I’m gunna need all the cis white film bros to to stop trying to be heath ledgers joker. Heath died because he had a chronic insomnia problem and overdosed on sleeping pills by accident. He was not driven “insane” by his role of the joker. The film crew on set confirmed he joked around with them during breaks and after wrapping and did not take the joker home with him. You are not edgy or a good actor by acting like the character of the joker caused you to go “insane” and you’re literally throwing mud back in the face of a good actor who had a tragic accident. In conclusion, shut the fuck up.
1. Notice when you are slipping into negative, absolutist ways of thinking where you think the worst of yourself, your life and your future.
2. Recognise that these are habitual ways of thinking. It’s what you always think when you start to feel bad.
3. Be aware of triggers. Often certain people and situations trigger painful, negative self-destructive thoughts. Try and distance yourself from these, or completely avoid them, if you possibly can.
4. Deliberately look for the counter arguments. For example, when have things been a bit better, when have you done something right, when has someone been kind and understanding?
5. Visualise positive things that make you happy, such as curling up with a book in bed, listening to your favourite music, and so on. Often changing our thinking to things that make us happy changes our negative feelings and thoughts.
6. Get into the habit of building yourself up, so you notice and affirm your successes, strengths, good intentions and positive traits.
