Basic Fucking Kindness

self compassion "i just say this "you're not lazy, you only have a certain amount of energy and right now you are using it all to survive" "

activism[?] "just a reminder, because i think we legitimately forget sometimes: nazis werent just the soldiers with guns"

lgbt, body "dysphoria is a very common hallmark of transness, sure, but gender euphoria is an almost completely universal and therefore much more reliable signifier and frankly i think we should say 'if the idea of being a different gender than the one you were born assigned as makes you feel happy/better about yourself you're trans' instead of telling people 'the way you know you're trans is if your body feels like a prision and your genitals make you hate yourself' "

minorities, discrimination, socialization, society "you dont need to be extra nice to your three black friends. you need to stand up to your 50 ignorant white friends."

socialization, relationships "you know, its funny. when you look at someone through rose-colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags"

socialization, self compassion, boundaries " "because i dont want to" is a reason why. please start to understand that"

self compassion, socialization, boundaries "someone said that self care is also choosing not to argue with people who are commited to misunderstanding you"

socialization "not sure if this will make sense to anyone besides me but: the antidote to negativity is not positivity, its warmth positivity tells a sad person that there is no reason to be sad, warmth asks the sad person if they want to go get some ice cream"

socialization "use things, not people. love people, not things."

self compassion, mental health "the hard truths about self-care"

anxiety, socialization "as an introvert, the best thing is finding someone who isnt draining to spend time with its interesting trying to explain to people who dont experience social exhaustion that there are some people who are less draining than others [...]. all socializing is not equal"

self compassion, growth, healing "a tree doesnt grow any faster when you sit there and criticize it. neither do you."