you have accomplished so much, you are working so hard, please believe in yourself and keep trying your best
Tag: reminder
Advice I wish I could give my younger self! I seriously had no idea what a healthy relationship looked like. It wasn’t until I met my current SO that I found out that partnerships don’t have to be stressful and draining.
shit dude, here’s to all of the quiet victories. the things that other people take for granted but are so, so hard for you. the way your voice didn’t shake when you ordered your drink, the time you felt a swell of pride at something instead of shame, how you got out of bed after only the second time hitting snooze even though you couldn’t imagine anything more difficult than facing another fucking day. fucking cherish those. relish them, rejoice in them, do not let anyone pluck them from your grasp because they are yours and they are important.
This may seem like a wild concept but you’re allowed to be angry about what happened to you and you’re under no obligation to forgive anyone
Want to hear a hot take?
Despite what modern core nihilism will tell you, the accidental nature and inherent meaninglessness of life as a biological phenomenon does not mean that our efforts are pointless but instead allows us all to determine what we personally desire out of life. It means we are free to pursue what our hearts desire, and so enables each of us to find our own unique meaning.
Also love is real.
And the majority of people in the world are inherently good-natured.
Reminder for our current trashfire of a timeline:
Not all acts of resistance are political and overt. Survival is resistance. Loving and supporting those around you is resistance. Finding and sharing even small bits of joy is resistance.
We build the world we want even in the smallest acts we make. Never forget that.
Things I Wish I Knew Earlier In Fandom
But maybe these will help somebody now.
- Most of your fandom experience is shaped by who you follow. Find a good group of people and stick with them.
- Support your favs and a lot of them will become your friends, or at least be friendly back to you.
- Just unfollow people who bring unwanted content or negativity onto your dash.
- Block people who cause you stress. It’s not worth your time to focus on parts of fandom that don’t make you happy.
- Blacklisting words/tags is a tool you are allowed to use as much as you need to.
- Don’t feel like you have to pretend to like things that make you uncomfortable in order to fit in. Set healthy boundaries for yourself.
- Never tag your hate. Never send hate anons to someone.
- Content creators love getting comments, seeing people gush in the tags on reblogs, and getting fans in their inbox. It’s the best way to motivate them to keep making awesome stuff.
- If there’s certain content you want to see but it doesn’t exist yet, then make it. Draw the thing, write that fic. If you can’t, then comission an artist or writer, or send someone a prompt if they’re open to it. If you can’t do that either, then write meta or headcanons about it. Put it into the world.
- Create what you love. Do it for yourself first and foremost, and if even one other person likes it too, then that’s a bonus.
Reminders for the Anxious/Depressed Creatives
- You’re more than what you make.
- Your productivity does not determine your value.
- It’s okay to do nothing sometimes.
- Not everything you do has to result in a product.
- Not everything you make has to be important, significant, or even good.
- You can make things just for yourself.
- You can keep secrets for yourself, whether it’s not posting some of your projects or not sharing your techniques.
- You’re allowed to say no.
- You’re allowed to rest.