drewbear | Aug. 18th, 2008

ginmar posted this list of "Alternate Rebellion" that was given to her at a support group for women at the VA. It's basically this list from DBT Self Help and is disturbingly passive-agressive or outright pointless. Even the "active" ones are pretty useless since they're so vague. Shit like "Wallow in creativity", "Get a butterfly tattoo" (!), and "Kiss your dog on the lips".

So I decided to come up with some REAL ways to constructively rebel.

Be angry. Focus and use that anger against those who've caused it instead of whoever is closest at the time.
Be uncomfortable. Rebellion begins in the head and the heart.
Be honest with yourself.
Don't back down.
Call people out on their shit.
Think before doing.
Challenge yourself and others to be more than they are.
Pay attention to how people say things as much as what they say.
Don't be afraid to help if you can.
Don't be afraid to say "no" if you can't.
Don't be afraid to say "no", period.
Find a goal and work towards it.
Ignore people who say that you can't do it.