-OCD is not a synonym for neat or preoccupied with tidiness. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is all about distressing intrusive thoughts and rituals (compulsions) used to combat those thoughts.
-Intrusive thoughts are not synonymous with silly things I want to do. They're deeply upsetting, often taboo mental apparitions. Letting them win is the last thing anyone wants, and nobody is immoral for having them. (See 'impulsive thoughts' if you need a term.)
-Anorexic is not a synonym for thin or emaciated. The majority of anorexic people have OSFED atypical anorexia – that is, their BMI is above 18.5. You cannot judge the severity of someone's illness by their appearance. (If you're worried about someone, look out more for rapid weight loss than thinness, even when it's occurring in someone in a larger body. 10kg in 10 weeks is never a good thing.)
-Eating disorders are not synonymous with just anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia is an ED, but it's nowhere near the most common. Bulimia is an ED, but again, not the most common. Together, they do not constitute the most common. The most common ED is binge-eating disorder, and the second most common is atypical anorexia, which is one of many, many OSFED categories. Those living with ARFID, pica, night-eating syndrome, rumination disorder, subthreshold BN, subthreshold BED, and orthorexia all deserve dignity, compassion, and acknowledgement. Remember: EDs are not necessarily thin, and never glamorous.
-Schizophrenic is not a synonym of all over the place, abnormal, unpredictable, dangerous, or crazy. Nor is schizoid or schizotypal. Folks with schizophrenia spectrum disorders live with hallucinations, delusions, disorganised thoughts/behaviour, and/or catatonia. They are far more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators, and go to huge lengths to act okay even when distressed by symptoms.
-Schizophrenic is also not a synonym of multiple personalities/volatile. For the disorder involving having different facets of personality that are generally unaware of each other, see Dissociative Identity Disorder, and even then, don't assume it's a) dramatic as it is in the movies; b) evil; or c) trivial. DID is a trauma disorder.
-Delusional is not a synonym of wrong. Nor is it the same as this politician/friend is saying something I do not like/that is potentially dangerous. Delusions are false, fixed beliefs held despite evidence. And generally, folks with delusions don't tend to proselytise them. I know that certain politicians have beliefs that seem to persist in the face of evidence, but nevertheless, we don't need to stigmatise mental illness further to call out poor political/social behaviour. If you need a word for the pundit spewing potentially dangerous content, use 'dangerous' or 'wrong', but don't call them delusional.
-Bipolar is not a synonym of all over the place or fluctuating results. Bipolar disorder involves mood states that, even in the rapid cycling form, tend to last at least 3-4 days (mania) and weeks (depression). If you need a word for the weather, use 'British' instead.
-Psychotic is not a synonym of evil. Psychosis is losing touch with reality, whether it be through hallucinations or delusions. It doesn't make a person bad or violent. It's just a neurological phenomenon that may be distressing. It's also relatively common: 6-15% of people will hallucinate in their lifetime.
-ADHD is not a synonym of just quirky/scattered/forgetful/unfocussed/lazy/careless. ADHD is fundamentally a disorder of being able to choose where to direct attention, rather than of just I can't focus. If someone can't tune out the noise of the crowd, but can't prevent themself focussing on something trivial because their brain is wired that way, it's not laziness or just being quirky/scattered.
-Autistic meltdown is not a synonym of temper tantrum.
-Borderline is not a synonym of harridan.
-Narcissist is not a synonym of abuser.
-Mentally ill is not a synonym of volatile or bad person. This doesn't mean we have to make something artificially positive out of mental disorders. If there is good to be found in certain disorders, great; if there is nothing positive about living with certain others, that doesn't make you any less real or resilient than anyone else. It's okay to have complex feelings about your own disorders. It's okay to feel exhausted or frustrated by a disorder. But never should anyone have to face stigma.
Help Zaid from Gaza Receive Urgent Muscle Implant Surgery
My name is Zaid, and I was born in Gaza with a congenital condition that left me without developed muscles in my hand. Life has always been challenging, but now—amid a devastating famine and extreme shortages of food and medicine—my condition has worsened significantly.
I urgently need surgery to implant muscles in my hand. This procedure would not only improve my physical abilities, but also restore my hope for a more independent future.
Gaza’s ongoing crisis makes access to proper medical care nearly impossible, and I can’t do this alone. I’m turning to you, kind-hearted people around the world, to ask for your support.
Please donate or share my story. Every contribution brings me one step closer to healing.
Here is the link to support: https://gofund.me/e99a279d
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I cannot donate because i have no bank account, but i hope you all will reach your goal
A distress call from a family trapped in Gaza to stay alive
We need you to spread our story to the world.
I am Diaa Ayyad from Gaza, I joined my sisters ( @asmaayyad , @esraayyad14, @samaayyad15 ) So that we can collect donations as soon as possible so that we can leave Gaza when the Rafah crossing reopens.
In this difficult time. The past 11 months of displacement and famine have exacerbated our suffering and unbelievable difficulties. We have used all the sad words to describe the situation we have reached, but these words were not enough. The scale of the tragedy and suffering is much greater than what you may have seen on social media.
My family lost their home and I also lost my home which I had prepared to get married and settle down in with my life partner.
My supportive friends, you can support my family either by donating or sharing our campaign link with others so that the goal is reached sooner, please help us.
We are very tired and no one is looking at us. Please help us. If you can't donate, share the account.
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There is very bad news, my friends, which is the resumption of the war on Gaza and the end of the ceasefire. The occupation is randomly targeting civilians, the crossings have been closed for a month, goods are very expensive, and the people of Gaza are living through the worst phase of their lives now. The number of victims in one day has reached 430 martyrs, and the situation is very, very difficult. Donate whatever you can, even if it is just a little money, to help us and save us from this genocide.🙏🏻
This is not just a picture, it is our daily reality in Gaza.🥺
I am a father of three children, living in the harshest conditions. My children go to bed hungry most nights, and I feel helpless watching them suffer. There is no food, no clean water, and no safety.
I'm under psychological pressure. I want to provide for my children, to see them smile again, to provide them with a warm meal—even just one.
What's happening here isn't a natural disaster; it's a forced famine. It's the slow death of innocent people, especially children, as they are deprived of food and aid.
Your donation can change everything for us. Even a small amount can feed my family for a day. It can help me get medicine, water, and the bare essentials to survive.🍁
Please, if you have anything to give, I ask you to open your heart.
✅️Vetted by @gazavetters , my number verified on the list is ( #322 )✅️
Verified before @90-ghost
Hello my friend, please help. We do not have money to buy food and drink. I have young children who do not know the taste of sleep because of the bitter cold caused by the rain. We do not have shelter. Our services are torn. Donate to me, even if it is a little. I ask you to help, my friend 🙏🙏😭 ✅️Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #380 )✅️💔
I cannot donate becayse i do not have a bank account, but i can support you in other ways, like talking about struggles, reblogging your posts so they gain more reach, and making posts on other social medias that link to your campaign.
Now joy is spreading among the Palestinian people, and everyone is happy. A prisoner exchange deal will be announced, and the war will stop.The crossings will open tomorrow. Donate to complete our joy. Declare calm.Please help us as much as you can. Tomorrow is our only chance for survival. Food will arrive, and the starvation and killing will end
I hope that anyone who sees the post does not ignore contributing a donation of 10 pounds for my children and to reach safety. For every person who donates 10 pounds to my campaign, I will be able to reach the goal and be able to rebuild what was destroyed by the war. I have not received any donations. My campaign is very weak.🍉🫂
personally i remember most of my dreams, though sometimes the details get fuzzy after i wake up.
since you're here, could you please take a look at @mo-shamiaa 's campaign? it has already been verified by @nabulsi and @el-shab-hussein:
despite the fact that Mohammed was able to escape from Gaza, his family is still stuck in the midst of an invasion, his mother is currently sick and the campaign he organized to support them is still far from reaching its goal. as of now, it has currently reached only 27% of their end goal 😔
please, i appeal to the kindness and generosity within your heart, now is the moment to ACT.
donate what you can and share this campaign as widely as possible, with anyone you know. we can still help mohammed's family 🙏
DON'T SCROLL PAST WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING!!! PLEASE, DO WHAT YOU CAN! EVEN THE BARE MINIMUM IS BETTER THAN NOTHING!
the name of this operation is taken from the robots that the occupation will use to blow up homes in Gaza. Now there is no safe place at all in Gaza, and worse than this, we are now suffering from a deadly famine. Therefore, I ask you, with all shame, to help me, I am in dire need of your help now, please I need an urgent surgery outside Gaza because I was injured by iron shrapnel after our home was bombed while we were inside it. With your donations, I will be able to travel and receive treatment as soon as possible. Your donations here will help me and mean a lot to me, and your participation will support me and my family psychologically and morally, Please donate here.
My campaign vatted by:
Verified campaign. Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #43)
No safety. No food. No aid. No water. No healthcare. No education. Is this what it means to live? Is this what world accept as life?
If a group of animals were trapped, starved, and cut off from the world like this, people would be outraged. But because it's us—human beings—somehow, the world looks away.
These are unbearable days. Everything feels heavy. Each hour presses on my chest like I’m being suffocated.
My family needs urgent help.
Basic survival has become nearly impossible. Bread—just bread—now costs over $25 a day to make.
We are not asking for luxury. We are begging for life.
#crisis #humanrights #emergency #donate #pleasehelp #tumblrcommunity #survivestories #reblogtohelp #signalboost
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I am Reem from the afflicted and besieged Gaza Strip. We live under an unjust war. There is no shelter for me and my family except the cursed tent that does not provide shelter from the cold of winter, the heat of summer, or the missiles. I live in it with my family, my little sisters, my mother, my father, and my little sisters’ children. We have been displaced more than 15 times. I hope you will help me and my family to save us to safety. Your donations will save us from this unjust war. Donate even 30 euros or something simple. I encourage your help 😭🇵🇸
Please my friend, my sisters do not have food, please help me even if it is a small amount of money, 3 months and there is nothing available except expired canned food, please help me feed my family even if it is something small
Vegetable prices in Gaza. If they are available, please help me and my family to obtain the least possible means, which is food. We in Gaza are being destroyed and besieged by hunger, fear, sadness, and destruction.
always searching, for serenity, now im on the; edge of reality.
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