a good thing to do for your friends with anxiety disorders: if you have a question you need to ask them or something you need to tell them, explain the subject of the question/the statement in the same message as your opening one!
so basically: instead of saying “can i ask you a question?” and sending just that (which, as a person with an anxiety disorder, makes my anxiety go into hyperdrive) go “can i ask you a question about ___?”
it’s a little thing but honestly few things make me anxious like “i have a question for you” or “there’s something i need to tell you” without immediate explanation. thanks!
“call me, nothing is wrong, just wanna talk on the phone” would be so much better than “Call me.”
Actually please to all of this please.
YES PLEASE.
MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE!!!! Any time someone says “we need to talk,” “call me,” “can I ask you a question,” it’s like my stomach drops out my shoes and I begin to panic and sweat.
this is so important!
also please please please don’t tell me we need to talk but later and refuse to tell me what it’s about (my dad did that all the time and it really fucks me up)
If you do need to have a serious talk, many anxious folks benefit from advance warning, to get their thoughts together and so they don’t feel cornered by a sudden subject change. Something like “Hey, ___ has been on my mind a lot and I feel like we need to talk about it soon. Could we take some time for that (later today) (this weekend) (after work) (when we’re not busy)?”
Reminding them that you care about them and specifying it if you aren’t mad or anything like that is important before you end the interaction, or an anxious person might jump to conclusions and feel bad unnecessarily.
If you ARE mad at them or feeling something negative, be honest and upfront about it but try not to say anything you don’t mean. Many people with anxiety do not react well to things like overblown threats or ultimatums made in the heat of the moment. It might be very hard for them to move past that and trust you in the future.
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Police are claiming that Sandra took the trash bag out and tied it to the partition on her shower, and then used it to hang herself with.
Problems with this explanation:
Trash bags/cans are not allowed in jail cells because any lose items are considered a danger to the inmates. If it’s not bolted down to the floor, it’s basically not allowed in a cell
If the police are right and the picture was “taken right after the body was found with no changes made to the scene” then why did they replace the trash bag?
The bag she allegedly used was a “black industrial sized” trash bag, which was not only unlike the white one shown above, but it wouldn’t have been strong enough to hold up her body
The partition she “hung herself” from is shorter than her. Sandra was a little over 6 ft, and the partition was about 5 ft.
There were no lacerations or bruises on her neck consistent with a hanging.
“Come on, he’s just a fucking nigger! What do you care?” said Officer Wilson after having ripped the man’s eye out, according to Pisciotta’s testimony.
Is there anything that i gotta to explain? Is there any excuse for this cop? - No. Definitely. That’s fucked up. This is an obvious case of police brutality and racism. It’s a shame that motherfucker go unpunished. All his friends in blue always bout to cover each other. This is how our system of law enforcement works. We can draw attention to this case, the only way it is hoped that this monster will get their just deserts.
I have been here, multiple times!
By referring to the order as a “Little Rosa”, you don’t have to make as big a deal out of the fact that you’re seeking help.
And believe it or not, it gets better. Rosa’s also gives out sweatshirts to the homeless (or sells them to the general public) that has information on local soup kitchens and even computer training in the area, on an insert sewn inside the sweatshirt.
