Like and reblog if your account is a safe space for trans lesbians. It feels like trans lesbians in particular get shamed and ridiculed a lot by people in and out of the community. If you’re reading this I want to let you know you’re valid and I hope your safe and doing well.
[id: a sparse comic in six images. the first is black text on white background, reading, “lately i don’t feel quite right.” the second shows a figure with hollowed-out eyes clasping their hands near their chest, looking off to the side. the third shows the figure facing forwards and saying, “i worry sometimes i’m not really here.” the fourth shows the same figure in red outlines instead of black, and with no hands and their head detached from their neck; the wounds, along with their gaping eyes, are bleeding. the fifth zooms in on one hollow black eye; in the eye, in white text, reads, “but.” the sixth is white text on a black background, reading, “i don’t know where else i could be.” end id.]
this was going to be a joke about how old people don’t get the internet but. it’s about me. it’s just me. i have no idea what any of you are talking about at any time
2 months ago I got an assignment on ADHD in Psychology. It’s due tomorrow and I have written one paragraph…
I had to write an email to my professors in my final year asking for an extension on an essay about adhd because of my adhd.
It began: “So I’m aware of the irony here…”
Just revisiting this to point put that they did give me an extension. I handed in the assessment, did pretty well on it, and the professor I most respected in the university (who ran the class) never said a word about it to me.
It turns out they didn’t care at all about the extended deadline, just that I was trying and that I gave them a heads up when I needed help.
Remember to ask for help when you need it, even if it makes you feel a little silly. Ask early if you can so that the people you’re asking have time to think about a response/plan of action, but if you find yourself stressing out 24hours out from a deadline still just ask.
This has been one of the hardest and most important things I have learnt over the last 10 years.
Ask for help. Ask early. Even if it’s scary.
You are not a burden.
You are not dumb.
You are not expected to already just “know” everything.
Needing help does not make you weak and asking for help makes you incredibly strong.
A few points here that bear repeating:
“Ask for help.”
“Ask early.”
“Even if it’s scary.”
And finally, and perhaps most importantly…
“Needing help does not make you weak and asking for help makes you incredibly strong.”
Hi, I'm Will. I have taken a vow of Tumblr silence. I have broken it 11 times. I just think that there's enough noise out there already and I don't need to add to it. I'm just going to lurk around here and soak it in. If you send me an ask or message I will still respond to you, so feel free to do that, though I don't know why you would want to. If you follow me I will probably follow you back, though I will assume you are a porn bot.
