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“I think we've all had moments where we've seen our friends zoom past us while we lingered where we were. And you tell yourself, 'Wait for it.’” But the truth is, you don’t have to wait for it, you can go for it because “every day has the potential to be the best day of your life” and it's just up to you to decide if you're going to make today be that day.

Happy birthday to this incredibly talented and inspirational man, Lin Manuel Miranda



side note : is anyone good at making skins?

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coolrach because no u

I'm not sure if you knew this
but I am present.

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

Will create a more lengthy post about the new year later, but for now I'd just like to say thank you all for 2016, I hope 2017 can be even better c;

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone
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For Kanebridge !! Thank you c:

Thought this was really powerful and important to share

Quoted from Sophie_OGrady
"Should we stop using psychiatric terms and disorders in casual every day conversation?

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Should we stop using psychiatric terms and disorders in casual every day conversation? For people who don't understand what I mean by this question, I mean using a mental health term or illness metaphorically. For example how people use OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) to describe a particularity or preference that they may have. Or saying you're going to have a panic attack after doing an exam when in reality you're just nervous about it. Or saying things like "if I don't pass I'm gonna kill myself". These terms and illnesses are used as a metaphor commonly nowadays and because of this is increasing the incorrect stigma surrounding them. A lot of people don't realise how serious all these terms/disorders really are. How OCD is in fact a crippling condition that can control someone's life. How panic attacks can make someone feel like they are dying. How there's people out there who really feel like there's no hope left and want to die. Can you really compare everyday casual things to the severity of these?

One of the terms I really want to talk about now commonly is suicide. In Australia, suicide is the leading cause of death for young people ages 15-24 and on average, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds somewhere in the world. Just think about those two statistics for a moment. Suicide is such a major issue yet we commonly make jokes about the topic. So many times per day online and IRL I hear/see someone joking about killing themselves or telling someone else to. We joke about a topic that is literally so serious and so sensitive to so many people without thinking twice. Our society has internalised language that's become widely accepted and used regularly and it's really quite horrible if you think about it.

"It seems harmless, as they’ve been used so often they’ve become integrated into and accepted as part of our everyday language. The truth is that by using these phrases to describe everyday problems, we’re trivializing mental illness. Thanks to this trivialization, those who suffer now have the added hardship of having to prove they really need help and aren’t just being dramatic or asking for attention. They can’t simply say “I have OCD” or “I’m depressed” because these have become common ways to describe all sorts of things. For an individual struggling to accept a diagnosed mental disorder, hearing others use psychiatric terms improperly or light-heartedly can mitigate the significance of the disorder and its meaning. Some individuals view talking about having health disorder as a mere tool to garner attention. Using these terms in such way is likely to make people who struggle with these things feel marginalizing and hurtful. It makes them feel like the potentially-fatal conditions they struggle with are just a joke to others. The dilution of mental illness terms might have another, more insidious effect, and that is changing our mental schemas of what mental illness looks like and makes us feel that it’s less and less serious. The lack of both acceptance and seriousness when discussing mental health disorders hinders individuals from being more open about their disorder, and makes it more difficult to find others who are supportive."

Overall, I hope you got from this that language is powerful. If you chose to, you can make a conscious effort to stop using these words.. Language can change, and we can start that change by stop trivializing theses very serious disorders and terms."

Visit her wall for more information, feel free to share her message if you agree - This is an incredibly large issue in our community especially, and people should be aware of what they are doing.

Me at the moment

Will not be active all day tommorow ~ big day (send help I have to give a speech >.< )