Basic Fucking Kindness

growth, self compassion "what do you want to be when you grow up? in 25 so? you can still grow"

self compassion " "someone else could do it better than me" not relevant babe, no one else is gonna do it. you cant do a mediocre job if you're the only one doing it technically the wright brothers created the worst airplanes in the world"

self compassion "i did it, quinn. i feel good now that im clean but sometimes i feel so paralyzed. i cant do the things i know i need to do kitty, its better to do things poorly or less often than not do them at all"

neurodivergency, autism "sensory issues arent about fear. they're causing physical pain"

identity, growth, change "technically we're all, always LARPing, because the self is only a construct i want a new character then make one."

therapy, mental health "therapists arent people you "pay to pretend to care about you". therapists are people you pay to teach you how to take care for yourself [...] you NEED therapy alongside pills"

lgbt, medical "one thing they dont tell you about top surgery: you're gonna have a hormone crash"

self compassion, trauma, mental health "does anyone else get a strong sense of guilt and shame from receiving *positive* attention? yes! i took a seminar on shame once where the trainer told us that compliments often trigger shame in people who have experienced developmental trauma because compliments are discordant with our internal sense of self, causing us to feel as though we have committed deceit"

socialization, lgbt "here's a hot freaking take guys but nobody gets to tell anybody else how they experience themselves. somebody has a gender you dont understand? tough. thats how stuff works sometimes. i dont understand french but the language still exists"

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growth, healing, identity "we all have a bag. we all pack differently. some of us are traveling light. some of us are secret hoarders who've never parted with a memory in our lives. i think we are all called to figure out how to carry our bag to the best of our ability, how to unpack it, and how to face the mess. i think part of growing up is learning how to sit down the floor with all your things and figuring out what to take with you and what to leave behind"

invisible problems, chronic illness, mental health, socialization "people can be so quiet about their pain, that you forget they are hurting. that is why it is so important to always be kind"

body "reminder that you have the right to alter your body until you feel at home in it! whether thats clothes, makeup, haircuts, or more permanent things like piercings, tattoos, hormones, and surgeries! its your flesh vessel and you are the only one who should get to design it"

lgbt, discrimination "wow its almost like the oversexualisation of queerness is one of the reasons why asexuals, non-binary folks and aromantics are not seen as queer enough to be part of the community"

mental health, masking, socialization, invisible problems, chronic illness, neurodivergency "i wonder what i should wear today... [...] i dont even need these mask anymore, so i frdytoy them over and over again but somehow, they just come right back on"

body, adhd, neurodivergency "the stages of hunger while nd are"

growth, healing, socialization, boundaries "a little secret from a therapist: emotionally immature people will not respond well to your boundaries [...] your job is to mantain your boundaries despite"

abuse, trauma, self compassion "surviving your abuser didnt make you a better person"

trauma, mental health "your daily reminder that traumatised brains are literally physically different to a normal brain. repeated trauma and abuse has a severe, long term effect"

lgbt, labels, society "i think its actually cool and great not to have any especially specific descriptors for your gender and/or orientation. just do whatever you want. yeehaw."