cptsdwillgraham:

some people recover in that they no longer experience anything they consider to be symptomatic of mental illness, either with or without conventional treatment

some people recover in that they still experience symptoms but no longer feel that they significantly impact their lives in a negative way

some people recover in that their symptoms are still difficult or unpleasant, but they have found ways to manage or accommodate them in day to day life, and feel content and fulfilled

recovery is not a given or a necessity but it is also not impossible

friendlytroll:

biggest-gaudiest-patronuses:

pervocracy:

Fun statistical fact: Cows are about 300 times more likely to kill you than coyotes.

Minor sidenote to statistical fact: If it was common for people to keep several hundred coyotes on their property and routinely chase them into a corral and handle them, this statistic would be different.

this is a great summary of ‘conditional probability’, a statistical property many people grapple with 

…I feel like this post just made me realize that both coconut trees and vending machines, items often quoted in wacky death statistics, are both things that people shake vigorously often