being really hostile or attacking our spaceships and what not but

you know what’s really terrifying?

the ocean.

i’m not talking about sharks or jellyfish or even the creepy anglerfish

i’m talking about what we can’t see, like why are there not more movies about the deep ocean? “oh, because we don’t know what’s down ther—“

you don’t know what’s out there either and there are four alien movies, two AVP movies and at least two predator movies!

you want horror? let’s leave the sharks alone and have a submarine crash at the bottom of the ocean floor, let’s have scuba divers trying to catch a rare fish and finder a monster

like

the ocean

i have bad memories of christmas

in the past i’ve had to deal with:

creepy ponytail guy dropping in uninvited and trying to marry my mom

this dude who acted like i destroyed christmas, and stalk me and only speak in rhymes

my sister psychoanalysing me

and

my mom blasting the christmas tree because she thought she saw a ghost.

if you could meet yourself from the future

do you think you’d kick your ass?

someone: are you a dog or cat person?

me: i mean i found a dead dog once

them: no that’s not—

me: it followed me home and now it shows up from time to time so...

them: what the fuck

reblog if you’re def the kind of person who

says “cool beans”

does finger guns

says “coolio”

“my guy”

“my dude”

ironically said “get rekt scrub” and now can’t stop

“ayyeee” 

makes a lot of weird faces