I'm so sorry. :( I have the same problem with turning negative feelings inward, I think it's sometimes a natural thing to do when the people caring for you are doing terrible things, but you HAVE to rely on them, and so you can't lash out at them with the anger they really do deserve. The anger has to go some place,…

I don't want to suggest pointless things that won't help, but certain things helped me, and if you aren't interested it isn't like you're forced to read this comment. :) Exercise did help me sometimes, also, but it didn't always. Petting, hugging, and grooming my pets frequently helped. I'm a huge believer in art…

I hope you realize that you aren't a worthless human being, and that you only feel that way because of the depression you're in. If you can acknowledge that your depression is making you see reality as worse than it is (and making you blame yourself for things that aren't your fault), even if it doesn't help the…

This is so incredibly true. A lot of people don't like to talk about mental illness in general, and certainly don't want to imagine that one of their loved ones is capable of this sort of behavior. But even when they do fact the reality, it is so, so hard to get help for an adult who refuses to cooperate. I have had…

I don't think you can compare those two things at all. Yes, a Muslim woman in Europe might be the victim of a violent crime, but that violent crime would be the act of a criminal- it wouldn't be the fucking government having her flogged for giving someone a tiny kiss in public. I hope you can understand the difference…

Thank you! Thinking about it, it would be nice to look back on the work my favorite artists did when they were just starting to develop their style. There's one particular ceramic piece that I've remade for four semesters now, and looking back on my progress, I've imporved so much. But some people wanted to buy the…

Thank you! And I like the idea of my old teacher being my agent, but I think there's a small chance he's the one who wants to buy it, just to do something kind for me. Although I think he'd be more straightforward than that. :/

Also, it's THIRTY AMERICAN DOLLARS?!?

This makes me miss Regretsy so much . :(

It sounds like you're doing more than "good enough," and I'd say your accomplishments are something anyone should be proud of. :)

Just typing that last line sort of makes me feel pretentious, like I think I have such a great artistic reputation that I've got to protect. But I feel like even people who aren't so great need to have standards and pride in their work. :/

This is an awkward situation for me, and I've asked some friends on Facebook about it but didn't get many answers. I'm an adult college student, working on getting my associate's degree and majoring in fine arts. One of my teachers from several semesters ago was nice enough to take photos of some of my artwork for me,…

It's disgusting. And they apparently trust this guy sooooo much that if he'd said their beagle had to be put down (I could go into what kind of pet owner lets their dog get into ibuprofen, but why bother?), I'm sure they would've went along with it if he said there was some reason or other why it couldn't be there.…

"Raise a fuss"? What kind of asshole thing is that to say about this whole disgusting situation? Do you think going to authorities about a dog being tortured is "raising a fuss"? Would you think it was "raising a fuss" if it was your precious beagle that ended up in a filthy cage, having it's blood drained? I think…

Agreed. I've never had to have a pet euthanized, but I found a stray cat in bad shape, took him in to see if anything could be done, and ended up having to have him euthanized since there was nothing they could do for him. I stayed there with him, petting his head as they did it; even though it was at my regular vet,…

That was my first thought... if a friend of mine posted a picture with that expression on their face, I'd have to call them to make sure they were okay. Maybe that's just his face relaxed, with no expression, but it really seems like he's miserable.

It's so insulting when people assume that the only reason any woman wears makeup is to attract a man. It's so insulting to me to have someone explain that men don't like it when women wear (insert whatever offensive color I wore that day here). Like I'm going to start scrubbing the purple lipstick off my mouth before…

I wish more men felt free to wear makeup... even without getting into "color cosmetics," stuff like concealer and tinted moisturizer can make such a huge difference.

I agree about the foundation thing. I work in cosmetics retail, and it makes me so happy to find the perfect shade of foundation for someone who was wearing something totally off from their actual skin tone. I come across so many women who have, for example, pinkish skin tones, so they're slapping on yellowish…

Such a ladylike and polite unicorn fart. She is more refined than most. :)