TheComfortCorner | v.6

[leverage]

I am just so upset with the world around me.
I don't expect everything to be perfect. I don't expect everyone to be nice, nor do I think it's possible for it to be anything even resembling 'good'.
But the sheer number of close-minded people is astounding. The number of people who just cannot care the slightest bit about who their words are hurting it. The people who can't keep their mouths shut, instead making jokes of peoples pain and people's lives.
Only a few minutes ago I voiced in a polite manner that there's no reason to make so many transphobic jokes because their lives don't concern you, and the jokes that people are making are really hurting people. Within less than five minutes my inbox was bursting with death threats, transphobic remarks, and messages that I can't post here. Not one person was brave enough to stand with me.
I don't know what I expected. Apparently, to be an open-minded person is a sin in most parts of society. There's no such thing as acceptance or basic human decency.
It reminds me of a time when I was trying to walk to class, and there was a group of people gathering taking up most of the hallway. I said, 'excuse me' because that's a decent thing to do, and when one of the girls moved (though just slightly) I said thanks, like any decent person. And a girl in that group started loudly laughing and ridiculing me for saying thank you. Like, quite frankly, I don't care much what people think of me, nor am I about to care what someone like that has to say about me, but it makes me sad to know that people were laughing along with her. Is that how far down we've gone, that now you can be ridiculed for having basic decency, and everyone agrees with that?
I guess I'm just upset at where we are. That we as a society are so closed-minded. So bigoted. So xenophobic. So unwilling to accept anyone who is different. That somehow it's okay to say whatever you want about somebody- and the fact that so many people who are role models in society, such as celebrities, politicians, and so many others act that is way, so people grow up thinking it's perfectly normal and acceptable to be a complete jerk.
Please understand that I'm not saying everyone should have the exact some beliefs or political views or anything. I am always going to respect everyone's opinion, no matter if it disagrees with my own or now. But if you insult people because of their beliefs, if you insult people because of who they are just because you personally don't agree with it...you're the problem. You'd think we'd be above that sort of treatment as a society, but quite honestly it's getting worse every day. It's become more and more acceptable to be a complete jerk, to make someone feel like garbage. That's not okay.

[.headrush.]

I am just so upset with the world around me.
I don't expect everything to be perfect. I don't expect everyone to be nice, nor do I think it's possible for it to be anything even resembling 'good'.
But the sheer number of close-minded people is astounding. The number of people who just cannot care the slightest bit about who their words are hurting it. The people who can't keep their mouths shut, instead making jokes of peoples pain and people's lives.
Only a few minutes ago I voiced in a polite manner that there's no reason to make so many transphobic jokes because their lives don't concern you, and the jokes that people are making are really hurting people. Within less than five minutes my inbox was bursting with death threats, transphobic remarks, and messages that I can't post here. Not one person was brave enough to stand with me.
I don't know what I expected. Apparently, to be an open-minded person is a sin in most parts of society. There's no such thing as acceptance or basic human decency.
It reminds me of a time when I was trying to walk to class, and there was a group of people gathering taking up most of the hallway. I said, 'excuse me' because that's a decent thing to do, and when one of the girls moved (though just slightly) I said thanks, like any decent person. And a girl in that group started loudly laughing and ridiculing me for saying thank you. Like, quite frankly, I don't care much what people think of me, nor am I about to care what someone like that has to say about me, but it makes me sad to know that people were laughing along with her. Is that how far down we've gone, that now you can be ridiculed for having basic decency, and everyone agrees with that?
I guess I'm just upset at where we are. That we as a society are so closed-minded. So bigoted. So xenophobic. So unwilling to accept anyone who is different. That somehow it's okay to say whatever you want about somebody- and the fact that so many people who are role models in society, such as celebrities, politicians, and so many others act that is way, so people grow up thinking it's perfectly normal and acceptable to be a complete jerk.
Please understand that I'm not saying everyone should have the exact some beliefs or political views or anything. I am always going to respect everyone's opinion, no matter if it disagrees with my own or now. But if you insult people because of their beliefs, if you insult people because of who they are just because you personally don't agree with it...you're the problem. You'd think we'd be above that sort of treatment as a society, but quite honestly it's getting worse every day. It's become more and more acceptable to be a complete jerk, to make someone feel like garbage. That's not okay.

wow, Honestly made my day.

[Julia]

Okay, so my lymph glands have been swollen for at least a year and they have always been painless (except when I had a flu or a cold or anything). And there is another little lump behind my ear which has been swollen for at least three months and is slowly growing. And I have a real bad headache and I've been feeling dizzy very often lately.

I went to the doctor on Friday and she just said that they were really swollen and she is concerned and I'll get a blood test on Monday. And I'm so worried. I've been ignoring it for such a long time because I'm not in pain. And I'm sure my iron deficiency is because I'm a vegetarian. My blood work in February was fine though, but my inflammation score was high because I had a flu.

But swollen lymph glands which are not painful and iron deficiency is not a good combo. I'm just hoping it's a thyroid hyperfunction.

Sorry, just had to let that out. Because I never go to the doctors unless I have to and I'm so worried my leucocytes score might be low aswell and oh my. I wish they would hurt at least, because that's a sign that some infection is going on, but ohh well.

[- ; bonk!]

I'm really upset.
I had a dream that my bunny was still here. I woke up, took him out of his cage and cuddled him, let him run around for a bit and laughed at his little jumps and flips he'd do. then I'd go into the kitchen and cut the ends off a carrot (because we both hate those) and cut it in half, one half for him and one for me, and he crawled up on my shoulder and nudged myface and fell asleep like he always did after a play session.
then I woke up for real and went outside to get him. waited for the little thump of his feet and excited honking noise he'd always make when I came outside.
nothing.
nothing but his empty, torn open, bloodstained cage.

[aquamiao]

Ugh.

Blah.

My mental doctor said I have deppression
Im worried I might kill myself
I want to live
But I do feel depressed
Tons of homework every night.
When Im done with homework I always have more homework.
I cant keep up
Help.
I want to live a good life

[- ; bonk!]

Ugh.

Blah.

My mental doctor said I have deppression
Im worried I might kill myself
I want to live
But I do feel depressed
Tons of homework every night.
When Im done with homework I always have more homework.
I cant keep up
Help.
I want to live a good life

sending you a message right now!

[lisica,]

before I start I just want to point out everything has more or less died down, but I'm still really worried and anything can happen
so about six hours ago, me, my brother (s) and my cousin (c) took my dog skye a walk as we usually do. skye's an old dog, she'll be eight years old in a few weeks which is more than half her life (she's a border collie), so we've noticed her getting slower and losing her spring in her step. anyway that's not abnormal since we've noticed it the past year or so. anyway-
she was acting weird today. when my cousin c (who is 24 I should point out) arrived at our house, skye wasn't jumping up on her or anything but she was barking at coming up to c as if she wanted to jump but she couldn't. we didn't take much notice on it though and took her out straight away in c's car.
so we're about half an hour into the walk and we sit down for a break since it's such a nice day (the highest forecast 21 degrees), and skye started acting strange again. she would only reluctantly get her ball and I noticed her holding up either of her front paws. then she came closer to her, and s and c noticed her paw too. we called her closer and she rolled onto her side and screamed out in pain against Christy. me and s texted my mum and stepdad but neither of them got the messages.
after that skye kinda just stood up again (we decided to go home obviously) and acting almost normally but she was still favouring her paws and stopping for rests a lot. we took her to my other cousin (r) who is a vet, and she said she couldn't see anything but we should take her to the actual vet building where the equipment is just in case, but skye's not been as bad as she was at the park.
I think everything's fine now but I'm still so worried about my dog especially since she's getting old and I don't know what i'll do without her, no matter how cliché it sounds. right now she's sleeping downstairs but I'm so anxious it'll start again in the night.

I need a hug ;w; skye

[aurora❅lights]

My birthday is June 18th and literally everything is happening
that day. My best friend won't even be there because her
parents are making her go to her cousin's graduation hours
away, and when they come back it'll be around 10pm and
can't really be considered a sleepover at that point. Another
one of my amazing friends is sadly moving away, and she's
having her go-away party the day of my birthday. To top it
all off, my favorite summer festival of the year is also on my
birthday. I'm hardly looking forward to it now since it'll be a disaster.
I want to go to the festival but I have to see my friend one last time.
But I don't want to be sad for either of those things since it'll be, well,
my birthday. It's just- why. just why. This birthday was meant to be
the best and most important one yet, and it's all exploding in front
of me. *sigh* can I just please have a hug right now? >.<

[.bookbound.]

I feel insecure in basically any clothes, and I started crying yesterday in the dressing room at a store when I was trying on a dress. I thought I'd be excited to get new clothes but the entire experience sort of lowered my hopes of ever looking good.
I wear mostly nothing but t shirts that are too big and jeans or sweatpants, because I can't find clothes that fit me that I like anywhere. On occasion I look decent, but mostly the clothes just go to show how fat I am.

[Birchii]

The past year has been pretty rough. My uncle sadly decided to depart from this world to another at the end of last year, so the beginning of this one has been pretty difficult. I think the worst is over for now, but yesterday I was watching a movie and there was a funeral scene, and it got to me a little, which is a little odd to me since I'd watched movies since then and yesterday with them in and was fine. It's also his birthday next week and I know it's going to be hard to deal with.
Now, today, I've just learned that another uncle, who has been in and out if hospital for the past few years has now been taken off all his medication and stuff and is being made comfortable, so this year is just...
Life truly is cruel. Not only for them, but their families too, as they both have young kids and I don't know what we're all going to do...
I just needed to put my thoughts down and collect them.