Relapse

Relapse

You know the feeling you get before you fall? That brief moment of complete panic. Imagine having that but for 15 minutes. 30 minutes. Maybe an hour. And then once that has passed imagine the feeling of complete emptiness. You feel numb. The numbness can go on for hours. Days. Weeks. That's what my depression/anxiety relapse feels like. I panic, knowing that it's gonna happen again but it always ends up getting worse.

We’ll have to do dinner Thursday night instead.

I drew a series of graceful animals recently. Here are my favorites.

hey, hi, hello! this is my first self help masterpost which i made bc i was supposed to me studying bc who cares if i fail my exams ur mental nd physical well being is worth more and if you see this then ur worth everything and i love you a lot and hope this masterpost helps you find your way <3

dealing with depression and feeling suicidal

imalive

mental health chat rooms

the thoughts room

the dawn room

the comfort spot

it will be okay

7 cups of tea [vent site]

make everything okay

blahtherapy 

emergency compliment

tempted to quit antidepressants?

the best things in life that are free

reasons to stay alive

dealing with depression

steps for beating depression

reasons not to commit suicide

things to love about life 

adjusting your life for recovery

crisischat

changing your life

gives me hope

kittencam

puppycam

omfgdogs

cat training

natural treatment for depression

dealing with self harm

basic care for open wounds and burns

self harm safety

caring for self harm wounds

caring for cuts

caring for burns

fading and covering scars

stopping self harm

20 reasons to give up self harm

more reasons to stop self harming [bottom of page]

deciding to stop self-injury

self harm information booklet

limiting the damage of self harm

fataltotheflesh *trigger warning: cutting*

alternatives to self harm

more alternatives

146 things to do besides self harm

25 alternatives to self harm

make a happy box

dealing with loneliness and break-ups

the nicest place on the internet

brownie in a mug recipe

comfort food recipes

movie masterposts

7 reasons why it’s okay if you’ve never been in a relationship

getting over a break up

6 healthy ways to get over a break up

when you’re the only one not in a relationship

perks of being single

scientifically proven perks of being single

more perks for singles

is your friend dating your ex?

more ideas to help with loneliness

things to do when you feel lonely

things you can do when you’re lonely

dealing with loneliness

making friends

becoming a magnet for friends

how to cope when you feel left out by friends

dealing with anxiety and stress

more calming sounds

draw with sand

stress relievers

the quiet place

treatment and care for anxiety

dealing with panic attacks

overcoming panic attacks

progressive muscle relaxation

anxiety relief

overcoming ocd

calm pictures for anxiety gif masterpost

things you need to know to overcome ocd

stress relief games

rain sounds

nature sounds

effective anxiety breathing exercises

ocean soundscoffee sounds

90 seconds relaxation exercise

draw with silk

rainy day simulator

create a forest

dealing with bipolar disorder/ manic depression

helping your loved one through a manic episode

helping a loved one with bipolar disorder

dealing with bipolar mania: help for caregivers

7 ways to deal with a manic depressive person

dealing effectively with depression and manic depression

simple tricks to deal with anxiety and mania

5 tips for coping with mania

coping skills for bipolar disorder

50 natural ways to manage and cope with bipolar disorder

10 small steps you can  take to improve bipolar disorder

dealing with hallucinations and schizophrenia

helping a person with schizophrenia

treatment and recovery for schizophrenia

60 methods for coping with hallucinations

helping someone cope with hallucinations

coping with schizophrenic hallucinations and delusions

5 ways to quiet auditory hallucinations

a practical guide to cope with hearing voices

helping people who hear voices

strategies for coping with distressing voices

dealing with eating disorders

dangers of diet pills and laxatives

dangers of laxative abuse

physical effects of an eating disorder

recovery toolbox

why do we need to eat?

why you should eat often & strategies

reality of anorexia and bulimia

recovering from an eating disorder

recovery and relapse prevention

dangers of purging

milestones in recovery

understanding recovery

making a recovery meal plan

what to do when you feel fat

dealing with anger

click rocks

bouncy balls

wobble *trigger warning: water*

play with pentagons

pixie dust!! 

managing anger

controlling anger

dealing with anger and impulsivity 

dealing with criticism

gruntle.me

dealing with insomnia/sleep deprivation

what time should i sleep?

calculating the perfect bedtime + sleep efficiency

42 simple tips to deal with insomnia

tips to beat insomnia

11 ways to get to sleep and stay asleep

trick yourself into dozing off

natural remedies to help sleep

natural remedies for sleep apnea

restoring restful sleep

how to make yourself so tired that you’ll fall asleep

steps to recovering from insomnia

recover after a sleepless night

fix snoring

how to pull an all nighter and do well in an exam

benefits of sleep

why sleep is important

lgbtq+

masterpost on just about everything about this

lgbtq+ everything masterpost

how to make a chest binder 

how to wear a chest binder + faq

how to hide a pad if you wear boxers 

pre-T trans men who want to deepen their voices

lgbtq+ novels 

dealing with sexual assault and abuse

uk helplines for male survivors

uk male survivors

when a man is raped (includes how to help victims)

helping a friend or family member who was a victim

coping with the after-effects of sexual assault

coping with rape

coping with acquaintance rape

coping with rape-related ptsd

dealing with rape

understanding and helping male survivors

survivors chat

dealing with domestic violence and abuse

steps to take if you are a victim of family abuse

safe house

napless shelter for women and children

ywca women’s shelter

domestic violence and criminal harassment unit of the vancouver police department

canadian bar association- family violence

vancouver coastal health services

victims info

domestic violence help

ywca domestic violence help

domestic abuse services

domestic violence resources

hotlines

uk

women’s aid: 0808 2000 247

mankind: http://www.mankind.org.uk/

australia

women’s domestic violence helpline: telephone (08) 9223 1188 free call 1800 007 339

men’s domestic violence helpline: telephone (08) 9223 1199 free call 1800 000 599

1800respect: 1800 737 732

http://www.violencefreefamilies.org.au/help_lines

worldwide

http://www.hotpeachpages.net/

usa

crisis hotline: 1-888-7helpline

americans overseas domestic violence crisis center: 866-uswomen

childhelp national child abuse hotline: 1-800-4-a-child

http://www.thehotline.org/

canada

childhelp national child abuse hotline: 1-800-4-a-child

assaulted women’s helpline: gta 416.863.0511 toll free 1.866.863.0511 tty 416.364.8762 toll free tty 1.866.863.7868 mobile #safe(#7233)

http://www.hotpeachpages.net/canada/canada1.html

learning to love yourself and be happy

21 tips to release self-neglect

9 ways to love yourself

loving yourself

let yourself be happier than you think you deserve

who to fall in love with first

7 reasons to shamelessly love yourself

5 ways to love your body

17 reasons to love your body just the way it is

20 ways to love your body

learning to love your body in 4 steps

do i deserve to be happy?

100 reasons to be happy

300 reasons to be happy

 hard day?

tips to relax

learn how to relax and sleep like a baby

14 ways to live a more relaxing life

40 ways to relax in 5 minutes

virtual piano

spot the difference

internet explorer 6

falling falling

staggering beauty *epilepsy warning*

heeeeey

20 ways to relax and unwind

jukebox time machine

read any book

colour quiz

useless web

pointless sites

build a squid

mario sequencer

seaquence

dealing with substance abuse

11 ways to handle substance abuse

how to quit smoking

how to beat drug addiction

the best way to quit using drugs

ways to end drug addiction

how to help a friend quit drugs

caring for someone with a drug problem

alternatives to alcohol

alternatives to drinking

alcoholism-solutions

alcohol abuse treatment and self-help

how to stop drinking alcoholhealth effects of alcohol

alternatives to drugs and alcohol for solving our problems

healthy alternatives to smoking

10 tips to quitting smoking

10 unusual quit-smoking tips

tips to help you stop smoking

quitting methods and what to expect- smoking

overcoming drug addiction

helplines

us: national drug information treatment and referral hotline: 1-800-662-help (4357)

us: alcohol abuse and crisis intervention: 1-800-234-0246

us: national cocaine hotline: 1-800-cocaine (262-2463)

us: al-anon/alateen hotline (for friends and family) 1-800-344-2666

uk: drinkline: nat’l. alcoholism helpline: 0800 917 8282

nz: alcohol / drug helpline: 0800 787 797

aus: alcohol & other drugs information service (adis): freecall 1800 131 350

australian helplines

more helplines

tl;dr my country is literally on fire and the politicians refuse to help

I know there’s a lot going on in the world, but you probably haven’t heard about what’s happening in Australia.

we’re on fire.

approximately ¼ of australia’s population is in catastrophic fire danger. A catastrophic fire level means your only chance of surviving is leaving before it’s too late.

it’s Spring in Australia, and rainforests aren’t meant to be dry enough to burn, yet at the time of writing this (11/11/19) there are 71 active fires in NSW (43 out of control), and 51 active fires in Queensland - not including those that have already burned before now, and there are more in other states. Sydney is already rated “catastrophic”, the first time this rating has ever been used there since its creation in 2009. That’s right, we had to add yet another level of destructiveness, because “high”, “very high”, “severe”, and “extreme” were no longer adequate. To quote the Fire Danger Ratings, “for your survival, leaving early is the only option”. conditions tomorrow will be the worst they have been, and people are evacuating as we speak. the fire fighters are preparing as best they can.

This isn’t just about people losing their homes; people have died and will die, countless animals have already lost their lives and many more will still perish. our land, our lives, and our hope is up in flames and will soon be nothing but ash. the annual fire season has not even begun yet. this is only the beginning. my native land is burning, and there is nothing i can do to stop it.

the government refuses to acknowledge that we are in a climate crisis. the fires have never been this bad. we have been in severe drought for more than a year which has only contributed to the force of these fires. the Prime Minister Scott Morrison has done nothing but send his “thoughts and prayers”. He will not accept aid from other countries because he is too egotistical to admit that we need it. All the while the people of this land are suffering. Climate change needs radical human change to be combated. we are already seeing the results of years of indifference, and this is barely the beginning of something that will only get worse the longer government’s and big companies refuse to act to counteract climate change.

Our government has also cut funding to Fire and Rescue NSW by 35.4%, the Rural Fire Service by 75.2%, and QLD Rural Fire Service by 26.42%, resulting in closures of services; they don’t have the resources to cope. We are fighting a losing battle against the results of climate change.  and this is only the beginning.

12/11/19 UPDATE

At least 6 million people today are prepared for evacuating. There are strong winds, low humidity, and high temperatures which will only exacerbate and encourage the fires. Authorities have warned that there aren’t enough fire trucks to help everyone, so unless you are prepared to the maximum, you need to leave. 600 schools and TAFE’s across NSW have been closed due to the fires, with others in Queensland closing due to air quality being virtually unbreathable due to smoke. Rural Fire Service Deputy Commissioner Rob Rogers said the state was as prepared as it could be, with military aircraft on standby to rescue people from fires if needed. Smoke from these fires have reached as far as New Zealand and New Caledonia.

As Queensland and New South Wales deal with these unprecedented bushfires, there is a lot of talk about how to stop, or at least reduce them. David Bowman is a professor of environmental change biology at the University of Tasmania and he says the short answer is that climate change is making a bad situation worse.

But it’s also much more complex than that. Much of Australia’s natural biodiversity has evolved to withstand and even stop bushfires due to a multitude of species being in one area. Eucalyptus trees encourage fires as they help spread seeds, but other species are naturally flame retardant and help to curb the fires. The issue is that so much of the native bush has been cut down for farming and agriculture that the natural fire defence has virtually been destroyed. Australia is the leading country in mammal extinction, as well as one of the worst 7 for biodiversity loss.

There have already been significant harmful impacts to wildlife, with entire ecosystems up in smoke and individual species affected, including around 350 Koalas presumed dead – all before the fires have reached their peak.

my heart goes out to the victims of the current fires, which we know have been exacerbated by the decline of native biodiversity. Australian conservation efforts need a radical overhaul. Mitigating the intensity of these fires, mostly set by humans and their activities, can be achieved by restoring our native ecosystem engineers, such as bandicoots, bettongs and potoroos.

These species help to maintain healthy forests by continually turning over and breaking down forest leaf litter, thereby drastically reducing fuel load. In their absence, fires are more intense, often reaching the treetops, which can affect populations of species already on the brink, like the Koala.

Slow growing and ancient Australian East coast temperate forests are of global significance, as these forests have some of the highest carbon storage on the planet. Fires of this intensity threaten their very existence but managing wildlife to reduce fire intensity and protect forests is under-appreciated for its importance in reducing the release of carbon into the atmosphere.

If you wish to donate to the NSW Rural Fire Service, follow this link. I’m not sure if it works for countries outside Australia, but if you can spare some money, please try

http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/volunteer/support-your-local-brigade

Or you can donate to the Red Cross who have set up many shelters and are providing first aid, and are trying to fund small kits to provide families with basic necessities

https://www.redcross.org.au/campaigns/disaster-relief-and-recovery-bushfires

for people who are unaware of why the riots in minneapolis started happening, here’s the facts:

it wasn’t george floyd’s protesters who started reacting violently; it was the cops.

the protest was peaceful until the cops showed up in riot gear, and started using water cannons, followed up by tear gas and rubber bullets. i got videos from friends who were there, of people screaming and running away from the cops shooting the water cannons, rubber bullets and throwing tear gas at them. they were even shooting at the protesters dragging people away to get medical attention.

speaking of medical attention, dispatch refused to provide any medical attention to the protesters. people literally had to drive their bleeding friends to the hospital because they refused to send ambulances.

cops are using non-lethal weapons in a lethal way. they shot rubber bullets into people’s heads and injured them. there’s dozens of photos of protesters with bleeding head wounds from the rubber bullets.

multiple people used police scanners and heard that there were undercover cops pretending to be violent protesters who were throwing rocks and whatnot at the police, with dozens of eyewitness accounts confirming that information.

the person who instigated all the chaos last night (it was a fire at an autozone) with the looting and burning buildings is highly suspected to be an undercover cop pretending to be a protester, because the video of him keeps getting taken down. protesters tried to stop him but couldn’t because he had a hammer and they were scared for their safety.

the cops jammed cell phone towers and cut live streams to interrupt broadcasts and to prevent people from seeing what was really going on and who actually started the violence.

the cops lied about protesters being armed and about throwing rocks and are literally trying to continue the violence happening and yet no one is holding them accountable for that.

and during all this, the cop that murdered george floyd still hasn’t been arrested. he has had more than ten complaints filed against him and was involved in three other civilian shootings in the past. and yet he’s still out free along with his three other buddies involved, probably sitting on his couch while all this chaos is happening.

so don’t get it twisted. the cops just want to change the narrative to make it look like they’re the wounded and righteous party, when they’re the ones who started reacting violently in the first place and are still acting violently. so don’t you ever forget who started this tragedy and murdered someone, and who are continuing to react to the situation with violence.