Erin 🖤

Do you have a medical problem or is it just you are female and probably overreacting?

*Medical professionals everywhere.

I'm re-listening to one of my favorite old school You're Wrong About episodes 'Yoko Ono Broke up The Beatles'... Which in my opinion could also be called 'Yoko Ono is literally just a human can we please stop romanticizing The Beatles, John Lennon, & the 1960s? Ok thanks! Bye.'

I woke up with a bunch of ideas in my head so I've been writing all day. I'm hoping the combination of limiting my news consumption & 5 weeks on a new antidepressant is finally helping. I don't want to get too excited about having a brain that doesn't feel like it's drowning in quicksand but 🤞🤞🤞

Like, somehow Donald Trump is the height of masculinity but I, as a 41 year old unmarried childless woman should just KMS because what have I even been doing this whole time?? I'm really trying to improve what I can because I know I deserve some semblance of a decent life, but things are bleak...

It seems like my options are: seemingly defy the laws of aging like Jennifer Lopez or embrace that I'm over the hill & start buying the yogurt that helps you poop. How is it 2026 & these are still the only options for women over 40?? I'd say I can't believe it but I can.

Because what's the point? If I get a different job it will be just as bad, if not worse. Anyway, I feel like I'm reaching a point where my lack of future planning & my body dysmorphia are going to collide. Now that I'm in my 40s, I am seeing the 'options' for woman of this age & it's grim.

The way it shows up for me is feeling hopelessness so severe that I truly believe things can never get better. I am paralyzed by this feeling. My brain won't allow me to make any efforts to improve any aspect of my life. Even if I know it's toxic & will never improve (e.g. my current dead end job)

Probably because I never really considered what it would feel like to get this old. One of the parts of cptsd that people don't really talk about is foreshortened future. It's the feeling that any safety or stability won't last so there is no point in planning for the future.

I'm starting to see the inevitable manifestations of my body aging. As someone who has always had body image issues, the potential of what my brain will make of this experience is terrifying. I guess it's something I never thought too hard about until now. 🧵

Hopefully it never does. I'd like to believe it's what will keep me from becoming Ryan Murphy à la 2026

Waiting for the day that my love of all things musical & theatre reconciles with my inner 12 year old boy who can't help but laugh at corny shit

If you are struggling with how awful the world is, try limiting your access to news & random people's opinions about it. It's not revelatory advice, but it works. I've decided to keep posting for now but I'm only looking at content from the people I follow

a cartoon of spongebob wearing a spongebob hat with an anchor on it Alt: Spongebob mocking gif

This is what I think of when I see shit like this

Screenshot of a 1 start review of a shampoo. Text reads: Fragrance allergies Lorenzo 5 months ago Fragrances are carcinogenic neurotoxins. Fragrance can cause asthma attacks, anaphylaxis, rashes, brain fog and more. Over 1/3 of the pipulation are allergic to fragrances now. Some of the,other ingedients are shady.I'll shop at my health food store

I have a neurological condition that is exacerbated by certain fragrances so I want to say, from the bottom of my heart: Fuck off with this RFK Jr bullshit. It's shampoo. If you don't want to use it, don't use it. But you sound like Alex Jones with this dumb ass carcinogenic neurotoxin bullshit

I'm listening to a podcast about the history of sexting & is it bad that I forgot sexting was even a thing?? - me, a neurodivergent aspec who gets bored easily & hasn't had a crush on anyone since 2018

I'm already anticipating the right wing true crime assholes yelling at me for insinuating that a serial killer may have been fucked up because of reasons more complex than just being born a monster. I can't wait to be called stupid again...💁‍♀️

a blonde woman is sitting in a kitchen with the words `` sure , jan. '' written on the screen . Alt: Brady Bunch "Sure Jan" gif

People who think like Timothee Chalamet are part of the reason I left theatre. White men need to stop believing that higher beings chose them for shit that doesn't even matter. God wants you to win a meaningless hunk of metal & was also totally fine with USAID being shut down

Generally, people who choose to pursue careers in the arts do so because they love it, not because they're trying to get rich. You make huge sacrifices when you chose to work full-time as an artist. Personally, I was never desperate to get famous, win awards, or date a Kardashian. That's hack shit

that thing when the bad boy is “bad” bc he is socially inept

It annoys me when people brag about having given birth to 4 kids & have a flat stomach. 👍 I've never given birth & my stomach is still not flat

"This is fine" meme except it is a flame with arms, legs and a face sitting in a chair saying "this is fine" & is surrounded by a kitchen full of dogs. Text at the top reads: me in full on sensory overload surrounded by neurotypicals who have no idea how to help

You're allowed to think affirmations like "you are enough" are corny. However, I'd argue that maybe they're not meant for you. Some of us grew up believing that love was conditional & had to be earned. If you didn't experience this as a kid, I'm glad, but please don't invalidate those of us who did

“How do you know if an introvert likes you?”

They'll answer your calls.

& of course, as we all know, when you tell your family you're trans they automatically love & affirm you & absolutely don't become some the loudest terfs on the planet 🙄

The first rule of burning down the patriarchy is to never use other women for kindling.

It. Doesn't. Mean. Anything.

Virginity is literally a social construct but the number of seemingly progressive secular people who place value & meaning on it is staggering

People who claim they support queer people but then make jokes about virgins & people who don't have sex... We all see you. We all hear you. Some of us care. Do better