hotsenator:

me whenever i have a cold: i can’t remember the last time i could breathe out of my left nostril…it must have been 14 years ago when i was a child on the farm..life was simpler back then….. i remember the sound of the creek over by that big rock.. when papa came home from the town bearing fresh yeast for ma to make bread with, i breathed in the crisp fall air through both nostrils before heading into the kitchen, where i could smell all of our spices 

lostalive:

genderists:

i just had the weirdest moment, i was feeling my front teeth with my tongue because they’re the tiniest bit crooked, and then i had the thought “i’ll check if they’re also crooked in my other mouth” and then i realized to my shock and confusion that i have only one mouth, leading me to believe that in a past life i was a terrible monster with two mouths

A few months ago, I thought to myself “Mmm I’m so tired… how much longer in this one again?” and I knew instinctively what I meant by ‘this one’ was this body and this life. I then spend a few wide-eyed moments having an identity/existential crisis like how many times have I been on this earth to have such an instinctive response to being bone-weary to my soul? No one can really answer, especially not me.

QueerTips Says: Home for the Holidays

outforhealth:

It’s that time of year again. For some people, winter holidays are a wonderful time to connect with family and friends. For queer folks, well, sometimes it’s not that simple. While some people are fortunate to have outspokenly supportive communities of family and friends, for others returning home as a queer person—whether you’re out or not—can be complicated.

Here are some tips for getting through the holidays with as much of your head and heart intact as possible.

  • For starters, here are some basic tips on self-care; if things get especially rough, here’s how to survive a panic attack.
  • Minimizing contact with unsupportive people isn’t always possible. Myriad reasons exist why not spending time with your homophobic parents or loudly bigoted uncle might not be possible. If your finances and overall safety aren’t on the line, though, it might be worth it to consider spending less time with them if you can, or with other friends or people from your community. Doing something unusual or unfamiliar can be scary, and asking to join someone else’s holiday tradition is a risk, but it may be be a healthier alternative than putting yourself in harm’s way by spending an extended period of time surrounded by people who can’t or won’t support you as your most authentic self.
  • Give yourself anchors to hold on to. Whether it’s planning a Friendsgiving celebration after the holiday or saving a few episodes of your favorite TV show to watch when you can get some alone time, plan things to look forward to during and after the holiday celebrations you’re nervous or uncertain about. It’s important to build in a light at the end of the tunnel.
  • The buddy system: Before the holidays, let supportive people in your life know that you anticipate being with your family might not be easy for you, and ask if a few of them would be willing to help you through it. Whether that means you have some designated texting buddies to vent to, or you’ve built in an escape plan for someone to pick you up from your house if you feel unsafe, communicating your fears and anxieties about the holidays with those around you, and building a plan in case you need an escape or just someone to listen, might help alleviate some of that stress.

Here are some other holiday resources for you:

Stay safe, queers, and have as happy a holiday as you can!

seperis:

aconitvms:

orikomi:

queensimia:

rewritethis-story:

santagivemeapony:

queenofsabah:

askragtatter:

discoverynews:

micdotcom:

Do this four times repeatedly and you’ll be out. But how does it work? There’s some real brain science behind it.

We’re trying this tonight!

It’s about time someone got around to uncovering all the cheat codes for this “human being” software. It’s only been out for like 10,000 years.

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I’ve used this technique for about a year, and I can safely say that it has efficiently transformed my sleeping habits from several hours of struggle to fall asleep, to passing out in a matter of minutes.

It’s a form of Alexander Technique. It’s a technique that was designed for actors to keep their body in ready working condition and give it the best way to perform. This is the method used to calm, and center the body. Once the body is at that point it can perform anything you want it to.

Reblogging for later reference after I tried it earlier today to try to calm down. It actually does help a lot, not just for sleep but if you have problems with anxiety.

My default mental setting is “vibrating intensely in the background.” After doing this, I felt noticeably calm and relaxed – I wasn’t as fixated on my breathing, I wasn’t tense, my movements weren’t jerky and I didn’t feel like I had to be as tense as possible to be under control. 10/10 would recommend.

me gonna try it

dont wanna reblog but insomnia is a bitch for some ppl so heres for my mutuals having trouble sleeping.

I use it for anxiety attacks.  It works and I say this as someone who thought it was bullshit.  I now have a timer at work set to one minute twenty seconds to do this exercise.

@exhaustedbeauty @sebastianshoe