Do you ever like, see that a blog you follow will tag any triggers no matter what, and go to ask them to tag ur really weird/specific etc trigger and your brain just
“Nah that’s too much, they’ll post the message and drag your ass”
“Shit yer right”
Yup, which is why I’m going to take this moment to say that if you follow me and you need something tagged, and it can be literally anything, I will tag it and I will never make fun of you for it.
Triggers can be anything. Anything can remind you of an abuser. So if you ask me to tag penguins, I’ll tag them, no questions asked.
The thing I hate most about depression is that it tricks you into thinking you don’t have depression. It makes you think that nothing is wrong with you, that you just feel this way because you lack value as a person. Whether that’s in your relationships, your academics, or a view of yourself, it makes you think you aren’t good enough for any of that.
“It’s not the illness,” it says, “You feel this way because it’s who you are.”
Or “Mom Knight” which is what I kept calling it for most of the time I worked on this. This was my story for Valor, a fairy tale anthology I was in last year! It’s a really great book, and I’m so glad I got to be a part of it. You can purchase a copy here.
