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the world isn’t so bad. it has you in it, after all.

#reminders

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the world is a better place with trans women in it

#reminders

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You’re not in trouble. I know you may feel very deeply that you must be, that you have committed a secret wrong you need to fix. It’s very hard to deal with these feelings in our body, but you’re not in trouble. Take a moment to breathe and remind yourself that you are safe. Look at those around you and remember they are not secretly upset with you. It will all be okay.

#reminders #recovery

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gentle reminder you can rise up from everything. you can recreate yourself. nothing is permanent. you are not stuck. you have choices. you can think new thoughts. you can learn something new. you can create new habits. all that matters is that you decide today and never look back.

#reminders #recovery

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Just a little reminder for you today. You are loved. I know you are trying your best, and I promise you that it is enough. Any mistakes you made today will pass, give yourself the kindness of admitting that you are just a person and people make mistakes. Take a deep breathe in, and let it out. You can do this hard thing.

#reminders #💗

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I went to It Gets Better island and all your mutuals were there :) we’re all expecting you very soon

#recovery

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shout to men who struggle with anger. the men who beat themselves up without letting anyone else know they're in pain. the men who try to put on a tough facade, and it exhausts them. the men who just want and need someone to protect help, and support them.

to the men whose anger hides their sadness, shame, guilt, and loss - whose anger denies their need to be loved, vulnerable, and safe. and to the men who have yet to realize how much they're struggling - not knowing they are held in all these words:

you do not deserve to be in pain. it is okay to feel emotions. it is okay for others to hear your thoughts, and support you through your worries and woes. you deserve to be supported, and protected when you're in danger. and i promise, it won't be this way forever. there is hope. there are people who will care for you - genuinely.

#positivity

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BOYS IN MY PHONE. WE CAN DO IT!

#positivity

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“jesus died for you” well i didn’t ask him to do that and my therapist says i am not responsible for other peoples actions

#ex christian #ex religious #exvangelical #humor #but also this is so real

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you are not your parents and will not inevitably become like them. remember that. you are your own person. you will make your own choices.

#reminders

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#image ids #recovery #self care

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Those who have deconverted from Christianity, who are your favourite deconstructors? I have MindShift and Genetically Modified Skeptic to thank for my journey. Also fond of Professor Plink, Sir Sic, Prophet of Zod, the Rabyd Atheist, Dan McClellan, and Deconstrussy.

#i don't have any so i'm going copy prev's tags →→→ #gonna suggest some women bc the deconstruction/atheist space is very male #first seraphina simone. she has some great analyses #rachel klinger cain (iblamebill) is also great #she has an english background and breaks down logical fallacies and stuff like that #chitchatwithkellie is a religious trauma coach #I'm a little ehhh about coaches but she's had some good videos #shay the shaytheist i haven't seen as much of but I've enjoyed what i have seen #these are all on tiktok btw. i know simone has a yt but not sure about the others #deconversion

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Sometimes people demand you justify being an atheist with a 200 page well-sourced thesis on biblical scholarship but one of the reasons I am not a Christian anymore is so fucking simple. It made my life worse. It made me unhealthy mentally. I’ve grown one thousand times more as a person without it. If it were really the one true wisdom from an all knowing infinite god, it would make my life better. And that’s enough proof for me. And it’s a valid reason.

#yeah you DONT need to explain or justify yourself to anyone #no one else has to justify themselves for their beliefs so why should you #atheism #religious recovery

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hey. i think it’s okay. i think i'm gonna stay here, just for a little longer. they haven’t burned me yet–why are you scared? yes, i know they burned you, but, like, you were always in the way. i can leave whenever i feel like it. you know, i bet the flames don’t even feel that bad. you know, i think you should give it another chance. you know, i don't think it's that bad. come on in. the water’s fine. we’re saving you.

now you're drowning? wasn't fire the problem? we were cold and now we are thirsty, and you blame us for trying to be comfortable. why do you always make things inconvenient? don’t you love us? don’t you love it here? hey, i think you should try harder. hey, i'm sick of making things convenient for you. hey, why do you always try to leave? hey. get out of your comfort zone, it’ll be worth it. hey, if you hate me, just say so. god loves you.

#religious fuckery #ask to tag

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i was so fucking sad when i was 14 and now when i fold my laundry or see a pool of moonlight on the floor of my bedroom i know that miracles exist. i see love in everything. love sees everything in me too

#reminders

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I can't watch more of my trans siblings die. please. you have to live. you fucking have to. don't let them win.

#queers #it truly gets better you have to believe it #there's a place for you in this world

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Just saw people clutching their pearls in a comment section over a crowd clapping during the eclipse, because it meant they were "worshipping demons" and "didn't know what was going to happen after." When nothing happens, will their faith be shaken? Will they question the faith leaders that assured you they knew the future? Will they question their ability to interpret scripture? In my experience, the answers are no for most people.

I grew up around conspiracy theorist Christians. My dad was a 9/11 truther. Bigfoot was real and he was a demon. The government was hiding aliens from us. And blood moons and eclipses were signs of coming judgment and destruction. There was a blood moon several years ago where he stocked up, started doing some doomsday prepping for the family. He told us all what he thought was coming. The night it happened, I lay awake in bed, my father's fear washing over me in waves, waiting for my phone to die, because my dad believed an EMP was going to knock out the power grid in the United States and all our electronics. There was a moment when my phone went dark for a second unexpectedly, and I was frozen in my fear over what the future held. Thankfully the moment didn't last long, since my touch lit my phone screen, and that's one of a handful of moments when I realized just how deep my father's fears and conspiratorial thinking had sunk into my brain, even when only given attention in passing.

When I got my first shot of the covid vaccine, even though I wanted the shot, believed in it as our best tool for fighting the virus, even though I spent hours researching and debunking my parents' vaccine conspiracies, as the needle was going into my arm, I still had their fear in the back of my mind. What if this hurts me? What if this kills me? What if I'm wrong and they're really right? I would've told anyone at the time that my parents had fallen down a rabbit hole filled with bullshit. To them the vaccine was a bio attack from China or a way for the government to track us or more deadly than the virus or causing heart attacks in men or actually spreading the virus or entirely ineffective (on and on it went). And yet even though I KNEW there was no truth to prop up their claims, I still was afraid when I went to get the shot.

All this to say it's important to combat conspiratorial thinking when you run into it. Yes, the Christians really just look like fools when they say the eclipse is demon worship, but there are people who are living with tremendous and unnecessary fear because of these conspiracies. And depending on what it is, it may prevent them from taking actions that could save their lives and the lives of others. And know that the fear can wheedle its way into your brain even if you think they're wrong, even if you work really really hard to demonstrate that there's nothing to be afraid of.

#ex fundie #exvangelical #conspiracies #conspiracy theories #eclipse #apocalypse