#but if it works it works

[roseofhybrids]

there's something I've been thinking about recently, and tonight seems like a good enough occasion to talk about it

back when I was in therapy, every session my therapist would ask the same question

"What is something you're looking forward to this week"

The first time she asked that, I just figured it was a part of getting to know me as a new patient. Building rapport and trust and such. But when she repeated it every time I spoke to her, it made me wonder why she'd ask that specific question every time

Well, after thinking it over for a while, I think the reason she asked that is because it's really important to have something to look forward to regularly in life. Even if it's something small, as long as it's something you can find a little joy in See, nearly every time she asked me that, my answer would be that I was looking forward to my weekly DND game. It wasn't something too grand, just me and a few others messing around for 2 hours on roll20. But I felt happy when DMing for them, it wasn't much, but it still something that brought a little bit of fun every week

I feel like that's a critical part about staying alive on the day to day. Your life doesn't have to be filled with every day excitement like you're living a wealthy influencer lifestyle in order for you to carve out a bit of happiness for yourself

Like I said, it can be something small. Maybe it's DND games, maybe it's seeing the new episode of a show you like air, maybe once a week you let yourself order a pizza or eat out, maybe you and some friends get together to a watch a movie. Could even be that you just set aside a few hours where you can do something you like, literally anything as long as it brings you some enjoyment. Just a bit of time when you don't have to be productive and working and worrying about everything

I know the idea of doing something just for yourself can feel selfish, like you're wasting precious time. Especially with everything that's going on in the world, it can make you feel guilty for letting yourself find joy when some many others are suffering and in danger

Take it from someone who spent the latter half of their schooling dealing with dysthymia, self harm, and constant panic and anxiety attacks. Feeling nothing but misery 24/7/365 will help nothing. Depriving yourself of any positive emotion day in and out will fix nothing. All it will do is land you in either the grave or a mental hospital, and you certainly won't be able to help anyone from either of those places

If you want to help others, you'll have to be able to support yourself first. And that means not letting the stress of being alive build up to the point of crushing you under its weight. Take an hour or two every few days to let yourself truly breathe and relax. Think of it as fortifying your self for what's to come. You'll need some way to maintain your strength through the storm if you ever want to see the other side of it I'm not saying to ignore the bad parts of life, just don't ignore the good parts either. Even if you have to make those good parts with your own hands Eventually, the world will get better. But that will take time, so you will need to work to ensure you are around long enough to see it

This week, I'm looking forward to the new Dandadan episode, and going to get my new dog his name tag This month, I'm looking forward to making Thanksgiving dinner and getting to have some turkey and pumpkin pie Next year, I'm looking forward to starting a project that I've been thinking about for months

What is something you are looking forward to?

you don't gotta tell me it if you don't want to, just make sure you have one

[amethiosspouse]

AmeMari memes that I made (❁´◡`❁)

arms tonite was suggested by @d3adbr3inc3lls btw!!!! (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)

[0turnthelightsout0]

*pops knuckles* 'Aight, time to be cringy again-

[mspaintbladie]

give blade a gun

-Gun has been added to the inventory-

[nerdymemes]

[2383-lines-of-code]

while I’m genshin-posting: genshin teams that I’ve built thru trial and error bc i can’t be bothered to look up how to actually build/balance teams

1. geo tighnari: dps tighnari, sub dps albedo and fischl, healer xingqiu. their cooldowns all line up relatively well and I can clear up to floor 11 with this team, it’s only major downfall is limited healing

2. braincell team: dps ningguang, sub dps sara and albedo, healer Bennett. referred to as the braincell team bc I have to think way too hard to get the rotations right but when times correctly a fun team to use. not great for spiral abyss.

3. I accidentally pulled baizhu squad: kaveh/xingqiu bloom reaction, Baizhu healer, sucrose support. I built this team mainly for kaveh and bc I didn’t know what to do with baizhu

4. phys razor: dps razor, support fischl and layla, healer/support Mika (or qiqi) this one is relatively f2p friendly and as long as u have razor the other spots are pretty flexible so u could throw in kaeya or kuki if u didn’t have someone as long as u get the superconduct reaction, plus Mika’s phys dmg buff is nice

the more normal teams

5. geo team: dps itto, sub dps albedo, healer/support gorou and Bennett

6. vaporize xiao: dps xiao, sub dps xiangling and xingqiu, healer bennett

7. current main team: dps heizou, sub dps xingqiu and Layla, healer/sub dps qiqi

this isn’t every team I use, but sitting here an listing every configuration would get boring

[pokemonbattletournament]

I was going to experiment with the backgrounds in the next round again but the current ones seem to be a hit due to resembling a pride flag

[venusbby]

my itoshi rin fics being multipurpose fics for all the suna rintaro and rindou haitani lovers will always be my most funny experience here

[sprinklethetangerine]

You know what. School isn't that bad.

I have drama today, which I'm happy about cause I love drama. I also have a school trip tomorrow! School is fine.

[stxalq]

a cheap celestron and a sheet of printer paper is all you really need for a solar observatory

[lovelyhan]

i absolutely hate it when i have to study until morning when i have exams but when i Don't Have To lose sleep over anything, i still stay up just to read and write fanfiction 🫥

[millialani]

Had to go to work with henna still in my hair you can hear the plastic bag crunching under my veil everytime I move

[commissionsdarian]

I gave Klaus the talk about him actually saving Dave's life and everything smh

Anyways show this to him

https://youtube.com/shorts/gkd9sxPjDUQ?feature=share

That's great and all but I haven't seen many people with PTSD be calmed by a single sentence on Tumblr

[featheredoutrage]

Croatia's playstyle is boring to watch, but damn is it fun to see Brazil lose

[wooly-nooly]

I DO THIS!!!!! MY FAMILLY THINKS IM INSANE BUT WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO WHEN YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOU WANT???? AND I WILL NOT BE CONVICED THAT THEY ALWAYS KNOW WHAT THEY WANT CUZ NOBODY DOES.

My 11-year-old couldn't decide what flavor of ramen to make, so I told her to flip a coin. Heads for spicy chicken, tails for beef.

Taking my advice, she flipped a penny, and when it landed on tails she said "Wait! Wait! I did it wrong!"

I told her that she did it right, because the real reason for flipping a coin isn't to let fate decide for you, but because when the coin is in the air, you will suddenly realize what you wanted in the first place.

I'm sure there's a life lesson there somewhere…

But honestly, I have never known her to pass up spicy chicken.