My Therapist Said I Was Brave And I Told Him How Can You Say That? I Am There Feeling Like I'm Drowning,

my therapist said I was brave and I told him how can you say that? I am there feeling like I'm drowning, I can't go out without having a panic attack! and he answered me you are here to tell me your traumas that no children should have undergone and by telling them to me you relive them, you are a warrior

Let us normalise talking about mental health. Let us normalise feeling shitty and not okay. Let us normalise the fact that everyone goes through bad days. We should not hide, we should not pretend to be okay, we should not feel guilty when our mental health is not at a hundred per cent. It is normal and therefore we should normalise it. Mental health is a health issue, not a taboo topic. We should all be able to express our emotions, to say when we are not doing okay, to seek help from family, friends and professionals. It is about time that we realise that struggling with mental health does not make us attention seekers, does not make us weak, does not make us hopeless cases. In fact, pulling yourself through difficult times, being there for yourself and holding on despite the pain are signs of incredible strength which should be acknowledged. We. Need. To. Talk. About. It. NOW.

“stupid fucking tv show” we all say as we continue to dedicate a whole blog to it

A very important message from Charlie Hunnam!!

Please don’t break my heart. Please don’t break my heart. Please don’t break my heart. Please don’t break my heart. Please don’t break my heart.

I’ve finally glued it back together.

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I am going to give my opinion (therefore you don’t need to agree with) about the scene which all talk about and what Penelope did to Marina.

First, as someone who writes and wants to learn always about script and character development, it has to be said that many fans want PERFECT characters, those without flaws or mistakes. Many put some characters on pedestals and worship them (the same as instant celebrities, actors and so on).

Secondly, Bridgerton is set in a era which none of sex topics is told to women. Yes, Daphne is wrong and it should have been addressed as rape or what is consent since the books are constantly talking about it (and I very much enjoy this). However, it still had to be on screen to spark debate and we discuss it, it has a purpose and it was wrong from both parts (daphne’s not validating Simon’s ‘no’, and Simon not talking  WHY he did not want kids.).

Thirdly, Penelope’s actions are inexcusable. Although I adore her, she did what she did on envy, to say the least. But she is a 17-year-old girl, blindly in love for someone she is sure would not love her. And she feels sorry (and will grow up and understand her actions). Let’s just hope that, when her season and Colin’s come to action, it will be addressed.

Last, but no least, it is important to bring such subjects on screen. Sometimes, living in our bubbles, we forget that not many people talk about consent, sex, or even unrequited love with family or friends. Some people don’t get information at all and, through TV shows and Movies - and going into fandom to talk about it - are instantly opened to these topics and why exist toxic relantionships shown, for example (and how it starts). 

All of this has to have it moment on screen to spark a debate, to spark how to initiate a conversation between daughter and mother about sex, for example. It doesn’t always have to be right, it has to be intriguing. Otherwise, we are going forever to live in bubble societies and their own minds.

Again, you don’t have to agree with me, but you should understand plot points and how, perhaps, will be driven to another, and the importance of ugly scenes and their purposes. I am too disgusted by some actions, but I see why it happens in the books and on the show. And you still can enjoy something and dislike parts of it, it is life. Nothing will be 0 or 100 percent, the good things are in the middle.