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Adjustments and Manipulation Augusta, GA | PeachCare Family Chiropractic
Chiropractic adjustments and manipulation are at the core of our holistic approach at PeachCare Family Chiropractic. These hands-on techniques are designed to restore proper alignment, reduce pain, and improve overall well-being. Our approach to adjustments and manipulation involves skilled and precise techniques from our experienced chiropractor, Dr. P. Scott Holder. These methods aim to correct misalignments, relieve discomfort, and promote the body’s natural healing processes.
#Adjustments and Manipulation#Back Pain#Neck Pain#Headaches#Joint Discomfort#Muscle Tension#Posture Correction#Pain Relief#Improved Range of Motion#Enhanced Mobility#Holistic Healing#Non-Invasive Treatment#Personalized Care#Tailored Treatment Plan#Precise Chiropractic Adjustments#Hands-On Manipulation Techniques#Post-Treatment Assessment
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Hi hello 👋🏼 hope everyone's doing well!! Been MIA but life is really living rn if you know what I mean lol. I miss sims though I hope I can get back into things soon!! I need to update all my mods still though ahhhh
#nonsims#work has been wild recently#my apprenticeship hours are almost complete i have like 60 left out of 2000!!#and then i need to take the bcba exam#but they already have me basically doing all the duties of a bcba#like im literally overseeing three different clients treatment plans#and have another in assessment whos almost ready to start treatment#its exciting but im so tired bw work and studying for the exam#been playing coral island one day at a time to relax lol#but i hope to clme back soon!!#still lurking and liking posts when i get a chance 😊#kasey talks#dl
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We don’t need to pit therapy and better social support (higher wages, universal basic income, etc) against each other. We should want both.
Like, I think UBI would solve a lot of problems, and also I think therapy should be more accessible for more people. These are not mutually exclusive, and neither is a solution for the other - therapy can’t solve poverty, and better social support will not eliminate the need for mental health support.
#I don't think anyone has come out and said this directly#but it seems vaguely implied by a lot of posts about how therapy won't solve x problem#like you are correct that it won't#and people suggesting therapy as a solution to poverty and such is silly#but I see more people saying that therapy isn't a solution to problems than I see people saying it will cure your poverty or whatever#so after a while it starts to make me like#worried people are going to turn this into an excuse to reduce healthcare's already abysmal insurance coverage for therapy#anyway bad therapists are bad and there are many many reasons why someone wouldn't want to see a therapist#I avoided therapists for years after a bad experience#but I have one now who is really helpful and I'm grateful for them!#getting actual eating disorder treatment after years of quasi-recovery#also potentially an adhd assessment
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There's a habitual focus on person's last words.
But a much more relevant question is what are the last comforts and joys that can be squeezed in before an oncoming death
In hospital, it's things that healthy people don't seem to notice much
A flannel wash with really hot water, feels so much better than just a functional wash. It reminds you of hot baths and hot pools.
The taste of a sweet lolly you can suck on without worrying about choking or getting nauseous
The drop of water to wet your tongue, even when you can't drink safely
The feeling of the morphine or midazolam kicking in, and easing the breathlessness
Being repositioned in a way that helps the ache in your back
Your favourite people just being there, listening to them talk and laugh with each other while you rest
The cool cloth and ice block and fan until the fever comes down
Knowing that there's someone there who will come to you
#Death#Death and dying#Nurblr#It was a pretty death filled 24 hours on the shift#Including a sudden death right as my shift finished#I took the palliative patient today because my teammate took the other one yesterday and he wasn't up for it today#And it was fine and routine#But also coming home it hit me again#Those moments that really affect me are just when it strikes me how much it matters#Nothing else matters. All the knowledge and skills and assessments and treatments and interventions#Nothing I do will ever be as important as the fact that I made sure to use the good hot water#And just#Idk#It gets to me#I'm glad it means I'm glad I did what I could for him and for that family#The only goal was to keep him going until the family came in from overseas and we got that#And a hot wash which reminded him of visiting the hot pools#Medical cw#My posts#My life
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https://goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/nhs-cyp-guidance/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaadkVMoRUHpcFptnjlifnc1xJ0i7YGVi78tfv2vEXVaVIQDPTEp1-ozNcY_aem_AfqNP9xEERFn6GRCZCIP7B2RriLi8ZN7pVAFzmNwdvqIXW0nmc1mTe5Hq0UV3xC6VPWdYe1x64wHk7O6-HPOhIdf
Please share, tag someone who could bring this to a lot of people, and post to other platforms. Not originally mine, idk who is the source of the screenshots.
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In thick white text on black background-> NHS ENGLAND ARE PLANNING A HONEYPOT WHERE THEY SEND ALL KIDS ON GIDS WAITLIST TO CAHMS TO HAVE THEM BE ASKED IF THEY ARE TAKING BLOCKERS/HRT VIA PRIVATE OR DIY ROUTES
Text is broken and in the middle is an excerpt from a leaked nhs document-> a) For medication sourced directly (e.g via the internet), explain the increased risks of harm due to the unregulated nature of these medicines/products. These may include the use of counterfeit chemicals, unsafe/unknown ancilliary ingredients or variability of potency etc. More information can be found here (link to nhs website). // b) Do not initiate or continue prescribing puberty surpressing hormones or gender affirming hormones. The General Medical Council's guidance to medical professionals on 'bridging prescriptions (a course of endocrine intervention managed by a healthcare professional outside of the specialised gender service while an individual is waiting to be seen) does not apply to care offered to young people under 18 years of age. // c) If the child/young person or their carer disregards your advice and you consider that this puts the child/young person at increased risk, then a safeguarding referral might also be appropriate in line with standard safeguarding approaches. Discuss with your line manager and your organization's safeguarding team.
Thick white text on black background continues-> ANY WHO SAYS YES AND DO NOT DESIST FROM DOING SO WILL BE THREATENED WITH SAFEGUARDING REFERRAL (TAKEN INTO STATE CARE)
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In black text on white background, from the news article linked above-> It seems to us - and to those inside the NHS who have leaked the document to us - that what purports to be an "assessment" in fact an exercise in bringing very significant pressure to bear on trans youth and their families to cease private treatment, backed up with a threat of a safeguarding referral to social services if they do not. // We are concerned about what appears to be a misleading exercise in gathering data on which trans youth are obtaining private treatment from abroad, for the purposes of seeking to cause or compel them to stop treatment.
In the same thick white text on black background as previous image-> So an internal NHS document has been leaked basically asking trans kids on excruciatingly ling waiting lists to come to a 'mental health assessment' where the NHS will harvest their personal information & threaten their families with a social services referral if they're found to be on private blockers/hormones & refuse to come off them. // This country is for dogs i swear.
#trans pride#transblr#trans safety#trans tips#trans uk#uk trans#uk#england#trans ftm#trans mtf#trans nonbinary#trans man#trans woman#trans male#trans female#trans masc#trans femme#transmasculine#transmasc#trans feminine#transfem#trans enby#enby#nonbinary#gender nonconforming#genderqueer#gender queer#gnc#lesbian#gay
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RICE Alzheimer's Research Institute
Terry died on 12 March 2015, having given his PCA a run for its money. Open about his diagnosis, he has helped to unlock the secrecy and stigma that often surrounds dementia. His legion of fans is undoubtedly grateful that despite the inevitable progression of the PCA he was able to fight his ‘embuggerance’ and continue to produce a number of both well-received and well-reviewed books. Terry was also a great example to me in emphasizing how important it is that, in caring for people with any type of dementia, we always look for what people with a condition like PCA can still do, rather than what they can’t: by maximizing what is possible, a person can still live well with dementia for a significant time.
–Professor Roy Jones, Director of RICE (taken from “Terry Pratchett: His World”)
I wanted to post something for the Glorious 25th about the Research Institute for the Care of Older People (RICE) in Bath, where Sir Terry Pratchett received treatment for Post-Cortical Atrophy, the type of Alzheimer’s disease that eventually took his life. From the organization’s website:
RICE established one of the first memory clinic services in the UK in 1987 – a service which has since been widely replicated and is now considered standard and best practice by the NHS. In fact, RICE now runs the NHS Memory Clinic in Bath and North East Somerset on behalf of the local clinical commissioning group and local authority through a sub-contract with HCRG Care Group. To date, we’ve assessed, diagnosed, treated and advised 12,000 people with memory problems and their families in our memory clinic.
Most of RICE’s clinical services and research activities take place in our own purpose built, specialist centre located on the Royal United Hospital site. The building of the RICE Centre was possible as a result of generous donations from major donors, trusts and foundations, and members of the public. RICE moved into the ground and first floor of the centre in 2008. Following the success of the DementiaPlus Appeal and further generous donations from major donors, trusts and foundations and members of the public, RICE converted the attic floor in 2019 to create more office space. This has given us access to much needed additional rooms and offices which will enable us to grow and run more services and activities. We’ve worked hard to ensure that the areas of the centre visited by our patients meets their needs and we regularly receive feedback on how much our patients enjoy their visit to our centre.
RICE not only provides clinical services to patients, but also conducts research into aging and dementia, including performing clinical trials for new drug treatments for memory-related diseases and developing other “techniques for diagnosing, managing, treating and understanding dementia and memory changes in older adults.”
Lady Lyn Pratchett is the patron of the organization, and the website includes a page about how people can donate funds or volunteer at the clinic and participate in fundraising events.
SO, if you’d like to help fund Alzheimer’s research on this Glorious 25th of May–or at any time–in honor of the Man in the Hat, take a look!
#terry pratchett#gnu terry pratchett#discworld#alzheimer's#the glorious 25th of may#signal boosting is appreciated too!#i made this exact post last year too but i'm reposting it rather than reblogging the old one#so that this ends up in the fandom tags again and more people see it
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Ooh, i found your page, and i saw your prompt post about the Multiple/All hashira have feelings for the reader who is the best swordsmith and all want their swords done by her, I think it be funny to also add Hotaru Haganezuka to the mix and him also being like "im not sharing my fellow Smith back off!" :D
I think all would be funny with all hashira, but anyone underage it's like I admire you and you are now my older sibling/parent now.
Giyuu | Gyomei | Mitsuri | Muichiro | Obanai | Sanemi | Shinobu [X Reader]
In which you are the best swordsmith, and the hashira you're assigned to adore you.
Giyuu
He never deserved any kind of special blade, special treatment, or anything above what the average person got
At least, thats how Giyuu thought about things
Recently, his swordsmith had retired, and while he had stated he didn't care who got the job, there was still pressure for him to pick since it was considered some kind of honour
During his visit to the village, he met you at an izakaya, where you were talking with the owner about your proposal for the 'hashira in town'
He felt bad for walking in, knowing you didn't intend for him to hear anything, so he immediately tried to hide in the corner and finish his food sooner
Unfortunately, the owner immediately pointed him out, and asked him to come over to talk to you
Both of you were red with embarrassment, and Giyuu had to insist you stop apologizing
You were nervous about talking about the design, but eventually he caught the gist that you wanted to repurpose another sword into his since older steel was more valuable
You'd clearly done your research because you knew of him and Sabito, and you offered to use Sabito's left-over ore to add to his for some more sentimental value
Giyuu was really keen about the idea, and before the choosing ceremony could occur, he presented himself to Lord Tecchin to request you become his permanent swordsmith
Gyomei
Nichirin blades were the most common weapon used by demon slayers
Gyomei had started with one, but he quickly found his attacks were focused on the impact, and less on the perfect point of precision
He needed something different, but he wasn't sure what
Being a bother was something he hated doing, but he took it upon himself to visit the swordsmith village so he could meet with Lord Tecchin
Even Tecchin was unsure, until one of his guards spoke about you, a budding swordsmith with a less traditional outlook on weapons
Gyomei was willing to try, and he was glad he did
You were a natural creative, he could hear your charcoal sketching along parchment even as it was hidden below melancholic humming
You were interested in his assessment of his inability to use nichirin to its best potential, and after considering several forms of weapons, you both landed on something that could act at various ranges
The flail was a deadly weapon on a stick, but you proposed keeping it on a chain would help him control it, since he could vary how much length he gave the flail to move
"It'll be heavy, though, and hard to know where it's going. How much can you lift?"
"Several thousand kilograms."
"Ah."
You were at a loss for words, but you took him seriously and began working
Gyomei actually had a hand in helping make them, because you could barely carry the flail moulds, let alone the finished product
You instructed his hands on how to feel the weapon, gave him suggestions on use, and described its appearance so he could adjust the colours as he liked
Your patience was appreciated, and Gyomei took it upon himself to make sure you were treated extremely well after the week of gruelling work
Mitsuri
Mitsuri had a very special blade
It needed to be thin enough to bend, but thick enough to remain still when not moving
The only person who had ever managed this perfect precision was Lord Tecchin, but as he grew older, the task became harder
So, there was a contest for a replacement; anyone who wanted to could join
You were intrigued by the idea, but you'd had trouble in the past with your experimental blades, so much so that some friends of yours suggested you leave yourself out
But you wanted to give it a try, besides, you'd heard great things about the love Hashira, and you were sure she wouldn't be mean about it if it didn't meet her standards
Your best idea was to use something other than the scarlet ore to give it further reinforcement, so you created an alluminium-steel alloy that could be coated in scarlet ore by melting the scarlet crimson Iron Sand, which was more flexible than the ore
It resulted in a long, thin, and sturdy blade that could handle nearly triple the force of its original, though it wasn't as flexible as before
On the day of the contest, Mitsuri was extremely interested in your process, and you got to see your creation in its moving form for the first time
Mitsuri was extremely talented, and she had no problem bending the sword with her whipped movements
As it turns out, she had to be careful with her previous swords because she had gotten too strong for them and they got too loose
You easily won, and Mitsuri was beyond joyed to know her swordsmith was not only talented, but also extremely pretty!
She's always sketching herself with her sword on the letters she sends to you and often inviting you out to eat
Expect a lot of recipes sent your way, and a lot of sweet messages detailing how excited she is to see you again
Muichiro
Swords were the least of his concerns when it came to slaying demons
They should always be perfect, always kill without getting in his way; he shouldn't have to ever think about it
But after his run-in with Tanjiro and his previous swordsmith passing away, the concerns bubbled up
He didn't have time to spend waiting on some smith to make something comparable to what he wielded, he needed something just as good, if not better
So the search began, and of course, your name popped up a lot when he'd ask who was 'the best'
You were young, close to his age, and you were hard at work when he found you
Muichiro ignores every craftsman sword hung upon your wall, disregards every talent, and demands you take him on
But stubborn meets stubborn, and when you say no, hes taken back
What do you mean 'no'? Do you have any idea how much of a speck you are compared to him?
The challenge you present nags at him, and he decides youre not worth it; he can always ask someone else
But the idea of anything less than perfect, the annoyance of you denying him, it manages to peer through the mind fog several times to the point of annoyance
Fine, he'll say please and apologize, because your craftsmanship is worth it
When he does get his sword, he's even more irked that it never so much as scratches, and works extremely hard to try and break it just so he can tell everyone you aren't as good as they say
It never happens
Obanai
No one could get his concept right
A lot of people thought he wanted what Mitsuri had, which he thought was extremely well crafted, but it wasn't exactly what he needed
Mitsuri had the arm strength to handle a weapon that long and precise, but he needed something smaller, more sturdy, but with 'joints' of weakness
His concept was rejected by many, and his frustration was beginning to boil
When you came up to him, requesting to make it, he had already given up and mentioned he was leaving soon, and not to bother him
Even after leaving the village and resigning into using the typical blade, he was surprised when you found your way all the way out to his mission point just to deliver him a weapon he never asked for
He didn't like that someone had intruded on his mission, but when you were both attacked and he had a chance to use it, he had a hard time being mad
The weak points of the weapon started far apart and got closer together near the top, giving the blade a wave-like appearance that certainly looked odd
But when moved with enough force and velocity, the joints could be bent further to reach around corners in odd ways, following his movements with a latency that let him fit it through impossible holes and bends
It was everything he was looking for and more, considering he only proposed two joints and you'd delivered nearly twenty in a blade as short as seventy centimetres
Hes impressed, but hes still mad you made this journey and put yourself in danger, so of course he is going to take you all the way back to the village
Personally
With no one else
And listen to you talk the whole time
Yea
Sanemi
Sure, swords were important, but he didn't give them much thought
He was always getting new ones because his always chipped, snapped, and scratched with all the force he was putting on them
The blades were built for flesh, but he didn't care, he practiced cutting rocks and throwing the blade like it was some kind of toy
Eventually, his destructive tendancy drove his swordsmith to quitting, as many others had, and he was once again called into the village to find another
The choosing ceremony was skipped with him, since it often ended up with him insulting everyone and picking the person who cried the least
So now he just went from workshop to workshop, looking at what people could offer
Your workshop looked the newest, with freshly varnished wood and some construction materials still left on the side of the den you worked out of
It was just you in the workshop, with new bulletin boards already covered in sketches and schematics, and a shelf of ores labelled by size, strength, and purity
Sanemi figured since you were new, you'd take longer to break and give up, so he resigned to Lord Tecchin whom he had picked and challenged you to have it done by the next day
It was an impossible challenge, but that was the point
Even so, the next day you were at his door by the crack of dawn, not one, but two identicle blades ready for him to retrieve
They were perfect, left matte instead of shining, and sharp enough to cut a perfect lien through the most delicate and loose fabric
Sanemi hated to admit it, but he appreciated that you'd at least already prepared him a replacement
When he tried them out for the first time, he finds they last a lot longer, and it takes him several months for a chip to occur in it
Even then, he has a second one, so for the first time in years, he's been away from the village for more than six months
You're not perfect, but you're certainly good, and he's thrilled to see what more you can do with a few more years of practice
Shinobu
When Shinobu first started toying with the idea of wisteria poison as an effective killing method, the hardest part was figuring out how to apply it to a blade
Injection was most effective, but needles were chunky and harder to get into demons campared to something broad like a nichirin blade
So she was reffered to you, and you drafted up several ideas that you felt she might enjoy
Other swordmen felt it was an insult to the dark, to remove the central half of the blade, but it was the easiest way for her to have something light without shortening the blade or thinning it out and risking it snapping
The planning resulted in a very unique blade but an even more unique sheath
Shinobu hadn't asked, but you lined it with a spongy fabric so that she could fill it with the poison and automatically apply itself along the blade
It had a drain, anti-microbial and anti-rusting additions, and a beautiful handpainted pattern along its outside.
The amount of thought you put into it really astonished her, and while she never had issues with the design, Shinobu made sure to have a bi-annual trip to visit you
Along with the many letters she would send with news and treats from the butterfly mansion
Being able to share her experiences with you with other hashira or corps members gives her a sense of pride, especially when she gets to show off something she used to view as a sign of weakness
Authors Note - I have wanted to write this prompt for SO LONG!! Its a lot of characters, so I apologize but I left out Uzio, Kyojuro, and Haganezuka to focus on those I had the most ideas for!
Thank you for requesting, anon!
#demon slayer#demon slayer x reader#reader insert#x reader#kny x reader#kimetsu no yaiba#demon slayer headcanons#kny#giyuu#giyuu x reader#gyomei#gyomei x reader#mitsuri#mitsuri x reader#muichiro#muichiro x reader#obanai#obanai x reader#sanemi#sanemi x reader#shinobu#shinobu x reader
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DCİDENTALCLİNİC - DEVASA+ (3)
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Crowdfund to support UK trans kids
Yesterday, the UK government used an obscure emergency process to make possession of puberty blockers for new treatment of trans kids illegal, and punishable by up to two years in prison. There was no parliamentary debate, no vote, and no public consultation.
Parents of children on GIC waiting lists are being told by the NHS that if they don't bring their kids to an """assessment""" they risk being reported to Social Services.
The Good Law Project recognises that the NHS are behaving unethically, and is running a crowdfunder to seek urgent legal advice to challenge the NHS.
If you are looking for a good cause, the Good Law Project crowdfunder can be found here. [This crowdfunder has now closed. Please read the note below for a more suitable crowdfunder.]
Edit: This post previously suggested that people in the UK could write to their MPs about this issue. However, the ban was intentionally very carefully timed. It was brought in one day before parliament was dissolved in advance of a general election, meaning there are no working MPs in the UK at the moment - we have no way to challenge the ban as citizens.
The Good Law Project have opened a crowdfunder to challenge it in court. I recommend contributing to that instead. And here's something to reblog to help it get more donations.
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MASTER POST OF PROSHIP RESOURCES!!! <3<3
this is just for links (bc i just have No Way of formatting this properly), so for more in-depth stuffs and credits, head to the google doc, or the carrd !! :3c
Fiction ≠ Reality
Violent media -
Does Media Violence Predict Societal Violence? It Depends on What You Look at and When
Video Game Violence Use Among “Vulnerable” Populations: The Impact of Violent Games on Delinquency and Bullying Among Children with Clinically Elevated Depression or Attention Deficit Symptoms
Extreme metal music and anger processing
On the Morality of Immoral Fiction: Reading Newgate Novels, 1830–1848
How gamers manage aggression: Situating skills in collaborative computer games
Examining desensitization using facial electromyography:Violent videogames, gender, and affective responding
'Bad' video game behavior increases players' moral sensitivity
Fiction and Morality: Investigating the Associations Between Reading Exposure, Empathy, Morality, and Moral Judgment
Comfortably Numb or Just Yet Another Movie? Media Violence Exposure Does Not Reduce Viewer Empathy for Victims of Real Violence Among Primarily Hispanic Viewers
Fantasy Crime: The Criminalisation of Fantasy Material Under Australia's Child Abuse Material Legislation
Being able to distinguish fiction from reality -
Effects of context on judgments concerning the reality status of novel entities
Children’s Causal Learning from Fiction: Assessing the Proximity Between Real and Fictional Worlds
Reality/Fiction Distinction and Fiction/Fiction Distinction during Sentence Comprehension
Reality = Relevance? Insights from Spontaneous Modulations of the Brain’s Default Network when Telling Apart Reality from Fiction
How does the brain tell the real from imagined?
Meeting George Bush versus Meeting Cinderella: The Neural Response When Telling Apart What is Real from What is Fictional in the Context of Our Reality
loli/shota/kodocon -
If I like lolicon, does it mean I’m a pedophile? A therapist’s view
Virtual Child Pornography, Human Trafficking and Japanese Law: Pop Culture, Harm and Legal Restrains
Lolicon: The Reality of ‘Virtual Child Pornography’ in Japan
Report: cartoon paedophilia harmless
‘The Lolicon Guy:’ Some Observations on Researching Unpopular Topics in Japan
Robot Ghosts And Wired Dreams Japanese Science Fiction From Origins To Anime [pg 227-228]
Australia's "child abuse material' legislation, internet regulation and the juridification of the imaginationjuridification of the imagination [pg 14-15]
Multiple Orientations as Animating Misdelivery: Theoretical Considerations on Sexuality Attracted to Nijigen (Two-Dimensional) Objects
Positive Impact on Mental Health
Art therapy -
The effectiveness of art therapy for anxiety in adults: A systematic review of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials
Efficacy of Art Therapy in Individuals With Personality Disorders Cluster B/C: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Effectiveness of Art Therapy With Adult Clients in 2018 - What Progress Has Been Made?
Benefits of Art Therapy in People Diagnosed With Personality Disorders: A Quantitative Survey
The Effectiveness of Art Therapy in the Treatment of Traumatized Adults: A Systematic Review on Art Therapy and Trauma
The clinical effectiveness and current practice of art therapy for trauma
Writing therapy -
Optimizing the perceived benefits and health outcomes of writing about traumatic life events
Expressive writing and post-traumatic stress disorder: Effects on trauma symptoms, mood states, and cortisol reactivity
Focused expressive writing as self-help for stress and trauma
Putting Stress into Words: The Impact of Writing on Physiological, Absentee, and Self-Reported Emotional Well-Being Measures
The writing cure: How expressive writing promotes health and emotional well-being
Effects of Writing About Traumatic Experiences: The Necessity for Narrative Structuring
Scriptotherapy: The effects of writing about traumatic events
Emotional and physical benefits of expressive writing
Emotional and Cognitive Processing in Sexual Assault Survivors' Narratives
Finding happiness in negative emotions: An experimental test of a novel expressive writing paradigm
An everyday activity as treatment for depression: The benefits of expressive writing for people diagnosed with major depressive disorder
Writing about emotional experiences as a therapeutic process
Effects of expressive writing on sexual dysfunction, depression, and PTSD in women with a history of childhood sexual abuse: Results from a randomized clinical trial
Written Emotional Disclosure: Testing Whether Social Disclosure Matters
Written emotional disclosure: A controlled study of the benefits of expressive writing homework in outpatient psychotherapy
Misc -
Emotional disclosure about traumas and its relation to health: Effects of previous disclosure and trauma severity
Treating complex trauma in adolescents: A phase-based integrative approach for play therapists
Emotional expression and physical health: Revising traumatic memories or fostering self-regulation?
Disclosure of Sexual Victimization: The Effects of Pennebaker's Emotional Disclosure Paradigm on Physical and Psychological Distress
Kink/Porn/Fantasies
Sexual fantasies -
A Critical Microethnographic Examination of Power Exchange, Role Idenity and Agency with Black BDSM Practitioners
Women's Rape Fantasies: An Empirical Evaluation of the Major Explanations
History, culture and practice of puppy play
What Exactly Is an Unusual Sexual Fantasy?
The Psychology of Kink: a Survey Study into the Relationships of Trauma and Attachment Style with BDSM Interests
Punishing Sexual Fantasy
Women's Erotic Rape Fantasies
Sexual Fantasy and Adult Attunement: Differentiating Preying from Playing
What Is So Appealing About Being Spanked, Flogged, Dominated, or Restrained? Answers from Practitioners of Sexual Masochism/Submission
Dark Fantasies, Part 1 - With Dr. Ian Kerner
Why Do Women Have Rape Fantasies
The 7 Most Common Sexual Fantasies and What to Do About Them
Sexual Fantasies
Pornography -
The Effects of Exposure to Virtual Child Pornography on Viewer Cognitions and Attitudes Toward Deviant Sexual Behavior
American Identities and Consumption of Japanese Homoerotica
The differentiation between consumers of hentai pornography and human pornography
Pornography Use and Holistic Sexual Functioning: A Systematic Review of Recent Research
Claiming Public Health Crisis to Regulate Sexual Outlets: A Critique of the State of Utah's Declaration on Pornography
Pornography and Sexual Dysfunction: Is There Any Relationship?
Reading and Living Yaoi: Male-Male Fantasy Narratives as Women's Sexual Subculture in Japan
Women's Consumption of Pornograpy: Pleasure, Contestation, and Empowerment
Pornography and Sexual Violence
The Sunny Side of Smut
Other -
Fantasy Sexual Material Use by People with Attractions to Children
Fictosexuality, Fictoromance, and Fictophilia: A Qualitative Study of Love and Desire for Fictional Characters
Exploring the Ownership of Child-Like Sex Dolls
Are Sex and Pornograpy Addiction Valid Disorders? Adding a Leisure Science Perspecive to the Sexological Critique
Littles: Affects and Aesthetics in Sexual Age-Play
An Exploratory Study of a New Kink Activity: "Pup Play"
Jaws Effect
The Jaws Effect: How movie narratives are used to influence policy responses to shark bites in Western Australia
The Shark Attacks That Were the Inspiration for Jaws
The Great White Hope (written by Peter Benchley, writer of Jaws)
The Jaws Myth [not a study BUT is an interesting read and provides some links to articles and studies]
Slenderman Stabbings
Out Came the Girls: Adolescent Girlhood, the Occult, and the Slender Man Phenomenon
Jury in Slender Man case finds Anissa Weier was mentally ill, will not go to prison
2nd teen in 'Slender Man' stabbing case to remain in institutional care for 40 years
Negative effects of online harassment
How stressful is online victimization? Effects of victim's personality and properties of the incident
Prevalence, Psychological Impact, and Coping of Cyberbully Victims Among College Students
Offline Consequences of Online Victimization
The Relative Importance of Online Victimization in Understanding Depression, Delinquency, and Substance Use
Internet trolling and everyday sadism: Parallel effects on pain perception and moral judgement
The MAD Model of Moral Contagion: The Role of Motivation, Attention, and Design in the Spread of Moralized Content Online
Morally Motivated Networked Harassment as Normative Reinforcement
When Online Harassment is Perceived as Justified
Violence on Reddit Support Forums Unique to r/NoFap
"It Makes Me, A Minor, Uncomfortable" Media and Morality in Anti-Shippers' Policing of Online Fandom
#proship#profic#proshippers please interact#pro ship#profiction#anti anti#proship please interact#pro fic#🏁🎸
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Testosterone HRT Overview, Guide & Information for All People Seeking It
Hello, we're a genderqueer person who's been taking testosterone HRT since 2015. I've also worked in a pharmacy and we've seen a lot of the roadblocks that comes with people trying to start HRT. Nobody really explains how difficult it can be, even when you get your prescription. Because testosterone is a controlled substance in many places, it creates hurdles. There can be a lot going on, and some folks become very disheartened if their T isn't covered by insurance. i get that. We wanted to create a relatively easy to digest and succinct post detailing some common hurdles people have to face on the doctor/prescriber and insurance level, as well as after getting their hormones. *please note that a lot of this information is United States centric as that's where i live, i can't give information for a country i've never lived in, unfortunately.*
The estrogen HRT version of this post is here!
Doctors, Insurance & Getting Your Prescription
If your primary care provider is already familiar and comfortable with prescribing HRT, you can go through them, find an informed consent clinic, or seek an endocrinologist or gender affirming care specialist. Planned Parenthood is a good option for many people. If you don't have insurance, check to see if your area offers medicaid or other low income insurance plans, T can get pricey in some areas, especially for topical. if you can't access insurance please look into services like GoodRx that offer coupons and discounted rates for prescriptions.
Here is a list of informed consent clinics in the US for HRT.
Your provider will ask you some questions about your experience with gender, any dysphoria, why you want to seek medical transition, if you'd like to seek surgeries, assess your mental health, and then screen you for potential health problems or roadblocks. Your liver enzymes will be screened, as will your hormone levels, blood pressure, and some other things. Make sure your doctor knows to note that you are a transgender patient so that your blood tests are not discarded because your gender says "F" instead of "M" on the paperwork.
In some areas it is required to seek treatment with a therapist who specializes in transgender care to make sure this avenue is right for you. Not everywhere requires this step.
Make sure you talk to whoever is prescribing the testosterone to you about insurance, and if they are aware that testosterone is a controlled substance. A controlled substance is a substance that has been restricted by your country's government or governing medical organization and has to be monitored carefully. You need what's called a "prior authorization" from your doctor in order to get your insurance to give you your hormones in most states. Talk to your doctor and pharmacy about prior authorizations for your testosterone and syringes if you need them.
Currently, the only forms of testosterone available for masculinizing HRT are testosterone cypionate (injectable), topical gel, and patches. Topical forms are usually applied daily, injections can be done once or twice a week, or even more or less frequently if a person needs it. There is no pill option available for masculinizing HRT currently.
Do NOT become disheartened if you do not see the effects you want to see right away. It can take several years for the full effects of certain aspects of medical transition to show themselves. Stay patient, talk with your provider, talk to other trans people!
Stay patient, Stay positive!
HRT and Administering Testosterone
When you get a prescription, how things go will depend on if you get your doses administered at the clinic, or if you choose to do them at home. If you are not comfortable self administering, ask if they will at the clinic. many places offer this service.
if you choose to administer at home, if you are using injectable T, note that pharmacies may give you the wrong gauges of needles because they don't often give out needles for HRT. You need two different sizes- a thicker, longer needle for drawing from the vial, as testosterone cypionate is thick. You will generally be given large 18g needle for drawing and a small 22 or 23g needle for injecting. Many people have preferences for different gauges so ymmv. Depending on if you are injecting intramuscularly or subcutaneously the gauge of the needle with vary. Sanitize your injection site and your hands, never using the same needle tips twice for any reason. Never use needles that have touched another surface, and get a sharps container.
Make sure you are injecting in different spots every time you inject. you do not want to inject into the same patches of skin every time, as this can cause tissue damage, tissue death (necrosis), and severe scarring after long periods of time of having to heal but being interrupted over and over again. inject into slightly different spots every time to make sure your skin and muscle tissue can heal.
Here is a guide on safely injecting your own testosterone, including steps on how to prepare your skin for the injection, hold the vial while drawing, change needles, and more.
Another guide for hormone injections.
Make sure to check with your provider to see what type of injection you are meant to do, many do intramuscular injections, but many opt for subcutaneous (just below the skin) injections because they are less painful and require less frequent injections.
If you receive topical testosterone like androgel or other alcohol based testosterone gels, make sure you read the informational packet that comes with it to ensure you are administering it in the correct areas- your exact formulation will need to be applied in a certain area, if you do not have the guide or packet that came with it, please read this page to figure out where you need to apply it. if your topical T isn't working you may be applying it in the wrong place.
When applying topical T, make sure you clean the skin before putting it on, and do not shower or go swimming for 2 - 5 hours after application. make sure you cover the skin with some kind of clothing. You want to make sure it doesn't rub off on other people, as other people can absorb it as well by touching you. Do not ever have someone else apply topical testosterone for you, even if they are also trans, as this can mess with their levels in a bad way.
After starting T you may have to adjust your dose over time to achieve desired effects. if so, you will start on a starter dose and then you can move up to higher doses as your body adjusts. This process is called titration.
No matter HOW tempting it is, NEVER TAKE MORE T THAN YOU ARE PRESCRIBED! It is processed through your liver, which can completely wreck it if you take more than it can handle. Slow and steady wins the race with HRT. If you take too much T at once, your body can also aromatize it, meaning your body will convert it and encourage the production of further estradiol, which will provide unwanted effects. Do not increase your dose without your doctor's advice or knowledge, and do not go any faster than advised.
Effects of Testosterone HRT
Growth and thickening of facial and body hair begins 3 - 6 months after treatment starts and the full effect happens within 3 - 5 years.
Menstruation (periods) stop. This occurs around 2 - 6 months within starting treatment, and is one of the most desired effects.
Voice deepens. The vocal cords thicken, which can cause uncomfortable sensations in the throat for a time, such as a scratchy feeling, dryness, tightness, pressure, and a 'sore' throat that isn't sore in an illness related way. This begins 3 - 6 months after treatment starts, and the full effect happens in 1 - 2 years.
Body fat redistribution begins 3 - 6 months after treatment starts and the full effect happens within 3 - 5 years.
Growth or enlargement of Adam's apple.
Clitoris grows larger, and vaginal lining can thin and become drier. Some experience vaginal atrophy and/or painful levels of dryness, while some maintain a healthy level of vaginal fluids without problem. This begins 3 - 12 months after treatment starts, and the full effect is usually seen within 1 - 2 years, though some experience growth over a long period of time if their dose is low.
Change in body odor and increased sweating occurs within 1 - 3 months of starting treatment.
Muscle mass and strength increase, this will begin within 6 - 12 months and the full effect will be seen within 2 - 5 years.
Possible libido increase, though some report no changes or even the inverse.
Potential but not guaranteed balding or receding hairline, which is treatable, and not seen in everyone.
Potential increase in energy in general, some report an almost antidepressant like effect.
Possible increase in red blood cell production leading to high blood pressure, which is treatable via medications and donating red blood cells when appropriate and safe.
There is not really a guide book to masculinizing HRT and medical transition, most of the information there is is passed along between each of us. We will continue to edit this post as we think of more important information.
#transmasculine#transmasc#testosterone hrt#hrt#testosterone#trans men#trans man#trans guys#trans guy#trans boy#ftm#trans dude#nonbinary#enby#non binary#demiboy#demiguy#transmasc lesbian#transmasculine lesbian#butch lesbian#butch#trans#transgender#intersex#information#resources#save#insurance#injection mention#needle mention
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Sicktember 2024 Prompt-Based Resources to Help You Get Started! 💚
**Sicktember 2023 prompt-based resources can be found [Here]
Hangovers
What is a hangover [niaaa.nih.gov]
15 hangover horror stories [buzzfeed.com]
7 ways to cure your hangover [health.harvard.edu]
How to Write a Drunk Character [allwritealright.com]
Over Indulgence
Dealing with Food hangovers [health.usnews.com]
4 Ways to Stop Digestive Discomfort [michiganmedicine.org]
I Ate Too Much. Now What Do I Do? [osfhealthcare.org]
Is It Possible… Stomach Explode? [popsci.com]
Campus/Con Crud
Crushing the Campus Crud [hercampus.com]
So What is Con Crud [granitcon.com]
Coming Down With the Crud [bmhsc.org]
Rogue Organs
What Is Appendicitis? [hopkinsmedicine.org]
Gallbladder Removal [nhs.uk]
Tonsillectomy [mayoclinic.org]
Spleen Problems and Removal [nhs.uk]
Dizziness/Vertigo
Understanding Vertigo [on.bluecross.ca]
Types of Vertigo [acare.abbott.com]
Dizziness vs. Vertigo [cornerstonephsio.com]
Medieval Treatment
Medicine in the Middle Ages [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
6 Medieval Medical Practices [guavahealth.com]
Healing Power of Maggots/Leeches (Modern) [mountainview-hospital.com]
When Medicine was Humorous [merryfarmer.wordpress.com]
Mononucleosis
About Mono [cdc.gov]
Mono For Teens [kidshealth.org]
How to Test for Mono [mountsinai.org]
Sick People Food
What People Around the World Eat When Sick [businessinsider.com]
Sick Day Foods Across the Globe [nyubiteclub.com]
8 Best Foods to Eat When Feeling Sick [forbes.com]
Toxin/Poison
Poisons and Toxins [sciencelearn.org]
Poisoning. What The Doctors Do [thedoctorwillseeyounow.com]
Common HouseHold Poisons [cincinnatichildrens.org]
FAQs Carbon Monoxide Poisoning [cdc.gov]
Brain Fog/Spaced Out
What is Brain Fog [everydayhealth.com]
Understanding Brain Fog [henryford.com]
Causes of Zoning Out [verywellhealth.com]
Aches And Pains
What Causes Body Aches When Sick? [uclahealth.org]
5 Tips For Writing About Physical Pain [louiseharnbyproofreader.com]
Hypochondriac tendencies
Illness Anxiety Disorder [my.clevelandclinic.org]
Signs You May be a hypochondriac [centerforanxietydisorders.com]
10 Health Anxiety Myths [happiful.com]
How To Write Anxiety [writerscookbook.com]
Anaphylactic Response
What is Anaphylaxis [betterhealth.vic.gov.au]
Anaphylactic Shock: What You Need to Know [healthline.com]
Waiting Rooms
What happens in the emergency department [advocatehealth.com]
Triage and Emergency Assessment [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Setting Description: Emergency Waiting Room [writershelpingwriters.net]
Summer Flu
Can You Get the Flu in the Summer? [verywellhealth.com]
Leisure Sickness [avogel.ca]
Catching a Cold When It’s Warm [newsinhealth.nih.gov]
Heart Condition/Cardiac Arrest
Types of Heart Attacks [www.healthline.com]
Common Heart Conditions [summahealth.org]
What Does a Heart Attack Feel Like? [health.clevelandclinic.org]
How to Describe a Heart Attack in a Story [writingtipsoasis.com]
Pulling a Ferris Bueller
Define Pulling a Ferris Bueller [urbandictionary.com]
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Summary [gradesaver.com]
10 Things Ferris Bueller Taught Us [dailyedge.ie]
A Note From the Mods [Tumblr Post]
Sick While Traveling
Take Steps to Stay Healthy While Traveling [cdc.gov]
Motion Sickness [sciencefocus.com]
How to Remove Vomit From Car Interior [wikihow.com]
Sick on Vacation Tips [apartmenttherapy.com]
Hospital Bed
How to Write a Hospital Scene [writersdigest.com]
Hospital Bed Components & Safety [robsonforensic.com]
9 Way to Help When Someone is Hospitalized [upstate.edu]
First Aid Kit
Make a First Aid Kit [redcross.org]
Travelers First Aid Kit [hopkinsmedicine.org]
Health Plan and First Aid for College [uh.edu]
Flushed Cheeks
Causes of Facial Flushing [verywellhealth.com]
What Can Cause Flushed Skin? [medicalnewstoday.com]
Doctor's Note
Obtaining a Dr Note for Work [inhersight.com]
How to Get A Dr. Note for School [solvhealth.com]
#sicktember#sicktember 2024#resources and advice#links#prompt based links#hangovers#stomach ache#campus/con crud#cold and flu#rougue organ#dizziness/vertigo#medieval treatment#mononucleosis#sick people food#bland diet#toxin/poison#body aches#anaphylaxis#waiting room#summer flu#heart condition/heart attack#k on#yui hirasawa#sick fics#sick character#writing resources#sick fic tips
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If someone was shot through the thigh (Nothing major hit, clean entry/exit wounds if logistically possible, how long would it take before they could walk without an aid of some kind? I'm counting hobbling and limping as walking.
Follow Up Question: Any idea what kind of med care that would need without getting a hospital involved with it?
So, this is one of those times where the answer really is, “it depends.” While you can't walk off a gunshot wound, getting shot in the leg might not actually stop you from walking or running, though this comes with a caveat that you're not going to make it especially far. Though the answer to, “how far?” could easily be, “as far as adrenaline will carry you.” This includes cases where the bullet fractures the bone, but doesn't completely shatter it. Though, those cases are going to be extremely unpleasant (for obvious reasons.)
Actual recovery times will vary wildly depending on far too many factors, and you can end up with chronic pain that never heals. Best case, you're looking at a couple weeks before the wound heals, most of the time you're looking at a few months, and lingering pain could last for over a year (if it ever does go away.)
While this is an unusual example, the warning about not aggravating a wound still applies, and trying to hobble around after getting shot is a fantastic way to inflict more harm on yourself. Figure it will take roughly ten weeks for the meat to properly heal up, and while you might be somewhat mobile before that time, it's probably a good idea not to overly stress it before it has fully recovered.
As for medical treatment, most of that is going to be packing it with gauze and (ideally) getting dosed out of your gourd on antibiotics. Gauze is easy, and the only real concern there is keeping you from leaking blood all over the place (while also providing some protection against future infection. The gauze needs to be changed, at least, daily, and the wound will need to be packed with gauze (so, not just wrapping it around the leg.) Getting the latter without a hospital is going to be a lot harder these days. The rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria strains means that these kinds of antibiotics are kept on a much shorter leash today. Unfortunately, it's also kinda critical for the whole, “not dying,” thing.
It turns out that the whole part about a bullet being hot enough to sterilize itself is a myth, so any bacteria on the bullet, and of course, any bacteria that gets into the wound itself after the fact, will have a very easy path to infection. Deep tissue wounds like this are a hugeinfection risk, and these are the kinds of infections that can easily turn lethal.
Of course, a doctor will be better able to assess whether the injury was actually a clean through'n'through, or if something was nicked. A bullet can easily graze an artery, leading to persistent bleeding that will kill the victim without surgical assistance, but won't be fast enough to look worrying. It's just when it doesn't stop after several days of bleeding, that they might realize this is very bad.
So, again, they could potentially be on their feet immediately after being shot. How long it would take them to recover is a lot harder to assess, and if they did insist in walking around, that could make things much worse.
-Starke
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#writing reference#writing advice#writing tips#how to fight write#starke answers#starke is not a real doctor
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Day 29: Science
a/n: ler!albedo, lee!kaeya — from my own personal tickletober list!
i wanted to try something different pls don't judge akldsjkl
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Objective: Formulate stimulant capable of enhancing sense of touch and overall sensitivity in the form of a moisturizer or topical cream.
Many individuals gradually lose sensitivity in their nerve endings over time, whether it be from old age or injuries from their daily lives or combat. This project aims to create a product that helps to revive weaker nerve endings in affected individuals, as greater sensitivity leads to higher reaction times in daily tasks or fighting capabilities. Creating the product in the form of a topical cream or moisturizer is desired, as a drug or potion to be ingested can lead to potential gastrointestinal issues for the consumer down the line.
Subject: Kaeya Alberich — Subject has opted not to remain anonymous for the length of this study.
Formulation (V0): water, squalene extracted from sweet flowers (base), xanthan gum extracted from fermented lavender melons (emulsifier/binding agent), 2% oil extracted from jueyun chilis (stimulating agent), nephrotoxin extracted from nearby soils heavily populated with matsutake (antifungal agent), triclosan extracted from transoceanic pearls (antibacterial agent), oil extracted from mint (fragrance)
V0 formulation stored at room temperature away from direct light.
—Albedo
Date: 15-October
Initial testing includes sensitivity assessment of various areas along the subject's body prior to application of V0 formulation. Specific areas for testing were picked specifically by the subject. Left side of the subject's body was used as the control (no treatment), right side was treated with the V0 formulation. Specific areas were subjected to various stimuli (gentle prods and light touches) and observed reactions, both physical and audible, were noted. Subject also asked to rank sensitivity of specific areas.
Right side of subject's body unable to be ranked post-treatment due to V0 formulation being unable to be applied to subject's skin. Most likely a composition issue as the V0 formulation would not absorb into subject's skin and would just sit atop the epidermal layer. Will look into additives to address this issue.
Left side (control, -treatment):
Palm: 3
Underarm: 8 (strong reactions, very audible laughter)
Underside of knee: 4
Sole: 5
Right side (experimental, +treatment):
See above notes.
—Albedo
Date: 22-October
Formulation (V1): V0 + (blue) kaolin clay from crushed crystals
Changes to formulation in red. Blue kaolin clay added for color and helps disrupt solid composition of V0 formulation, allowing V1 formulation to be absorbed more easily.
Repeated 15-October experiment, but with V1 formulation. Current formulation is able to be properly absorbed into subject's skin. Kaolin clay will be included in future formulations.
Results show that there's minimal effect from application of V1 formulation to right side. Follow-up experiment will be conducted with V2 formulation that ideally incorporates higher concentration of stimulating agent.
Left side (control, -treatment):
Palm: 3
Underarm: 8
Underside of knee: 4
Sole: 6 (slighty more sensitive than 15-October; subject possibly suppressing reactions)
Right side (experimental, +treatment):
Palm: 3.5
Underarm: 8
Underside of knee: 4.5
Sole: 6
—Albedo
KAEYA WAS HERE <3
Date: 29-October
Formulation (V2): V1 + 8% oil extracted from jueyun chilis (10% total stimulating agent)
Changes to formulation in red. Increased concentration of jueyun chili oil by 5X to address lack of sensitivity enhancement.
Repeated 22-October experiment, but with V2 formulation. Results show a greater effect on overall sensitivity from V2 compared to V1, but jueyun chili oil concentration will need to be titrated lower as sensitivity rankings placed higher than expected/desired. Subject also noted warm, mildly burning sensation, most likely due to greater chili oil concentration. Subject claims to not be harmed.
Left side (control, -treatment):
Palm: 3
Underarm: 8
Underside of knee: 4
Sole: 6
Right side (experimental, +treatment):
Palm: 6 (slight laughter accompanied by inability to sit still)
Underarm: 13 (subject immediately broke out into hysterical laughter at just the slightest touch and left quickly breathless, results possibly inaccurate due to visceral reactions and subject not wanting to comply with retesting the specific area)
Underside of knee: 8 (prompted unexpected amount of squealing, subject's leg fidgeted much more than normal)
Sole: 10 (difficult to gauge as subject repeatedly kicked out his leg and was unable to control his reactions, subject claims this was a "9" but higher ranking was assigned after restraining his leg)
—Albedo
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Hi everyone,
It’s been a while since I posted any articles, so I wanted to share one I found about the similarities and differences between autism and BPD (borderline personality disorder).
According to the article:
Various research has shown an overlap between BPD and autism. A 2024 study from the Brighton and Sussex Medical School in the United Kingdom found that not only is there an overlap in the conditions, but that misdiagnosis of the conditions can have a significant effect on the individual.
The researchers found several key issues that came from a misdiagnosis. These key findings included:
Harmful treatment: Certain treatments for BPD, such as “masking,” were shown to be harmful to individuals with a misdiagnosis. Masking involves hiding certain traits, specifically autistic traits. This was linked to increased suicidal ideation and a feeling of powerlessness. Individuals felt they could not change the BPD diagnosis, even though they thought it was not correct.
Stigma: Individuals who received a misdiagnosis of BPD felt it introduced a certain amount of stigma and diagnostic overshadowing. It led to healthcare professionals neglecting the true underlying issues and imposing treatments that were unhelpful and potentially detrimental.
Diagnostic barriers: Individuals found there were substantial barriers to receiving autism assessments after receiving a BPD diagnosis. This delayed appropriate support.
One of the main findings of this research was that those who did receive a correct diagnosis felt it was “life changing.” It gave them access to proper support, which significantly improved their well-being and mental health.
BPD and autism key similarities
There are several key similarities between BPD and autism, including:
emotional dysregulation, which may involveTrusted Source:
intense mood changes
difficulty managing emotions
impulsivity
social difficulties, which may involve:
fear of abandonment
difficulty with interpersonal relationships
difficulty understanding other’s emotions
communication issues, which may involve:
difficulty understanding social cues
difficulty forming relationships
rigid thinking patterns, which may involve:
black-and-white thinking or viewing situations and people as all “good” or all “bad”
rigid routines, specific interests, and rituals
difficulty accepting and adapting to change
difficulty navigating complex social situations
Learn more about borderline personality disorder.
BPD and autism key differences:
Even though there is an overlap between BPD and autism, they are two separate conditions.
BPD is a personality disorder characterized by impulsive behavior, unstable emotions, and an unstable sense of self. Autism is a neurological and developmental condition that involves repetitive behaviors, challenges in social skills, and nonverbal communication.
I’ll leave the full article below in case anyone wants to read it:
#autism#actually autistic#bpd#borderline personality disorder#key differences and similarities#neurodiversity#actually neurodivergent#feel free to share/reblog#Medical News Today
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Young Love and Old Money (Cassian x Female! Reader) Part 10
Young Love and Old Money Masterlist
AN: You guys I'm sorry this took a while. I really put a lot into this so I hope the wait was worth it. ALSO The Tortured Poets Department just came out!!! which means my creative juices are flowing, because nothing gets me thinking like Hans Zimmer and Taylor Swift. Already thinking of some Azriel angst for The Black Dog. ALSO this fic has a a cinematic playlist that goes with it? I can post it if that's something you guys are interested in.
Summary: She was the most beautiful woman in Prythian, sister to the High Lord of Night, and now she is the soon-to-be wife of Eris Vanserra. Despite her many titles and her aura of unattainability, Cassian can't help but fall deeply in love with the princess of the Night Court. But will it be enough to stop her impending wedding to a man who is sure to destroy her from the inside out?
Warnings: Sexism, heavy angst, descriptions of character injuries, reader got the Mor treatment, last lil bit of angst guys you'll like the end.
Word Count: 5,103
Third Person pov:
Cassian stared at the other side of his bed. The one that suddenly felt so large now. He skipped training that morning, skipped breakfast too. Instead he twirled a small brass ring between his fingers. His mother’s ring to be exact. The last thing he had of hers, given to him by the female that told him where her body was dumped.
He had wanted to give it to her, his mate. Longed to see it on her dainty hand. He laughed when he thought about it in comparison to the ring Eris gave her. He remembered the sight of it as she pulled it out after the night he first made love to her. The thing was huge, when he held her hand yesterday he could practically feel the weight of it. The idea of putting a busted up old brass ring on that finger made his heartbreak. He wanted to give her so much more.
At least, he thought, if she’s married to Eris she will be able to have nothing but the finest things.
He tried to make that a consolation for him. But he knew that even a gilded cage was a cage.
It wasn’t until midday when pain exploded through his gut, white hot and unyielding. He sat up abruptly, clutching his heart as he reached down the bound searching for her. Gasped as he realized that golden rope unwinding slowly but surely. He looked deeper, allowing himself to feel whatever she felt. His body temperature dropped as the pain in his gut worsened, and then as if the string was cleaved by a sword he felt nothing at all. A stone wall had dropped over the bond.
No, no, no, no.
He shot from his bed, ripping on whatever leathers he could find on the ground of his bedroom. Banishment be damned, he wouldn't let her die.
Azriel sat on the couch nursing a hangover as Cassian bursted into the room, he tossed him a spare dagger.
“Get up somethings wrong with y/n,” Cassain ordered the voice of a general making itself known as he laced up his boots.
Azriel didn’t object, didn’t even whine or moan from his aching head as he got up to join his brother. The shadowsinger had always been the calmest of the three, always the most collected. But he had never seen his brother so scared before, and that cool veil of calm that he always kept so wholly intact started to slip.
It was a short flight to the townhouse and as Cassian landed at the front steps he started to realize the weight of what was about to happen. He had no time to prepare himself for how he would tell his High Lord, his best friend, and his brother in arms about the secret relationship he had been having with his precious little sister. And y/n was precious to Rhys, always had been, even if the trauma they both endured under the mountain had driven a wedge between them.
Cassian reached through the bond and felt nothing still. He lost all hesitation and nearly blew off the doors to Rhysand’s study.
Rhysand’s head flew up, and assessed whatever threat would lie before him. His eyes soften when he found his best friend standing in the doorway, but hardened again once he saw the sheer panic in his eyes.
“y/n is in trouble we have to find her,” Cassian ordered, leaving no room for argument.
“What do you mean y/n is in trouble?” Rhysand stood to brace his hands against his desk. “If she’s having a problem her husband can help her Cassian.”
“And what if her husband is the reason she’s in trouble? I came to you for help, but if you won’t offer it I’ll take Azriel and I’ll find her myself.” Cassian growled, a male beyond feral.
Azriel looked between the general and the High Lord, the stare down between the two so cold, so unyielding that it would go down in history. Rhysand’s violet eyes burned into Cassian’s, looking for the untold truth Cassian was keeping from him. When he didn’t find it, power filled the room as Rhys looked into Cassian’s mind.
“Stay out of my head Rhys!” Cassain grumbled, shaking his head as if those dark talons had already pried into his memories.
It was too late, and Rhysand’s eyes filled with an anger Cassian had never seen as he winnowed over to where he stood and slammed him against the wall.
“YOU SLEPT WITH MY LITTLE SISTER?!” Rhysand bellowed in his face.
Cassian had never been afraid of the High Lord of Night. Not when he showed up at Windhaven with his brand new training clothes, not when he saw him wipe whole infantries off the face of the earth with the flick of his wrist. The common denominator was that he was never on the receiving end of Rhysand’s rage. But now he had a not so friendly reminder that he was the most powerful High Lord to ever grace Prythian, and Cassian was scared.
“Let me explain,” Cassian choked out, the raw power spilling off Rhysand stifling his ability to even breathe.
“Rhys,” Azriel warned, that cool calm coming back to him as he watched his brothers at eachothers throats.
Rhys’ head whipped around to Azriel, “You knew?” he seethed.
The spymaster didn’t dare speak, he simply took a step back raising his hands in surrender.
“She’s my mate Rhys,” Cassian ground out.
Rhys’ eyes met Cassain’s, and saw the pleading in them. The kind that could only be found in a male who’s mate was in danger. He had seen it before, when Kallias talked about Viviane, even before he knew she was his mate.
Rhys released his hold on Cassian and the general's boots hit the floor with a thud as he started to collect himself.
“She’s dying Rhys’ I can feel it. She was so cold and then there was just nothing. Please we have to find her.” Cassain pleaded.
The High Lord seemed to be inside his own head, sorting through all the information he had been given in the last couple of minutes. This was more than just saving his sister, it was saving his best friend’s mate. Losing one would be like losing both, Cassian could never recover from such a loss.
“If you felt cold she’s most likely in the Winter Court. You and Azriel take the border of Autumn and Winter, I’ll go speak to Kallias and Viviane and see what they know.” Rhysand ordered in a way that was more High Lordly than his brothers had ever heard.
y/n’s pov:
It had been at least an hour, I had deciphered. The cold winter winds whipping around me as my body became so cold the snow started to bury me.
I thought about grabbing the dagger just inches away from my frozen hand and plunging it through my heart, but when I tried to reach for it the pain that radiated through my side was too great.
So I kept pulling on that bond, the rope that had turned to a thread. It felt like it was tied to a boulder, as every time I pulled it I found the otherside dead. The effects of the bloodbane taking away my ability to feel Cassian and my ability to heal.
As I lay there, my legs becoming heavy as they become covered in a thin layer of frost and my blood spilling out onto the snow, I thought of one thing.
It was all for nothing.
Cassian’s pov:
The blizzard that had waged war on my wings yesterday was even stronger today. Thankfully Azriel was able to winnow the two of us to the border with ease. If y/n had truly been left out here then there was no time to waste. The snow and wind was so thick I could hardly see the ground below us. I prayed to the mother that she was with Kallias and Viviane, warm, safe and alright. Because if I found her out here it would be a miracle to find her alive.
I flew as fast as possible, fighting against the gusts of wind. Azriel was farther behind me, no doubt running his eyes over every place I might’ve missed in my panic. If she was out here she wouldn't be hard to find, for on the border there was nothing but bare land. No trees, and no bushes or rocks. If the snow hadn’t buried her she would stand out like a sore thumb.
She can’t be gone.
She can’t be gone.
She can’t be gone.
I was beginning to lose hope, nearing the end of the border when Rhys spoke into my mind.
Kallias and Viviane have not seen her, they’re sending out search parties as we speak.
My fears only heightened at Rhys’ status report, she was out here somewhere and I was most likely already too late.
No she’s not gone.
I told myself as I tugged on the bond one more time to see if there was still that concrete wall there and to my surprise I found a faint hum. The rope between us torn to shreds, I almost felt like if I tugged on it one more time it might disintegrate.
“I can feel her!” I shout to Azriel over the wind. He shields his eyes from the wind to give me a nod, as he continues to search for her.
My eyes scan the vast expanse of white below me until I see a small crumpled form, lying in the snow.
No.
I don’t think for another moment before tucking in my wings and diving straight for it. As I slam into the icy ground. I rush over to the heap on the ground and my worst fears are confirmed.
There lies y/n with her back facing me, nothing covering her but a silk robe. Her body littered in bruises and blood pooling all around her. I fall to my knees before her, ignoring the bite of the snow. I pick her up and turn her carefully in my arms. The frost that covers her cheeks isn’t the worst of my concerns as my eyes fall to her stomach. There, nailed to her womb is a note that reads…
‘WHORE’
I feel a liquid coating my hand and I hold it up to find blood. I spy a bloodblane laced dagger lying in the snow just a foot away. I reach down inside for the bond but I feel it disintegrating before my very eyes.
“No, no, no Princess wake up!” I cry moving the hair from her frozen face.
She doesn’t move.
“Please wake up y/n!” I scream, my tears falling on her face as I try to shake her awake. “COME ON!” I growl.
A shadow slams into the earth behind me and I feel Az’s presence behind me falling to hitting his knees next to mine. I don’t try to read his face, if he looks at her like she’s dead I don’t know what I’ll do. Instead I focus all my efforts on trying to get those frozen eyelashes to open up for me.
“Come on baby come back to me,” I grit, pressing a kiss to her forehead. My lips bite at the coldness there.
“Cass I told Rhys, he’s already home,” Azriel reported, putting a hand on my shoulder. “Give her here,” he began reaching for her.
“No, don't touch her,” I growled, holding her closer to my chest.
“I can winnow her back faster than you can fly her. You need to trust me Cass or she’s not going to make it,” he pleaded calmly.
I sigh knowing that my brother is right and that my territorial male bullshit would only kill her. I reluctantly give her to Azriel and it isn’t until he stands with her that I realize how small she looks in his arms. How breakable, and I wonder if I’ll ever see her again.
“Save her Az, please,” I beg, still on my knees.
“Hang tight Cass I’ll be right back,” he says winnowing away.
I’m left with the aftermath, and the roaring wind that’s practically white noise by now. In front of me is the imprint her body left in the snow and ice, as well as crimson colored snow. The knife that lay just a foot away identical to the one that was jabbed into my side just yesterday. I nearly threw up at the idea that she had felt that white hot pain of bloodbane making its way through her blood.
A few minutes later Az winnowed back and took me with him to the townhouse. We landed in the foyer, and I didn’t hesitate to bound up the steps towards her own room. The door was flung open and Rhysand was already pacing watching Madja do her best work.
“Is she going to be okay?” I ask, unable to rip my eyes away from her too still form lying on the bed. Her hair is still frozen, lips still blue.
“We don’t know yet,” Rhys answers in a tone so somber it pulls my attention. His eyes are just as bloodshot as mine and his hair is sticking up all over the place like he had been running his hands through it too much.
As Majda stitches her wounds and assesses every inch of her, I find myself peeling off some of my leathers. The place was practically a sauna with a roaring fire heating the room and the bedpans littered about her bed. Even Rhys had a bead of sweat dripping from his forehead. It was the only thing that could be done, to warm her up.
I stared at my mate's unconscious body, and prayed to the Mother that she wouldn’t take her away. Even half frozen, battered and bruised, she was still so beautiful, still the Jewel. Still my princess who I had fallen for all those years ago.
Please Mother, please don’t take her.
If anything, just let me see her one last time. See her beautiful eyes and kiss her lips. Allow me to hold my mate one last time while her heart is still beating.
As Madja worked her hands up and down her body she didn’t say a word, didn’t even breathe loudly, as if she was listening for something. Her behavior affected us all, as we stayed completely silent, the only sounds in the room coming from the crackling fire.
So when her shoulders slumped and she sighed, the breath echoed throughout the room. My stomach sank as she turned to us with a somber face.
“Before she was left out there she was taken by force, that’s where the bruises are from. The wound to the right side was caused by a dagger laced in bloodbane, she was practically mortal when he left her in the snow. And the wound to her lower abdomen? It hit her womb, if she ever wakes up she may never be able to have children,” Madja says sadly.
“If she wakes up?” I ask quietly, praying I heard wrong.
Her eyes meet mine and then Rhysand’s, “We’re losing her.” she begins and I swear I feel my knees about to give out. “I can’t access her thoughts or her emotions, but given what she’s been through, it seems she’s lost the will to live.”
That was it.
I take the two steps to the edge of her bed and my knees hit the ground as I begin to weep. I slide my hand under the piles of blankets, careful not to disturb them, and take her hand in mine. Gods it’s so cold. She had always had cold hands, she used to put them under my shirt to warm them up. But this was different, her hands were like ice. She didn’t even feel like her.
“Maybe if I can look into her mind?” Rhys breathed, the angst ridden in his voice.
“You are welcome to try my Lord,” Madja said solemnly, like whatever he found wouldn’t be of any use anyways.
I hear Rhys' footsteps walk around to the other side of the bed and kneel. He places a hand over her head, his palm twitching from the sudden cold that was there. I watched intently as his eyes closed and brows furrowed. As he went deeper and deeper into her mind his face contorted until it began to soften once more, and a single tear fell from his face.
“What? What is it?” I asked, my voice cracking.
The High Lord pulled his hand from his sisters face to wipe his stray tear, “Madja’s right. She’s given up. Her last thought was that she had lost the Autumn Court’s armies and she had lost you too Cassian. After everything that happened, it was all for nothing.” Rhys relayed sadly.
“But she’s here now, she’s safe, she has to wake up,” I pleaded, squeezing her too cold hand tighter.
“She doesn’t know that she is here though general,” Madja says calmly, like if she spoke any other way I would rip her to shreds, which was probably true. “She fell under thinking she would never see you again.”
“What can I do? I’ll do anything.” I plead with Madja. Hell I’d trade places with her if I could. Her people needed a princess more than they needed a general.
“I’m afraid there is nothing any of us can do. All we can do is wait and hope she comes back,” Madja says sadly.
“I want you to take up quarters in the town house for the time being,” Rhys ordered.
“Of course my Lord, I will be checking on her constantly,” Madja nods, collecting her bag full of tonics and bandages.
“Is there anything I can do for you Cass?” Azriel asks, placing a hand on my back.
“No,” I say solemnly, pressing my forehead to her hand. “Just leave us.”
Neither one of my brothers protested. The only indication that they had left was the door closing and the silence that had followed. Their muffled voices went down the hall, no doubt to show Madja where she would be staying. I was sure that Rhys would be back to check on his little sister once he was done.
I lifted my head from where I had it pressed against her hand to see her face again. Her skin was still pale but the frost had melted off her eyelashes and skin. Hickies littered her neck and a faint hand shaped bruise wrapped around her neck.
Gods what had he done to her?
“Princess I don’t know if you can hear me but you have to open those pretty eyes for me okay?” I pleaded with her. “It wasn’t for nothing baby, I’m here now and I’m not going to let anyone take you away again. You were so strong and so brave but you don’t have to be anymore, you just need to wake up. Just wake up and I’ll take care of you okay?”
I feel my tears starting to well up. I didn’t just want my girlfriend back, or even my mate. I wanted my best friend back. I thought about what a lonely world it would be without her.
“We can go back to reading your silly books while I tickle your feet. And you can whoop my ass and drink me under the table when we play Marks again.” I laugh remembering the time I taught her how to play the ridiculous drinking game, it felt like so long ago now.
“You have to come back to me because we have to have the most ridiculous and ornate mating ceremony ever.” I chuckle through my tears picturing how much she would detest the idea of an over the top event. “And you gotta wake up because I wanna make you my wife baby.”
I feel the lump in my throat form, remembering the brass ring I had left on my nightstand from this morning. I had almost wished that I had felt the same sadness I felt then now. For nothing could compare to the agony of the mating bond slipping out of my hands like sand falling through an hourglass.
“But we can’t do any of those things until you wake up honey, so you gotta open your eyes for me okay?” I say trying to smile.
Her eyes don’t open, I’m not even sure if her chest rises and falls to breathe.
“Please y/n wake up! Please don’t leave me, I can’t live without you.” I plead, my tears falling faster than ever now.
I let out a groan as I press my forehead to her little hand again. My chest caving in as I find the skin there still cold. Fuck it, if she can’t hear me than I’ll beg to the gods who might.
“Please don’t take her from me. Please don’t take her from me. Please don’t take her from me…”
Rhysand’s pov:
After I show Madja where she can set her things and take a load off, I slump into an armchair in my room and run my hands through my hair. For the first time today, I’m finally hit by the weight of what the past two hours have been.
The images of what I saw when I reached into y/n’s mind were enough to make me shudder. I was so blind to her pain. So focused on my own mate, and my own trauma, I forgot that she went under that mountain with me. And what’s worse is that she felt like she owed me an army for saving her. I almost regret going so far back into her memories that I saw it all. The things Eris did to her, the way he spoke to her. The conflict she felt.
But then there were moments of immense happiness. Each one of them featured Cassian in one way or another. Images of him lacing up her dresses and placing a kiss on her shoulder when he was done. Her laughing in the early hours of morning with him. I had never seen my brother smile so big or love so much.
Oh gods Cassian.
I thought to myself, remembering the look on his face when he saw her lying prone on that bed. His agony that practically filled and infected everything in the room. He needed me, and I needed to see my little sister.
My tired body creaks as I stand from the chair with a groan, making my way next door to y/n’s room. The same one I used to sneak her out of when we were kids. Sometimes I miss those days and how simple everything was.
I opened the door slowly to not disturb Cassian. The light from behind me illuminated the mostly dark room. The only other light source was the fire. Cassain was right where I left him, kneeling on by the edge of the bed, stroking her hair whispering sweet nothings to her that I couldn’t hear.
I make my way inside and close the door to keep in the heat as I sit on the opposite side of the bed. It isn’t until the bed dips under my weight that Cassian’s eyes meet mine. In all the years I’ve known him I had never seen him this way. His eyes were bloodshot and weepy, and the bags under his eyes prevalent. It reminded me of when I thought Feyre had died under the mountain, and I supposed that made sense given this was the same thing.
“Has she?” I asked, wondering if she had shown any signs of life.
“No,” was the only answer the general could give me.
My eyes fell to my sister once more, unable to take the sorrow that came from Cassian’s stare. The frost that once covered her face was now melted, and her lips were no longer blue. However, pink had not yet tinted her cheeks and I wondered if it ever would again. It raised the question, how could I have prevented her from meeting this fate, and prevented Cassain from having to feel this pain. I was the most powerful High Lord in History, but right now I had never felt so small.
“Why didn’t you tell me she was your mate?” the question spilled out of me. “If I had known I would’ve stopped the wedding immediately.”
Cassian lifted his head from where it was pressed against her hand and looked at me again, “For the same reason your mate is still in the Spring Court. She deserved to have a choice.” he said to me, and though his words held no anger, no resentment, they were a punch to the gut.
“I’m a terrible brother,” I admit, my eyes falling to her.
“No you’re not. She did what she did because you are a good brother. She wanted to help you in any way she could, at any cost. That’s how much she loves you.” Cassian spoke, his voice quiet and even toned. “But things might’ve been different if you two hadn’t distanced yourselves when you got back from under the mountain. Whatever you guys saw down there? Whatever happened? You need to face it together, Rhys. If she wakes up, you need to be as close as you once were.”
Gods, for a general my brother had a way with words. He was right about all of it. I had distanced myself from her after we came back. Thinking that I could spare her from the pain I felt, but I had forgotten that she had gone under that mountain with me. She had demons to battle as well, and I left her to fight them alone.
“She will wake up Cass,” was all I could say. “She has to, because I have to make things right.”
y/n’s pov:
Waking up was slow.
First all I could hear was the crackling of a fire and slow steady breaths. Then I smelled the familiar scent of night blooming jasmine laced with cedar. Next was the immeasurable warmth that fanned my face, and last was the feeling of a strong calloused hand holding my own.
I squeezed that hand ever so slightly before finally opening my eyes. I looked up at the familiar ceiling of my childhood bedroom, the constellations that had been painstakingly painted there. To my left a roaring fire and to my right… Cassian. Kneeling at the edge of the bed his forehead pressed to my hand. His breaths rising and falling slowly, the way they always did when he was asleep.
“Cass,” I rasped out, my voice still uneasy.
His head flew up and his eyes were on me in an instant. I loosed a sob at finding that familiar hazel staring back at me. The face I thought I would never see before.
“Oh my god baby,” he smiled, pressing his lips to my forehead. “You came back to me, thank the Mother.”
“Cassian, I'm so sorry. I should’ve listened to you. You were right about everything and I should’ve stayed and-” I began to ramble through my tears.
“Shhh, shhh,” he cooed, brushing a tear from my eye as a few of his own fell. “Don’t worry about that now. You’re safe, no one’s going to hurt you know”
The bond tugged at his promise and I was reminded of the blessing I had been given, “You’re my mate,” I smiled pressing a hand to his face. He winced at the cold but then laid one of his own hands over it, bringing it down to his lips to press a kiss to my palm.
“Yeah I am,” he laughs. “And you’re mine.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?” I asked him as he continued pressing kisses into the palm of my hand.
“You were already dealing with so much y/n,” he said softly. “I couldn’t make things even more complicated or try to control your choices. Not when this alliance was the first thing you ever got to choose for yourself. But I should’ve told you and I’m so sorry.”
“Shhhh,” I soothed him like he had me moments ago. “We both made mistakes Cass, but none of that matters now that we’re together again.”
“You’re right,” he smiled, kissing my forehead.
“The only thing we need to worry about now is Eris and whatever he does next,” I say, rubbing his cheek with my thumb, the stubble there telling me he hadn’t shaved in a while.
His eyes hardened as he pulled my hand from his cheek, grasping it in both of his hands as if he was praying, “If he comes back for you y/n I will fucking kill him. I swear to the Gods I will invoke the blood duel-”
“You will do nothing of the sort Cassian. I just got you back. I won’t lose you again.” I say firmly.
“Are you doubting your general?” He gave me a cocky smile.
“No, but I don’t trust Eris to play fair. If he comes back Rhys will deal with him.” I assure him.
“As your mate I have the right to defend you,” he reminds me.
“You’re right, you do. But if we don’t handle things just right Eris could declare war on us. I won’t let my people be attacked by Hybern and the Autumn Court.” I explained to him.
Cassain nodded. I could sense the disappointment in him, and I didn’t blame him for feeling that way. I would’ve paid good money to watch him kill Eris. It was scary enough when someone hurt another male's mate. Especially when the affected male is The Lord of Bloodshed.
“And Cass?” I asked.
“Yes?”
“You were wrong before, about my choices. The first thing I ever got to choose for myself wasn’t Eris, Cassian. It was you.” I smile looking at the best decision I had ever made. I would never come to regret asking him to kiss me after that ball. Not when it had brought me his love. The best thing I never knew I needed.
Cassain smiled and then let out a hearty chuckle, as if he had finally realized that I was back, and we were together again, and we would be together until The Mother called us home.
To be continued…
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