My favorite thing about this is that the “traditional” woman isn’t always on the left. By switching it up the artist is really committing to the idea that the right way for a woman to be is however she wants.
Just wish some of the women were plus size..
I really love how much Lainey’s art and positivity is bringing people joy and I really hope you’re checking out her insta, it’s full of so many more
Just as a PSA, I’ve never reblogged that “your mom will die” post. I’ve seen it half a dozen time so or more and I’ve ignored it every time. My mom’s doing great.
You’re safe. I’ve done the test for you. You can safely ignore it. It is a failed curse. It doesn’t work.
Lmao they really took that chance tho
No, I didn’t. In my mind it wasn’t a chance.
But for some people, it would feel like one. There are people for whom posts like that cause great distress. Not because they think those posts actually work, but because those posts prey on anxiety disorders by exploiting the way anxious brains function. It’s an inherently cruel thing to do and I do not blame anyone who is unwilling to take the ‘chance,’ because regardless of whether or not they genuinely believe their mom will be affected, the emotional distress caused by having seen and not reblogged the post is not worth it.
I do not suffer from this particular brand of anxiety. But I do have anxiety about other, equally unlikely things. So I can empathize with people for whom these types of chain posts cause genuine distress, and I can recognize how needlessly cruel the posts themselves are–particularly because people who DO reblog them often do so at the expense of followers, or at the risk of getting rude comments about how ‘gullible’ they are, or even angry remarks from other anxiety sufferers who start blaming the victim instead of blaming the person who created the damn post in the first place.
My point in creating this post was simply to attempt to ease the anxiety of those who are negatively impacted by those types of chain posts. It has nothing to do with whether or not I actually believe that ignoring that post puts my mom in danger. I don’t. If I’d had even a modicum of doubt about that, I wouldn’t have taken the chance.
But hopefully a few fellow anxiety sufferers now have ammunition against the part of their brains that torments them with that whispered “but what if…?” every time they see the post (or others like it).
This is kind of a weird tip but keep a toothbrush in the shower.
I say this cause I know dental hygiene is one of those super important things that gets so often skipped/forgotten/whatever by mental health.
but like.
once i’m IN the shower, I look for any excuse to stay there. So I have a toothbrush. I have my water pick. If I were smart, I’d put a little bottle of mouth wash in there.
this post is about brushing your teeth but its also about knowing yourself. If you think you’re most likely to brush your teeth while standing at the coffee maker every morning? Put a toothbrush by the kitchen sink.
If doing the laundry has too many start up steps, put your dirty clothes right into the washer when you take them off. Use it like a hamper.
Eat a gogurt for breakfast literally every day if you find yourself skipping it because figuring out what to eat is too much brain.
Just like, don’t be afraid to adapt things to your reality. You don’t have to do things “right” for them to be worth doing. A quick swish of mouthwash when you go in to pee is better than doing nothing at all.
Did I ever mention how much I love my pal’s OCs?? Every single one of them? They are all amazing? Like, you created this fictional human from your own imagination and I’m so wowed by them thank you for your, and their, existence
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