ofthefog:

redbuddi:

ALL OF THESE REQUIRE GETTING OUT OF BED

For real, actionable advice feel free to skip ahead to the second big text. tl;dr look around the red text.

Why do people write this?

Typically advice for depressed people is written by people who aren’t depressed. That does make sense since depression makes it so much more difficult to do things. Things that are done are most often done by people that find it easy to do things.

For the author, a making a cup of tea or sitting outside for a few minutes are examples of something that is a “free action”. You might here someone express the belief that “willpower is infinite”.

I used to think I could walk forever up until I did so for 9 hours. What is going on when someone writes this is that they never had to come up to these limits before. That leads to advice that isn’t helpful to the people that need it most.

This is also a problem with physical exercise. Most people think of running or lifting weights as typical starting points. But what does someone who can’t stand for long do?

The same principles apply, you stretch the muscles, they break, they repair. It’s just that when you are starting from scratch, lifting the leg and standing or what have you is enough to do that.

So I am depressed and can’t get out of bed. What do I do?

Just like with exercise we start small.

1. Think about breathing manually. This is impossible to fail. You don’t have to do anything besides think of breathing. And yet, as you do it it is proof you have some control still.
2. Wiggle your fingers. Open and close your hand.
3. Move your arm. Lift it up. It can be just at the elbow to start
4. Put your hand in a position to push you to the side. It’s okay if this just gets you to your side. That is progress
5. Get the legs involved. You can start with the toes, then ankles, then up to your knees
6. With more limbs involved we can shift over to the edge of the bed
7. Get some legs off
8. Sitting position
9. Now stand up

Reading this you may find that it doesn’t take that many steps. That’s great. You may find that it takes more and that you have to recover from each one. That’s fine too. The important part is that you gained some progress each time. Even if you fall back, it gets easier and easier to do the same thing, just like building muscle.

At the end of the day, no one is going to know how many steps you used to get out of bed. The trick is that when something seems insurmountable you break it down into small enough steps that the next one is doable to you personally.

Once you get it done, then that’s as good as anyone else.

jaztice:

EVERYONE IN THE WBN FANDOM! LET’S PLAY A GAME!

Put in the tags what your S wizard name would be!

zillychu:

I feel like what the world needs aren’t messages like “do your best and all your dreams will come true!” but rather “no matter your success, you can still be happy!”

we need more media telling us it’s okay to fail. that most of us fail. that trying your best and not succeeding doesn’t mean you effort was wasted. that you don’t need to always try your best for everything. do what you can, when you can, and realize that no matter how things turn out, you can still find a way to be happy day to day. dreams come and go, it’s okay to miss your catch and watch them pass by or change into something else entirely.

life is always full of opportunities to be happy!

thesevenumbrellas:

Lawyer: How would you like to handle the custody agreement?

Parent: I want my wife to take one of my infant daughters to the UK and I’ll take the other one and we will never see each other again.

Lawyer: You want to fucking what?

castielsprostate:

having talented friends is so wild!!!!!! like. YOU!!!!!!!!!! YOU made THAT. YOU DID THAT?!?!?!?! YOU created!!!! THAT!!!!!!!!!!! WOAH!!!!!! praise!!!!!!!! praise for one thousand years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kiriarisan:

I love just sitting on her head and chilling (and farming horns to sell…)

elmyra-is-tired:

boosfer:

boosfer:

i wish i could purr so my friends know im still happy even if m not saying anything

Good to see the autistics are enjoying this one

I wish I could purr so my friends would heal and recover faster/better

ladyyatexel:

thereal-queenk:

little-ojousama:

juneboba:

upworthy:

Originally posted by paarthrnax

An Alaska Native group decided to make a video game. It’s like nothing you’ve ever played before.

One of the most groundbreaking, critically acclaimed, and delightful video games of 2014 began in a highly unlikely place — Anchorage, Alaska.

It’s called “Never Alone” (or “Kisima Ingitchuna”). And it wasn’t developed by Nintendo, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, or any of the other big game studios.

It was the brainchild of the Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) — a nonprofit community support organization for Alaska Natives and their families.

And while many Alaska Native communities are struggling to hold on to their identities in the 21st century, the council saw “Never Alone” as both a way of becoming more financially self-sufficient and a necessary new method of transferring cultural knowledge from one generation to the next.

it’s on sale for $4.49 on steam right now

It’s actually super fun, too. Please play it~♥

Oh man, I saw something about this a while ago, it looks really fun and cute!

I bought this years ago - probably because of this post - and it includes a lot of traditional art and folklore inspiration as well as genuine educational bits. Your can choose to stop and learn about the cultural context of what you are doing and seeing along the way and the core story is based on beliefs they felt were most important. A really great experience, I might need to go back and do it again.