fake conversations in your head of you venting to someone
working through trauma by yelling at no one while driving alone
validating yourself by imagining situations where bad things happen to people and you save them
reinforcing trust in your loved ones by imagining situations where bad things happen to you and they save you
Explaining things to your therapist in an imaginary session
Projecting all your trauma onto an imaginary character and imagining others comforting them
Wanting fictional characters to have all the emotional support and physical affection you’ve always wanted
Tag: can relate
what neurotypicals think depression looks like: it is black and white. a pretty, white, skinny girl that has showered the third time that day, sitting in a corner of her dark bedroom, is crying silently with her head in her hands, but prettily, and her long hair covers her tears
what depression really looks like: *roller skating into a room* hello my dudes i haven’t showered or brushed my teeth for a week, i haven’t had a feeling for 3 months and i have daily suicidal thoughts but its cool lmao who wants to hear some jokes about constant existential despair
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this reads like adventures in dissociation lol
Dude, this is just how I live a good 30% of the time.
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