Basic Fucking Kindness

Ban conversion therapies in Europe: https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home

unscheduled post: forwarding a message to give it visibility "[...] fill the form, there's only one page and a couple questions, so go for it - no big bureaucracy involved" edit for extra explanation: "conversion therapies" refers to the extremely abusive places, often camps, that promise to turn gay kids heterosexual, trans youth into cis "normal, decent people" and sometimes other things like "curing autism"

socialization, boundaries "my parents told me "the problem with putting others first is you've taught them you come last" and that hit me hard"

socialization, boundaries "peace of mind is much more important than proving a point" #art_credit_missing

trauma, growth, healing "What we think healing will look like: Meditating Peacefully What healing actually looks like: Unpacking Trauma Having Difficult Conversations Taking Radical Responsibility For Your Actions Setting & Enforcing Boundaries Implementing Healthy Routines"

boundaries, relationships, socialization "Healthy Relationships Accountability ·Admits mistakes (or when wrong) ·Accepts responsibility for behaviors, attitudes, & values Trust ·Accepting each others word ·Giving the benefit of the doubt Cooperation ·Asking not expecting ·Accepting change ·Making decisions together ·Willing to compromise ·Win win resolutions to conflict Support ·Support each others choices ·Being understanding ·Offering encouragement ·Listening non-judgmentally ·Valuing opinions Honesty ·Communicates openly and truthfully Safety ·Refusing to intimidate or manipulate ·Respecting physical space ·Expressing self non-violently "

trauma, patterns, depression "[1/2] learned helplessness came out of experimental psychology in 1964 with dr martin seligman* a dog is repeatedly hurt by an adverse stimulus that it can not escape (unable to escape electric shocks) eventually the dog will stop trying to avoid the pain and behaves as if it is utterly helpless to change the situation finally, when opportunities to escape are presented, this learned helplessness prevents any action. the only coping mechanism the dog uses is to be stoical and put up with the discomfort (dog does not jump over partition) (no shocks on this side) *super mean science :( [2/2] feeling like you have no control over your situation is depressing school home friends there is nothing i can do about my life it is always going to be like this" #art_credit_missing

abuse, trauma, socialization, trauma reactions "Emotional abuse works like this: You are screamed at, and then, not knowing any better, you stand up for yourself. You think this is a way of being strong. You think this is a defense tactic.But this only provokes more screaming. Going silent provokes more screaming too, but usually it keeps the threats to the minimum. It keeps it just at screaming and not: a shove down the stairs, or order to pack your stuff and get out. So you learn how to go silent. How to play dead. How to cry without making a noise. How to swallow noise. How to wipe your cheeks, get out of the car, and go about your day. You learn. And when the screaming has stopped, when the two of you are in the car or out to dinner and they’re all smiles, all asking for favors, all questions, you are still hurt and annoyed and want to ask them, how? How can you speak to me like that? How can you pretend you did not say those things? How can you have forgotten? But you’ve learned. So you listen to, "Can i borrow your key"s and "how was your day"s and you play dead. You swallow the noise. And sometimes it doesn’t matter who is speaking to you, it doesn’t matter if they’re a friend, it doesn’t matter if their criticism is constructive, it doesn’t matter. You’ve learned. Any sort of speaking, any raising of the voice, any insult and you play dead."

communication, good intentions "one doesn't have to operate with great malice to do great harm the absence of empathy & understanding are sufficient"

invisible problems, self compassion, neurodivergency, society "hard to swallow pills you're not "lazy". your mental illness forces you to spend an enormous amount of energy just to keep yourself together. you work hard every day. even if the fruits of your labor aren't immediately obvious to everyone."

abuse, relationships "you deserve connections that don't require you to walk on eggshells to get a point across. you deserve connections that don't require you to sacrifice your peace just to protect feelings or egos. you deserve connections that don't require you to distance your self, from yourself. "

abuse, family, socialization " "Don't say you hate your fam-" No. "Omg you should love your fami-" No. "Be grateful they're your famil-" No. If you have been bullied, hit, teased, put down, hurt, lied to, or hated by your own family; you don't need to justify how you feel. You don't need to explain yourself. You are allowed to hate a family member or dislike a family member if they've given you a reason to. This is so fucking important. It's true. Family is basically a microcosm of government, complete with hierarchy and those who would abuse it. Just because they're blood relatives doesn't mean you'll unmistakably get along with them. "