This… is amazing.

The Tragedy of Jordan Neely’s Death and Our Collective Sanism “We have no societal response to madness, no therapeutic program, no system of care that honors the fundamental humanity and dignity of the mad.” awaisaftab.substack.com/p/the-tragedy-…

Free yourself from the conditioning that taught you to fight for things and people that weren’t good for you. Let it go. Let them go. Let yourself grow.

The origin of Memorial Day trace back to 1865 when freed slaves started a tradition to honor fallen Union soldiers and to celebrate emancipation and commemorate those who died for that cause. A THREAD

“Non-stupid people … constantly forget that at all times and places, and under any circumstances, to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.” Carlo Cipolla, “The Five Basic Laws of Human Stupidity”

I agree, it'd be great if we could interact w/ certain people without feeling like sh*t. But for whatever reason, exposure to certain people is like breathing toxic fumes. That's not a "failure" on your part-- & "trying harder" may not help. I know. It sucks to accept.

1/ "Costly or 'primitive' defenses include denial (ignoring or disregarding things that are disturbing, as if they did not exist); withdrawal (from reality into fantasy); indiscriminate forms of introjection (the wholesale 'taking in' of someone else’s

When you grew up internalizing blame you take ownership for things that aren’t you’re fault. You may find yourself apologizing for other people’s behaviours or carrying the weight someone else’s wrongdoings.

1/ This article illustrates how hard it is to interpret results of therapy research. No simple answers But it misses a crucial point I brought up when interviewed for the article: We know meaningful change in psychotherapy *begins* at around 6 months nytimes.com/2023/05/16/mag…

Josie (6 years old), Bertha (6 years old) and Sophie (10 years old) worked regularly at the Maggioni Canning Company. Work began at 4 AM and the three would make from $9 to $15 a week. Sophie would do six pots of oyster a day and her mother who also worked with her said "She

You not being able to make your parents happy is not the problem. Believing that was ever your responsibility is the problem.

When you first begin to use the voice you abandoned in service of survival it will feel shaky & unsure. Keep speaking up and eventually that voice will be filled with confidence and strength.

No communication can help someone who’s committed to misunderstanding you. Being a good communicator also means knowing when to stop talking.

How to get shit done (from a CBT therapist): 🧵 1. The hardest part is usually just getting started. Don’t wait to feel motivated; you could be waiting for a long time. Start by doing a little; momentum usually follows. If it doesn’t kick in, at least you got some done.

You've hurt someone. Most people don't actually know how to repair a relationship. Here's How:

I LITERALLY stopped working on my memo so I could read this indictment. I am on page 24 and JESUS LUPITA NYONG'O CHRIST. HOW this man still has the capacity to shock me after everything that's happened, i'll never know. but I am sitting here *STUNNED*.

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Marvin Gaye’s voice isolated from music, "I heard It through the grapevine" from 1967.