aahsokaatano:
llatimeria:
llatimeria:
having the ability to stop, slow down, and think “wait, is there any physical reasons I feel bad actually?” is probably one of the most important skills one can have as a mentally ill/neurodivergent person or really just as a human being existing in the world in general
I’d always felt like those “stop! are you hungry? have you had enough water? etc etc…” posts from a few years ago were helpful but sometimes condescending because I really didn’t realize how much some people with emotionally negligent parents just were not taught those skills. It can come off as dismissive to be like “you’re actually just hungry” when someone’s upset but … There are a nontrivial number of people in this world who cannot function normally when they’re hungry and don’t even realize that’s what’s causing it.
Anyways if you’re sad and reading this go have a snack. Even if you have a real problem beyond being hungry you’re not gonna solve it on an empty stomach anyway so just go have a snack. it won’t hurt
If you’re upset, ask yourself: is this caused by SHREK?
Sleepiness
Hormones
Restroom
Eating
Kidneys (dehydration)
Also, friendly reminder that if you can’t drink water for whatever reason, you aren’t a bad person and you should drink SOMETHING. Juice, milk, sports drinks, yes even coffee and energy drinks - there is water in those things and some water is better than no water!
If your options are drink nothing or drink a sugary soda - drink the soda. Dehydration is no joke, and, again some water from a different drink is better than no water at all.
(via psychopompsglomps)