The Labyrinth into Her Heart
March 2012
Stop judging.
- PERSON: I cut myself.
- SOCIETY: Stop looking for attention.
- PERSON: I don't eat because food terrifies me.
- SOCIETY: I never thought you'd be one of those people who starve themselves because they want to be thin.
- PERSON: I battle myself not to throw up my food.
- SOCIETY: You're so stupid, that won't make you any thinner.
- PERSON: I'm suicidal.
- SOCIETY: You don't even know what suicidal means.
- PERSON: I'm socially anxious.
- SOCIETY: You're so awkward, stop bringing the mood down.
- PERSON: I don't go to school because I don't know how to cope anymore.
- SOCIETY: You don't go to school because you're lazy.
- PERSON: I need somebody to talk to.
- SOCIETY: You're always so full of yourself.
- PERSON: I smoke marijuana because I like it, that's all there is to it and that's all you need to know.
- SOCIETY: That's so bad for you, why do you do this to yourself?
- PERSON: Sometimes I just like to get drunk.
- SOCIETY: You're such an alcoholic.
- PERSON: I slept with that person because I wanted to feel loved.
- SOCIETY: I don't care what problems you have, that's not the way to get it.
- PERSON: I smoke cigarettes, that's just who I am.
- SOCIETY: Cigarettes are so gross.
- PERSON: I lash out on people because I'm angry inside and I'm doing whatever I can to survive.
- SOCIETY: You're so rude, don't be such a bitch.
- PERSON: I have depression.
- SOCIETY: Depression doesn't exist.
- PERSON: I'm gay/lesbian/bisexual.
- SOCIETY: You're going to hell.
- PERSON: I'm just going to stop telling people things because theres always something wrong with the person I am.
- SOCIETY: You won't get help if you keep your problems to yourself.
- PERSON: I can't tell anyone anything because I'm going to be labelled. I'm just going to have to learn to deal with things myself and hope everything works out.
- SOCIETY: Why don't you tell us things anymore?
“Respond to every call
that excites your spirit.” —Rumi (via we-are-meant-to-thrive)
that excites your spirit.” —Rumi (via we-are-meant-to-thrive)
“The only thing more painful than being an active forgetter is to be an inert rememberer.”
—Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything Is Illuminated (via imfantasyparade)
