how do you feel about so many people and brands ripping off your “i did the being edgy” post? i just saw robin williams’ daughter wearing a shirt with the post and i’ve never seen anyone give you any credit ? :(
I can actually say with all honesty, I don't mind it?? I think it's sort-of awesome in a way that it's a message that resonated with SO many people. I saw a billboard of it once, but this is the first I've heard of shirts and it kinda made my day a little bit?
I think it would be a little different if I'd meant it as a creative work, but honestly the day I posted that it was just a vent post. I posted it on twitter originally and it got like 80 likes or something, so I thought "man, maybe people will like this on Tumblr too"
It was only ever meant to be me expressing where I was at with my own recovery journey. It was one of the first moments I became self-aware of how unhealthy my thought processes were and I feel like from then on I've been moving up instead of further down into that unhealthy place.
So, idk, I guess in a way I want as many people as possible to see that message, no matter how they end up seeing it? I want every one who is in a place as dark as I was to reach that point where things start to get better, and more-so than that, they realize THEY are capable of making things better for themselves.
I spent five years with anxiety and depression so crippling I had to drop out of school, couldn't work, couldn't attend family reunions, cut contact with all of my friends, and got physically ill when I had to leave the house for any reason at all. And I'm in SUCH a better place now it's almost jarring to think that I'm the same person, that in such a short amount of time my entire life has changed when it felt like it NEVER would and I'd NEVER get better. And that post just goes to show that it starts with the TINIEST decision to look on the bright side of things and try to make the most of the shitty hand you've been dealt. It can ALWAYS get better, it'll never be 100% perfect, but the situation WILL change and it's up to you to start that change sometimes.