#but i also OVERSHARE SO BAD

[ridragon]

Being high is slightly dangerous for me because I literally cannot lie. It's a truth serum to me. Idk why or if anyone else has that effect. I will tell the truth like always and if I tried to lie it would be super obvious

[asurrogateblog]

The Syd Poll

the topic of this poll is one that is frequently avoided in the pink floyd fandom, but inevitably one we all consider – our individual views on what we think caused syd's psychological struggles (and by extension, led to his departure from the band). I think that – at least in this neighborhood of tumblr – this is a conversation we are capable of having in a way that is civil, nuanced, and at least minimally disrespectful to syd.

So, to help facilitate this, here are some ground rules:

let's all assume we have a mutual understanding of the complexities of this. syd could never actually be reduced down to a poll, and all of our viewpoints are limited in various ways

the poll options just serve as just a conversation starter, and responses are not necessarily a statement of absolute beliefs

feel free to discuss as much or as little of your own perspective as you feel comfortable sharing.

in the case that debates break out, please try to assume good intent – and also demonstrate it (unless, for instance, someone is being blatantly insulting beyond a misunderstanding that needs correcting)

please do NOT vote if you are not actually a pink floyd fan with at least basic knowledge about what we're talking about here.

The options I've included below are not meant to be exhaustive, they are simply the "theories" that I have seen most commonly circulated. I have also decided not to include combinations. I'm fairly sure we'd all agree multiple factors were involved. Rather than make the poll too complicated, I ask you to instead select the one that you think is the "most" important to your viewpoint, and clarify further in your tags/comments as you wish.

so. here we go.

READ BEFORE VOTING ^^^^

(note of correction: "late-onset schizophrenia" should just be "schizophrenia". the typical timeline for onset of symptoms is late adolescence/early adulthood, so syd would've been well within that period at the time)

[sunshine-and-her-ikevil-stuff]

I hate that the more I learn about Alfons, the more similarities I see between him and me

[soupbtch]

ummm. my fic is done.

[smokszyvverstar]

"Elly..." Chanterelle's eyes are wide in suprise and terror. "Elly, what have you done?"

The Elly in question, Elena, froze. Her sins have a witness. All she could do was beg, "Please, sorella, don't tell papa."

Before the guilty sat her crime, a kettle, bubbling ominously, inside, snapped spaghetti.

[gorelesbian]

was discussing children with my friends and one friend goes "we'd probably adopt cause with our genes we'd 100% pass down adhd or autism to the poor kid" and another friend goes "and? that's not so bad is it?" queen you have no fucking clue. i'd rather shoot myself in the head right now than doom an innocent child with my disordered genes

[silvertws]

Showing off more of my babies because I love them so much.

Green -> Kaden? Kayden? Hayden?? One of these

Magenta -> Megan? Morgan? Mason? Idek

The amount of ideas that just popped into my head today... Oh boy... Wonder which one of these two will suffer more :}

[luderailing]

still alive 🫶 and now with boyfriend

[5-htagonist]

i am genuinely so crazyyyy about lbruuuuu.... like Genuinely Genuinely. its pretty bad guise

[theefaggotamerica]

shame?? in MY sti diagnosis??? it's more likely than you think

[wigglesforsquiggles]

me w the most awful headache imaginable: ..but what if it’s carbon monoxide…

[surskip]

well i posted that post like 4 months ago how 2024 will be good, and so far, just reaching 3 months in, my grandma died and my uncle got cancer and my sibling's apartment flooded so bad they had to move back here. so well. only up from here really 👍 in less than a week my other uncle will be here for 2 weeks (booked the tickets before the flooding) but there is little room to spare so lets see how that goes

[machiavellli]

the only thing I would really love to change about myself is my ability to console people. I know many would say that being there, holding them, crying with them is enough. but I just wish I knew what to say, I knew a way of actually making them feel better. I never know how to react when people say the worst thing that has happened to them. and there is not a completely right, clear and universal path for consoling people, but I just wish I knew how to be good enough in those situations.

[museoftheprophet]

Does anyone you know irl know about your fictionkin situation? How do you explain it to someone?

My close friends know, they’re aware to a pretty full extent. My close relatives… well they know I have dissociative issues, they’ve witnessed it firsthand for years— but they don’t know the extent or specificities. I fear I cannot explain it in a way that’d be easily digestible, so vague descriptions of “feeling disoriented and floaty, horrible horrible brain fog, not recognizing things, losing time, feeling like I’m dreaming, feeling completely alien to this life and body” are good enough to convey what’s necessary.

It gets kind of horrifying at times… and so bad it becomes debilitating. So most people are vaguely aware that I’ve got some weird brain ailment. But it’s both complicated aaaand a bummer to explain so I try to dance around giving details irl 😅

[ranvwoop]

agh. the Endless Despair

[felidaefatigue]

im pretty sure my body was on its D swing of the C&D ibs anyways but for the sake of the joke. maybe i just need a digit in the forbidden place to get shit movin god damn