#humor as a coping mechanism

[slowandsteddie]

Steve, has a seizure and passes out

Steve, wakes up in the hospital

Steve, immediately clocking the worry on Eddie’s face and unable to look away

Steve, forcing a smile: “sorry for being so dramatic. I was just bored and wanted out of the house.”

Eddie, making a choked sound

Eddie, glancing at Dustin who has very red eyes

Eddie: “you know you could have just asked me to take you on a drive.”

Steve, snorting: “we do that all the time. I wanted something different. This car made a cool noise.”

Dustin: “Seriously, Steve?”

Steve, pouting: “I just wanted to go in the wee-woo wagon.”

[my-castles-crumbling]

Me to everyone else: Please put yourself first! Prioritize your health and safety! Do what's right for you! Don't push yourself! I support you!

Me to me: You disappointing shit, I swear to god-

[hisbucky]

Buck: You really need to stop using humor to hide your trauma, Eds. Eddie: Aww, thanks babe! Buck, distressed: It's not a good thing! Eddie, smiling: All I'm hearing is that you think I'm funny, so that's all that matters.

[anaranjadanaranja]

[fallendomino99]

[Not this epic group of dorks curing my depression]

✨Be kind to yourselves, take a break, drink some water, open a window, play some music, I'm proud of you✨

[theheartwhumpswhatitwhumps]

I love the dynamic of a talkative whumpee and a stoic whumper. Especially a comedic/lighthearted whumpee who uses humor as a coping mechanism

Because it’s the perfect storm for Whumpee to be cracking jokes, trying to make small talk with the villain or the sidekicks, hoping someone will have mercy because come on, they’re just a little guy. And the rising panic as they realize that no one is responding. In fact, few are even looking straight at them.

All the while Whumper walks slowly and deliberately to a torture tool Whumpee hadn’t noticed until now

Whumpee’s slow gulp before they pour all their charm, all their wit, all their thirst for approval into a grin so bright it could reflect off the face of a blade. But Whumper’s face remains immovable as ever, eyes slightly crinkled at the edges with what could be disgust or mild amusement.

“Woah wait,” Whumpee stammers, trying to push away. “Wait now, now hold on, let’s talk about this.”

Whumper’s head tilts a fraction to the side as if to say there’s been enough of that.

Words pour lightning fast from Whumpee’s mouth. Sloppy one-liners, pleading babble, Later, they can’t remember what exactly they said, only that the power they once found in words was ripped from them like a scream.

[bachi04]

asdgjfsdjklglh not percy calling kronos "grandpa"

[skeletonfromthecloset]

ykw. humour as a coping mechanism. whoever created that i am kissing you on the mouth

[constanttea]

crying my eyes out on the side of the road, lonely avatar things

(everything that can go wrong has gone wrong in the last two hours)

[delta-deviant]

Child me: Wow im so glad my health is perfect!

Teen me: Wow im so glad my physical health is perfect!

Me now: Wow im alive!

[ike-mcswains-mortician]

so should i change my url to hermie unworthy’s mortician orrrrr

[my-castles-crumbling]

I worked at a daycare for 2 years 6 weeks old-5 years old and still don’t understand what goes through their brains

Allow me to show you an actual scientific recording of a six year old’s brain patterns, taken by an American pediatrician: (colorized, 1968). It’s fascinating.

[itspixthecrazybitch]

[lavenderfairiez]

Kinda fucked up when you use humor as a trauma response/instead of actually talking about you're feelings/coping mechanism and then someone has the audacity to ask you why you feel that way... Like just let me be funny!

[mooredanxieties]

[marxalittle]

Six years ago, I went under the knife and came back up. Saved my whole life. It's actually a whole very personal thing so I'll just leave it at that. And this: