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golbrocklovely · 5 years

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only the lonely survive // colby brock - chapter fifteen: and about forgiveness, we’re both supposed to have exchanged

A/N: hey guys :) here’s the next chapter. some crazy stuff happens in this, so let me know what you think. i’ll be coming out with another request at some point soon, so be on the lookout for that.

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taglist: @ajosieface , @localsleeper , @julyrubyrose , @far-to-many-bands , @absolute-randomness-forever

trigger warning: cursing

word count: 2200

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After talking to Casey for over an hour about Colby and Brennen, I finally went to my room. Removing my dress from the other night and changing into pjs, I scrolled through my phone again out of boredom. I was gaining a lot of followers and subscribers, my dms were filled to the max, and people were tagging me in everything.

This is all a bit overwhelming.

I clicked on my username on insta and went down to my secret account: my Sam and Colby fan account. No one knew of golbrockloves, mostly because I never talked about it. I especially haven't brought it up to Colby.

How do you tell the guy you made out with that you have an instagram dedicated to him and his best friend without looking creepy? Exactly.

I slid down my feed, only to be met with pictures and videos of me. One video was a screen recording of my snapchat from yesterday, me and Colby in the store.

Why does that feel like such a long time ago?

The next couple pictures were from people's stories: screenshots of me and Colby dancing together, me and Colby next to each other in the kitchen, me and Brennen.

I bit my lip anxiously as I clicked on the comments. They weren't exactly bad, but they weren't great.

snc3lifee who the fck is she?????

samnccolbby her @ is skyebennett

lovely_sncc is she dating colby or brennen?

saramcc OMG COLBY AND HER ARE SO CUTE TOGETHER

solby5vr she better stay away from colby!! HES MINE!!!!

dolansnc why can't colby stand next to a girl without everyone shipping her with him? jesus christ this fandom

It was strange to see fans talk about me, as if they didn't know I would see what they were saying. Maybe having this fan account was a good thing: I could see how they all honestly thought about me without anyone knowing.

After reading more and more comments, I could tell most believed me and Colby were together. Or maybe me and Brennen. No one was certain. All they knew was that I was close to both. A lot of fans kept saying that I wasn't dating either one of them and that I was just friends.

While still lurking around on insta, I got a bunch of notifications from my personal account. I switched over to it to see I was tagged in multiple snippets of videos. Clicking on the it, I saw the face of Travis Marcus. He had uploaded a new video to his channel, titled "my truth".

Oh God...

I went to youtube and saw his video was slowly starting to trend. I clicked play and sat down on my bed.

Travis sighed, glancing up at the camera. "Hey guys, it's your boy Travis. Um, I have a lot to get off my chest right now. I'm sorry my energy isn't as high as it usually is. But, I needed to set the record straight. There is a lot of shitty things going around about me lately and I wanted to clear the air and tell you the truth."

"Skye, did you see-" Casey stated, dashing into my room. She stopped when she saw my phone in my hand. We both stood there watching Travis.

"So, as you guys know, I was recently accused of doing something terrible... of bullying another youtuber. I won't say her name because she doesn't deserve any more hate... or clout." His lips twitched, trying to cover up a smirk.

"As if he didn't tag you in the fucking video. Fucking asshat." Casey mumbled.

"One of her friends, Brennen Taylor, an old viner, tweeted that I made fun of her at a party recently. I just wanted to say that this is completely false. What actually happened was that I introduced myself to her. She claimed she was a huge fan and that she wanted to… get with me." Travis nodded his head uncomfortably.

What the fuck.

He continued. “I declined because she was extremely intoxicated. She then proceeded to get upset with me, made a huge scene, got kicked out of the party, and then I can only assume went to Brennen. He was also really drunk, which is why he tweeted in the first place.”

Casey gasped. “Are you kidding me? I'm gonna kill h-”

I hushed her, my eyes never leaving the screen.

“I have footage from that night, because I vlogged it. However, the audio got fucked up so I'm sorry for how muffled it is.” He admitted.

The screen changed to the night of the party. I saw myself standing in front of Travis, talking to him. The audio was complete garbage, low and muffled. I glanced over at the camera, only a moment later Travis nodded at it, smirking. Something I didn't see at the time. My face contorts for a second, he shrugs, and I shake my head, leaving immediately afterwards.

“Now, does that look like I was making fun of her? No. I would never do that. She was upset because I respectfully told her I didn't want to get with her after all her advances. She literally tried later that night to dance up on me, but I just wasn't into her. After I filmed this, she got kicked out for trying to hook up with another youtuber. I think she's desperate for views and just wants more followers.” He declared.

“So, don't give her that attention. And, don't send her hate guys. I wish her and Brennen the best honestly. Sorry this video is so short, I needed to get this off my chest. I hope you all can understand. Peace.” He threw up a peace sign, and then pushed his hand into the lens of the camera, the video fading to black.

Stunned silence fell over the room. Neither one of us could speak.

“Is this real life? I kinda feel like I've had this nightmare before.” I whispered.

“He can't be serious. Does he really think he can get away with this?” Casey shook with rage.

“Why wouldn't he be able to? He has almost a million followers. I just passed 2,000, if I haven't already lost all of them.” My voice faltered.

“I'm gonna call Brennen and see if he can help.” Casey left quickly, pulling out her phone.

I laid my back against my bed, closing my eyes. I took a couple deep breaths, trying to slow down my heart-rate.

That's it.

I sat up quickly. I went over to my desk and pulled out my camera. Setting it up on my tripod, I got comfortable in my chair.

I sighed deeply, then turned my camera on

"Hi everyone. I didn't think this amount of drama would happen to me so soon in my youtube career, yet here we are." I joked.

"I'm sorry if this video is a little all over the place. I'm not editing it. I'm just gonna post it as is.” I clapped my hands together, trying to stop their shaking.

I cleared my throat. “If you don't know, I'm the girl Travis Marcus made fun of. Or he claims he didn't make fun of. I need you all to know that he is lying. I'm not sure why when he could easily just admit he fucked up and apologize. Instead, he did this.”

“I want to tell you guys what actually happened that night…” I stated, looking directly at the camera.

I began to explain that party in detail: how Travis came up to me, how he flirted with me, only for him to make fun of my appearance and film it. I then went on to explain how I left the party because of him ruining my night, only to be told a couple hours later that he got kicked out of the party because he started a fight with Sam, Colby, and Brennen by throwing his drink on Kat.

"I have four witnesses, plus my best friend. And Big Nik's security team could easily corroborate my story. On top of all that, I have this."

I grabbed my phone, pulled open my dms on twitter, and found Travis' message to me. I showed the message to the camera, letting it focus on his words.

Travis: please tell Brennen to take down the tweets. Things are getting out of hand. I apologize for what I said.

"Why would you apologize for something that you didn't do? All of this could have been avoided if you wouldn't have made fun of me. I get you're 'famous' and have the ego the size of a tractor-trailer, but that doesn't mean you get to make fun of random people because they don't fit into what you think is attractive. Be nicer. Be kind. And stop lying to make yourself look good."

I reached over and turned off my camera. I paused, my breath hitching in my throat for a moment.

Holy fuck, did I just film that?

/ / / /

I felt cozy surface beneath me tremble slightly. Three times in a row. I opened my eyes, glancing around my dark room.

Was all of that a dream?

I slid my hand over my bed, finding the item that was vibrating. I turned it over, my eyes closing instantly from the bright light. Squinting, I saw messages from all different people. But the most recent made me smile softly.

Colby: are you up to talk?

I shuffled my body upwards, leaning over and turning my light on. I gazed over at my sleeping laptop, my camera still plugged in. The memories flooded back to me. I uploaded a response to Travis, and instantly fell asleep from anxiety induced exhaustion. I didn't even want to see if anyone supported me or not.

Unlocking my phone, I went to Colby's message immediately.

Skye: just woke up. i'm down to talk.

Moments later, my phone started ringing. I answered it. "Hey Colby."

"Hey. How are you doing?" He asked sweetly.

I chuckled. “I've been better, that's for sure.”

“How long have you been asleep? Everyone's been trying to contact you.” He stated.

I shrugged. “Right after I uploaded the video, I fell asleep. I was just too stressed.”

“I'm sorry to hear that.” He apologized.

I held back a smile. “It's okay. I'm alright.”

“So, I guess you don't know what happened.” Colby replied.

“No, what did?” I questioned.

“Travis deleted his video.” He deadpanned.

I sat up quickly. “Wait what?”

“Well, after you posted yours, Brennen and I talked to Big Nik and we found out from him that his friend John was recording a snapchat during the fight that occurred with all of us in it. It shows Travis getting pulled out of the party yelling essentially what he said to you at everyone.” He informed me, continuing. “He cussed and screamed while he got kicked out, and John sent the video to Messy Monday, and they uploaded it to twitter. It's been trending for the past couple hours.”

“Holy shit. So, the snapchat proved me right?” I muttered.

“Yep. Travis took down his video. He's been radio silent since.” He laughed.

“He probably left a few choice words for me.” I said, rolling my eyes.

“If he did, let me know. I got some unfinished business with him.” Colby joked, causing me to let out a laugh. “Besides, before he deleted his video, Sam, me, Kat, and Brennen all came out on twitter and said that you were right. On top of that, apparently a thread was created of how rude Travis has been to fans. So... he's kinda done for.”

“I wouldn't be so sure of that. He'll be back in less than a month.” I scoffed, pulling my blanket closer to me.

“Well, even if he does come back, everyone will know you were right.” He reassured.

I picked at my blanket. “Tell that to his fans.”

“Enough about Travis. Is there anything I can do to get your mind off of him?” He requested.

I sighed. “Like what?”

“Go out with me.” I could hear the smile in his voice.

“What?” I choked.

“Go out with me. Where ever you want to go, I'll take you there.” Colby promised.

“When are you taking me out?”

“How about tomorrow? Say eight P.M?”

A smile rose to my lips. “Okay... that sounds good.”

“Where do you want to go?” He inquired.

“If you don't mind it... I kinda want to stay in for a bit. Hide away from the world. Maybe you could come here? We could order take out and watch some movies. And cuddle?” I bit my lip nervously.

He agreed happily. “That sounds fantastic.”

“Good. I can't wait.” I beamed.

“Is there anything else you want to talk about?” He mumbled, yawning.

I shook my head. “No. Besides, you sound like you need to go to sleep.”

“I'll stay up if you want me to.” He admitted.

“No. No, I'm okay really. You should get some sleep.” I declared.

“Alright. I'll see you tomorrow.” He responded.

“It's a date.” I smiled.

“Goodnight, Skye.” He whispered.

I giggled quietly. “Goodnight, Colby.”

<< CHAPTER 14 || CHAPTER 16 >>

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piano-and-voice · 7 years

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November 28, 2017.

It’s 6:22 pm.

I’m waiting for Steve to come home so we can cook dinner together (things have been pretty fucking rough for us the last few weeks with his mother’s cancer surgery, his terrible time with his boss, my restlessness) so this is a good time to start posting.

I’m really unsatisfied with my job in so many ways. Some of my clients bore me, some are just fucking irritating and so frozen/stuck I get so frustrated at their seeming-helplessness. I’m bored about reading about psychology, trauma, therapeutic work, new research blah blah fucking blah. One of the things I was most looking forward to in this career was how much learning/reading/upgrading is necessary, but holy fuck. Some of it is so repetitive, and honestly? So much suffering comes simply from capitalism/colonialism. Without those, there would be very little mental health issues in this world. Anyway, this is all to say that I really need a change, and it might be a pretty significant one. And that terrifies me. Steve has a lot of trauma-shit around money, and since I’m not making a ton, he pays for all the household stuff - the mortgage, bills, groceries, everything. Dude almost makes six figures, and I moved to this 30,000-person town for him, so that feels pretty fair, especially while building up a practice.

But if I change course now, I feel guilty. The agreement was for him to do this while I work on building up my practice again. Also, being financially dependent on someone at 40 feels fucking terrible. So, I still want to make my own money, which at this point is paying off my visa that somehow ballooned to $3,000, as well as the $1,800 I still owe our line of credit for my piano. Stopping working is not an option. I want to buy a car after learning to drive, I want to be able to have some autonomy. My job as it is at this point is an absolute necessity.

How I spend my time beyond that is what I have control over. My schedule is embarrassingly sweet. Here it is:

Mondays: off Tuesdays: 1:00-6-ish (4 clients max) Wednesdays: sometimes a 10:00 client, a lesson at 12:00, then clients from 2:30-6-ish (4 clients max) Thursdays: 12:00-6ish (sometimes! Sometimes it’s a 1:15 client, then a 3:30 client, and that’s it!) (4 clients max) Fridays: 12:00-6-ish (4 clients max) Saturdays: off Sundays: off

Wednesdays are a day when I really can’t do much else than what I already do. So, I’m going to just leave that day alone. Every other weekday though, I have until noon free. Here is how I mostly spend it at this point (god damn this accountability shit STINGS):

- sleeping in until 9-ish - having some breakfast - puttering online - tumblr, facebook, twitter trifecta and now animal crossing as well - eating some lunch

Here is how I’m spending my evenings:

- having/making some kind of dinner - same as before online - having a tub - feeling deeply guilty and ashamed of not doing anything

I’m not okay with most of this (eating is necessary as is making the food, having a bath is nice). For a while (and I’m still trying to do this) I had a list of things to do on google calendar on my phone and for every day I did all of them, I got to put $5 towards another dress on eshakti. I have $15 so far, that’s it.

One of my issues is having somewhat unrealistic expectations for a single day. Another issue is then doing none of it. Another issue may be having too many things I want to do - as in, even if I had a realistic idea of what I could do on any given day, I have too many things I want to do, so none of them are done often enough to gain traction.

Here are the things I have been saying I need to do, daily:

- nose care - skin care - do physio/chiro exercises - practice piano - practice singing - read about either music theory, music therapy, or work on the paper I’m supposed to be working on to get published, based on my thesis

I also want to go to the gym/go swimming three times a week. My body just has to do this in order to keep functioning at this point.

When I look at this list, it doesn’t seem unreasonable in the schedule I have? Does this seem unreasonable?Like I said, maybe on Wednesdays it might be a big much (my only 10-6, 8-hour day)

As I’m writing this out, I’m reminded that I recently have stopped really watching TV or movies. We only put something on once we’re in bed, to fall asleep to. Steve needs the TV on all night or he has terrible nightmares, I wear ear plugs, so I only hear about half a show before I roll over and stuff them in my ears. This has freed up a lot of time, but the internet I think has eaten it up. I try to change my internet habits and they slide right on back to where they were. Sometimes in a day, sometimes in a few weeks, but so far, nothing has worked to change them. And I think that, plus an earlier wake up time are necessary for making more room.

I also have this thing about feeling like I don’t have enough time to do something. If I work in two hours? Then I believe I don’t have enough time to practice. But, I’m only practicing singing for about a half an hour, and at this point with piano, I can’t practice more than that either. That’s an hour. And I leave for work about twenty minutes before I start. That would still leave me with 40 minutes. I have this brain fizzle/shut down/not exactly panic, but I can maybe feel my the fear-induced limbic “stay with your old habits” system kick in. Why couldn’t my parents have been less crazy/intense about getting places on time? I absolutely learned this from them - my sister was able to unlearn, so I can too.

When I try to make new systems, this is what I do: I make it, and I make it un-moveable. If it fails, I abandon it. Sometimes I abandon it before it can fail. What I need to do: create a schedule and treat it like a hypothesis. The hypothesis being: this system will work. Like any science, failure is ok and is just information. But, you have to see it through for a long enough length of time to see if it is a) effective, and b) doable (effective here being “does it create the gains I want” and do-able being “can I stick with it/is it sustainable”) If it needs tinkering, try again, change a variable, but not more than one or then you won’t know what works.

Ok, this is what I’m going to do tonight:

1. Create a schedule for two weeks and stick to it as best as possible, noting where shit goes sideways and for what reason I think it might be doing so 2. Practice singing for half an hour because I have a lesson tomorrow at noon.

#congrats if you actually read through that thought process

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archonssun · 4 years

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I need to vent some. It won't end well for me otherwise.

This is gonna get pretty long and wordy. And don’t feel like you have to read this whole thing, please. I just wrote this down to get the thoughts out, so I don’t end up feeling worse later on.

Have any of you guys ever gone to sleep, mostly fine, then wake up the next day feeling like absolute shit? That happened to me last night for the first time in a while.

It started off with me getting migraines near the end of my shift. I don't get migraines, I get allergy-induced headaches, and that's pretty much it.

My point is, I fell asleep last night and woke up this afternoon feeling awful, cuz of a dream. I was going through comments on my Tumblr, Twitter, and AO3 account.

And I found some pretty hateful/mean things people commented, either on things I've created or through DMs.

Look, I know not everyone is going to like what I write or draw; figured that out pretty quick when I used to have my brother proof-read for me a couple years back. But it still hurt, really bad, despite just being a dream/nightmare. I get these every so often.

What made it worse was the fact that the comments were said by people I admire on all three platforms. They doubted I'd ever finish that one story I've worked on for months.

Usually when I wake up from something like this, I don't want to get out of bed for the rest of the day, and I end up sleeping into the next morning and sometimes into the next afternoon. And I usually end up feeling even more drained than before.

But today, it was weird. I woke up and felt empty almost. Like I just couldn't feel anything, couldn't feel what I should have. Which is mainly self-depreciation and sadness. If you couldn't tell from this thread, I'm sensitive towards certain things.

Don't get me wrong, I can take the criticism, but when others thoughts mirror my own? That's when it gets to be too much for me.

A few years ago, I had troubles. Still do, to be completely honest, I'm just better at ignoring them. I felt like I was annoying the shit out of people when I spoke about things I was doing or was gonna do.

(I honestly feel like just posting this thread it gonna annoy the shit out of people, so if you're actually seeing this, then I've improved somewhat.)

I don't know if they had other stuff on their minds at the time, but they just weren't all there when I talked. That sounds kind of narcissistic, but I needed that little extra signal, cuz I wasn't exposed to lots of people when I was younger.

(There wasn't anything wrong with me when I was a kid, I just wasn't comfortable around large groups or strangers.)

Eventually, it got to the point that I would just stop talking and I would retreat inside my own head. Sometimes it lasted for a few minutes, others it lasted the rest of the day. I'd start getting myself down with my words, and I'd likely stay that way for a while.

Getting back to the actual point of this thread, when other's thoughts start to reflect my own in regards to my work, I can't handle it. Say whatever you want about it, I just can't do it. And I've tried, believe me I've tried.

But it's not like trying to stop biting your nails. I've had issues with this since I was in elementary school (so since I was like eight or nine). And it's not easy. Constantly, I seek out validation from others, and when nothing's there, I just... shut down, I guess.

And even when I do seek out validation, I always have a struggle with myself:

"Don't send them that, they'll think you're weird."

"They look busy. Don't bother them with nothing."

Fuck, even typing out those words is making me shaky, cuz I can't help but remember all the times I've said them. All the times I've had to stop myself from interacting with people.

But when my stuff does get validated, I get this sense of joy, y’know? Like, finally, someone appreciates what I’ve done and what I have to offer; someone other than my family or close friends... (don’t hate me, @lier3nn, you’re still my closest friend off this site and I appreciate you sticking with me, I do)

On Tumblr or Twitter, it's at least a little easier to interact with others. I don't really use my given name all that much on these type of sites; I either use the one I made up years ago (YXxXxXY) or my middle name (Rose). It gives me a sense of anonymity that I wouldn't get if I used my real name.

But you can only have one first impression, and whatever it is, people will remember you for it. Maybe that's why I hated middle and high school, cuz you only get one shot to make it count. And more often than not I fuck it up.

And I live with the regrets every day: "What would have happened if...?" Even now, I'm second-guessing posting this. I'm afraid of what others will think. Is that weird of me? Any of you seeing this is a complete stranger to me, yet I'm still worried.

Yeah, I know that I'm not the only one who feels this way. That was made painfully obvious in school. But I'm the only one I know that feels it. Like, I don't know anyone else well enough to know if they feel the same way. And that's probably my fault more than anything.

I have friends, I do. But not deep enough to know how they feel about certain things. And whenever I want to know if they feel the same things, I always freeze. I crawl into my head again and don't come out. To me, that's better than embarrassing myself.

(But the fact that I’m opening up to complete strangers doesn’t bother me in the slightest, apparently.)

And I can't bring myself to actually ask them. Like I'd be prying into their personal life too much if I did...

I get into these funks every once in a while. This is just the first time it’s happened and centered around people doubting my stuff the same way I doubt my stuff. You’re your own worst enemy, right? Fucking philosophical bullshit that makes complete sense. But, I digress. Sometimes it’s better for me if I just get the words out; if I just say them out loud. You don’t even have to read or respond to this, and I’d already be feeling better just because I’ve written these words down. I’d have already started getting past it. I’ve travelled that path, and now it’s in the past. And I’d keep going, doing only what I could do (writing, for one. No one is gonna write what I want, so I have to, right?

... Still. There’s always a little part of me that is seeking validation through this post. And no matter what reaction it gets -- positive or negative -- it’ll always be at the back of my mind. So maybe I haven’t started getting over it. Not yet.

But I will, one day. It might take my entire life, or just a few hours. But I will get over it.

#rose just #loses it for a bit #sorry if you read this entire thing

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aterryben · 5 years

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8"Never" and "always" square measure your favorite words.

Negative folks have a habit of seeing the planet in all-or-nothing terms. once an admirer cannot create it to brunch, you tell yourself they "always flake." once an employment interview does not result in a suggestion, you "never had best at interviews."

"When we tend to see the planet or our circumstances in terms of absolutes, that leaves very little to no space for any exceptions," says Williamson. "When exceptions happen, we've got to search out some way to clarify them to suit our absolutist worldview, otherwise we will become confused and anxious."

9You'd rather simply not strive than fail.

Who does not get a touch nervous regarding the probabilities that escort setting up effort or attempting one thing new? however, if you are not even willing to do, then that is one thing to be distressed regarding.

"Refusal to do something completely different to bring positive modification in our lives is typically nonmoving in concern," says Williamson. "However, if we tend to ne'er strive something new, we tend to stay stuck in our standard patterns. although we tend to strive one thing new and fail, we will a minimum of applauding ourselves for attempting and appearance for the teachings to be learned from the experiences."

10You complain regarding work perpetually.

No job is ideal, of course. there is continually planning to be one thing regarding your 9-to-5 that does not specifically thrill you. however if you discover that at the top of the day, a lot of regarding your job—your boss, your coworkers, your daily responsibilities—irritated you than created you excited regarding what you were doing, you would possibly have a tangle.

"A worker may incessantly complain as a result of they were appointed to a shift that they hate," says Emily Mendez, MS, regarding however a negative person behaves. "Another example is frequently whining as a result of you were skipped over for a promotion."

11You tend to induce jealous simply.

Mendez additionally points out that negative folks tend to "complain as a result of their friends does not embrace them usually enough." If you discover you're obtaining dominant regarding your friends or feel jealous that they are doing things while not you, rather than blaming them, you'd be happier asking yourself these 2 questions: square measure you exaggerating things in your mind? And, why does one want others to offer you a way of self-worth, anyway?

12You cannot deviate from your routine.

It's one factor to possess a routine you like; it's another to be therefore firmly stuck in it that you just square measure uncomfortable swerve from your daily script. Take having to form a detour throughout your morning commute, for instance, says life coach Jacqueline Pirtle.

"This detour has wonderful new opportunities future for you—like finding a brand new cafe or book store that you just didn't apprehend is near," she says. "Getting mad simply suggests that you may miss these opportunities. Rather, like better to keep versatile, positive, and open in these unknown things. That exposes your expertise in life."

13You take others' rage in person.

We've all known about associate degree angry boss or done one thing to worsen another person, whether or not a mate or an alien on the road. typically the anger of others is even, and typically it's simply them trying to find somebody accountable for a rotten day. regardless of the case, somebody WHO is within the habit of thinking negatively can take this anger in a person.

"No one's anger is ever regarding you—even if it includes you," says Pirtle. "Their anger is theirs, that they feel whereas living their journey. therefore allow them to air their journey while not deciding or collaborating in it, and specialize in your feelings, as a result of that's wherever your power lays."

14You exaggerate your mistakes.

If any low moment of forgetfulness or oversight at work tends to balloon in your mind into a significant screw-up or simply another addition to your pattern of failures, you would possibly be a touch too negative.

April Seifert, Ph.D., offers the instance of forgetting your workplace keys reception. "There square measure doubtless to be benign explanations for why you were forgetful, however, if you veer toward the negative, you would possibly be a lot of doubtless to assume, 'I'm therefore stupid! I am unable to believe I forgot my keys again! I continually do this!'" she says.

15You assume the worst once friends flake.

Negative folks square measure doubtless to look at a tiny low social misdemeanor as a significant downside. for instance, if an admirer does not show up to a get-together or come to your telephone, in your mind, they hate you or don't need to hold out any longer ever.

"You may assume, 'Ugh, she continually blows folks off!' or 'I'm positive she's simply mad as a result of I wasn't able to meet her for lunch last week,'" Seifert says. "In reality, that friend's behavior is ambiguous, and you do not extremely apprehend what caused it. Our brains naturally move to the negative to stay U.S. safe from future threats, even once there is not a true threat gift."

16Your phone is prominently silent.

That being aforementioned, if Christmas and New Year's Day|national holiday} come back and go while not one-holiday party invites, you'll licitly have some work to try and do on your social skills. however, it's a lot to try and do with turning around your negative outlook than blaming your friends for losing interest in disbursal time with you.

"Most folks square measure too polite to confront you regarding negativity, however, folks can simply stop tantalizing you to hold out or attend parties," says David flyer, relationship professional and co-owner of Double Trust qualitative analysis. "If you notice that you just appear to continually get missed of things, it's going to be as a result of the last time you visited a celebration you complained the total time."

17Small speak is not your factor.

Well, that is what you tell yourself a minimum of. tho', it's a lot of doubtless that your negative thinking is making impediments in your social interactions, creating it laborious for you to open up and interact with acquaintances you only met at a celebration or perhaps colleagues you have known for years out of a scarcity of confidence or associate degree over-seriousness that produces it laborious to get pleasure from lightweight, substance-free banter.

18You hate recreation.

Speaking of things that square measure lightweight and substance-free, recreation could be an astonishingly smart measuring device of your outlook. If you are at a marriage or another reasonably gathering with music and a way of dread takes over as you scrutinize the flooring, you would possibly have a negativity downside. it is not that positive folk's square measure smart dancers—they can be worse dancers than you—it's that they do not care. They apprehend obtaining out there and recreation is simply a fun, flippant time. individual thinking negatively will solely specialize in however foolish they'll look, when, frankly, no one is listening to them anyway.

19You oft feud.

It's one factor to induce into a row here or there, however, if you usually end up battling or contestation with somebody, it is time to require a glance at yourself and your perspective. "The most inveterately negative folks I do know square measure perpetually in disputes with folks and organizations in their communities, and on social media," says the flyer. "They have such a big amount of feuds they cannot keep them straight. a number of U.S. have no one we have a tendency to square measure feuding with, therefore if you only unfriended [*fr1] your social media followers and every one your neighbors thinks about you the 'trouble-making' neighbor, you'll be guilty."

20You hate negotiating.

Whether it's creating the case for a raise or haggle over a bill, a healthy negotiation needs a balance of excellent religion, confidence, and luxury with facing random outcomes. as a result of they see things in black and white, negative thinkers square measure rather more snug being told what proportion one thing is or what proportion they're value and either acceptive it or acceptive it grudgingly. they're uncomfortable after they need to each try for a positive outcome whereas acceptive it's going to not pan out.

21You procrastinate.

This may appear unrelated to however negative or positive you're, however in line with govt coach James Pollard, "procrastination is commonly nonmoving in an exceedingly deep sense of personality, that is super negative."

"Procrastination isn't a natural human attribute," says Pollard. "We were designed for urgency. a few years agone, if we have a tendency to procrastinated we have a tendency to did not eat. we have a tendency to incomprehensible the hunt. we have a tendency to incomprehensible the planting season and incomprehensible the harvest if we have a tendency to procrastinated."

22Junk food is your go-to.

Again, this is often one thing you would possibly not assume is said to your outlook on life, however, there's a robust association. We're not speech that having sweet when dinner is nonmoving in negativity, however rather often consumption food you recognize to be terrible for you is.

According to Pollard, not consumption well is truly a kind of self-harm. It's "rooted in an exceedingly poor sense of self-worth," he says, and is "especially dangerous as a result of {people WHO|people that|folks that|those that|those who} damage themselves usually hang around with others who do identical."

23You chalk success up to luck (or connections).

If you have got a habit of chalking up the success of others to the very fact that they visited an honest faculty, have plenty of cash, apprehend the correct folks, or were lucky enough to stumble into the opportunity—anything however that they worked laboriously and created their own smart fortune—then, likelihood is, you have a negative outlook. "The negative person can read the success pretty much as good luck," explains Pollard. "The positive, healthy individual can read someone's success as proof that he or she will be able to have intercourse too."

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5 WTF Ways Trump Has Been Immortalized As Artwork

It wasn’t his knowledge of programme, his allure, or anything remotely leadership-like that led to the notoriety of Donald Trump. If anything, it was the ease and willingness with which he shifted himself into a walk-to meme, terminated with a fandom hectic originating fanfiction, love speculations( i.e. insane scheme presumptions ), and, of course, tons of bad fan art. Now are some of the weirdest and wildest slice in the current Trumpian artwork action for “youve got to” absorb before they find their way into the National Portrait Gallery. 5 Deep Dream Trump Is Pure Nightmare Fuel While computers are getting better at all that is induces humans so special( like opening openings ), there is one domain where we’ll always using them to outstrip: logical thinking. After all, it’s hard to have a sense of whimsy when a misplaced semicolon can return you into scrap. In information, a very close we’ve come to causing computers a life of unadulterated resource is through “deep learning” — software that resembled how our neutrons shoot and is perhaps the future of artificial intelligence. And like better now humans, we threw computers the knack of originality, merely to squander it on monstrosities like this TAGEND Chris Rodley That’s why you don’t share a teleporter with Muppets. div > This is a penetrating learning interpretation of one of Donald Trump’s lineage photos. And if you’re wondering why Melania looks like Miss Piggy on her action to her third divorce, that’s on purpose. This art is submitted in accordance with artist Chris Rodley plugging photographs of Donald Trump into a deep learn algorithm which was also “looking for images from Sesame Street . ” The outcome is this hellscape of unused faces, googly hearts, and wandering entrusts — plus elements from Sesame Street . Chris Rodley Courtesy of Industrial Light and Horror. 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He’s an ass-kicker and a risk-taker, a street fighter and shot-caller, the person who sets the Big Mac into Mack Daddy. Of course, in order to maintain that panorama of Trump, you have to constantly reject all of actuality . Fortunately, the internet boys help find a direction to readily block out the pesky true by superseding it with hardcore sci-fi devotee story! div > Meet God-Emperor Trump, may his choked arteries reign for infinity. Based on the lore of the favourite tabletop gaming universe Warhammer 40,000 , which is set in a ludicrously dystopian future, the cruddy back of the internet is filled with portraits of Trump as the iconic Ruler of Mankind, immortal lord of the human rights empire wreaking his never-ending fight to the undesirables. Experiences like wit, right? 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Testifying again that they have the racial revelation of someone who’s been in a lethargy since the ‘6 0s, Trump fanboys seem to not realize that this Emperor of Mankind is nothing more than a freakish monster whose “shattered, crumbling body can no longer reinforce life, ” or that his guideline gave rise to “technological and cultural rights stagnation, and a regression into totalitarianism, belief and religion obfuscation and intolerance.” So God-Emperor Trump is based on some creep who rulers over a dystopia in which mindless, alien-hating radicals sacrifice thousands daily to keep the bloated body of their oppressor ruler get. Maybe they did do their research after all. And to employ the cherry on the foolish neo-Nazi cake, the God-Emperor isn’t, uhm … grey. He was born in center Anatolia( Turkey) in 8,000 BC. Meaning the web fascists have made their white dominance superstar into a space-age Middle Eastern king. Warhammer 40 k Oh yeah, this guy is totes going to preserve the white race, you dolts. 3 The New “Alt-Right” Cartoon Mascot Affection Dressing Up As Trump You already know about Pepe, the cute comic book frog who became a hate representation. But since Pepe has come extremely mainstream, hardcore “alt-right” dudes have created a perfect mascot for the new Trump age: a poorly attracted copyright infringement. via Will Sommer/ Medium “Racist Frog, Reclining Nude” This corpulent little shit-grinner is Groyper. No, that’s not a Trump-inspired new Pokemon( although we understand the confusion ). We’re speak about Groyper the Frog, the MS Paint cartoon mascot for hardcore politicos . He even comes in numerous charming outfits for supporters to represent dress-up with( dog whistle sold separately ). There’s Papa John Groyper TAGEND via Slate “These chests actually contain Thirsty Howie’s.” div > Hulk Hogan Groyper TAGEND via Will Sommer/ Medium Even a special edition “Are you piqued yet? ” Burka Groyper TAGEND via Slate Don’t try to make sense of it. That channel madness lies. div > But amongst the favorite flavors of Groyper stands Trump Groyper, somehow searching less slimy as a lumpy frog TAGEND via Will Sommer/ Medium And the imitation mane on the phony Trump-toad glances little stupid than the real fuzz on the real Trump-golem. So if you’re wondering why all the worst accounts on Twitter swopped up their avatars to this, that’s why. It’s unquestionably not because Matt Furie, the inventor of Pepe, has started litigating the lily-white laces off of any popular enough website for copyright violation. No, it’s because Pepe isn’t refrigerate enough anymore. Not like Groyper, who’s too cool for clas — art school, specifically. Donald Trump/ Twitter 2 The Anti-Obama Oil Painter Now Remembers Trump Is The New Messiah Jon McNaughton is possibly one of history’s greatest masters. Not because he started anything magnificent or profound or thought-provoking, attention, but because his use are some of the goddamn funniest a few examples of theological right-wing bathos. Jon McNaughton First and foremost, why would you plant a tree three hoofs in front a target where people will be sitting? This lovely depict, entitled You Are Not Forgotten , boasts Herr Conditioner and attests that you can’t draw Trump look warm and charisma even if you choose him yourself. But the real glamour of McNaughton’s art lies in the fact that he’s merely a really, genuinely hacky government cartoonist with a better graze stroke tournament. He often boasts about the number of “symbols” he manages to stuff into a single canvas. Now, the topic is unity. That’s why a not-that-keen eye can will recognise that Everyman Trump is tower over a working-class kinfolk( whom he’s fastened) as they embed a flower( which he’s fucking kill) in front of a gather of veterans and soldiers( whom he dishonors ), disabled population( whom he doesn’t care about ), black people( whom he doesn’t like ), various cabinet members( whom he’s shelled ), police officers( whom he’s slandered ), and laborers( whom he doesn’t wage ). div > But McNaughton didn’t determine his refer by trimming half a dozen inches off of Trump’s waist. He became a republican beloved by taking drops on President Obama for a solid eight years. Here’s his interpretation of Obama’s domestic policy TAGEND Jon McNaughton Did you acknowledge the 9/11 symbolism? The situation that happened seven years before Obama was president, when a Republican was in office? His foreign policy TAGEND Jon McNaughton To be fair, Los Alamos does have a really nice golf course. div > His stance on Obamacare TAGEND Jon McNaughton There goes the plan for National Treasure 3. And here again is that classic, boasting Obama trampling over the rights of the very same working man who Trump will later save while all the good Republican chairpeople are screaming at him TAGEND Jon McNaughton “But I wanted to flora a tree there … “ div > Man, Obama really seems like a dick in these likeness. We’re amazed that the nuclear detonation didn’t feign his golf move, or that he escaped unharmed after dipping the Physique in napalm and placing it alight in his hand, although that’s to be expected when you’re Literally Satan. His abilities are truly ceaseless, as is his cruelty … as demonstrated by that time he pressured a soldier to eat a slice of a lesbian uniting cake. Jon McNaughton “It’s not even ice cream cake. Thanks, Obama.” Save us, President Trump! Save us from that tricky black sn- oh, you already have. Jon McNaughton There is an extremely famous pennant advising against this very thing! 1 Barron Trump, Manga Star While Trump himself has a unusually divisive sort of popularity, the same can’t tell me about the Trump brats — Ivanka, Donnie Jr ., and the one who looks like a hardboiled egg with a cheek gather on it. His spawn are nigh-universally humiliated, persistently putting their hoofs in those cavities they can’t ever seem to fully close. But one Trump kid is exempt from this ridicule: Barron, the unassuming, sweet-looking 12 -year-old who actually has to live in the White House with his mom and dad. Doing entertaining of a kid is not the nicest stuff to do, so two feelings masters have gone the other direction, trying to delve into the mind of this quiet son and figuring out the uproar he was required to impression from having the most powerful awful father-god in the whole world — in spectacular manga shape, natch. Yuusuke Hori “At least it’s not a racist amphibian.” div > This very melodramatic segment was announced by master Yuusuke Hori right after Trump’s inauguration. It testifies Barron in sparkly bishonen structure with a designation that reads “My loud, vexing dad is president, so the placid unassuming life I missed is totally over.” It was merely signified as a silly mockup blanket, but because it came insanely popular, we eventually got the for-realsies The Adventures Of Barron And His Loud-Mouthed President Father , i> and it’s everything we’ve ever wanted. Joy Ling Well, except for Trump not to be president, but still. To all the non-otaku out there, TAOBAHLMPF ( created by Brooklyn-based artist Joy Ling) envisions Barron, who really really was intended to “watch Netflix and play Pokemon, ” teaming with Sasha and Malia Obama to solve the puzzle bordering a “mysterious anomaly” that appeared after his father took office — which is not a polite method to refer to Kellyanne Conway. We don’t want to give away too many spoilers, but one of the central conflicts revolves around Barron trying to persuade his father to help situated events right. Oh, that’s liberty, Donald Jerwillickers Trump makes an appearance, or at least the DJT from the universe where he doesn’t is argued that exercising is a liberal scheme to sap his treasured bodily fluids. Joy Ling “Please don’t tell me which flui-“ “Semen.” Adam Wears is on Twitter and Facebook, and has a newsletter about chilling history that you should definitely subscribe to . i> Art is great for telling some of the tension out, in case that’s a occasion you need to do in this day and age, so maybe pick up some Bob Ross oil depicts ? b > i> Support Cracked’s journalism with a tour to our Contribution Page. 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The 12 best memes of 2015: Runaway llamas, The Dress, Adele …

The internet in 2015 has given us a lot of giggles a vigil to a raccoon, Drake playing tennis and the duck army but which memes construct our cut of the best?

12. What are thooooose!

A police officer. A cheeky dude( Brandon Moore) hollering what are thooose ? at the officers functional, ugly footwear. Millions of loops and views and copycats afterwards, a meme is born. The first urban dictionary entry for the phrase and practice appeared in 2011, but it was 2015 when the sport of pointing at some awful shoes( preferably Crocs) and shouting what are those ?!! entered the mainstream. The best example is the wonderful take on the Jurassic Park theme tune( see below, 50 million Vine loops so far ), which I like because its less mean-spirited than real life instances. In fact, “the mens” who started the whole thing back in the summer seems kind of rude and is now in jail. Um.

11. Duck Army

It stormed collective internet consciousness in early September. Norwegian Kevin Synnes decided to embarrass his girlfriend in a store by pushing down on a bunch of toy ducks which, when pressed, emitted a loud aaarghh ! noise. The video was then appropriated by Vine star Charlie Murphy and subsequently looped millions of days, spawning multiple variants. There has even been a mash-up with the what are those? meme. My person favourite versions are those which pay tribute to Adele and Taylor Swift.

However, a Guardian investigation revealed that that the toy was not a duck, but a pelican. Listen to our interview with Kevin here.

Read more: How the duck army stormed the internet

10. Hello, its me

It took merely a 30 -second snippet of Adeles new single, Hello, debuted during the advert violate of the UK television show, The X Factor, to have the vocalist trending worldwide on Twitter. And while the haunting piano and hushed, smoky tones beloved of millions of fans induced much excitement among those desperate to hear the full song, the clip also inspired plenty of memes.

Hello, its me is a pretty meme-able phrase, and the internet did not disillusion. When the sepia-tinged video dropped, featuring the vocalist in an amazing coat, using a flip-phone and hanging out in an abandoned home, the memes merely multiplied. Especially re: the flip-phone. One girl even texted her ex the entire lyrics to Hello, without him catching on at all.

Read more: Hello, its me. On a flip-phone. Samsung unveils clamshell model

chuck (@ charlubby) October 23, 2015

you know it’s the emotional part of the song when adele doesn’t stop touching her face pic.twitter.com/ dkQvHRmL7 6

9GAG (@ 9GAG) November 8, 2015

#Hello, it’s me. https :// t.co /8 2PU9WzQHG pic.twitter.com/ 1y7xUrARvQ

9. Miley, whats good?

A lot of people characterised this as Nicki Minaj hurling tint at Miley Cyrus, which is a fundamental misunderstanding of the concept of tint. Minaj didnt throw shade she immediately called Cyrus out, in front of a TV audience of millions. If anything, that is the direct opposite of hurling tint.

The incident happened at the MTV Music Video Awards in response to an interview Cyrus gave in which she called Minaj not very polite. While accepting an award Minaj called Cyrus this bitch who had a lot to say about me in the press the other day, before aiming with the perfectly passive aggressive, Miley, whats good? Cue memes. Plenties and lots of memes.

John Liacopulos (@ john_liac_9 7) November 3, 2015

When Miley Cyrus takes you to her favorite eatery that you’ve never been to before and you ask what to order pic.twitter.com/ qoGDlgHmuQ

KK (@ _ColeHeartedX) October 9, 2015

I hate whoever room this is #iup #MileyWhatsGood pic.twitter.com/ Peh3f 3Yq4b

8. Confounded Nick Young

Nick Young is a basketball player who shoots for the LA Lakers. His internet fame, however, is courtesy of a confused reaction face meme. At one point during a day-in-life-of documentary, Thru The Lens, positioned on YouTube, Young pulls a huh? face when his mother calls him a buffoon. His quizzical expression towards the camera has spawned likely the best reaction macro of 2015 and can be used for disbelief, astonish or a thousand other reactions.

Photograph: Instagram /@ Daquan

7. Why you always lyin?

The 21 -year-old college student Nicholas Fraser became an internet sensation when he decided to perform, in his yard, perched on a lavatory, as one does, a quick cover-up of Nexts Too Close, but with the lyrics changed to why the fuck you lyin?/ why you always lyin ?) Given that people lie all of the time , and we know about it, guys , and we all want people to know that we know, Frasers vine caught on and inspired multiple cover versions of his cover version. Now, when your mate texts to tell she is five minutes away but you know she likely hasnt left the house yet, theres a perfect means of responding. Thanks Nicholas.

Read more: When “theyre saying” Nicholas Frasers vine isnt the best use of 2015: why you always lyin ?

6. Fifty Shades of Grey

After the Fifty Shades of Grey series of volumes sold so poorly , it was a punt for Universal Pictures to have taken on a film adaptation. But oh, brave souls it was brought to the screen in summer 2015 with Sam Taylor-Johnson at the helm and Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson starring. Given that the book had already resulted in a lot of culture cache, it was inevitable that the film would inspire memes and gags. The internet delivered. In particular, the my savors are very singular line( altered to my passions are unconventional for the internet) demonstrated a rich seam.

The Beast (@ KrystalSim) February 9, 2015

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Photograph: BuzzFeed

5. Hotline Bling

One of the best ways of 2015, the video for Drakes Hotline Bling didnt drop-off until October three months after the ballads release. But it was worth the wait. A minimalist clip, Drake proves off his unusual dance moves against different coloured backdrops inspired by artist James Turell. The rappers moves and pained impression inspired multiple parodies shared on YouTube, Vine and Twitter.

Included below are some of the best: a dancing and adorable shiba inu( aka Doge ), the Man From Another Place from Twin Peaks and perhaps best of all, some tennis backhand action.

Chai Goth (@ Abid_ism) October 20, 2015

The hotline is filled with secrets pic.twitter.com/ 5zS0WZhGCG

4. The Dress

The most viral of viral phenomenons. A young lady took a picture of a dress in a clothes store and uploaded it to Tumblr. Why is this interesting? As the internet was genuinely divided as to whether the dress was blue and black, or white and gold.

The original Tumblr post pose the question racked up an enormous 73m page positions, and a BuzzFeed piece on the dress has more than 38m page positions to date. #TheDress trended for days on social media. Scientists were carried in to explain how people could be seeing different colourings. Rods and cones were mentioned. British current affairs programme Newsnight even offered its own election. The Guardian waded in, with the definitive take.

michael (@ 1975 NIGHTMARE) February 27, 2015

when you don’t know the color of the dress pic.twitter.com/ sQI7YLnjk 1

BBC Newsnight (@ BBCNewsnight) February 27, 2015

A live on screen vote on tonight’s Newsnight – what colour is #thedress? Get out your phone and going to see http :// t.co/ dRffVZfw0P at 10:30 pm

3. Poot Lovato

I dont guess Ive ever chuckled so hard as when I detected the Poot Lovato meme. A Tumblr post featuring an awkward fan photo of vocalist Demi Lovato posited the hypothesi that the snap was not of Demi herself, but her secret twin sister, Poot Lovato, who had been trapped in a cellar her entire life. The fable took hold and soon the internet was ablaze with hilarious and creative Poot memes. Fan-fiction was written, fan art draw, Instagram and Twitter accounts were established and even Demi herself addressed the gag( she wasnt amused ). Then, instead, brilliantly, a sleuth excavate out a paparazzi photo of Demi-as-Poot right at the moment the fan pic was taken. Its still funny.

Read more: Poot Lovato: has the internet detected Demis secret sister ?

A selection of the best Poot Lovato memes. Photograph: Guardian composite

2. Llamas on the run

On THE SAME DAY AS THE DRESS, the internet explosion with one of the great police chases of our time two llamas on the run. The llamas, one black and one white, ran loose in Sun City, Arizona. The whole internet followed, glued to the ABC1 5 live river of the runaway animals and tracking updates on Twitter. The llamas, true heroes of freedom and an inspiration to all, had escaped from their day job in an animal therapy centre. The black llama was caught first, its emancipation ended with a cruel lassoing. The white llama ran on, but eventually, it too was caught. Still, these two were the internets favourite llamas since Serge, the French llama who travelled by subway.

HannahJane Parkinson (@ ladyhaja) February 26, 2015

NOOOO. BLACK LLAMA CAUGHT. STAY STRONG WHITE LLAMA.

Matthew Baldwin (@ matthewbaldwin) February 26, 2015

LLAMA 1: We’re escaping this afternoon. LLAMA 2: Alpaca bag.

1. Dead Raccoon

My personal win for meme of 2015 is the dead raccoon, an unfortunate soul, detected deceased on a Toronto street. After a human tweeted the relevant city authorities to tell them about the raccoon, the poor critter was left for hours in the same place. Over the next 12 hours, a vigil was set up for the raccoon, documented online. A note was left, a framed photo , notes were written. Someone gave the raccoon an unlit joint as a mark of respect. It get dark. Candles were illuminated. The raccoon was named Conrad. Eventually, the authorities turned up and unceremoniously dumped Conrad in a rubbish truck. Such a lack of respect.

Raccoon update: he’s still there. Someone has written him a card .

A photo posted by Emily Taylor (@ emilyjs5) on Jul 9, 2015 at 9:14 am PDT

Shauna Pollock (@ misspollock) July 9, 2015

Don’t quite know what to say about this sidewalk discovery except that it really brought ppl together. #deadraccoonto pic.twitter.com/ BJ7efipLvq

Norm Kelly (@ norm) July 10, 2015

The sidewalk memorial is growing, @311Toronto. H/ T @jasonwagar. #DeadRaccoonTO pic.twitter.com/ 3vTUf9xB7b

Kris Pangilinan (@ KrisReports) July 10, 2015

10: 46 pm #DeadRacoonTO is still here. pic.twitter.com/ D9JbEuxJol