lupineskyes:

pornosophical:

castielsteenwolf:

yourspookyginger:

my anxiety has a loophole that if somebody is else is equally or more uncomfortable I develop the sudden ability to Do The Thing

i cant go and ask for more ketchup for myself but if my friend wants more ketchup im out of my seat in a second

anxiety is a mechanism your brain uses to defend yourself. acting on behalf of another person can bypass all that bio-circuitry, occupying your awareness with empathy instead of your own overwhelming emotions–at least for a moment

it’s not a tenable solution by any stretch, but it can be useful

That’s rather sweet of the sub-conscious brain. That it will bypass any personal problems in order to help a friend.
Makes you believe that people can be inherently good after all.