"Being happy is a decision. You should make it."

[pleasure_past]

FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU. I have tried to make that decision. I have been trying for months, and do you know what it's gotten me? Several panic attacks, a complete train-wreck of a semester, and more mornings than I can count where getting out of bed seemed like the most terrifying thing I had ever done. I am not unhappy because I want to be

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[warpedsexuality]

Hi, I stumbled upon your journal (from ontd_feminism, where I liked your insights regarding the wrongness of allowing would-be fathers to have a say in abortion) and this post just called out to me because I've been there.

I hate people's bootstrap theories about mental health; they have exactly zero idea what they're on about. Happiness is not a choice but a privilege, as any thinking person should immediately grasp. Meanwhile, such overbearing, ignorant words are an incredible insult to those people who are battling a disease that can be completely crippling and worse.

So, er... really hope you didn't find that weird or uncomfortable. Hope you're much better now, and I love your Dib icon!