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[sueske]

Sasuke calling someone annoying is not a dealbreaker. He called Naruto annoying when he way on his to stop Itachi and he came across Naruto's shadow clone. He was talking about Naruto's persistence, which is how he knew it was a shadow clone, and annoyed that Naruto got in the way. However, you will never see us pretend that was a romantic moment. We have an actual term of endearment that holds weight which is usuratonkachi. Sasusaku fans have to recontextualize negative moments because they have nothing to fall back on. When Sasuke says something is annoying he means it.

yeah the point is that ss always twist sasuke's words/actions to sakura into pro ss romantic moments when they're really not. surely 'you're annoying' is used as a term of endearment. surely sasuke said this and did that because he loved her based on this single panel taken out of context etc you know how it goes.

He was talking about Naruto's persistence, which is how he knew it was a shadow clone, and annoyed that Naruto got in the way.

don't think sasuke knew it was a shadow clone just from that. but team taka knew that konoha was on their tails. and then karin said she sensed the same chakra around them, to which sasuke didn't look worried about.

so sasuke knew konoha was following him (naruto very likely included in that) which included someone with the same chakra which was all around them (naruto very likely, his shadow clown jutsu is his speciality). so naruto was a potential candidate.

and then when they finally did meet sasuke didn't look surprised. but he didn't know if it was a shadow clone or not, either was a possibility.

so sasuke got his chidori ready and came at naruto with enough time for naruto to yell out his name (which means that sasuke came at naruto with a speed that naruto could've dodged if he wanted), and if that was the real naruto he would've dodged or countered instead, but obviously that was not the point because that was a shadow clone and it needed to be dispelled to relay that info back to the original naruto.

and then sasuke says 'naruto ?' confirming what he suspected/thought.

of course sasuke doesn't use the term 'uzai' for naruto when describing naruto's persistence in chasing him - uzai is a vocabulary word he uses exclusively for sakura 🤭

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Psychological & Psycho-Educational Concepts in 'Inside-Out 2'

(I know, this is basically coming out of nowhere. I do humbly apologise 😂)

I am such a huge fan of the Inside-Out movies, and I was so excited to go and see the sequel in cinemas – and I have to say, it did not disappoint. The writers and the creators REALLY did their research, which showed up so clearly in so many exciting ways.

If you will indulge me, I would love a moment of your time to bring attention to each of the psychological and psychoeducational concepts alluded to, referred to, and discussed in Inside Out 2:

Emotional messages 

Something that the first film did perfectly, was introducing the idea that every emotion exists to communicate a message. Emotions are quite literally messages from the brain, giving us information about the environment and situations around us: 

The above are some of the more important emotions when it comes to survival, but I suspect that Ennui was added for comedy (they were a great addition, in fairness!), and Envy was added to remind the viewer of a key part of the teenage experience; the importance of fitting in, and belonging to a ‘tribe’. 

From an evolutionary perspective, it is extremely important for all humans to be part of a ‘tribe’. Banding together led to the best chances of survival; from protecting each other from predatory tigers (and other tribes), to sharing resources and food with each other. 

Therefore, we have developed emotions like Shame/Embarrassment and Envy to help motivate us to remain part of the tribe. At the core, all our brain wants is for us to survive.

Fear vs Anxiety 

When the second film was announced, along with the character Anxiety, I admit that I initially offered criticism of this, based on the fact that anxiety is very much a subset of fear.  

But Anxiety perfectly explained that Fear appears based on the things that can be seen, whereas Anxiety is the fear of things that can’t be seen. 

Anxiety was very convincing in her justification that she “plans for the future”, convincing both the characters and the audience that she really did know better for Riley, when actually, we have to remind ourselves that while our brains can be good at coming up with potential scenarios to prepare for, our thoughts are not facts.  

Let me say that again: thoughts are not facts. 

This was brilliant to see on screen, because anxiety can almost make us feel like we are predicting the future, when in fact, our brains may be ‘catastrophising’. Inside Out did a great job of showing us catastrophising in action, when it showed Anxiety putting a lot of mind-workers to the task of thinking up dozens of worst case scenarios. She justified it by saying that she wanted Riley to be ‘prepared’ and ‘happy’, but Joy herself knew that it was harmful because it stopped Riley from getting any sleep!  

Window of Tolerance 

This is concept is very widely used in Emotional Literacy 101, so I won’t give a full explanation of this, because it can get long and confusing, but you can watch a brilliant video explanation here.

In short, the “Window of Tolerance” is a psychoeducation term to describe the internal ‘window’ in which we can tolerate uncomfortable emotions and sensations. This window is sometimes also known as the ‘Green zone’, where we can think rationally, react calmly, and make decisions. (Note: It does not necessarily mean that being in the Green Zone makes us happy or calm, just that we can tolerate our more unpleasant emotions.) 

If a situation is too uncomfortable or distressing, this can take us outside of our Window of Tolerance, and we will automatically either be in ‘Fight or Flight’ (what psychologists would call the ‘Red Zone’) or ‘Freeze’ mode (otherwise known as ‘Blue Zone’). 

When the builders moved into Riley’s mind and updated the console, this very much narrowed Riley’s Window of Tolerance, which meant that it was harder for her to tolerate her emotions: A button pressed by Anger turned into instant rage. Sadness accidentally activated a state of despair. And Disgust turned into actual loathing.  

Although not explicitly named in the film, I loved the allusion to the Window of Tolerance, illustrating just how uncomfortable emotions can become when we reach puberty, and highlighting that every teenager is learning to adjust their Window of Tolerance.  

Helpful vs Unhelpful emotions 

This was such a small mention in the film, but I loved it anyway. Joy tried to reassure the basic emotions about Anxiety’s presence by saying “I know sometimes they can feel unhelpful...”, before noting that she managed to improve her understanding of Sadness.  

When giving psychoeducation about emotion management, we always try to move away from viewing emotions as positive/negative, and more towards helpful/unhelpful, because the truth is that emotions can be more or less helpful depending on the situation and what the message of the emotion is telling us.  

Imagine we are in a dark forest at night – this is when fear would be really helpful! By keeping us alert and on our toes, we can be better prepared for any potential danger. The same can be said for waiting for an interview – a little dose of anxiety can actually help us perform better in stressful situations (look up the Yerkes-Dodson curve).  

An emotion stops being helpful when it starts to cause harm to us, or when it doesn’t match the situation that we are in. For example, going food shopping in the supermarket, when we are suddenly struck with overwhelming anxiety, that stops us from being able to get food. In this situation, it is wholly unhelpful, because it stops us from functioning in a normal way.  

In Inside Out 2, Anxiety became an unhelpful emotion, because she stopped Riley from sleeping, from enjoying her favourite hobby, and created a panic attack.

Beliefs 

This concept is popularly used in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Whether they are aware of it or not, everybody has subjective beliefs about themselves, the world, and other people around them, and these beliefs would have been entirely formed by experience and development. 

For example, a child who grows up in an environment that is healthy and safe, with parents who are loving and nurturing, will have formed generally positive beliefs about themselves, others, and the world around them: 

I am good. I am strong. I am worthy. I am loveable. 

Others are good natured. Others can help me. Others are trustworthy. 

The world is a good and fair place.  

These form part of our core beliefs. 

In contrast, when a child grows up in an unstable environment, doesn't often get their needs met, and their parents are inconsistent and unreliable, their core belief system will adapt to integrate these beliefs into their understanding of the world. This is also the case for children who grow up in abusive environments, whose parents may even be overtly harmful or destructive, and this will creative adaptive beliefs: 

I am bad. I am weak. I am unworthy. I am unlovable. 

Others can’t be trusted or relied on. Others can hurt me.  

The world is unjust and unfair, and isn’t a safe place. 

(Image is from Beck's Cognitive Triad)

Joy took Sadness and the viewers on a journey to the Core Belief system, and even showed a few examples of Riley’s positive self-concept (“I am a good person”).  

However, when Anxiety flooded the Core Belief system with hand-picked memories from Riley’s more anxious moments, Riley’s core belief system adapted, and created a new core belief: “I’m not good enough.”  

In Riley’s case, she does have strong attachments with her parents, and with her friends, but in that time frame where her strong attachment to her friends was threatened, even Riley was susceptible to developing negative self-beliefs.  

I personally loved this touch, because it really just goes to show how complex and multi-faceted human beings are. There are no people who are just ‘positive’ or just ‘negative’, but instead we all have a mix of core beliefs working together to create our sense of self.  

Attachment 

I touched on this briefly when talking about Core Beliefs, but attachment theory is an important framework to understand child development and human interpersonal relationships. Overall it’s a huge topic and I won’t go into too much detail on it (you can read more here), but in both Inside Out films, it is very clear that Riley has a strong and secure attachment to her parents - as evidenced by her resilient and positive self-concept.

I enjoyed that even though Riley demonstrates a secure attachment style (you can read about the different styles here), she is still susceptible to negative core beliefs: this is reflective of how humans are, that nobody is perfect, no parenting style is immune to outside influence, and it is still possible to carry both positive and negative self-concepts no matter what style of attachment we may have. 

However, I will emphasise that secure attachment by itself is also a protective factor for developing a healthy self-concept.

Psychology jokes 

Just for fun, because I like it and/or they made me laugh:

Emotional baggage: Anxiety arrived to headquarters carrying mountains of suitcases.

Bottling up emotions: When Anxiety literally puts Joy, Anger, Sadness, Disgust and Fear into a bottle to repress them. 

Brain Storm: self-explanatory, and oh so fun.

Sar-chasm: self-explanatory, and comedic genius. 

Overall I really enjoyed both the Inside Out films, but Inside Out 2 is a masterpiece of bringing psychological concepts to the everyday audience. It’s so clear how much love and work they put into the film. It made me cry -  and to me, that’s equivalent to a 10/10 rating.

Anyway, that's all from me. Go and watch Inside Out 2. 🥰💖 You won't regret it!

[crayonmutt]

ref comm for JStuff !! tysm :3

[mossymandibles]

can you tell me about gen?

Sorry this took me so long, sometimes I forget to go back and check my inbox. Here’s a somehwat ‘official’ bio for her, under the cut. It has some more random stuff about her as well.

(I can’t seem to find what I’ve already answered for her, the organization here is balls and it gives me more incentive to make a separate space for character info)

She’s a child that Kraw has taken upon himself to look after ever since he found her aboard his fishing trawler while he was making a delivery run. She was scuttling about half wasted away by sun, starvation and other mysterious means.

As far as the more mundane stuff goes; Gen enjoys doodling, tagging any surface she can get her hands on, beach visits, creepy crawlers, and spicy, pungent food. She also enjoys taking apart stuff to see how it works, she’s very much a tactile learner.

Kraw notices that she seems to have a slight case of agoraphobia.

When he first had her aboard, she would often sleep in the engine room of the boat because the cramped spaces and sounds were comforting to her, probably reminding her of the city.

She also often has stomach problems, due to nerves. Kraw usually keeps saltine crackers or ginger ale on hand for her.

She has a knack for animals too, often trying to keep pets despite Kraw’s protests. This interest helped her get used to staying with Sylvaine at times whenever Kraw had to make longer trips and wouldn’t take her along at first, since Sylvaine has plenty of interesting creatures around. Gen would rather spend time learning about them rather than on her usual homework. This interest grows when she starts helping Kraw out with fishing more, seeing all the different creatures of the ocean and all.

Despite her having rambunctious, trouble-making tendencies, she shows high intelligence and fast learning capabilities, not that she enjoys sitting and exercising that ability very often. Kraw would notice her quickly getting a good grasp on the boat engine’s inner workings whenever she has to help with such things, since he can’t really fit in the engine room. She has her own names for the parts and jstuff that she made up.

The growth taking up the right half of her face was thought to be a fungus of some sort, assuming that she was a ‘Myce’ or of a fungal fae type race. It turned out she was a newer generation of human. The growth was an inexplicable calcification that Gen said she woke up with after “seeing the eye”. Kraw and Sylvaine were able to gather that she was originally from Piranesi’s Fever; a huge, industrial type city which was built outside the citadel surrounding the impact site of the celestial body. Gen seems to have little to say, or refuses to say, much about it.

She appears to be about 7 or 8 when Kraw finds her (although sometimes I draw her around 11) but nothing is really known about the newer generations of humans born under the Ladder’s jurisdiction. They are thought to be more affected by the isolated biome created by the rotting celestial body. There’s lots of speculation about what Gen is capable of exactly. Despite Sylvaine’s burning curiosity, Kraw refuses to let her run any tests since he’s taken Gen under his wing. He doesn’t want her to feel like a science experiment and he thinks she seems to be doing fine and wants to believe the growth is just a cosmetic thing. He’s kind of in denial, even with obvious signs from Gen’s occasional strange temper outbursts.

Here’s a wip of her from a comic I got in the works. Before her eye was mangled :0

[cdplayer]

sorry this makes me go crazy

[prowl-autism-extraordinaire]

🤔🤔🤔

[dara-the-warrior-bride]

I'm having a meltdown and the only thing keeping my sanity is Jesus Christ

Nahihiya akong ipost tbh kasi wala akong kwenta at sobrang pinabayaan ko na lahat lahat, pero grabe pa rin Grace ni God through it all. Gusto ko nang mamatay grabe. Alam ko sobrang contradicting at inconsistent nitong post na to sa supposed identity ko pero AaAaaAaAaAa gusto ko lang mag dump ng emotion. Ika nga ni Sumisigaw na Ibon: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[beastoids]

This is really good. 

[jericohudson]

@levicollxns​

Hey kid (hey kid), do I have your attention? I know the way you've been livin' Life so reckless, Tragedy endless Welcome to the family

Hey, there's somethin' missin' Only time will alter your vision Never in question, Lethal injection Welcome to the family Not long ago you'd find the answers were so crystal clear Within a day you find yourself livin' in constant fear Can you look at yourself now? Can you look at yourself?! You can't win this fight And in a way it seems there's no one to call When our thoughts are so numb and our feelings unsure We all have emptiness inside We all have answers to find But you can't win this fight Hey (hey kid), I have to question, What's with the violent aggression? Details blurry, Lost 'em too early Welcome to the family Hey, why won't you listen? Can't help the people you're missin' It's been done, A casualty rerun Welcome to the family I'll try and help you with the things that can't be justified I need to warn you that there is no way to rationalize So have you figured it out now? So have you figured it out?! You can't win this fight And in a way it seems there's no one to call When our thoughts are so numb and our feelings unsure We all have emptiness inside We all have answers to find But you can't win this fight Gunning for you And all mankind I've lost my mind Psychotic, rapid dementia I won't be fine I see, you're a king who's been dethroned (been dethroned) Cast out in a world you've never known (never known) Stand down, place your weapons by your side (by your side) It's our war, in the end we'll surely lose but that's alright (you'll surely lose to me) So have you figured it out now? So have you figured it out?! And in a way it seems there's no one to call When our thoughts are so numb and our feelings unsure We all have emptiness inside We all have answers to find But you can't win this fight Deep inside Where nothing's fine I lost my mind You're not invited So step aside I lost my

Deep inside Where nothing's fine I lost my mind You're not invited So step aside I lost my

[toyarchive]

Jstuff Associates - Large Old English Sheepdog backpack

Features: Is a big, cute super floofy plush toy that can carry all your goodies around for you. For a plush toy backpack he has lots of bag space and can easily store a large wallet, phone, or a can of coke and sandwich.

Size: 46cm tall (large plush)

Date: Unknown

[sueske]

at the start of both of her confessions sakura establishes herself as someone who doesn’t truly know sasuke since he never tells her anything/can’t trade blows with him (to see into each other’s hearts). and yet anytime sakura was given chances to better understand sasuke she fumbled them. one time she outright said she doesn’t care about what sasuke wants. she’s had moments of ‘? what’s going on’ in relation to sasuke on multiple occasions yet never followed up on them. which is why, when she speaks about sasuke’s feelings (revenge won’t make you happy… or me…) / (if there’s a corner of your heart that still thinks of me please don’t leave I know if we stick together it can be like the old times again), it falls flat. and part of why (amongst other things) sasuke responds the way he does in return.

[prowl-autism-extraordinaire]

bulkhead straight up rips out a vehicons guts in the first few eps but killing the starscream clone was ‘too barbaric’ for him

Ok by far the most fucked up thing about tfp are the vehicon drones. They are shown have emotions and hold casual conversations on multiple occasions and yet the autobots fucking obliberate them on sight! Freedom is the right of all sentient beings my ass

[cdplayer]

Dead Ringers (1988) dir. David Cronenberg

[prowl-autism-extraordinaire]

me, gently reaching out to touch the screen: Him,, baby...

whirl, in the process of committing acts of violence in multiple panels:

[dara-the-warrior-bride]

Lord, I'm sorry for always being anxious, because it shows how much I don't put my trust in you. But I wanna acknowledge it anyway, and hope that I only get less and less anxious as time goes by as my faith in You increases.

[prowl-autism-extraordinaire]

handshakes are great and all, but if u want to show goodwill, a gesture that doesnt involve holding someone else’s limb is called for. this leaves the body open, which communicates trust, and says ‘i trust u near me without leverage, i trust u in my space’ and thats rlly cool, actually

For all its flaws, my favorite thing about idw2 (besides green ofc) is the way Cybertronians greet each other?