#Theory of Emotional Development
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We as a community give skybound too much hate when prime empire is literally there and just plain ass
#Prime empire is so good in theory but then they HAD to ruin it and also make Lloyd do all the cool stuff instead of everyone else or let's s#Say.....the focus ninja??#11minute era suffered alit of everyone getting sidelined for Lloyd 'development' where it was just his two character emotions going in a ci#Circle I guess you could say it is as doing hehe ...#Spinjitzu#Ok yea anyway#Prime empire hater and skybound lover first#Human being second#Or whatever I'm literally so tired#mai.txt
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i will stop complaining now but trulyyyyyy what gets me is that. yes i have my own little fanon things but ultimately the largely-accepted fanon characterization is never as interesting as what’s actually happening on the show in canon. especially with regards to eddie’s sexuality!
#sorry but i find it very interesting and compelling that a man can have a child with a woman and deify her#in the enormity of his grief and anger and pain. and use her as the framework for his life moving forward#and also believe he likes women and can enjoy having sex with them and play at being in a relationship to the point that he’s worth#sticking out the most ridiculous shit for. but he can never actually develop an actual emotional romantic bond with them and he#denies himself the opportunity to ask why that is. meanwhile he is doing deranged antics with his best friend#and in theory he wants it to work so so bad because he wants love and partnership but in practice he never lets it get that far#sorry that is soooooo much more fun and way cooler than whatever boring eddie is a misogynist shit people pulled out of fanfiction
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i keep worrying that im flattening xigbar, smoothing his edges, by headcanoning/theorizing that he cared about roxas and xion to some extent—a view of him that not everybody shares—but 1. it doesnt come from nowhere, it's based in the text, and 2. it would absolutely reflect less poorly on him if he didn't care about them at all, rather than if he cared about them but let all that shit happen to them anyway despite having the power to stop it
#this theory/hc absolutely makes him out to be a worse more pathetic person!#i think he could still be sympathetic in spite of that—if the mission Had to come first because he was forced onto this path by his master#perpetuating the cycle (and very prevalent theme in kh!) of ''authority figures betraying those who shouldve been able to trust them''#its not random unmotivated cowardice...it develops out of a very specific theme and emotional throughline for him#though it is still very much cowardice.#much too think about !!!!#kh#blakeposts#xigbar scholarship tag
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so i dont really believe in the theory that goo is another one of gapryong kims sons but
if that does turn out to be the case …
could you imagine how upset samuel would be lol
suddenly everyone important to his life is gapryong kims son, except for himself
jake, the one guy in his life who he managed to get truly close to and form an equal friendship with, is not only gaps son but also hates the fact that he is gaps son, so samuel just had to end their friendship and must refuse to reconnect with him
goo, the guy who was actually impressed by him and took him in after he lost the chance to get guns approval, is also gaps son and seems pretty indifferent about it, which must feel pretty insulting since thats the one thing samuel has wanted most (aside from guns approval, which jake and goo both also have)
and even though samuel hasnt met gitae yet …,.. if he shows up to work with goo, and by proxy, samuel, then that is yet another guy involved in his life who is coincidentally gaps son for some godforsaken reason!!!
#☆#lookism#i dont want to believe in the “goo is gaps son” theory because i dont really like the emphasis on bloodlines to determine strength#but if it makes samuel miserable … im all for it#trying my best to put samuel through the emotional wringer because apparently i dont feel that hes suffered enough#samuel is a walking manifestion of Daddy Issues#for every illegitimate son gap has‚ samuel develops a new inferiority complex#samuel seo#goo kim#jake kim#gitae kim#gapryong kim
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'' It’s not about changing who you are; it’s about embracing who you are while creating space for connection ''.
1. Dismissive-Avoidant
"It’s okay to lean in—strength is not about never needing anyone; it’s about knowing when to let others in."
"Your independence is your superpower, but connection is what makes it meaningful. Balance is where growth happens."
2. Fearful-Avoidant (Disorganized Attachment)
"Your past does not define your capacity for love or trust. Healing happens one safe step at a time."
"You can hold fear and love at the same time—it's brave to try, even if it feels uncertain."
3. Avoidant-Restrictive
"It’s okay to let yourself be seen. Vulnerability isn’t weakness; it’s a doorway to deeper connection."
"You deserve a love that feels free and expansive, not confining or overwhelming."
4. Anxious-Avoidant
"You don’t have to choose between safety and closeness—healthy love offers both."
"You’re allowed to take things slow. Trust is built one moment, one step at a time." ________________ Helpful Workbooks to Work on Yourself :
Fearful Avoidant Attachment
Disorganised Attachment Style Workbook
Anxoius Avoidant Attachment Workbook
Anxious Attachment Workbook
#healthy relationship#toxic relationship#relationships#relationship advice#personal improvement#personal development#emotional attachment#attachment issues#anxious attachment#avoidant attachment#attachment styles#glow up tips#level up journey#personal growth#self development#self improvement#self help#mental health#self love#disorganized attachment#teacher attachment#disorganized attachment style#fearful avoidant#fearful avoidant attachment#fearful avoidant attachment style#attachment theory#long distance relationship#long distance relationships#ldr#ldr love
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foolish though it may be i am once again thinking a lot about self-sacrificial character arcs resulting in memory loss.........bring out the gin
#something about this as a culmination of a character arc is just so uniquely devastating. an arc never completed. good god.#when it happened in artemis fowl i remember being devastated. but i was also pretty sure that it was a temporary thing from-#-being woken up in the body of a clone of yourself after having been dead for six months. you know the drill. and i think i was right#even if it was permanent though - he still /did/ get to complete his arc & his sacrifice was in line with where his development was headed#where as in w359 eiffel's loss just Killed me in a way that i dont think fiction has....done before?#i saw it worded really well somewhere else. his 'end' is more of a typical /mid arc/ development where the 'improving' character must-#-now see their past from the outside and 'change their ways' based on this. or whatever. and the kicker with eiffel is that it happens-#-right at the end. we barely see him after it happens and we don't know what he chooses to do. it's definitely hinted at. but it's left-#- ultimately up to us‚ which works thematically. and it's powerful but i can understand the beef that some listeners have with it-#-bc of the way it's all just cut off. anyway this is not a post for my specific post canon theories but they're there. and highly specific#some things can really. clenches fist. make you relive the emotions you felt when you finished the entire artemis fowl series aged 15#and i do think there's a lot of overlapping themes in both af and w359 that are worth comparing but that's another post lmao#god i wish i had the eloquence to say what i want!!!!!!! and for it not to be a tag essay!!!#spoilers#just. in general
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You won't find a better workbooks for treating attachment disorders than these.
The Fearful Avoidant Attachment Workbook
The Anxxious Avoidant Attachment Workbook
The Disorganised Attachment Workbook
#healthy relationship#toxic relationship#relationships#relationship advice#personal improvement#personal development#emotional attachment#attachment issues#anxious attachment#avoidant attachment#attachment styles#glow up tips#level up journey#personal growth#self development#self improvement#self help#mental health#self love#fearful avoidant attachment style#fearful avoidant attachment#disorganised attachment#attachment theory
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trying to imagine what a Welcome Home ending would look like (which is extremely stupid lmao considering we dont know shit about jack yet), and it's just... huh.
i doubt it's going to take the "the puppets are turned into humans and they join the real world" route (and if it does, then cool! that'd be sick as fuck!), so what would a happy ending look like for them? would they get a little sanctuary to live freely in? is there a secret world of living puppets out there somewhere?
what if its a tragic ending? the puppets either are repurposed for a new show, or stripped of their Awareness, or become inanimate objects - normal puppets? what if they just straight up fade away?
or a bittersweet ending? they renew the show in order to stay alive and together, but they're forced to return to their old lives & routines? or it's ambiguous and we don't actually see what happens after a certain point - where the ending for the audience comes before the puppet's real endgame; it's not for us to see/know, they get an unobserved close to the story.
its simultaneously fascinating and distressing to think about.
#i have an inkling its gonna be that last bittersweet one but WHO KNOWS NOT FUCKIN ME!!!#for all we know theres a secret option none of us will ever consider#and then clown'll pull it outta thin air and we'll all be like OHHHHHHH HOLY SHIT!!!!#yknow? yah?#plot twist: wally turns the entire world into puppets#i just!!! i just have thoughts!#thinking about WH ending gives me that specific bittersweet/nostalgia/dread/anticipation emotion combo i still cant name#i have to shake myself by the shoulders and screech You Have Literal Fucking Years Before It Ends. Probably. Shut The Fuck Up And Vibe.#unfortunately my brain is Incapable of shutting up and i have the compulsive need to guess the ending of everything i watch/read/enjoy#welcome home theory#welcome home speculation#honestly thinking about that last option makes me so emotional#bc it is what they deserve. they were constantly Observed and Watched and theyre still being Watched and they deserve peace and freedom#BUT AGAIN WHO KNOWS!!! WE DONT KNOW HOW THIS STORY IS GONNA UNFOLD!#what twists and turns and Developments and Evolutions it'll take#i need to chill. i need to calm down about this project. i need to go camping for a week with not a hint of cell service#i need to be on a train north. please. please-
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a fun game to play watching succession is how much the makeup artists choose to fill in sarah snook's eyebrows
#succession#shiv roy#sarah snook#developing a theory about the clarity of shiv's eyebrows and her emotional state
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Shame only complicates the grieving process. It's one more way in which you turn against yourself. When you attempt to disown, deny, or suppress feelings, you deny yourself the opportunity to better understand yourself emotionally. Burying your feelings delays resolving them within your current or future relationships.
Susan Anderson, The Journey from Abandonment to Healing
#Susan Anderson#The Journey from Abandonment to Healing#quotes#breakup recovery#emotional health#abandonment wound#abandonment#attachment styles#anxious attachment#attachment theory#fearful avoidant#dismissive avoidant#psychotherapy#psychology#psyche#mental health#self help#personal development#personal growth#grief#heal#shame#self love#self care#self esteem
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Okay but what if the Lions also had cuddlers?? Big Red robot needs some cuddles
Big question........ do lions have emotions? Like when they waited all those years to be found, did they miss each other??? Did they get bored? Hopeless? Did they grieve their previous paladins? Did they talk to themselves and parts of souls closed within them? Because hell yeah that could totally make a hoard of Cuddlers
#but also i wonder if they are actually more like cuddlers in a sense and have an empathetic bond with creatures but#dont actually have the same morals and drive = emotions as them#if they did and are able to move without a pilot but dont do a thing during the plot#(unless its red and they have been begged or proven something??)#that would be kinda weird#it suggest they are more like cuddlers and feed on paladin's psyche and thats why they grow#along with the paladins' developments#and that would also mean cuddler would die next to a lion bc they wouldnt be fed#BUT HEY ITS JUST A THEORY#that would also mean they would easily form an alliance and hella fun friendship
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Exploring Empathy: Theories and Insights into Understanding Others
Empathy is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon, and there are several theories and models that attempt to explain it from different perspectives. Here are some prominent theories on empathy:
Theory of Mind (ToM) or Mentalizing Theory: This theory suggests that empathy involves the ability to understand and attribute mental states (thoughts, beliefs, emotions) to oneself and others. Empathy is seen as the result of recognizing that others have distinct minds and experiences. This theory is often associated with the development of perspective-taking and recognizing the intentions and emotions of others.
Simulation Theory: Simulation theory proposes that empathy occurs when individuals simulate or mentally reenact the experiences of others within their own minds. In other words, we "put ourselves in someone else's shoes" by recreating their emotional and cognitive states within ourselves. This theory suggests that empathy relies on our capacity to mimic the emotional and mental experiences of others.
Affective and Cognitive Empathy: Some theorists distinguish between affective empathy (emotional sharing or feeling what another person feels) and cognitive empathy (understanding or recognizing another person's emotions without necessarily sharing them). This distinction helps explain why individuals may understand another's perspective without necessarily experiencing the same emotions.
Mirror Neuron System: This neuroscientific theory suggests that empathy is linked to mirror neurons in the brain. Mirror neurons fire when an individual performs an action or observes another person performing the same action. Some researchers argue that mirror neurons play a crucial role in understanding and imitating the emotional and motor experiences of others, contributing to empathy.
Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis: This theory, primarily associated with social psychology, suggests that empathy can lead to altruistic behaviors. According to this view, when individuals feel empathy for someone in need, they are more likely to help that person, even at a cost to themselves. It posits that empathy can be a motivator for selfless acts.
Empathy as a Moral Emotion: Some philosophical and psychological theories view empathy as a fundamental moral emotion. Empathy is believed to enable individuals to recognize and respond to the suffering and needs of others. This perspective is often associated with care ethics and argues that empathy should guide moral decision-making.
Developmental Perspective: Developmental psychologists study how empathy develops in children. Theories of empathy development emphasize the role of socialization, parenting, and cognitive development in the acquisition of empathetic skills.
Empathy in Intergroup Relations: Some theories focus on empathy's role in reducing prejudice and improving intergroup relations. Contact theory, for example, suggests that empathy and positive interactions between different social groups can reduce prejudice and foster empathy.
Limits of Empathy: Philosophers and psychologists also explore the limitations of empathy, such as empathy fatigue, empathy bias (empathizing more with those similar to oneself), and how empathy may be influenced by cultural and social factors.
These theories provide different perspectives on how empathy works, its cognitive and emotional components, and its implications for human behavior, morality, and social interactions. Empathy is a rich and evolving topic in psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and related fields, and these theories contribute to a deeper understanding of this important human capacity.
#philosophy#ontology#epistemology#metaphysics#knowledge#learning#education#chatgpt#ethics#psychology#Empathy#Theory of Mind#Simulation Theory#Affective Empathy#Cognitive Empathy#Mirror Neurons#Altruism#Moral Emotion#Development of Empathy#Intergroup Empathy#Empathy Limitations
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i hate clowning on tv writers because i do think it would be healthier and more sustainable if we didn't treat ~art~ as this extra special thing beyond the realm of mortal labor laws and instead thought of it is as a job where you sometimes have bad days and sometimes have good days, but either way you don't deserve to be yelled at by your boss (or, dare i say, randos online) for the quality of your work. god knows how i would feel if some teen on tumblr was psychoanalyzing a random podcast interview i did five years ago to explain why i turned in a shitty work project one week.
BUT that being said i did absorb that tv show into my soul. and i don't know how to reconcile those things.
#okay i have two running theories#1. in fact it makes perfect sense to be affected by the lows of a tv show the same way you're affected by the highs#if you love a show enough to [insert normal fandom behavior that would appear incredibly unhinged to a normie] then it makes sense it could#make you hate some part of it just that much#HOWEVER this leads me to#2. maybe you have to accept that your relationship to a tv show will always be parasocial/one-sided#and part of living life is developing the self-awareness and emotional regulation to extract joy where you can#while also recognizing that the tv show cannot actually hurt you#idk man. art is nothing and it's everything.#it's pointless and it's the only thing that matters and it's meaningless and it makes life worth living
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JJK Chapter 77: I am... Confused?
#sill reads: jujutsu kaisen#so its getos backstory#or at least the beginnings of it idk how much more in depth itll go later#and like#I get it#but also not at the same time#I can't really explain#I understand the chronological events that led to him idk#going berserk or something#but it felt like they were speed running that evil character development#on an emotional level it happened too quickly for me to fully adjust to and therefore comprehend#or something#also#so when Gojo was shut right#my intial theory was#does geto do some weird black magi shit to bring him back#and that leads him further down his corruption path#which is not what happened obviously#But that sound like a cool fanfic au
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Beyond Survival: Music, Cybertext, and Paratext in “The Last of Us. A Three-Part Series In a world teetering on the brink of collapse, Less than a decade ago, you might have envisioned the iconic voice of Don LaFontaine echoing in your mind upon reading such an introduction. Now, as these realities seem inevitable, we’ve lost our sense of what’s purely fictional. The Last of Us” emerges not…
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#character development#cybertext#digital narrative#emotional storytelling#ergodic literature#fan culture#Game criticism#game design#game soundtracks#Game Theory#gaming culture#Gustavo Santaolalla#HBO adaptation#immersive gameplay#interactive fiction#Interactive storytelling#Ludology#media adaptation#moral choices#narrative analysis#narrative storytelling#paratext#participatory media#Player Agency#post-apocalyptic#survival themes#the last of us#transmedia storytelling#video game analysis#video games
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fontaine and furina having this theatrical motif around them has always felt intentional. the way furina was characterised in the first two patches almost being the personification of the ostentacious nature of european, and more precisely, the french monarchy has always come across as aforethought. the same way furina was presented as not having her nation's sympathy and indulging in her own pleasures is very akin to marie antoinette, as we all probably know (and this makes even more sense now knowing she has a similar fate of being sentenced to death by the guillotine, which we can almost infer is also related to treason by acting against the security of the "french state" or genshin's version of it: fontaine). now, to make my point i want to quote a few characters and expand a little on what i have interpreted of them.
let's start with lyney who is introduced and has a bit of a monologue on magic in the teaser for fontaine.
"the essence of magic is getting people to believe a lie. and the most important part of this is what people see."
lyney tells us, the viewer, the interpretation of a lie depends enterily on what you see and how you see it. doesn't this resonate perfectly with the title for fontaine's last archon quest and the theme that was presented to us all the way back to toy teyvat's teaser narrated by dainsleif, "masquerade of the guilty"?
"people don't realize how much they expect their eyes to tell them the truth. but it's not real it's all a show. and every part of the show is carefully controlled. controlled how? by choosing the right time, the right place and the right people."
i pointed out how lyney talks to us as the viewers because i think we're very quick to exclude ourselves from being seen as a character. it's easy to infer that a major plan is taking place thinking of one character (or a group of characters) fooling the others. but i always thought it was curious the way these things and the emphasis on being part of a play was pointed to us (you and me, if that makes sense) like we were going to be the ones fed a lie so that the curtain could fall eventually at the end. you know what's curious about this specific lyney quote? how the camera pans to clorinde and neuvillette as we heard the words "the right people". specially after seeing the trailer for the last part of the archon quest, having neuvillette aknowledge he now knows his role and hearing furina say at the end she hopes he enjoyed his part in the play ties perfectly with this.
"but keep your eyes peeled, and you might be able to turns thing to your advantage."
weather you think of yourself as the viewer or not, this phrase feels like a presage for what the future might look like.
after lyney's monologue, arlecchino chimes in and the conversation stirs a little.
"in a nutshell, magic is what you see with your own two eyes. very fun, but it's not enough."
she seems to be indicating that having a trick inst enough, that making people believe the lie is what makes the show. this trick has to be so perfect and believable that it's impossible to see through which she then compliments with:
"let me make something clear. you think of yourselves as magicians. but when you're on the stage, you're first and foremost actors. good actors hone their craft to mesmerize the whole crowd."
arlecchino makes a distinction between magicians and actors and, this way, the narrative of being part of a play is introduced once again. which makes me think of her hand creeping out from behind furina in one of the posters for the next update. so it has me wondering what her part of the play may be. seeing arlecchino characterised as a wolf in sheep's clothing and someone who would betray the tsaritsa in a heartbeat almost makes me wish for that to be the case. but i also wonder if she is doing something in exchange for the hydro gnosis. theories apart, she's definitely weaving her threads in there somehow.
i could skip the next part since we already know the furina we meet is but a superficial layer of who furina actually is and her role as the hydro archon. but the way she is introduced in the fontaine teaser really ties with everything mentioned in this post, making it clear she's the main character in the play.
"ugh boring! why do I even bother? when are we going to finally see a real twist for once?"
she's described by dainsleif in the teyvat teaser as someone who "lives for the spectacle of the courtroom" as we all have seen through the first patches. it also correlates to the whole theme of justice as entertainment which many people have expanded upon. she asks to see "a real twist" and who better to do that if not the queen of flamboyance herself?
i wanted to point all of this out because, since the beginning, i think it's been obvious furina as a character was always implied to have people change their view on her. not only by other characters but also us, who are part of this big play by following fontaine's story. this was highlighted by the sheer difference in the way traveller is treated or used in fontaine compared to other regions, having other characters play the big important moments as if we were side characters (loss of protagonism), and the ammount of control we are given over (our influence in court and our role as a lawyer, for example). this change in opinion furina was fated to have has always beem hinted to be triggered by some sort of sacrifice. being so influenced by marie antoinette, having furina turn into a scapegoat or a martyr and getting people's respect after death (either real or metaphorical) feels to fit the narrative. this is why players not liking furina has never really bothered me. i believe furina was not characterised - when she was introduced to us - to be liked, quite the opposite. it was faux, a way to manipulate our own perception and opinion on her. i think part of our "role" was to be tricked, much like what we are hinted at throughout the narrative.
#big ass post to say i really think the whole thing with people being upset at furina hate took weird proportions#not wanting to discredit the misogyny in fandoms because i know that's a thing and there were definitely being weird about her#but i also think this is the exact reaction that was expected upon giving us a character that seems selfish and irresponsible with the fate#of an entire nation on their hands#nation she 'seemed' not to care about#and even if it was fake it's hard to develop emotional connection with people you don't fully understand#which is why despite the hints we will only see her true heart in the final act#and i don't think the trailer for 4.2 would have gotten such good reviews any other way#i don't think her sudden death sentence would have shocked so many any other way#i don't know if this makes a lot of sense but i really do believe we were supposed to be played with this time#instead of being actively behind what's happening#i think that's actually my favourite thing about fontaine#i apologise if this is all very badly written 😂#but fontaine's story telling is so good!!!!#and i although i'm unable to come up with actual theories i love that there's so many fun details to appreciate and intentionality in#everything that's been delivered and showed to us#anyways thanks for coming to my ted talk on why furina hate was premeditated#which feels ridiculous to say but you cannot tell me it wasn't 😂 (to an extent at least)#i'm exploding anyone who said they'd like her if she was a boy with my mind#peace and love on planet earth ✌️#genshin thoughts#my post
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