Sadjapes - Japes

“If you can’t do anything about it, then let it go. Don’t be a prisoner to things you can’t change.”

— Tony Gaskins

"you need to let it go" that would be really cool, unfortunately I'll take it with me to the grave

“I don’t hold on to anything anymore. Pain comes at me and I take it, chew it for a few minutes, and spit it back out. It’s just not my thing anymore.”

— Dave Eggers, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

If you are fighting battles every day that others don't see or understand, I see you and I'm rooting for you 💕

Somehow, I have to let go of the past when I'm not having memory issues.

if you *really* want to try and understand psychosis, I always offer the experience of dreaming.

Almost everyone on the planet dreams, and I find it to be a perfect comparison for psychosis... Anything can happen in a dream and you don't question it. This is your reality. If you're suddenly an astronaut, you don't typically question it. If there's suddenly a dragon, you don't typically question it. A monster can crawl out of the bushes or a stranger can appear in your house. Anyone can be someone they're not. Danger can come from anywhere. A pleasant dream can easily become a nightmare.

The only difference is that you wake up in the morning and it's over. And most people don't judge you for it. When you "wake up" from psychosis, there's often shame and people judge you.

More Jake I dug up. More quarter angles. It just happens that way. I'm perpetually trying to draw a nice icon but I always end up failing.

“Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.”

— Samuel J. Hurwitt