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@bisquid i think the keyword is ‘controlled environment.’ it’s less so about the actual action of punching and about choosing how to do it.

if you let yourself impulsively punch a pillow whenever you feel angry, the anger is controlling you. but if you choose to go to an environment like a gym to exercise or use a punching bag, you are using agency over your anger to redirect it. you are creating a time and place to work through your anger, rather than just saying ‘let me deal with this here and now’

also, if youre punching a pillow it’s much more likely to feel ‘domestic’ than if you leave and go to a gym or place intended for that action. your family, friends, roommates- they can all witness the pillow punching and feel the meaning behind it as anger towards an ‘innocent’ rather than something intended to be used to release anger in a healthy way

No matter how angry or upset you are, displays of physical aggression are off limits.

The restaurant server forgot your order so now you won't have time to eat before the end of your lunch break? That's inconvenient and frustrating, but doesn't call for slamming your fist on the table or other displays of physical aggression. Find a different way to problem solve.

Your roommate forgot to do the dishes again so now you don't have clean dishes to eat a meal after working a double shift? Again that is frustrating and inconvenient, but certainly doesn't call for slamming doors or other displays of physical aggression. Find a different way to problem solve.

First of all, you never know who has PTSD, and PTSD is far more common than you might think. Even if you think you know someone very well you can never know if there's a part of their past they never share with anyone.

Second of all, the reason that as a society we are trying to move away from physical violence as a method of problem solving is that physical violence for problem solving is inherently unequal. It adds to the marginalization and oppression of disabled people, elderly people, children, people just naturally smaller in stature and frame, survivors of domestic violence, and anyone else who is at a disadvantage in physical altercations. This includes displays of physical aggression, like punching a wall, slamming your fist, raising your voice, or slamming doors.

If you're someone naturally smaller in frame and stature, or a child, or elderly, or physically disabled, and someone larger and more physically fit than you is doing displays of aggression such as shouting or slamming doors, it can be very frightening and possibly trigger a panic attack especially if you have PTSD.

But regardless of someone's size and physical capabilities, it's always possible to bring up traumatic memories that trigger a panic attack if you resort to physical displays of aggression, making it never okay.

Unless someone is genuinely making you feel unsafe, such as someone stalking or harassing you or potentially about to attack you, then you have absolutely nothing worthwhile to gain from making someone intimidated/afraid.

Find a better way to express your feelings and solve your problems.

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lately my kids have been playing Baby Knife, which consists of somebody acting as a baby with knife hands chasing people while going "baby knife baby knife" over and over. is this a thing or are they just insane

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this site's userbase is so sex positive that it circles back to being aphobic sometimes.

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Another one for those of us who have 5000 OCs. Name an OC who…

…you share a hobby with.

…has helped you with one of your own insecurities.

…sleeps with a stuffed animal.

…has a phobia.

…tends to get too absorbed in their activities.

…cries easily.

…has a physical disability.

…has a mental disability.

…collects something.

…has a unique fashion sense.

…doesn't outwardly show much emotion.

…has a certain accessory they always wear.

…has a different native language than you.

…is afraid of their own shadow.

…is pretty much fearless.

…has a comfort food.

…is seen as childish by their peers.

…nobody ever believes.

…misses somebody badly.

…is good at fixing things.

…has changed a lot from their original design.

…you made up a long time ago.

…tends to hog up a lot of space in your brain.

…has a lot of energy.

…isn't human.

…grew up in a different country from you.

…has changed so much in appearance that somebody who knew them years ago might not recognize them now.

…has a lot of trauma, even compared to the rest of your OCs.

…is grieving.

…wouldn't kill a mosquito (or similarly bothersome bug).

(pro tip: be sure to send an ask to the person you reblog this from!)

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ive decided to become a Lawful Good edgelord abt driving a car. *looks broodily away from you* what's wrong...? no, you wouldn't understand. I've been burdened with a great and terrible power. a lethal metal machine that obeys my every whim but which whispers dark things to me...tempting me to move ever faster, to grow careless in my movements... I've seen this power corrupt many others. my father. my great-aunt veronica. I've seen them neglect the wisdom of the turn signal. I've seen them text while driving. every day I must remain vigilant lest I become over-used to this dark power......

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PSA: AO3 HAS BEEN INFECTED WITH AI BOT COMMENTS.

Have you seen one of these dipshits? If you post regularly on ao3, chances are YES, but more likely you didn't notice nor suspect it was a bot. Sometimes they start off nice, or even praise you before getting nasty out of nowhere, like so:

But much like Grok, their newest obsession is nazism.

I don't know where they come from, or what purpose this could possibly serve other than suicidebaiting random people in the internet, I guess; but apparently they've started parroting names from real users to send these comments and shifting their general length to go by undetected. Maybe those are scrappers trying to train 'reviewbots' to be sold as part of some scam service promising to give feedback for newbie writers, who the fuck knows.

Here are more examples of the tone and backhanded compliments you can find in these:

If you regularly post on AO3 or interact with writers in it, please pass this along so they don't feel insane receiving bombs in their inbox. This is ridiculous.

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my safe clothing items that I wear day in day out for years and years should never break or rip or wear down. the power of friendship should stop that kind of thing

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AI industry groups are urging an appeals court to block what they say is the largest copyright class action ever certified. They’ve warned that a single lawsuit raised by three authors over Anthropic’s AI training now threatens to “financially ruin” the entire AI industry if up to 7 million claimants end up joining the litigation and forcing a settlement.

well…darn

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It's weird this blew up i just wanted to ask my followers... it's not my graphic... if you're the creator I'm sorry and please identify yourself

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does anyone else fall into that weird cptsd state of being where in a very direly stressful situation you’re the one with a cool head who’s able to calm everyone down and act rationally but on a day to day basis im like anxiously scared for my life for no reason. just shaking like a chihuahua

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i have this awesome skincare routine called picking at my face till it bleeds. its great because it makes my skin way worse in every way and also it hurts

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take my hand 🫴 let's write self-indulgent fanfic together forever