I always hate it when people are all “so do you go to school, or are
you working, or” and I either have to
make up some lie, or
eventually get
around to “I am not working because of depression/anxiety,” and
subsequently have to deal with whatever bullshit-riddled and completely
unsolicited opinions on mental illness this stranger feels obligated to
share with me.
So my therapist was like, “You don’t have to do either.
You can just say you haven’t worked in a while because you’re recovering
from an illness.”
I tried it when the home inspector was here today, and it fucking worked.
He was like, “oh, I’m sorry, are you doing better now,” and I’m like
yeah, and don’t worry, it’s not contagious, awkward laugh, and we moved
on.
MY THERAPIST. IS A GENIUS. Because it is an
illness, so it’s not a lie to say that, and it’s also none of his
business to know specifically what it is, and I clearly don’t want to
give more details, so we should move on from this topic. MYTHERAPIST IS A GODDAMN GENIUS.
Dude I needed this. I never know what to say when people ask if I work because I’m severely disabled and don’t work.
REBLOG TO SAVE A LIFE HOLY SHIT
To add, this works on job interviews too. I once had to answer the ‘so whats up with this gap of 8 months in your resume where you were unemployed?” and I just said I had suffered an illness and I needed time to recover.
It’s easy enough, not a lie, and puts them on edge enough that they usually don’t go digging.
i had a dream that the latest meme was attributing all human achievement to a little league baseball team. like “wow, the pyramids of giza are stunning! those boys sure are talented, building pyramids to raise money for their trip to regionals!”
“its really incredible that the redhawks synthesized penicillin and invented vaccination. not as incredible as their 12-2 season record, though!”
I don’t have many walk cycles under my belt yet. They are a bit rough but I aim to improve! Even so, I still hope some of my fellow Night in the Woods fans find enjoyment in this one!
As a side note I recently added a ko fi button to my tumblr page! I kinda just thought it was cute XD but I do drink a decent amount of coffee. If you guys like my work and wanna help fuel my late nights there she is!
If anyone has not seen this yet, Mark added this to the Updatevideo’s description. Donate what you can if you can. If not tell others about the GoFundMe page. It looks brand new.
Here is a link to the Miranda’s GoFundMe page: (x)
Please consider donating if you are able to help the family~