Basic Fucking Kindness

self compassion, executive dysfunction, depression, mental illness, invisible problems, body "if the right way is too hard, fuck it. do it the wrong way."

boundaries, socialization, family "do i have to hug them? a handy guide" #hard_to_transcribe

body, feminism, activism, patriarchy "every time i hate my body i remember that there are millions of old rich white men who benefit from my self hatred and if there's one thing i hate, its old rich white men so i snap out of that shit instantly cos i aint EVER giving them the satisfaction [....] «if every woman in the world woke up tomorrow and decided that she loved herself and loved her body just the way it is, how many industries would go out of business?»"

arts, body "this is the first time i've seen color tattoos on dark skin that actually look vibrant and pigmented!!!!! once i was talking to a dark skinned lady who told me that she was jealous of my pasty skin because she wants color tattoos, which her artist said wasnt possible with her skin tone. i sent her to mine, and he proceeded to go off about how dark skin accepts greens, yellows, and white beautifully, and that her previous artist just lacked the skills to use those 3 colors as highlights to make other colors pop more. if you are dark skinned and your tattoo artists says you cant have bright colors, find a new one" {tattoo by miryam lumpini}

anxiety, socialization, hobbies, art "you're allowed to like a thing without knowing every single fact about it. you're allowed to like a movie without knowing ever actor's name, a book without memorizing every page, a video game without knowing all the easter eggs. liking things isnt supposed to be stressful."

body, physical health, activism "reasons to hit the gym that arent patriarchal beauty standards: -outrun the cops -outlive ur enemies -more stamina for sex -actually sleep at night -get strong to fight racists"

chronic illness, invisible problems, self compassion, rest, body "your best is what you can do without harming your mental and physical health, not what you can accomplish when you disregard it"

digital, rest, mental health "we are confronted with more information in 1 week than someone 100 years ago processed in their lifetime give yourself space to think give yourself to things that matter to you"

lgbt, couch, bisexuality "here we see a lovely couch" {art by FYBG}

halloween, medical, trans, hrt "PSA... During the spooky season, you may be tempted to get something with activated charcoal in it because it looks cool - BUT!! if you're taking medications, it may weaken the medication! Especially important to consider with something like birth control! For everyone on HRT, activated charcoal FLUSHES it out of your system. PLEASE stay away from it! This includes T, E, and birth control, as well as most medications. Be safe!! If you're making something for someone, just use black sesame paste, squid ink, or artificial colour additional note to be added: this only affects orally ingested medication, if you are only on injectibles then activated charcoal will not affect anything other than nutrient absorption"

growth "the ugly road to adulthood is one on which you will repeatedly discover you are capable of both more cruelty and kindness than you previously imagined" #art_credit_missing

mental illness "i just think its important to understand that "you're always going to be mentally ill" isnt the same thing as "you're always going to be unhappy""