#damaged but healing
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isolated-ink Ā· 3 months ago
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Take me where the forest meets the ocean
In her mind, she could almost see him. A figure in the shadows, watching her with quiet, steady eyes. There was something about him that felt safe, yet dangerous all at once. Not the kind of danger that would hurt her, but the kind that came from carrying his own pain, his own battles. His presence felt like a warm fire on a cold nightā€”comforting, but with a power she couldnā€™t ignore.
She imagined the way heā€™d hold her, not to keep her trapped but to remind her she wasnā€™t alone. He wouldnā€™t need grand words or promises; his actions would speak for him. A warm hand on hers, a hug that lasted just long enough to chase the shadows away. Even in silence, she would feel it: ā€œIā€™m here. I see you.ā€
But she couldnā€™t ignore the darkness in him, either. It wasnā€™t cruel or selfishā€”it was the kind of darkness that came from surviving hard things, the same kind she carried in herself. It scared her a little, but it also made her feel less alone.
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backpackingspace Ā· 8 months ago
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My actual favorite part of wisdom saga is telemachus trying to lean against Athena (he thought about that for .03 seconds and then was like nah !!! :D she's my friend not the goddess of war!!! Good to see that the audacity is running strong in odysseus's family) and then just passed threw her and fell on the floor. And then Athena did not move at all!!! And just stood there looking at him.
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poorly-drawn-mdzs Ā· 6 months ago
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hope you feel better soon!
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I am riddled with ailments, but I stay silly!
#ask#non mdzs#My health journey has been: Hernia -> acid reflux -> Vocal pain due to aforementioned reflux -> chest infection.#I'm terrified to know what's about to hit me next. Please let it be something kind. PLEASE.#The consequence of living with linguists is that you'll wake up with a wacked up voice -#suddenly you're sitting you down in front of a program called something like Praat having your shimmer and jitter levels calibrated.#They gave me a GRBAS of 33012. I have a fun thing called a pitch break where a whole octave just does not exist.#My vocal pain was bad enough I ended up seeing a speech pathologist and that whole experience was super neat!#I learnt a lot about voice - to be honest I might make a little comic on it after some more research. Fascinating stuff.#For example; your mental perception of our voice modulates the muscles of the vocal folds and larynx.#meaning that when you do have changes (inflammation = more mass = lower frequency)#your brain automatically attempts to correct it to what it 'should sound like'. Leading to a lot more vocal strain and damage!#And it gets really interesting for trans voice care as well - because the mental perception of one's voice isn't based on an existing sampl#So a good chunk of trans voice training is also done with the idea of finding one's voice and retraining the brain to accept it. Neat!#Parkinsonial Voice also has this perception to musculature link! The perception is that they are talking at a loud/normal volume#but the actual voice is quite breathy and weak. So vocal training works on practicing putting more effort into the voice#and retraining the brain to accept the 'loud' voice as 'normal'.#Isn't the human body fascinating?#Anyhow; Now I have vocal exercises and strategies to reduce strain and promote healing.#Which is a lot better than my previous strategy of yelling AAAH in my car until my 'voice smoothed out'.#You can imagine the horror on the speech path's face. I am an informed creature now.#I'm my own little lab rat now. I love learning and researching. Welcome to my tag lab. Class is dismissed.#I'll be back later with a few more answered asks </3 despite everything I'm still going to work and I need the extra sleep.#Thank you for the well wishes! And if you read all of that info dump; thank you for that as well!
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orangepajamas Ā· 2 years ago
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Kim got like 2 points in Physical Touch
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whatiswhump Ā· 7 days ago
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We talk about aching of old wounds and breaks that pulsate in throbing unrelenting anguish years afterā€¦
But Iā€™m here to posit that the worst kind of haunting wound is nerve damage. Nerve damage spasms in electric like stabs that feel raw from the very first shock. Nerve damage feels like youā€™re being electrocuted at any given moment and the pain receptors are eternally sharp and much too sensitive, unlike the throbbing that eventually dulls into bluntness of the aforementioned aches.
Nerve damage makes your whole body twitch if it is unexpected and significant enough, even if youā€™ve had a thousand before that should have primed you to hide it.
Nerve damage feels like glass is embedded inches into your skin, waiting like shrapnel to cut in afresh at every movement.
Nerve damage doesnā€™t just remind you of your past but haunts you with shocking clarity like the first time every time.
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journal-from-the-heart Ā· 1 year ago
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i think, for trauma survivors, especially those who were emotionally abused, invalidated, or gaslit, it is really important not to underestimate the significance of speaking bluntly about what happened to you. Forcing yourself not to beat around the bush, not to downplay what you went through with your words. say what happened, without any caveats, without any ā€œbut it couldā€™ve been worseā€, ā€œbut i might just be being overdramaticā€, ā€œbut it wasnā€™t really THAT bad,ā€ and so forth. sit with the discomfort until you can begin to let yourself realize that it WAS that bad, you WERENT being overdramatic, and even if it couldā€™ve been worse you still didnā€™t deserve it. Itā€™s almost like a form of reclamation, taking back your memories, taking back your life, even the difficult or gross parts, and refusing to let anyone change the narrative or tell you how you should feel anymore, even yourself. and it hurts and itā€™s scary and it feels weird and awkward and sometimes you want to convince yourself youā€™re lying, but i think sitting in those weird feelings and letting yourself admit that you really did go through trauma puts the power back in your hands to process things and be compassionate to yourself while you heal
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villainsandvictimsalliance Ā· 4 months ago
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Who's going to write that fic where Kurogiri secretly survived and timed himself to take Tomura somewhere else so everyone would think he was dead.
And then they went for Toga, because everyone would also believe she was dead.
And years later they went for Touya after a lot of planning on how to make his dead convincing.
So now they're all living in some mountain, trying to figure out how and when to take Compress and Spinner with them.
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separatist-apologist Ā· 5 months ago
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AU where the healing abilities in ACOTAR remain consistent and post ACOWAR wing shredding, Cassian is never able to fly again and that's why he's sent up to help with Nesta and they have a healing journey together
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swervesbar Ā· 1 year ago
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I drew these to set up a patreon, but then I got some nerve damage in my drawing hand and I hit a dry spell šŸ’€I still like these drawings though!
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sacredfixation Ā· 2 months ago
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Loki fixes his jacket, Mobius doesn't look, and I fall apart
I was in the midst of making a thirst edit for loki, I was just admiring loki being unfairly attractive when I ended with anything but a thirst edit and got emotionally devastated instead.
I refer to that little moment of Loki straightening himself out. First, when he's trying to find his footing at the TVA. When he first puts on his jacket, its this smooth, practiced motion, he sweeps that hair back, adjusts his lapels, chin up, like he's slipping into a role, trying to play along, trying to present himself as someone in control even though he is anything but.
And mobius, watching him, already amused, interested.. and Loki sees that, clocks it, gives that tiny little 'oh you like this?' smile.
Then cut to Dons timeline and tell me why Loki does the exact same motion, only this time, its hesitant. In the TVA it was almost performative, like he was trying to present himself well.
But Dons timeline? its more tentative, like he's nervous, like he wants to get it right.. Because now it isn't just some TVA game. This is Mobius, living a quiet human life that Loki isn't apart of. Its almost like Loki's bracing himself before stepping back into something he knows he can't stay in.
And Mobius-Don- god. Mobius doesn't clock it this time. Because this isn't that kind of story anymore. Theres no knowing little smirk, no teasing remark- just Don, squinting at Loki like a stranger.
Its the tragedy of the saddest little muscle memory. The way Loki's hands move before he could ever even realise why. Because once upon a time, in a place that doesn't exist anymore, he did this exact thing. He straightened his jacket, swept his hair back and looked up- and Mobius was there.
Watching him. noticing him. Seeing him.
Mobius doesn't see him this time. Not in the way he used to. And yet, Loki straightens his jacket. Because some part of Loki remembers what it was like to be looked at by him.
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ohgreat-moretapes Ā· 7 months ago
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You guys are so kind. What the hell did I do to deserve you?
-Tim
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sidsinning Ā· 8 months ago
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Gojo: jujutsu is an individual spo-
BZZZTTT WRONG ANSWER JUMPJUTSU JUMPSEN
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joaniejustwokeup Ā· 1 year ago
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DPxDC Prompt:
The next blow sent the human tumbling into the wall. It wheezed and spat up a gob of blood, pulling itself up on trembling arms and legs.
Pathetic.
ā€œSo this is the mortal who captured our young kingā€™s attention. The so-called warrior who he trusted with the sacred duty of guarding his core.ā€
A shadowed hand pinned it to the wall and it uselessly pawed at the blade-like claws pressed against its fragile throat.
ā€œHow a weakling like you seduced High King Phantom, Iā€™ll never know.ā€
The human squeezed its eyes shut. Iā€™m sorry Danny, it mouthed with cracked and bleeding lips.
The impudence.
Slammed into the ruined bricks once more, the human let out a breathless cry.
ā€œYou dare address him like that. You dare to call upon his living name!ā€ Dagger sharp teeth dripped shadowy ectoplasm inches from the mortalā€™s flesh.
ā€œIā€™m doing him a favor, disposing of you.ā€
There was silence.
Then.
The human looked up with glowing green eyes.
A wave of unearthly force erupted from its body.
A dual layered voice echoed out from its miserable throat.
ā€œOh you just made a BIG mistake.ā€
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oxventurequotes Ā· 7 months ago
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jane: that's twenty-four points of healing damage!
andy: healing damage?
mike: thatā€™s how jane sees the world
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hellspawnmotel Ā· 2 years ago
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I finished wild arms yesterday! what a great game
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itseghost Ā· 10 months ago
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more warden!! his name is kelwyn. im PLANNING spirit healer/blood mage for him but havent unlocked blood mage yet (but i did drink the tainted blood potion avernus made)
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