I'd never be able to survive (financially) without a roommate, but damn, I wish it was possible.
The fact that a government agency has such a stranglehold over the finances of the people who require its services is nuts. A person shouldn't have to choose between love/relationship and financial support/stability.
If love isn't possible for me, why am I even bothering to push forward with my life and transition?!
@Kaysymmetry Because life *is* possible? Maybe?
🫂 Cognitive distortions suck so much.
I get ensnared by a few of these during downcycles - all-or-nothing thinking, disqualifying the positive, mental filtering (selective intake), jumping to conclusions, catastrophizing, labelling, personalization...
These are patterns of thought that we use to wound ourselves, but *because* they're patterns, it takes time and behavioural retraining to disrupt them.
🫂 Your brain isn't being kind to you right now, Kay. Hold on.
