Tender affection for belligerence.

n-g-r-latina: possible tw: mention of self harm/mental health...

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:05:48 -0400

possible tw: mention of self harm/mental health issues

uclamsw:

Calm Bottle (aka Glitter Jar)

Goal: Anger management; Decreasing anxiety, fear, etc.; Aggression/anxiety physical release

Supplies

- Container: This is typically made with a glass mason jar, but since I often make these with children I use water bottles with smooth sides.

- One bottle of clear glue (not white glue that dries clear), corn syrup, or glitter glue. I like using regular glue so I don’t have to deal with the hot water since I make these in my office.

- Water: It can be room temperature if you use regular glue but should be hot if glitter glue is used. If the water is not hot enough then the glitter will become clumpy and separate.

- Glitter: I use mostly super fine glitter with a little regular sized. I sometimes add sequins, beads, shells, plastic jewels, etc. Glow in the dark glitter looks really cool if you can find it. Less (or even none) is needed with glitter glue bottles

-Food coloring: This is optional. Only use one drop or it becomes difficult to see the glitter.

- Strong glue or duct tape: This is used to fasten the lid to the container. I like using colored duct tape.

Directions

- Making a Calm Bottle (clear glue or corn syrup): Fill the bottle 3/4 of the way full with water. Then add the glue (or corn syrup) and glitter. The more glue you use, the longer it will take the glitter to fall. I usually use the whole bottle. Add 1 drop of food coloring, if desired, and then glue/tape the lid on.

- Making a Calm Bottle (glitter glue): Instead of clear glue you can use glitter glue. If you go this rout then mix the glitter glue in a bowl with very hot water before adding it to the bottle. If the water is not hot enough then the glue will clump up and not work. You can add 1 drop of food color and additional glitter is desired.

-Using a Calm Bottle: I definitely suggest making this with your client, rather than for them. It is fun to make, they can personalize it, it will mean more to them and they will be much more likely to use it. When your client becomes upset, angry, frustrated, anxious, etc., direct them to shake the bottle vigorously as long as they want as an aggression/anxiety physical release activity. When they are finished they set the bottle down and watch the glitter fall as they use their favorite coping tool and/or deep breathing exercise.

-Other uses: This is a common coping tool used for people who self-harm and is easily adaptable to many clinical issues. I have also used this as a coping tool + timer for kids who are transitioning into sleeping in their own bed or have trouble focusing and are taking long breaks during homework. It is a highly adaptable to numerous therapeutic goals.

fucking shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttt i mean really, im really trying to not feel like our...

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:20:40 -0400

fucking shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttt i mean really, im really trying to not feel like our entire existence is fucking pointless

but

fuuuuuuuuckkkk

its not even that anymore

it’s more the combination between the feeling that thought has been recently giving me and the nudging thought that i wont accomplish absolutely anything

and it doesnt matter because absolutely nothing matters, thus i dont matter and i fucking hate everything and i fucking hate how i feel and i fucking hate how ive been bouncing from psychiatrist to psychologist to psychiatrist and psychologist and having to recall every fucking thing that makes me wanna kill myself and i just a;sldijfalrouierjfjaf

its been so long since i fucking cut and i dont wanna start another countdown, plus im already paying for medical help but i dont care and im just gonna fuck up again

goodnight, sweet ladies, good night.

cr0tch: PLEASE READ I’M BEGGING YOU GUYS TO HELP ME. STOP...

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:38:51 -0400

cr0tch:

PLEASE READ I’M BEGGING YOU GUYS TO HELP ME.

STOP SCROLLING :’(

This is my best friend, Billy. I’ve known him basically since I was born. Our parents were friends, and it was always the joke between our families that we were going to get married, since my parents happened to have a girl and his a guy, at the same time. He means a lot to me, even though he lives thousands of miles away from me right now. The important thing though, is that he’s gone missing. He is a danger to himself, suffering from depression and extensive drug use in the past year. He was going through rehabilitation, but now he’s missing. He’s disappeared. The last he was seen was in Juno Beach, Florida. This is off of northern Palm Beach County. He’s been missing since Sunday afternoon, over forty hours. The U.S. Coast Guard searched for him throughout Monday night, and they’re unsure that the search will continue any longer. He was last seen wearing a pair of green shorts. It’s uncertain whether he has gone missing deliberately, or the coast was too rough. This is one hundred percent serious and I’m terrified. If anybody in or near Palm Beach County has seen or heard from him, please please please contact his mother at (321) 750-3469. This is so serious, and only serious calls are wanted. Please help find my best friend. I’m lost without him.

broadway-phan: fact-and-fricti0n: The fact that some people would much rather commit suicide than...

Sun, 12 May 2013 03:03:39 -0400

broadway-phan:

fact-and-fricti0n:

The fact that some people would much rather commit suicide than go to school leads me to believe that something isn’t right

This deserves more notes.

nurgal: Your ignorance is more scandalous than my promiscuity

Sun, 12 May 2013 02:45:14 -0400

nurgal:

Your ignorance is more scandalous than my promiscuity

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kalesyllog: thepeoplesrecord: Mass brutal police repression...

Sun, 12 May 2013 02:36:47 -0400

kalesyllog:

thepeoplesrecord:

Mass brutal police repression during a protest against the cancellation of a teachers’ strike after an assembly with the Union of Education Professionals in Sao Paulo on May 10, 2013. Source 1 | Source 2

For a bit of additional info:
According to local journals, the protest became violent when a segment of the teachers disagreed with the decision of a poll deciding for the end of the strike, since the government agreed with some of the sindicate’s revindications. Some protesters started throwing objects at the car where the board of directors was and soon the police got involved. The head of the sindicate claims the protesters are just a noisy minority and the decision was democratically made. But the number of people claiming the opposite, and since the media coverage here hasn’t yet given a minute of full attention to the replies from the side of the protesters - and, as usually, the police’s answer was heavy and violent - implies there’s more bias to this than it’s being noticed by both brazilian and foreign media.

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Sun, 12 May 2013 02:35:27 -0400

jtotheizzoe: sci-fact: “ I can live with doubt, and...

Sun, 12 May 2013 02:33:11 -0400

jtotheizzoe:

sci-fact:

“ I can live with doubt, and uncertainty, and not knowing. I think it’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. I have approximate answers, and possible beliefs, and different degrees of certainty about different things, but I’m not absolutely sure of anything, and then many things I don’t know anything about, such as whether it means anything to ask why we’re here, and what the question might mean. I might think about it a little, but if I can’t figure it out, then I go on to something else. But I don’t have to know an answer. I don’t feel frightened by not knowing things, by being lost in a mysterious universe without having any purpose, which is the way it really is, as far as I can tell, possibly. It doesn’t frighten me. ”
_{~ Richard Feynman; (Born 95 years ago today, May 11, 1918)}

It’s okay … not to know the answer? I like that too.

ni4ll: love

Sun, 12 May 2013 02:32:02 -0400

ni4ll:

love

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hedwig-of-the-tardis: tea-tears-and-bbc: #I actually can’t...

Sun, 12 May 2013 02:17:48 -0400

hedwig-of-the-tardis:

tea-tears-and-bbc:

#I actually can’t with this #His face at the end #He looks so sad #Like how could you possibly doubt how important you are #He’s been through time and space #Seen it all #900 years of exploring things you wouldn’t believe #But to him #Humans are still amazing and wonderful and IMPORTANT

moral of the story: Don’t skip nine

cumberbuddy: yourtouchmakesmeunafraid: cumberbuddy: psychomom:...

Sun, 12 May 2013 02:16:55 -0400

cumberbuddy:

yourtouchmakesmeunafraid:

cumberbuddy:

psychomom:

moriartysskull:

He’s so freaking beautiful and perfect…

All I can think of after THAT sherlokespeare gif is John Harrison sitting like this in a captain’s chair, being all glorious and sexy and doing THIS:

WHAT THE FUGGIN SHIT IS THAT ^^MOTHER OF GOD ^^^. lololololololomfg it’s not even funny i am just so absolutely fUCKING d o n e with you mate. Goodbye cruel world.

I’m sorry but where exactly is that right hand of his going?

I imagine it’s a rather uncomfortable when you’ve got an ithcy thingy in a situation as above so perhaps he’s y’know, sorting it. LLOLOLLLLL

the-fandom-queen-of-skaia: shazelblue: what if saliva was just ur taste buds jerking off to...

Sun, 12 May 2013 02:16:40 -0400

the-fandom-queen-of-skaia:

shazelblue:

what if saliva was just ur taste buds jerking off to attractive food

I tried to scroll.

I tried so fucking hard.

ghosttownfrown: Your professor will not be happy with you if he says the Stanford Prison Experiment...

Sun, 12 May 2013 02:14:12 -0400

ghosttownfrown:

Your professor will not be happy with you if he says the Stanford Prison Experiment shows human nature and you say it shows the nature of white middle class college-aged boys.

Like he will not be happy at all.

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wankmeatsix: nothing worse than your social anxiety getting mistaken for rudeness

Sun, 12 May 2013 02:09:41 -0400

wankmeatsix:

nothing worse than your social anxiety getting mistaken for rudeness