#internal brain states

[elviraaxen]

I'm probably not the first to admit this but goddamn was I a narcissistic prick when I wasn't on stimulants

[dosesofcommonsense]

Nothing has changed. A compromised pollster puts out a fake poll. Kalshi bets dropped Trump lower. Kamala surged because the internal polling is that bad.

Vote like your life depends on it because it does.

TOO BIG TO RIG.

100M and growing.

The Unity Ticket is set to oust the Globalist tyrants.

Don’t give into the Psyop. Go vote, and we win.

[bare1ythere]

GOD University makes me so depressed

[rotisseries]

inspired by elli's poll lol cause this seems fun actually but if you guys have bad answers I'll kill myself on your doorstep or smth

[rotzaprachim]

I think people getting their politics from animated movies for children is so annoying. That being said I think Nimona was Unironically one of the most ideologically complex and serious treatments of modern antisemitism I’ve ever seen.

[lieutenantselnia]

I currently have to write a thesis, work on the biggest project in my entire study programme and will have to start preparing for my bachelor's exam at some point, and my brain thinks now it's a good time to get back into Red Dead Redemption 2👍

[gibbearish]

btw similar to the whole "if you try adderall at a party and it calms you down, get an adhd test" thing, if at some point in your life you try microdosing shrooms with a friend and end up feeling like a functional person for the first time in your life, get tested for depression. like yeah hallucinogens come with elation so youre probably gonna have some "this is the best ive ever felt in my life" vibes regardless, but like. if that in and of itself feels like finally breathing in for the first time in years, thats for sure a sign that something is up with your ability to process serotonin most of the time. feeling better than ever before should be a nice bonus, not a crushing weight off your chest

[blacknidstang]

Every damn time it drives me insane how soulless sam reminds me of dissociative episodes after some very very emotionally taxing period. Like there are times i wake up and i feel like a clone of myself, i know my past self, i know i had emotions, i know i felt things but at that moment all of these feel so so far away and so alien. That complete drainage, the way your brain just shuts all sorts of feelings down. It was so scary when i became aware of that at one point bc how do you go from feeling so intensely to this? It's almost like you really are no longer the real you.

I know sam's soul is practically still in hell & soulless is simultaneously wondering the earth but to me this will always be a metaphor for post traumatic experience/emotionally intense dissociation. Like even not considering hell itself, s5 sam was the most miserable broken state already. Boy i sure would stop feeling anything at all anymore after that. Anyway i am no professional in that field but that's how i see it based on very personal experiences

[the-kipsabian]

will ospreay called me luv btw :)

[moafleco]

i hate that duality that your mind can be your safe heaven that helps you get through some difficult things, keeps you going and brings you happiness at the worst of times. and at the very same time it could be your worst tormentor that won't let you rest and won't let you breathe, literally for no particular reason at all. and you can't leave or silence it. can't get it to stop when it gets dark in there. can't get the light in when you desperately need to feel a respite instead of suffocation.

[fitzrove]

studying for an exam and haunted by this.....

[allroseshave-their-pricks]

good news - I am no longer Dying over my informal dance partner

bad news - I am now dying about an aerospace engineering grad student I met at a conference who lives SIXTEEN HOURS AWAY FROM ME

[oneshortdamnfuse]

We are going to have an internal refugee crisis soon. It’s already happening, but it’s only going to get worse as conservative governments continue to push fascist legislation criminalizing transgender people. Right now, transgender people and their families have to make the difficult decision on whether or not they stay or flee their home states. Otherwise, they are facing genocide. This is not hyperbole. The purpose of this legislation is to eradicate the existence of transgender people.

People should not have to leave their homes. Refugees are displaced people who often do not want to uproot their lives from their home states. It is never an easy or simple decision to “just leave.” This displacement is a huge financial burden, and it is traumatic. Furthermore, this displacement “drains” the state they are leaving of people who could challenge the political corruption causing their displacement. It is why we see refugee crises around the world persist for decades.

At the same time that states are passing anti-trans bills that forcibly out transgender school children, we’re doing professional development on how to keep trans kids safe in New York schools through safety plans. States like mine have served as “sanctuary” states during refugee crises, and it would not surprise me if we receive an influx of people because of this internal displacement. While we have the means to protect people (for now), our state alone cannot stop this genocide.

The majority of my students are migrants, immigrants, and refugees. I am very familiar with how refugee crises play out, and it’s that familiarity that makes me very concerned for our future in the United States. If you’re not taking this seriously or you think that this is something that could never happen in this country, you need to start taking it seriously now and at least informing yourself on ways to slow and/or stop altogether the advancement of this genocide. Everyone thinks it won’t happen to them until it does.

There are patterns throughout history that indicate a refugee crisis could be coming. There are patterns throughout history that indicate a genocide is building. People fleeing their home states - not just moving, fleeing - in order to escape persecution is an indicator of both. It will get worse in those states the more people flee. If you live in those states, you need to come up with a plan. Now. You may not want to leave. I understand and I empathize with that, but you should have an emergency plan in place.

There have been discussions about creating networks between states that could provide transportation for people fleeing persecution, but I have not seen anything “official” in place. I know that Rainbow Railroad is an organization that helps LGBTQIA+ refugees around the world find safety. I don’t know to what extent they have assisted internally displaced people in the United States. I will share resources I come across in the future.

While it is crucial for people within these states to have an emergency plan in place, it is important to not lose focus on ways we can stop the advance of fascist state governments. We need to vote, but not only that we need to put extreme pressure on our politicians to codify protections for transgender people. Most importantly, we cannot give a platform to figures within the anti-trans movement. These people are conspiring to eradicate transgender people and we cannot give them the power to do so.

[jvzebel-x]

🦋

[yaminerua]

at this point idk what it is specifically but I don’t think there’s a single neurotypical person living in this house and the state it’s in shows that

if you walked into this place you’d immediately stage an intervention bc clearly none of us are able to get started on what needs fucking done let alone maintain it to an acceptable level jfc

[lilacponds]

sometimes i think im too chronically online and then i see some opinions around and im like

takes drag from cigarette

im too old for this