“if you can’t brush your teeth that’s fine uwu one step at a time” posts are supportive and that’s great but I’m about to have a 4.4k$ dental bill because I wasn’t taking care of my teeth when I was super depressed so uhh brush your fuckin teeth

the reason I bring up those posts is because every time I saw one I felt less and less bad about not brushing them and when my teeth actually started causing problems it made my MH worse because I was having horrible anxiety about my teeth getting worse and now I’m facing procedures that will probably be pretty painful and will definitely be expensive so I kinda got some beef with the anti-recovery culture on this site

colgate makes some pretty cool little waterless disposable toothbrushes that are good to keep beside your bed or somewhere else accessible for days when brushing your teeth feels like a monumental task. they’re like $5 for a pack of 24 on amazon and i know they’re available at drug stores as well. they look like this.

i have pretty intense depressive episodes + emetophobia that is sometimes triggered by brushing my teeth so i get that it can be difficult but the OP of this post is right. dental health is really important and even using a disposable toothbrush is better than nothing!

I hope the universe blesses you with a moment of peace this week. You’re doing the right thing, and you’re going to be okay.

— you intoxicate me

Heard some important information on Twitter today, and thought I’d post it here for anyone who may not have heard it. This is actually a thing, devised by human rights organisation called Karma Nirvana.

Reblog to save a life?

Reblog to save a life.

Sharing because it’s actually a verified and sourced thing and not one of those dumbass fake tip posts.

Fuck me thats clever, actually worth reblogging

WESTWORLD | 1.04 - The Dissonance Theory

Help me get to Howard Please

Honestly i’m kinda anxious to be sharing this but I got goals baby here we go. 

Hi my name is Kimyatta Newby, Black, queer, and in fear of DEBT, NEVER REACHING MY DREAMS, BEING A BURDEN ON MY FAMILY, AND STUCK IN A CYCLE OF OPPRESSION AND POVERTY. I’m a recent high school & community college graduate so I have my AA degree. I was admitted to Howard University, second in my family after my older sister. Howard is my dream school, an HBCU in D.C. politics central. Which is exactly what I would like to be involved in, political science major and hopefully double major with psychology. However, I didn’t get as much aid as I thought I would because taxes and society doesn’t care that we live in HOUSING AUTHORITIES, our rent is in the thousands and my family still has other kids to take care of. I’ve applied to jobs and scholarships not having much luck (but I will keep applying regardless) but I would appreciate any donations I get. Please please please help me with this. I fear I won’t be able to go if I don’t get SOME money. My father is receiving less hours for work and my mom is working (she’s a nurse) and taking classes at our community college but she may drop her classes to get extra hours and I don’t want her to have to drop her dreams to fund mine and STILL be in debt. The amount may seem like a lot but between me working once I receive a job or jobs in the area, scholarships if I receive any, my parents and joining programs I can try to stay afloat. I just would greatly appreciate the help even if you can’t donate a signal boost would be appreciated.

gf.me/u/yfz5df 

@wildngoldx

y’all make sure you date someone that cares about your mental health pls

this is mad funny lmaooo

Not with that attitude you can’t

Listen, this might sound funny at first, but consider:

Without enough lube (natural or artificial), you WILL end up chafed. It hurts, it burns, and it can cause infection.

Even with enough lube, mucking about in your naughty bits too much–you know, the kind of thing you have to do for several hours a day if you’re a cam girl–can cause yeast infections and UTIs. UTIs can cause scarring that can cause intercourse (and masturbation) to become painful.

The kind of extreme, prolonged sexual intercourse that porn is known for can cause both rectal and vaginal prolapse, which is when your rectum or vagina literally falls out of your body due to being put under too much stress. Also, um. I’m just saying, doing the same motion with your wrists over and over without breaks, the way you’d have to do with a dildo, can cause carpal tunnel syndrome. There’s a similar condition called tennis elbow that can also occur. These women are going to suffer work-related injuries because of this. Some of those injuries will require surgery. And while sex-related prolapse is pretty rare, it does have a higher incidence among sex workers, and higher still among overworked sex workers.

So no, this cam girl is absolutely right. She cannot safely and effectively do her job for hours a day, every day, and the injury she suffers as a result could impair her ability to enjoy sex or, possibly, even kill her. What needs to be happening right now is that cam girls and other sex workers need to have unemployment and/or some kind of stimulus funds available to them, just like people in any other job, so they can work safely without worrying about going hungry.

DESTIGMATIZE SEX WORK. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SEX WORKERS AND THE RIGHTS THEY SHOULD HAVE.

you can get vaginal prolapse???? Why did no one ever teach me anything about my body im

Yep. It’s one of the reasons the Quiverfull movement is so dangerous. Women are literally encouraged to give birth until their reproductive organs can’t take it anymore.

This is where we remind our local sex workers that they should (in the US) join the IWW under Department 600: Human Services, Industrial Union #690. (That number is not a joke, for the record.)

It won’t guarantee any immediate changes of the way you’re treated, but you’ll have more support and more people to connect with to help improve things!

I will reblog this just cause this is some serious info

Sex workers are workers.

ALL workers deserve fair wages, safe working conditions, and time for rest.

Period.