#facing your fears

[quietflorilegium]

"He was blind with panic. It was as if he had run away from himself and left the inside of his head empty. Mitt knew this would not do. It was no use thinking Ynen could manage by himself. He had to run after himself, inside his head, and bring himself back with one arm twisted up his back before he was able to pick up an armful of soaking sail and stagger with it to the hatch."

Diana Wynne Jones, "Drowned Ammet"

[healingwgabs]

You can do hard things like being “embarrassing” with more practice and exposure 🥰 and it’s true that most ppl don’t care and like you are more focused on themselves and if they’re being embarrassing

So embarrassing but who cares. But so embarrassing but who cares but it’s so embarrassing but also who cares but it really is embarrassing but really who cares BUT it’s so embarrassing though probably nobody cares but it’s embarrassing asf and nobody cares but

[pebblegalaxy]

Fear Unveiled: Navigating the Depths and Paving the Path Forward

Fear Unveiled: Navigating the Depths and Paving the Path Forward #FearlessLiving #OvercomingChallenges #PersonalGrowth #FacingFearsHeadOn #MindsetShift

What’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it? Exploring the Depths of Fear: What’s the Thing You’re Most Scared to Do? Fear, that ever-present specter haunting the corridors of our minds, takes on myriad forms. It’s the invisible force that often dictates our choices, influences our decisions, and keeps us tethered to the familiar. Yet, hidden within the…

[demigods-posts]

walker being so much taller than leah allows for the perfect opportunity for annabeth to be completely baffled at how much percy grew over the last year. imagine annabeth punching that bully in the jaw bc he messed with her friend. only to turn around and be face-to-face with percy's chest. and he's oblivious to her confusion bc he's smitten and happy to see his smart, and pretty, and kind, and strong, and badass best friend. and annabeth is just fuming.

[geektasticjustine]

Today I’m guest blogging over on the Sword & Silk blog, where I’m talking all about the power of our fears and how to channel them into our writing work.

[iamumbra195]

I love the repeated theme of miles being terrified but choosing to face his fears because the last time he didn’t, his uncle got shot and killed. he’s always scared but he works through his fears and makes plans that are good. 

And the best thing about miles being scared but choosing to face his fears contrasts beautifully with Gwen’s tendency to avoid things that scare her-- not like threats of bodily harm or that bullshit but she’s terrified of being alone and abandoned that she tries to fit and follow the rules as best as she can, which is what she does with miguel. But by the end of the movie, she sees how that hurt Miles and she’s willing to change her behavior, change how she thinks the same way she did in the first movie because Miles makes her feel brave, he inspires her in a way not many people do and he unintentionally helps her see the wrong in Miguel’s actions, prompting her to finally oppose him

Plus, her conversation with her father, having him finally choose her over his duty and seeing how much he cares about her probably helped her gain her confidance once more and the fact that he DIDN’T die as a police captain proving miguel wrong

This went from a rant about Miles to a rant about Gwen XD

the theme of miles always being terrified, but doing things anyway is so beautiful. even when he’s being followed by thousands of spidersonas, holding his own, hashing a plan that may just work—finally understanding truly how much he can do—he is terrified to let go of that glass.

in both films he jumps. but the glass breaks and shatters. first time because his hands wouldn’t let go. now, because even as he pushes off, his feet want to stick. but he jumps. and he escapes. and his plan works. and he tells his mother, what could i possibly be afraid of now? and tied up, seeing a version of himself he never thought existed, miles—who was never supposed to be spider-man—takes hold of the situation and is not afraid.

because his name is Miles Morales. He was bitten by a radioactive spider meant for someone else, and he has never truly been the only spider-man. but anyone can wear the mask. and maybe next time the glass won’t break.

[bacchuschucklefuck]

doing chibi is a good design exercise bc it forces u to think on shapes n essential details, essentially thumbnailing ur designs. its also a terrible design exercise bc it ends up looking cute no matter what

[thelegendofstudy]

Being a STEM major while terrified of math is fun

said no one ever

[sleepwalkersqueen]

NEW FEAR OF YOU CONTENT AHH

Not even written by me! @dahvampire wrote an entire fanfiction for Fear of you, check it out!! <3

Pretty much this dynamic:

[cloudstuffs]

i love cloud yelling at seph

[houseofcucci]

I can go anywhere I want, anywhere I want, just not home 💔

[azulhood]

I feel like Jazz should have her own Bio-dad Aus Now Bruce is a popular choice for most bio dad AUs, but let's add some variety. Harley Quinn is another popular choice, it kinda fits since they have ties to psychology. But let me give you another choice. Harvey Dent. Let's say Maddie and Harvey met at one of Brucie Wayne's fundraiser events, they hit it off, get a bit tipsy, then boom. Jazz's born. Jazz looks so much like her mum that Maddie doesn't even think that Jazz is not Jack's kid. (She does notice some things about Jazz that she couldn't have gotten from Jack or her, but admitting that would probably ruin her marriage, so she employs blissful ignorance.) Harvey, of course has no idea Jazz exists. Years pass, truths come out (or not), tears are shed, life goes on. Now Jazz is looking at schools, and she finds a good one in Gotham, you know, the home of her bio dad. She decides to reach out to Harvey. So, she talks it over with Jack and Maddie and they agree to let her go. Now you could have Jack and Maddie know that Jazz isn't Jacks kid and approve of her reaching out to Harvey, just them being supportive. Or, you could have them not know anything, and have Jazz do this behind their backs as an attempt to have a semi decent role model in her life. Your choice. But anyway. Here Harvey is, planning something (Next court case or next crime) and then, out of nowhere, a kid shows up on his doorstep saying "Congratulations, it's a girl, where's that child support?" And he's just so confused, like how did she find him (Tucker of course) and where were her parents? Harvey who's very concerned: ehh, you do know I'm a criminal, right? Jazz: My mum and other dad have a portal to hell in the basement, trust me, you're an improvement. Harvey who's even more concerned about this kid: ??????? Or you know, Slade Wilson is also an option.

[frownyalfred]

no one asked but my headcanon of the day is that fear toxin in high enough doses absolutely makes you shit your pants. and piss yourself. sometimes both if you’re truly unlucky.

[geminison]

Awake, awake

This is a dream state

[shield-and-saber]

no one's saying it, so i have to

SOL WAS SEXY THIS EPISODE. HE WAS IN DISTRESS (sad), AND THEN HE WAS ANGRY (hot), AND THEN HE WAS MYSTERIOUS (lurking in the shadows, switching from the kind and gentle demeanor to stern and serious and with that lower pitched voice)

[sarahmackattack]

On Arachnophobia

I used to be terrified of spiders. Like, heart racing, sweaty, make-bad-choices scared of spiders.

This fear was starting to become a problem back in 2020, when I wanted to spend hours a week in the woods at night- a pretty spider-heavy endeavor. I was like "Ok, that's it, I gotta get over this". So I made the deranged decision to start taking portraits of spiders. Now? I like them.

This is (I think) in the genus Rabidosa. Long legged, stripey, and pretty cute in the face.

I MEAN. Come on, that's cute.

Here's he same individual from the top.