#and I have anxiety :(

[luna-loveboop]

Here, have a shittly edited LU meme

[tofuingho]

Little Baby Man’s Day Out

Continued from this post.

At the dog park

Damien and Titus are calmly walking through Gotham Dog Park. Normally, the walk is calming and centering, but today there’s a strange feeling in the air. Not a feeling of danger, but a feeling that something is not quite right.

Titus pulls Damian towards a tree. As they get closer, he notices a small wooden house on the ground beneath the tree. It looks like a model that someone put a lot of love and care into making. It’s blue with a brown multi-gabled roof. There are even little curtains hanging in the windows and realistic-looking miniature furniture.

Unfortunately, the house is now broken into several pieces, and the tiny sofa that once belonged inside the house has been chewed to shreds.

When Titus reaches base of the tree, he sits down and stares upwards into the tree branches. Now that they’ve gotten closer, Damian notices that he can hear a strange sound coming from the treetop.

Looking up toward the tree, Damian catches sight of a small black and white object. As Damian stares upward, trying to figure out what it is, the object begins to move. As it unfolds itself, Damian notices that, whatever it is: 1) It’s small. Maybe 3 inches tall. 2) It has an odd coloring. White, green, and black. And 3) it's sobbing. Big tears are streaming from its glowing green eyes.

This creature clearly needs help and Damian is the only one around who can do it!

Slowly, Damian climbs up the tree while talking to the creature in a calm voice. As he gets closer to the animal, he can make out more of its features. It has large ears, a tail, and... hands?

It’s a small humanoid! It has snow-white hair and minty green skin, and it’s wearing some kind of black jumpsuit.

“Hello. Who are you?”

The creature looks at him with big, watery eyes. “Chirrup.”

“Can you talk?” “Chirp-chip-chip-eek!”

“Are you alone?” “Cheeeeep!”

In a flurry of motion, the creature flies toward him and huddles down into his hair.

“I guess you’re coming with me.”

Damian quickly jumps down from the tree. As he stoops to pick up Titus’s leash, the creature begins to chirp again. It leaves his hair and floats down to the wreckage of the toy house. Looking sad, it tries to right the toy bed but quickly gives up. Disappearing into the remains of the house, it pulls out a small teal blanket and wraps the material around itself.

Damian reaches down to the small being. It climbs onto his hand, and together, the three quickly continue on their walk. It’s already 4:30, and they need to get home before dusk.

Jazz’s Room

Thank the Ancients for making the Manson family rich! Sam managed to get the Booo-merang delivered in under two hours.

How did she manage that? It should have taken at least five hours. And the delivery guy showed up on a scooter!

Jazz can’t waste any more time thinking about that. The sun’s starting to set!

Oh, no! She can’t wander around by herself at night in Gotham! She’ll be killed! But Danny’s out there, all alone. Thankfully, she brought the Fenton Creepstick with her when she moved in.

It’s time to find her little brother!

@autumnwulf @bleuyellow93

[spiralingemptyness]

someone at work commented about the fact that I’m single and I didn’t really think it was that big of an issue… I just don’t understand love…

and it pisses me off bc it feels unnatural for me to not understand it. Everyone in my family is dating someone and here I am just a single idiot, it makes me feel even more left out and alone. i don’t know if it’s because I didn’t have a good representation growing up or it’s just my brain chemicals or whatever but I just don’t get it and can’t wrap my head around it. If your in a (HEALTHY) relationship then good for you im not gonna rain on your parade but for me it’s just… confusing

Plus I don’t even know the difference between platonic and romantic (for myself) for that’s fine

[sunflowerdragonsunny]

Very seriously considering getting a Pride and Prejudice tattoo

[tammykaos]

✨🦄🐬🦖🌊 I JUST WANNA BE PART OF YOUR SYMPHONYYYYYYY✨🦄💖💕🐟🐬

[thelaurenshippen]

watching bridgerton and obviously there were a lot of things wrong with the way socializing has worked in the past, but honestly the idea of a "calling hour" is so appealing. office hours for friendship. you can show up unannounced at my home between 1 and 3pm. you must leave by 3pm. I may give you a pastry. lets bring that back

[powdermelonkeg]

Important rules/tips I've learned as an adult that helped with anxiety

If people are mad at you, it's their responsibility to tell you, not your responsibility to guess

If they're mad at you in secret anyways, they're the ones in the wrong, not you

If people don't like what you're doing, it's their responsibility to tell you

If they say it's fine when it's really not, they're the ones in the wrong, not you

People are allowed to be wrong about you

If they are wrong about you, wait for them to bring it up, because if you try to, you will inevitably overcorrect

Some people are committed to misunderstanding you. You will not win arguments against them. Yes, even if you explain your point of view. They do not care. Drop it

The worst thing that will happen from a first-time offense is being told not to do it again. Maybe with a replacement if you broke something

You can improve relationships and gauge willingness to talk to you by giving compliments. It's like a daily log-in bonus and nobody thinks twice about it

Most things are better after you sleep on them

Most things are better after you have a meal

Most things are better after you shower

Your brain makes up consequences that are irrational. If the worst DOES come to pass and someone acts like they do in your head, they are overreacting, and you are entitled to say "what the fuck"

If your chest hurts after you feel like you've made a social error, that's called rejection-sensitive dysphoria. It means your anxiety is so bad that it's causing you physical pain, which is a good indicator that you're overreacting. Tense yourself, hold it for 20 seconds, let it go, then find a distraction

If you're suddenly angry at someone after you feel like you made a social error, that's also rejection-sensitive dysphoria. You are going to feel annoyed about it for awhile, but being genuinely pissed off is your anxiety trying to find something to blame to take the responsibility off your shoulders, and getting scared because it can't justify itself. Deep breaths, ask yourself how much you ACTUALLY want to be angry at that person, then find a distraction

"Sour grapes" is more healthy for you than stewing. Deciding you don't like someone who's perpetually annoyed with you, won't talk to you, etc. makes letting go of anxiety over them easier

If people don't like you, they will find reasons to be annoyed with you when they otherwise wouldn't. If people do like you, they will find reasons NOT to be annoyed with you when they otherwise would. People do not ping-pong between the two

You DO have to make a conscious choice not to think about something. If you're having trouble circling back to it, say out loud that you're done thinking about it and why. Then find a distraction

When you're upset, part of you is going to want to make false bids for attention (suddenly texting differently, heavy sighs, etc. but when someone asks you about it, you tell them it's nothing). Do not listen to it. You gain nothing from it except more misery

People like to help people they care about. It makes them feel good about themselves

If you think you're insufferable for needing help, see above. Yes, really. They get a serotonin kick from it

If you think you're insufferable for mannerisms you have, you either have to consciously choose not to do them, or accept that they're part of the package that comes with you. Being apologetic about existing does nothing except make you more miserable

If you do things you don't like when you feel meh about it, it makes it easier to do them when you hate it

If you avoid things you don't like when you feel meh about it, it reinforces and magnifies how bad it feels when you hate it

Seriously. Read those last two points again. If you can make yourself make a phone call when you've got nothing to lose, you will slowly lose that panic you get when you have to make a phone call you haven't prepared for. You do have to CONSCIOUSLY take that step

Hobbies that make you care for something get rid of that nagging feeling that you're not doing enough. Go grow some rosemary

If you don't engage with your hobbies regularly, you will feel miserable, and anxiety will spike

Hobbies are things that give you a bit of happiness. They do not have to be organized or named to do that. Go be creative in something. Play with coins. Make up lists. Start a new WIP

No one cares what you look like

If people point out things they don't like about how you look unprompted, they are being rude. You are entitled to say "what the fuck"

People who like you will find you pretty to some degree. Minor things about your appearance go completely unnoticed. Literally, scars and dots and blemishes do not register to someone who likes your company

You looking at yourself in the mirror is 10x more closely than anyone is going to look at you

If you're anxious about your body type, and you're creatively inclined, make/write an oc with that same shape. Give them nice things and make other characters love them. Put them on adventures. You'll start to see yourself in the mirror more kindly

You care about wording and perfect lines/colors way more than anyone who views your work ever will

Sometimes when you're upset, you're going to feel like not eating. Do not do that. Not eating makes you more miserable

Same with things you normally enjoy. Denying yourself helps no one. You are punishing yourself for being sad. Stop it

Both of these will take conscious decision to break the habit of. Make yourself do it anyways, and it will slowly get easier

And again, to reiterate: If someone is mad at you, it is THEIR responsibility to tell you, not your responsibility to guess

[bunabi]

Using a fear of Palestinian revenge as justification for the occupation is both wild and familiar

Aint nobody thinking about vengeance after getting freedom 😭 all we wanna do on this planet is drink chilled juice and not die

[lost-in-derry]

Reblog if it’s ok for your mutuals to tag you in posts they think you’ll like even if you don’t talk often.

[celestie0]

no pressure but I was wondering if you’re open to writing any dark romance stories? :) I love your work and would love to see something like that from you

hiii dear ty for the love <3 and hmm im not opposed to it but tbh i cant really see myself writing dark romance :”) just bc im not really an edgy person at all LOL so i don’t think i’d do well w the concept. i have sm respect for authors that do write them tho

[inkskinned]

having good & true friends will literally save and protect you in a million unfathomable ways. like okay we have written so many times about lovers. but the way a platonic friend laughs and cries with you. the way they hold your hand at 14 years old and at 34. the way they keep a little silver tie to you, touching base over and over and over. how you can go years without talking, only to re-meet and discover: oh shit! you're still cool!

there are people who have been in my life for more than half of it, and i have loved every version of them. do you know how fucking beautiful that is. yeah love will save the world. but the way friends love you is gonna save the you.

[reasonsforhope]

This is kind of a weird reason for hope, honestly, but it genuinely changed how I think about catastrophe.

Historical fact that you probably do not know:

At least 30-50% of the population of Pompeii survived.

Maybe even the majority of the people of Pompeii survived.

(The numbers 30-50% there are according Professor J. Theodore Peña, a professor of ancient Roman archeology who studies Pompeii, whom I took a class on Pompeii with in 2018. The numbers of "maybe even the majority" are from articles linked below.)

Yes, that Pompeii, the one where the entire city was swallowed by a volcanic eruption.

And no, I'm not kidding. x, x, x, x, x, x

So how this is possible, that anyone could survive, when the entire city was literally buried in volcanic ash? And the answer is that the eruption actually took place over the course of almost 24 hours, as the earthquakes and clouds of smoke emitting from Pompeii gradually got worse and worse, followed by the ejection of ash and giant stones that gradually escalated, until the fifth pyroclastic flow (aka giant wave of searing hot ash) hit the city.

So, people had a bit less than 24 hours to flee the city. And many of them did, whether by boat or cart or horse or foot. And many of them made it.

Pompeii is the iconic, ultimate example we have, culturally, for a natural disaster that causes complete annihilation.

But it never caused complete annihilation at all. Not of the people who lived there.

I think climate change, ultimately, is going to be like Pompeii. Yes, there will be natural disasters. Yes, it will keep getting worse for a while.

Yes, people will die, and yes, we do need to act fast, and we need to do all that we can to save every single living being that we can.

But unlike the people of Pompeii, we have the ability to fix most of the effects of climate change. We have the ability to cool the planet down from whatever temperature it ultimately hits. (Masterpost on this here.)

Natural disasters fucking suck. But as the true story of Pompeii exemplifies, they are often a lot more survivable than we think. And we have benefits and resources and technology and knowledge above all communication that the people of Pompeii never did - in fact, we're getting so good at building for and detecting and warning for natural disasters that the number of people dying from natural disasters has been plummeting, even as natural disasters are getting worse and worse (x).

We are going to survive climate change (x). We are going to fix as much of it as we can (x). And we are going to rebuild afterward.

Because as the many survivors of Pompeii show, that's what humans do.

[sapphicslut777]

y’all i had to put my phone on dnd bc so many people were calling me

[hypnoticmoth]

Do you ever want to badly write a fic but you’re too self conscious about your writing so it stays a forever idea ?? Hahaha…

Anyway, i’ve had thought about Vox’s obsession with Alastor bringing the ruin of the Vees…. Many many ideas, and what happens and …. Augh

[mxwhore]

so right now a whole ass chunk of chile is burning down and it is really Fucking Bad. it hit and spreaded so fast im like. 90%!!!!! of the jardín botánico de viña del mar burned down in one night. four in ground workers died. i am absolutely heartbroken for them and the treasure in biodiversity gone. and thats just 4 out of +100? lives lost in this chaos, that is still ongoing.

because of this, i will be splitting my patreon income evenly between care for gaza and techo chile, for the foreseable future. donate if can you can! it would really make a difference

[guildedchaos]

Drank my first cappuccino!

WHY FID NO ONE TELL ME IT NEEDS SUGAR!?!?!!