Comedown
Navigating Mental Struggles: Ashley Ninelives' Powerful Reflection
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Looks like I'll be okay
Expressing optimism about the future.
I'll find me a perfect man someday
Hopeful about finding an ideal partner eventually.
But until that point, I think I'll be just fine
Finding contentment in the present until the perfect man is found.
Guess I'll just improvise but I won't cut back or compromise
Commitment to personal principles without compromise.
If you want these pills to fix me
Questioning the efficacy of medication and its role in personal improvement.
Make up your fucking mind if you want me to
Challenging someone to make a decision regarding the relationship.
Try 'em out for your attention
Suggesting trying pills for attention.
Try 'em out for the next convention
Mentioning trying pills for societal expectations or norms.
Try out the plans you promise always end up fine
Sarcastically referencing unfulfilled promises and plans.
Save us all the extra tension
Advocating for avoiding unnecessary tension in relationships.
Save me an intervention
Humorously declining an intervention due to time constraints.
I'd love to stay and listen but I just don't have the time
Expressing lack of time to engage in lengthy discussions.
It's really fucking tiring
Conveying frustration with delays and setbacks.
To keep getting put on delay
Continuing frustration with being put on hold.
But you won't be retiring
Refuting the idea of retiring due to financial opportunities.
There's more money to be made
Highlighting the pursuit of financial gain.
I'm running out of options to control my mental health
Expressing frustration with limited options for mental health control.
'Cause the doctors won't listen and the pills don't help
Critiquing the medical system's failure to address mental health issues effectively.
I struggle to explain how I don't feel well
Struggling to communicate mental health struggles to medical professionals.
And they never hear me out
Feeling unheard by doctors.
There's not much incentive to fix my brain
Highlighting a lack of motivation for doctors to address mental health issues.
They just drag it out for the monetary gain
Criticizing the prolonged treatment for financial gain.
They don't care if I'm dying or I go insane
Emphasizing the indifference of medical professionals to the patient's well-being.
It's all the same to them
Asserting a lack of concern for the individual by medical practitioners.
This isn't reality, it's all just a game
Rejecting the perceived reality as a mere game.
I'm not a human being, I'm just a damaged brain
Dehumanizing oneself, attributing identity to a damaged brain.
If I'm using psychotropics, it's not for their perks
Clarifying the motivation behind using psychotropic medications.
It's not because I want the high, I just want something that works
Desiring effective treatment rather than seeking a high.
You can take it for the entertainment
Listing various reasons people may use psychotropics.
You can take it for the energy
Highlighting the diverse purposes of psychotropic use.
You can take it for personal enjoyment
Stating that personal enjoyment is a valid reason for psychotropic use.
But don't take it from me
Asserting the speaker's right to make their own choices.
Take a minute to ask yourself where you put your empathy
Encouraging self-reflection on empathy and its placement.
Is it in your candy basket or behind your framed degree
Raising questions about the sincerity of empathy in different aspects of life.
Is it in your summer home your cottage by the bay
Questioning the authenticity of empathy in various settings.
Is it in your Cadillac you paid for with my co-pays
Pointing out the financial aspect of medical care.
You ignored my name, criticized my they/them/their
Addressing issues related to personal identity and pronoun usage.
So fuck your bloated salary and fuck your bleached white hair
Expressing frustration with perceived societal norms and appearance.
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