unusual, tragic & alive

2010-11-10

i love this stuff so much. mental illnesses are so interesting. i’m so excited to take cognitive psych next quarter

The Stages of Schizophrenia

A 20th-century artist, Louis Wain, who was fascinated by cats, painted these pictures over a period of time in which he developed schizophrenia. The pictures mark progressive stages in the illness and exemplify what it does to the victim’s perception.

via Kurt White

2010-11-10

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I’ve fallen into a depression lately - not emotionally persay, but I feel like my ability to open up to people has peaked over the past two years. I used to be so ready to say anything, without caring how it affected me, but recently I’ve become so protective of myself, not because I’m afraid of getting hurt by others, but because I might make myself look bad. It’s disgusting. I never used to be so self-absorbed. It’s like in every situation, I’m wearing a mask…not just one mask, in fact, but many masks; masks to hide masks between people - to hide certain sides of myself from those who disapprove where others don’t. I try so hard to win the approval of everyone. Why? Fucked if I know.” -Alex Gaskarth

this has been me these past couple of weeks. it needs to change.

2010-11-09

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first time i come back to tumblr in months, my dash is filled with hp

and i love it.

no words will ever describe how much i love harry potter. it makes me so sad that there’re only two more “new” hp related things to come before it’s all over. so i plan to make the most of them. it’s funny how when i was younger being a harry potter fan wasn’t “cool.” well, as long as it’s socially acceptable now, bring it on.

2010-11-09

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